Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-15

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Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the widow OF
the president of the Southern Con-
federacy, is spending several weeks in
Montpelier.
The drouth in Bennington county
is seriously affecting the feed in the
pastures and the hay crop promises to
be very light.
Jesse Oliver and viii Wells Of
Grand Isle were drowned while re-
turning from Plattsburgh in a small
boat Monday night. The boat and
oars, also coat, hat and bottle of
whiskey were found.
j. G. Newton of Wilmington has
withdrawn his offer of $500 towards
the new high school building, owing
to the lack of interest among the resi-
dents of that place in making no ef-
fort TO raise the $500 necessary TO
claim this very generous offer.
The management Of the Central
Vermont R'y has issued a notice that
after the Both day of this month no
passes over the road will be honored,
except those signed by the vice pres
ident and general manager, Fitzhugh.
This means that all old passes have
outlawed.
Since March l, 80 car loads of pota-
toes have been shipped from Bristol.
Each car contained, on an average,
525 bushels. The price paid ranged
from 30 cents per bushel for one car
load TO 65 cents. The average price
would be at least so cents bushel.
This means over $4,000 distributed
among the farmers OF that section.
The Franklin County Creamery as.
ISOLATION at st. Adams last week |
went through one of those experien
ces which so often comes to large |
business concerns through the inaugu-
ration Of rumors regarding its finan-
eial condition. The story in the case
of the creamery association was to
the effect thPt the concern had failed.
There is absolutely no truth in the
rumor.
Sheriff Spafford and Deputy Sher-
iff Peck went to Norwich Sunday
and arrested five Dartmouth
students for bathing III Rand's pond,
with any clothing.
Two of them were caught in flagrante
delicto-to use one Of Deputy Peck's
fayorite phrases. The offenders were
kept at the hotel in charge of officers
until Monday morning, when Justice
II. G. Pease of. Hartford went over
and heard the case. Each of the stu
dents paid over Sl2.5l, rather a costly I
sum for bath, and returned to Dart
mouth with better knowledge OF !
Vermont law than when they came (
)ver. i
Miss Sarah House, aged 3s, do {
nestle living in he family of Fred L.
laird of Montpelier, committed sui
ide Friday evening by asphyxiation. .
Ter last letter stated that she had not l
wanted to live since a child, believing !
hat she was not welcome TO her par s
nts. She lately bought lot at Green
wood and paid the cemetery commits
toners 800 TO keep it in good condi-
ion. She is survived by three sisters, I
hrs. Chauncey Poor and Mrs. Milton |
Bailey OF Berlin and Mrs. Henry Nye [
i East Barre. Mrs. Laird was out +,
bout three hours in the afternoon
nd smelled escaping gas upon her
eturn. She found Miss House in a T
itting posture in a closet without a h
but the woman was past 4
clip, although efforts were made to 4
evive her. .
L. c. Houghton, owner of the Hal 5,
lax deer park, finds that the long d
evere winter has been somewhat dis e
strous TO his deer herd. inclosed in
ne 700-acre park. A dozen or more {,
I the animals died from exposure, $,
lough the herd was regularly fed a
trough the winter, the deer being I
nable TO sustain themselves wholly v
n their accustomed browsing. Not Il
outstanding this loss the herd num- L
ers at the present time upward of n
90 head. Under the law Mr.. d