Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-04
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Twenty-six Chinese are now held
for trial before the federal court.
The Merchants association of st
Johnsbury now has 725 members.
Burlington has liquor saloon OF
wheels in the guise of lunch cart
Gertrude f. Jordan has been ap.
pointed postmistress at Jericho Cen
tire.
Walter Bodell of Barre was injured
last week by an explosion of dyna-
mite.
A new mail route has been estab.
lished between st. Johnsbury and
Swanton.
The Burlington Savings bank has
1926 depositors and $6,2O2, 1875
on deposit.
F. W. Stanyan has been appointed
superintendent of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad.
During the great thunderstorm at
St. Johnsbury ABS inches of rain fell
by actual measurement.
Charles E. Clark has been commits
stoned postmaster at Pawlet, vice
John F. Bromley, resigned.
A crested heron shot at Queen City
mark recently by w. III. Craven meas
ured 70 inches across the wings.
There are 60 Smiths, 32 Browns. "a
Joneses and 29 McDonalds in Barre
city according to the new directory.
During the thundershower July 2lst
Geo. Fairbanks barn at Saxton's Riv-
erwas struck by lightning and burned.
The barns on Emmanuel st. Piere's
farm at North Fairfax burned July
p. Insured in the Vermont Mutual.
Seymour Hard, aged 62, of Airing
ton was killed on a Bennington and
Rutland railroad crossing recently.
The Barre s. Montpelier Trolley
Co. has collected 10000 fares since
starting or $4,000, with growing
patronage.
w. j. Strong, who has been teller
in the Farmers bank Of Vergennes the
past five years, has resigned to en-
gage in business.
The body of James E. McCauley,
who was drowned in Portland harbor
July 9th, was recovered and the re-
mains brought to Barre.
Chauncey Braincrd of Bellows
Falls recently Suffered from bug get
ting into his ear. The insect was IL
naly remoyet by a surgeon.
Mrs. Frederick Billings and family,
who have been travelling in Europe
for six months, have returned to their
summer home at Woodstock.
Last Wednesday, Arthur w. Tar
bell of Mt. Holly, a brakeman, was
thrown down between two cars and
his left leg cut oil below the knee.
Business at the FINLAND shirt fac
tory is booming. 1t is running on
full time and turning out about 3I5
dozen shirts a day and employing
$50 hands.
Allen c. Cummings, principal of
the Aver, Mass, High school, has
been secured to succeed Prof. A. L.
Hardy as vice principal Of St. Johns
bury academy.
Barre woman has a musical hus-
band He bought an organ a few
days ago and the company sued the
wife for the price which after much
Indignation she paid.
One of the abandoned slate quarries
at Northdeld has been re0pened and
an effort will be made to revive this
industry. Mortified black slate is OF
mquestioned excellence.
Jules r. Desiardins of Burlington
died last week from injuries received
when a staging on which he was
working, fell. lie was SO years old.
He leaves wife and seven children.
The parasite that has been killing
the fish in the Winooski river has been
examined by the United States fish
commissioner and proves puzzler to
him. He cannot certainly fix its
Identity.
The Lyndonville Journal says that
Walter E. Ranger, of the johnson
Normal school, is candidate Tor
state superintendent OF education and
that he is in every way deserving OF
the position.
o. P. Shepardson and Paul Willis
despatched black snake over six feet
long in the Dummerston woods the
other day. The reptile showed hight
and compelled lively work on their
part to kill it.
The Democrats of Chittenden eoun-
y talking of nominating V. A. Bull
ard for states attorney on the plat
iom Of a strict and impartial enforce
ment Of the prohibitory law in Bur-
hngton and the county.
The four-year-old son OF George
S,epson Of Bennington had one hano
Drawn into a machine at the Valen-
,ine mills, and severely injured July
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