Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-12
state of Vermont.
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Our Readers.
The Montpelier postoffice was bur.
dsrized last week but nothing Sc
ared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Gale of Lud-
law celebrated their golden wedding
last week.
n. F. Goodrich of Brandon cap
,ured an eighteen-pound trout ut
lake Dunmore last week.
Frank c. Dyer has been appointed
postmaster at West Salisbury, vice
tlmon d. Johnson, resigned.
Among recent imports received
through the st. Adams custom house
was 553 lbs. of frogs hind legs.
Archie Ranney. the well-known
baseball player of a few years ago, is
now physician on the American line
steamer, City of Paris, now changed
to a cruiser.
Mary Howe LAWN recently APP.
reared in opera before Emperor Will
lam of Germany. He sought a per-
sonal interview with her and compli-
mented her highly.
The Daily Evening Republican
issued its first number Friday. 1t
will be issued during the war at least
and will print three editions daily.
It will be a penny paper.
l.. d. Prescott, a cattle buyer of
Bradford, committed suicide at the
Newport House last week Wednesday
BY drinking carbolic acid. The
cause of the act is unknown.
Rev. 7. p. Frost, a former Metho-
dist clergyman in Vermont, but late
" stationed at Baltimore, Nd, has
been transferred to Newark, N. j., to
larger and more responsible parish.
Cadet j. II. Holden has been pro-
noted to ensign. His many friends
and those of the family will be glad
10 hear the news, and will wish him
still higher rank by the close of the
war.
Miss Emily Starr, who recently
died in Middlebury, left for the bene-
fit Of the Ladies' library in that vii
lage $4,000, and a like sum to the
Congregational church, of which she
was a member.
State Superintendent M. S. Stone
Is to be one of the instructors at the
Soth annual meeting of the American
institute of instruction, which this
year is to be held at North Conway,
N. H., July 9TH to 9Th.
The fire companies at Burlington
saved the buildings of Jerry Murphy
on St. Paul street last week Wednes-
day, the only serious damage being
10 the roof and end of the barn. The
ause of the fire is a mystery. i
Walter, the fiv~e-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. LeDoux of Elm street, st.
Adams, found and ate 40 strychnine
pills, which a physician had left for
bis sister not long ago. The child
died in a few hours from the effects.
The Masonic Temple building in
Burlington is rapidly nearing COM
petion in all its parts, and when
finished will be one of the finest of
its kind in the country. The esti-
mated cost of the building is about
500, OOO including the site.
Workmen for the city street de-
partment in Burlington, while en-
gagged in strengthening Hyde street
where it joined the Catholic cemetery,
unearthed no less tnan four collins.
The city is now building a wall
around this corner of the cemetery.
Letters patent have been issued to
~vermonters as follows: Samuel A.
Baker and NJ. f. Colby, Springfield,
centrifugal machine; Frank w.
Chickering, Cabot, whifletree COUP
ing; Albert Lincoln, Bethel, garment
holder; Edward G.. O'Donnell, Ben
nlngton, water pipe or hose nozzle.
Mrs. S. H. Brown, the second old
ct person in Bennington, celebrated
Der s5th birthday May 9Th at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. Z.
Hawks. Her husband died a num-
GER OF years ago. She has a daughter
and son living. She kept her own
nome up to two years ago.
Merritt Clark of Poultney died at
us residence last Thursday at the age
Iso years and two months. The
aeath of Mr.. Clark takes away the
oldest Vermonter who had served in
me legislature. He was in the House
u 81 and '33, being its then Youngest
member. He was Poultney's patri-
arch and most distinguished citizen.
Il. J.. Thwing of Thwing Bros,
barre, while driving across the track
y the Berlin street crossing last week
Wednesday, was struck by a train
AIa rendered unconscious but escaped
slthout more serious injury than a
lew bruises and cuts. The wagon
was carried along some so feet and
'Ompletely demolished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dewey of
montpelier celebrated their golden
Wedding anniversary last week. Mr..