Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-24
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readera

ram hoiiaH vi Milton mas been
sentenced to two or three wears in
states prison for grand larceny.
Eugene Buachemine of BURLINGTON
lost thumb and two fingers on a
planer at the Burgess mill last week.
Woodstock is building a new town
hall and new floral hall is being
erected at the Windsor county fair
grounds.
The American house at Winooski.
that was partially DESTROYED bv fire
some time since,is to be rebuilt. minus
the third story.
VIM. Hanna of st. Adams was
fined Sl3l.94 and sentenced 10 serve
50 to 100 days in the house of correc-
ton for selling liquor
Ex.Goy. w. p. Dillingham; has
been engaged to deliver addresses at
the East Corinth fair Sept. 6, and at
the Middlebury fair Sept.
J. f. Whalen of Burlington has
bought the old county jail at Mont
pelier for $4,000. 1t is believed he
made the purchase for other parties.
President o. III. Perry of the Rut-
land English and Classical institute
and business college has been elected
president OF Westbrook seminary at
Portland, Me.
Burglars operated extensively in
Northtield, Montpelier and st. Al
bans last week, securing considerable
in the aggregate. Half dozen places
were visited in Montpelier and ST. Al
bans.
The International Paper company
at Bellows Fall, reduced the pay Of
the men in It's log yard last week from
- 90 TO Sl.15 a day. The men struck
but their places were filled by new
men at the reduced rate.
The barns on the John p. Weeks
farm in Danville were struck by
lightning and burned last Saturday
evening, together with the contents.
between 60 and 20 tons Of hay. Loss
estimated at 81 800. No insurance.
Gov. Smith has said that he would
accept the invitation TO New York
and that he would take his staff with
him. Although he had been invited
to send the whole military and naval
force Of the state TO participate be
would not do so.
The Middlebury Electric company
expect TO have a 25 horse. power gas
oline engine in operation by the mid |
die Of September,as an auxiliary pow
er for the electric plant at low water
times. This will be the first gasoline
engine OF such power in Vermont.
Two Warby brothers and one
Davis boy, each about l6 years OF age,
were drowned in Sargent's pond in
Troy recently while in swimming.
The bodies were recovered in about
eight feet OF water, close together.
one went down and the others prob
sbly went to his assistance.
James Ahern Of Barre received an
order from California for 1850 gran
Re cutting tools and IS hammers. Ii
viii take about $500 worth Of steel to
make up this order. Barre has long
rad reason to feel proud Of her gran
lie and now Barre granite tools are
their proper recognition.
A Young man in Bennington coun-
y advertised for wife under an
Issumed name and his sister answered
he advertisement under an assumed
,ame. Photographs were exchanged
nd there was conclusion on the
art OF both that they would pass for
,retty fair specimens OF the fool race.
The state tennis tournament held ,
asst year at Bennington, will be held &
n 81. Johnsbury this year. The date \
as not been fixed but will probably /,
e the last OF August or the first OF '
George Worthington of 5
Center, the state cham
lion, has promised to be in attend Z
nee.
Cinnamon are employing a new c
means Of getting within the borders
4 the United States, full-grown men !
assing themselves off as boys, the {
ons OF Chinese merchants in New |
'ork or Boston. But Uncle Sam is o
fter them and AZ Celestials were re- i
entity intercepted and tried in Bur- a
ngton. v
VIM. Bullice OF Franklin, who own Z
4 the merry-go-round, which was Il
.ored in machinery hall at the Shell c
on fair grounds, mas been arrested, f
harged with setting fire to the build o
ngs. The merry-gO-round was in b
lred for ss00 and valued at $1,000. :,
he loss TO the association Is some
500, with no insurance. I
A double tenement house in East C.
Iontpelier, occupied by Joseph Bero Il
nd Martin Reed, was burned last 81
eek Tuesday. The Montpelier hre e,
apartment was called on for assist il
nee and a special train took hand CT
lgine and hose cart to the scene OF Il
le fire. The loss was less than n
900; covered by insurance. n
The trustees OF the Gin Odd Eel p
ws home at Ludlow have recently o.