Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-30
State of Vermont.
-, News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

r. j. Ilnsdg has ocCu dppOlutet
postmaster at Greensboro.
Montpelier wants over 100000 o.
the new government bonds.
Patrick McGowan was fined $40. IL
Of Burlington for stealing canned
meat. -
was severely injured in bicycle col
Lision June 10.
Mrs. L. NJ. Newall of Wardsboro
committed suicide by taking paris
green June IL.
Hale's tavern at Wells River has en-
tertained $4,000 guests since the start
three years ago.
Six hundred thousand cans have
been made at Westminster for the
corn canning factory.
s C. Streeter of East Charleston
was probably fatally injured in run
away last week Tuesday.
Two fox skins were entered in the
Newport custom office at 1925. They
we're silver grey, but very dark.
The formal celebration of the COM
Melton of the Mt. Mansfield electric
road will be held at Stowe July 4th.
Eddie Harrizo was arrested at Es-
sex Junction June 81, charged with
throwing stones through car windows.
Mackie, Hussey Il Co., whose
granite plant at Barre was recently
destroyed by fire, are to rebuild at
once
A branch of the Red Cross has been
organized at Burlington. The socie-
~ will be known as Burlington auxiI-
iary No 8.
During the first ten months the
Springfield electric road earned S22.-
1888, and cleared $S,24O.57 above
all expenses.
Among recent deaths of well-known
Vermonters are those of j. Calvin
Cady of Mortified and Joseph G.
Parker of Quechee.
A farm building on the Noah Hall
place In Elmore was consumed by fire
early Friday morning. 1t is thought
to be incendiary.
Mrs. Gould of Morristown, mid
dle-aged lady, who was housekeeper
for George NJ. Phillips, took poison
Friday purposely. She will die.
NIicnael, the l0-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dady of Winooski,
was kicked in the face by a horse one
afternoon last week. The boy was
seriously injured.
A large chair factory at Readsboro
is working day and night for the
United States government and recent
ly shipped a large consignment of
folding chairs for the u. ,. navy.
Harry o. Dwight OF Montpelier Sc
cured the first prize in a contest for
the best essay in Amherst college
last week, for the members Of the
graduating class. The amount OF the
prize was 500.
Mrs. Joseph Gray of Morgan COM
mitted suicide Wednesday morning
Of last week by taking strychnine tab
lets. She had been sick long time,
and was so bad she realized that she
could not recover.
The Wagner Car Co. have changed
the name of one of their cars running
from Troy to Montreal from "Blan-
coz to "Gen. Stark" Many objected
TO riding in it. The co npany is re-
naming all the cars that have Spanish
names.
(. L. Sargent, well-known insur-
ance agent and Democrat OF st.
JOhnsbury, died Friday of apoplexy,
aged 65. Giles w. Clarke of Island
Pond, aged Sc, died the same day.
He was member of the Republican
state committee.
Reed Anderson, the 10-year-old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson OF St.
Adams, received serious injuries by
the explosion of dynamite cap Mon '
day evening of last week. He found !
it and exploded it with a hammer.
Pieces entered his abdomen.
Photographer Blanchard of New
port tells decidedly novel fish story; I,
N'et III iilOiC W . tiAoAA OAAC 1870; - |
that he carries the proof right with
him to substantiate his statement. lie
i exhibiting the body of good-sized
bird which he found inside of three
fourth pound pickerel.
While August Basheshaw and E.
searles of Fairfield were coming
home from hunting Tuesday of last q
week about dark, the Basheshaw '
boys gun was discharged and the I
saares lad shot in the head. The {
surgeon found several shots hattened
IN his head and pronounced the case 9
precarious.
The sad news of the death by
drowning of z. l.. Babbitt of Brattle-
ooro was received there last week. lie :
was native of Brattleboro, son OF
Cyrus Baobitt, who is now and has
been life long resident. He with
Others were out boat-riding. The !
y. FrrIlI