Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-25
State of Vermont.
n. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

crushed last week.
1t cost Frank Riley Of Barre S22.32
for resisting an officer.
The barn of Henry Silloway at
Middlesex was burned last week.
The farm buildings OF Fred Allen
of Peacham were burned Aug ID.
The Winooski fire department has
won $3.50 at tournaments this season.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine of Chicago is
spending few weeks at Manchester.
Business is much better in Rutland
than year ago, the business men say.
Emma Gates of Newark was sent to
Rutland last week for 60 days for as
sault.
Daniel Houghton of Bradford was
seriously injured in a runaway las:
week.
The Burlington branch store of the
Traders Supply Co. will be closed
October l..
The new principal Of the Richmond
graded school is q. A. Parker of Har-
ward college.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis has resigned as
pastor of the Congregational church
at Hardwick.
Emilien Sorelle of Winooski was
killed by lightning at st. Edwards,
P. O., Aug. 10.
An effort will be made to annex
Berlin side to Mon tpelier when the
legislature meets.
Lena Baker of Barre and John
Blanchard of Williamstown are under
arrest for adultery.
Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow OF
President Garfield lis spending short
time at Manchester.
The San Francisco Minstrels,
Bennington company, has dates Sc
cured for lao nights.
The gold fever has broken out in
Searsburg, where Boston experts
claim to have found gold.
The Vermont Seventh Day Adj
ventists will hold their annual meet
ing at Bennington Sept. l.
DIR. Holton of Brattleboro will
speak by invitation before the Vir-
GINA State Medical society.
Sixty thousand pounds of cream
and milk were shipped to Boston in
one day last week from Richmond.
William Wright of Barre was
knocked down and run over by a
team August IA and seriously injured.
States Att orney Robb is following
up the Windham county liquor deal
ers and raids are of daily occurrence.
The Democrats of Burlington have
nominated John McGeary, very
popular man, for city representative.
BIG. Spicer, one of the popular
clerks Of the Van Ness hotel, Burling-
ton, has resigned to become a drum
mer.
Henry o. Carpenter, proprietor OF
the Bardwell house, is the Republican
nominee for representative in hut-
land.
Chief Tiffany, of Bennington fire
department, had shoulder dislocated
Aug. l6 while stopping a runaway
team.
Work on the Montpelier & Warren
electric road will probably be begun
soon. A water power is being Sc
cured.
Tie Mary Howe concert at Mont
peter advertised for Friday evening
was given up because of lack OF in
Jerest.
Fred Patterson of Berlin was ar
rested Aug. Ia, charged with attempt [
ing to rob the postoffice at West /
Berlin. II
Sixty-four of the town superin tend
ents, SO of the postmasters and ii OF
the town clerks of the state are
women. a
A little girl was bitten by rattle a
snake at Wardsboro recently, but her I
life was saved by timely dose OF
whiskey. 4
The alleged Barre incendiaries, i
Bell and Mrs. Denning, have been a
bound over to await the action OF the $
grand jury.
A Barre finn has secured the con-
tract for the Wade mausoleum at C
Cleveland, o., the largest ever made Il
in Vermont. n
Bert Maxfeld of Starksboro fell OIL t
a load of straw Aug. II, striking on a
the tine of pitchfork, and was ser1-
ously injured. [
The large building of the Montpel, r
Ter Hardware Co., insolvent, was sold Il
at auction August 10 for $4,000. 1t 81
cost over $4,000. Il
Nellie Barnes of the Queen Citv,
who recently tried to commit SUI n
eide, languishes in Jail because she \
cannot pay the fine. A
The Bellows Falls garment factory \