Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-13

I LlttlelOhn, DlsnOp OF Long lsianu
conducted the service, assisted by the
Rev. Canon Wilmer p. Bird of Long
Island and the Rev. George Y. Bliss
OF ST. Paul's church.
Deputy Sheriff Geo. w. Smith OF
Barre was arrested Saturday on a
charge of blackmail andmalfeasance
in office. He offered to withhold the
arrest for liquor selling of Mrs. Bian'
chi, an Italian woman, for 800, but
finally accepted S75. The woman
had informed Sheriff Graves, who
with another man witnessed the trade
completed while secreted in an ad join
\ ing room.
During the severe storm which
visited st. Adams last Thursday
| lightning struck the residence of C..
| T.. Cummings on Prospect street,
the fluid entering the southeast cor
ner OF the house, passing down
through the wall into bed room.
There was no one in the room and no
damage was done except its track on
the walls Of the room and Orass bed
stead was discolored.
Joseph Bruso, who has conducted
livery stable at the Douglass House
ia Brandon for the past few months,
suddenly disappeared without appar.
ent cause one day last week, leaving a
wife and two small children. The
disappearance OF the wife of William
Shaise, Jr., at about the same time,
gives reason to suspect that they have
eloped, as Mrs. Shaise has threatened
TO leave her husband.
Joseph f. Almon Of Montpelier has
invented a machine for saving mould
ing. Under the old custom Of things
II has been the practice to finish
moulding by hand with sandpaper.
One man could finish 200 feet in a
day. This machine will finish 80
feet a minute. The importance of
the machine is plainly evident Pat
ents have been taken out in the
United States, England, Germany
and Canada.
John Casey Of Bennington last
week sold span OF horses in New
York that he and John Robinson
owned jointly, for g, 200. The horses
are bay in color lG hands high, weigh
200 pounds each and are almost
perfectly matched. They were pur-
chased by Clark, the copper king.
The horses had been bargained for at
-. 500, were TO be sent to Paris, but one
Of the animals became i'll, and the
trade fell through.
Mr.. Sylvester Of West Woodstock
came TO Woodstock with his wife a
few days ago and on the way home
he stopped TO speak to passing team,
when he heard a little rustling under
the wagon seat and he found moth
erly old hen serenely sitting on COM
Portable nest undisturbed by the nov
city Of an out.of-town visit. Mr.
sylvester let her alone and she settled |
blissfully on her eggs again for the
of the journey home.
4 special town meeting was held in
st. Johnsbury lately to see if the /
citizens would vote TO build via
duct and iron bridge across the rail-
road tracks and the Passumpsic river.
The special committee reported the /
cost ranging from $50, 900 to $4,000
and $4,000 for land damages. The
vote to build the bridge resulted in a
tie. Moderator Alexander Dunnett
voted against the scheme, and the
motion 10 build the bridge was lost.
Frank Billings of Woodstock has
received a curious and ancient statue
Of Buddha, which he purchased at
a town among the noun
tains Of India. during his travels last
year. The piece is Of solid brass and
represents the great heather deity sit
ting with legs crossed upon an orna-
mental base, while a circular bower OF
leaves i'm brass rises back Of the figure,
each leaf bearing a socket for incense
tapers. The figure is icweled and al
together is a very curious piece OF
workmanship.
Fire at WinOoski destroyed the
Hotel American and contents at an
early hour July Sd. There were at
The time 10 guests in the house but
fortunately no one was injured. Some
had narrow escapes. A number were
compelled to leave their wearing APP
parel and other belongings behind.
Four walls is about all that is left OF
he once imposing structure. Every
hing is cleaned out and water is
many inches deep on the floors. The
oss to John b. Lavelly, the proprie-
or, is about $1,000, with insurance
If - .OO0. The servant girls and
George Lauzon, the clerk, also sus-
aimed heavy losses.
State Superintendent Of Schools
Mason :. Stone has prepared for the
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