Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-21

n. T., the other night where h,
stopped on bis way home. lie drank
druggcd sherry in company with two
women.
The following Vermont trademark.
have been registered at Washington,
James G. Turnbull, Barton, Newport,
: Bloomington, Charleston and Nor.
: gan, letter 81" for butter: Empire
Egg Maker Co., Yergennes, Empire
for poultry food.
The Vermont Horticulturist society
reelected its old officers at the annual
meeting of the society held in Bur
lington. I. l.. Kinney of South He-
no is president and F. A. Waugh Of
the University Of Vermont is secre-
tary and treasurer.
There is talk Of a suit fer damages
against the town OF Pownal by the
relatives OF Warren Haley, aged 80,
who undoubtedly slipped from the
road while intoxicated and was
drowned in the mill pond. Two
years ago a similar accident occurred
there.
! There are some twenty log camps
on the Deerfield river and tributaries
this season. II is estimated that over
10000, 900 feet Of logs will be cut and
with the stranded logs of last year
the biggest drive ever known in this
locality is expected next spring in
this section.
Oliver Osborne, colored, was SEN
fenced last week 70 not less than nine
years nor more than twelve years i'm
states prison. for breaking and enter
ing the house OF Miss Jennie Pingree
at Mortified, with intent TO commit
burglary. The maximum sentence
was S years.
lnseparable iuries are accommodate
ing. The Andrews jury at Washing
ton County court hurried through its
dinner one day last week in order
that it could 90 10 the Montpelier
and Wells River depot so that one Of
the members could bid goodbye to
his wife and baby.
james Doheny OF Mortified was
sentenced in county court last week |
TO confinement in the house or cor
reetion for q period OF not less than
six months nor more than three years,
together with the payment Of costs.
The charge against Doheny was
breaking Jail at Mortified two years
ago.
A fine healthy doe arrived in Barre
last week for ID. w. Mcdonald. Ii
was captured at Milan, =. @, last
week where il had wandered into the
clearing where Mr.. Mcdonald was en-
camped. Ills dog ran out and drove
IL TO bay 50 that il was easily cap
tured. He says he will keep the doe
as a pet.
Constable John Davis OF Sherburne
recently went TO Rutland with two
large and very handsome bucks which
were killed illegally in that vicinity.
lie took them 10 the cooler OF the
Vermont Beef company and wired
Game Commissioner Titcomb at ST.
for instruction as to their
Mrs. Grenier OF 81. Johnsbury met
with an accident while entering a
freight car at the depot to buy some ,
apples from the ear. She was stand
ing on the plank which entered the
ear when the switching engine came
up and moved the car, throwing her ,
10 the ground. She was considerably
bruised and injured internally.
The date for the celebration Of the I
Tooth anniversary OF the founding Of
college has been fixed
lpon and il will be held the first five '
laws in july. An educational con- ,
terence attended by the presidents OF L.
M the New England colleges will be I
lne Of the features. Hon. +. j. I
Phelps will deliver the Grafton.
Fred, the l3-year-old son Of Mr..
md Mrs. W. T. Campbell Of Barre,
lied at Hyde Park Sunday. \ week G
igo while playing football be fell and {
pencil in one OF his pockets pierced
MS side. Ii was not thought to be Sc !
.ious at the time, but in few days I
Ms condition proved dangerous and q
he accident resulted in his death.
1t is said to be the intention Of the !,
CENTRAL Vermont Railway company
o change the Brattleboro X White
Iall railroad, now a narrow guage
Dad. to a standard guage, work 10 be-
i'm i'm time to complete the change by I
July /. 1870. This improvement Will :
ave much ANNOYANCE and expense In :
transferring freight at Brattleboro. |
The claim of Amanda Hart against i
he estate Of Leet A. Bishop OF Jeri- "
no for s2,7jl.99 was disallowed last a
week but may be appealed to the a
upreme court. The woman wanted
hat amount for her services in the L
7ay of homework, but the defend !!
nts stated that she was not employed D
) a mental but was one of the family.
Two employees at the Howe scale :
FORKS at Rutland were recently bad v
' injured. Michael Hinckley, a
boulder, was seriously burned on the 81
ight foot by some molten iron which y
.opped over tue brim Of a ladle, and u