Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-03

| IL. j. LeOnarus granite team Ol
eight horses, dr. wing 20 tons of gram
lite, came down the Tilden hill on
South Main street at Barre last week
at very rapid gait. The chain to
the brake on the wagon broke and
drove the load onto the horses heels.
The two pole horses fell while the
others started TO run at full speed. The
driver, Robert Vassar, perfor ned a
heroic act in ctaying with the team
and steering the horses through to
safety.
The rear of the great log drive of
the Connecticut River company reach
ed Turner's Falls last week and about
$50 men were released. About 80
are retained. They will sort the logs
and superintend the getting of the
drive to Mount Tom. Lumber is
about SO per thousand higher than a
year ago The Deerfeld River Co.
has had poor luck this year. Owing to
the low water only about one-third
/ of its drive of 1000 900 feet has reach
ed the mill at Wilmington.
The price OF honey in the comb this
year is much advanced. Keepers of
bees say il has been the poorest season
in years for their business. One
farmer in Rutland county, who keeps
$50 swarms OF bees, has lost 20 Of them
and the remaining swarms seem to be
much smaller than usual. He says
that many of the apple trees in his To-
cality were sprayed when in blossom
with some compound to Kill worms,
but the effect of the poison was by
far more fatal to the bees than to the
worms.
A recent storm is credited with
singular instance of humiliation by
natural electrocution at Montpelier A
bolt Of lightning descended into a
meadow owned by Leland Brothers,
when a little column Of smoke was
seen to arise. Later it was found that
a skunk was the objective of the bolt
and the animal had been annihilated,
excepting the claws and tail, and even
the latter had been skinned, leaving
only a little tuft of hair on the end
by which the animals identity was
established.
G. II. Stewart, OF "Stewarts" fame
at Berlin pond, broke his leg Friday
evening. Mr.. Stewart was riding in
an express wagon. One of the lines
fell to the ground and in reaching for
it he lost his balance, falling in such
way as to break both bones in one
leg just above the ankle. This acci-
dent is peculiarly unfortunate for Mr.
Stewart just at this time, as his cot
tages and farm house are crowded |
with summer boarders, making his
personal attention to his business al
most a necessity.
During a recent storm lightning
followed the telephone wires in Ran
dall's office at Greensboro and burned |
out the connections to the instruments |
and, few minutes later, again fol-
lowing the wires, started lively blaze /
on the wall of the building, which |
was soon extinguished by Fred Good
rich, the clerk. Soon after Fred was
showing Mr.. Randall the place when
another bolt knocked him down and
cut the wire off in three or four places.
Mr.. Goodrich sustained severe
shock, but was apparently all right
the next day
Vermont stockholders, who lost
several hundred thousand dollars in
the collapse OF the Northwestern
Guaranty Loan company Of Mime
apolis few years ago, have received
notice from the receiver to pay a 100
per cent. assessment. in accordance
with the laws OF Minnesota. The le'
galitv Of the assessment has not been
tested i'm the Vermont courts, and the
eastern stockholders will probably not
nav Immediately. The largest stock
holder lives in ST. Johnsbury, and
much of the stock is held there and in
other Caledonia county towns.
The presence Of pickpockets on the
day OF the unwilling of the Burns
detracted from the enjoy
ment OF some people who were
The great crowd made il
easy LOT AliE niiliblt-AihENANN Se''
TO get in their fine work. Between 10
and 20 parties report that their peck
cts were picked, and there are prob
ably large number who are saying
nothing about il. During the fire.
mems tournament AZ Barre thieves
were also busy. One man lost $40.
Charles /. Bates Of Albany was ar
rested and in default Of $1,000 bail
went TO Jail.
Among the private papers OF the
late Homer w. Heaton was recently I
found a dollar bill of the old Vermont
hank. which was in existence in the
COS. The bill is signed by John y.
Page. cashier, AMI Homer w. Heaton,
president, and was of the date OF Oct.
i. 1861. All the directors of this bank
are now deceased, Mr.. Heaton being
the last to pass away. This bank was
succeeded by the First National bank.
Mr.. Heaton came into possession OF
the bill some time previous to his
death. IL has been framed and placed