Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-31

Oliver Bacon was seriously, ant
perhaps fatally, injured by a mad bul
at Gilmore Pond Sunday.
John Wheeler, aged Is, an inmat
OF the Reform School, was drowned
while bathing in Otter Creek Sunday
The bodies of Rev. Ii. L. Veaze,
and Miss Calhoun had not been re
covered from Caspian lake up to Sun
day, though diligent search has con
tinued for them.
Howard Carpenter, employed a
brakeman on the wayfreight, fell un
der the cars at Hartland last week ant
had both legs cut off. He lived un
til about three o'clock next afternoon
His wife, who was at South ROYAL
ton, started as soon as the message
reached her but was DELAYED at Sha.
ron by the West Hartford wreck and
was unable to get TO him until after
he died.
a man who is wanted in Burling.
ton at present is one Dan Cossey, a
stable man. lie sold horse, wagon
and harness to Frank ID. Clifford a
few days ago for $50. 1t has been
subsequently, ascertained that the
team was stolen from James Melaney,
New York state man. Search has
been instituted for Cossey, but his
whereabouts have not yet been
learned.
While Edward jenkins was riding
on load Of logs in Dandy Aug. u,
he was struck by a runaway team
from the rear and knocked from the
load. He fell on a stone near by and
broke two ribs and was otherwise
seriously injured. The tongue of the
wagon to which the runaway horses
were attached struck one Of the for
ward team, killing the horse instantly
and injuring the other.
The Vermont railroad commission.
ers, accompanied by their wives, have
returned after a three weeks trip in
the West, where they had been to at
tend the national convention of rail-
road commissioners at Denver They
report very pleasant trip and a
profitable meeting. After the ses-
sions Of the convention were over the
party took trip through the heart
Of the Rocky Mountain region.
Four of the members of the COM
f. Fifeld, +. j. Ormsbee,
Judge Wales and Mayor Roberts
appointed by the University Of Ver-
mont TO hear the charges against DIR.
Grinnell Of the medical faculty held a
at Burlington last week and
the hearing till Friday,
Sept %. At that time each side will
be required to furnish evidence upon
which the charges and counter
,harges are based.
States Attorney G. L. Rice went to
Dandy August Fl to attend the hear
ng IN the case OF the Italians on the
'old Griffith job" on Mount Tabor,
who INDUCED in a riot and shooting
Grape on Friday. The affair seems
o be more serious than was at first
bought. Frank Cupalo is in a seri-
rus condition from the effects of the
bullet wound and aside from this in
urs he sustained a bad scalp wound
md an Italian woman was shot.
Owing to the fact that the date OF
he trip conflicted with other meet
ngs, and that, in consequence, not a
number of responses have
,een received to TIE invitations re-
entity sent out, President Titcomb
las decided to abandon the proposed
xcursion of the Fish and Game
eague to Quebec. Some other trip
nay be substituted later, but it is
that the next meeting of the
eague will be the annual meeting at
and that this years mid
ummer outing will be omitted.
There were about $50 st. Adams
business men present at a meeting
Ield by those who are dissatisfied |
With the present rate of charge for the
by the New England Tel
graph and Telephone Co. A COM
aittee was appointed TO confer with
he New England Telephone Co, and
lso to obtain figures as to cost of a
lutual and local system in connec-
ion with Swanton and other towns
n the county. The New England
ompany has raised the rate from So
D $50, having absorbed a local COM
any.
senator Proctor has sold the Gar.
ED apartment house on Franklin
luare, in Washington. He purchased
he property, which is very desira-
lie one, last spring and now sells 1t to
,ichard G.. Park, rich steel manu-