Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-20


Milton few weeks ago, has so far
recovered at the Mary Fletcher hospi-
"a mat he has been placed ia Jail at
Burlington.
Miss Ella Camp of Plainfield blew
out the gas at her room in the st. Al
bans house last week and had a mar
row escape from death in conse-
quence. She probably owes her life
20 the fact that the window was open
, lew inches and thus much Of the gat
passed harmlessly out Of this opening.
A great joke is going the rounds
amongst the camping parties at Der.
IN pond, near Montpelier, how a GER
tam efficient cook rolled up a large
quantity of fish in plaster of paris and
tried them TO "crisp" and then set
them on the table for their distin-
| gulshed guests from the city OF Barre.
AT the second session ofthe conven-
ton Of the Association Of American
Agricultural Colleges and Expert
ment Stations at san Francisco, July
10, President Matthew IL. Buckham
lof L. V. M. presented resolutions of
respect to the memory OF the late
Senator Justin 5. Morrill, of Vermont.
The proposition of the town Of
Rockingham to lease premises now
occupied by the postoffice at 800 a
year including complete equipment of
furniture, heat, light, fire and bur-
glar proof safe, ETC., has been accepted
by the government for term Of five
years, beginning with the present
fiscal year.
+. w. Blaisdell Of Rockford, Ill.,,
formerly editor Of the Yergennes YER
m0nter, has written a drama, called
THE Generals Daughter" 1t deals
with some Of the features Of the Black
Hawk war in 1882. The play has
been read by \. NJ. Palmer, Robert
Mantell and Mary Hampton, who
have commended il highly.
John c. Bradley Of Buffalo, y. V,
while fishing with fly last week in
the Battenkill river at Sunderland, |
his native town, caught a brown |
trout which weighed four pounds and
one ounce. He also caught another
weighing one and one-half pounds,
and 80 which weighed from six
ounces to half pound each.
The adiusters have begun work up
on the losses of the Hayward block /
fire in Burlington. A curious in
cident OF the fire in connection with |
the loss 10 the American Order of
Foresters was, that while every other
picture or framed document in the
rooms was ruined, a picture OF Adj
miral Dewey survived without blem-
ish.
The Vermont State Firemen's tour
nament and convention will be held I
at Bennington Wednesday and /
Thursday, July 10 and 20. The
tournament, which takes place on
Thursday, includes a grand parade at
1880 a. m. followed by hose races
and hand engine contests. Six
hundred dollars will be offered in
cash prizes.
Denison a Dyer OF Albany, y. u,
have a contract to put up a double
set OF barracks at Fort Ethan Allen
l2Oxl53 H., contract price about $780,
600. The work OF excavation was COM
menced Monday. Besides this con-
tract they have two double sets Of Off
GERS quarters, storehouse FOR the
and moving and plac-
ing a coal shed.
Nr. and Mrs. II. c. HYDE OF St.
Adams bay were arrested last week
for attacking two boys. Mrs. Hyde
horsewhipped a couple of boys whom
he had forbidden to go in swimming
and badly bruised them. 1t was also
found that her husband had abused a
boy who had gone in swimming a
week before, and at the trial Mrs.
HYDE was fined Sl5 and costs.
Larkin G.. Mead, the sculptor, re-
as lad in Brattleboro,
now OF Florence, Italy, has contributed
TO the Dewey monument, and II IS
now suggested that Mr.. Meade be
chosen 10 make the statue, which will
be a companion figure TO the statue
Of Ethan Allen at the entrance OF the
statehouse at Montpelier. Mr.. Meade
was the sculptor of the Ethan Allen
statue. II
The Exchange hotel property in
MONTPELIER has been sold TO A. }.
Sibley, who bid $500. The first bid
was made by II. A. Bowman, - 200.
This was raised to $500, and Mr..
Bowman made it $3.50, Mr.. Sibley I
losing il by bidding $500. The
property sold for price that leading
men in the city say is very cheap. 1t c
was not many years ago that an offer
II sl5, 600 was made for the property.
Probably the oldest settled pastor
N Vermont is Rev. Edwin Wheelock
y Cambridge. He was ordained to
he ministry and installed pastor OF |
he Cong'i church in that place in :
February, 1856, 43 years ago. lie has
,een chaplain OF the grand lodge OF
Free Masons Of Vermont for more
han a third Of a century, period long
= than any other person has served 2