Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-27


tim OF tetanus or lock jaw. The DO.
shot himself in one finger with
small revolver July 3. The wound
which seemed slight one, was dress
ed by physician and no trouble wa
anticipated. 1t refused to heal, how
ever, and few days ago lockjaw de
veloped.
Clarence II. Dempsey of VALLEY
Falls, X. l., has been chosen superin
tendent of schools at st. Johnsbury t.
succeed IL. j. jones, resigned. Tn,
Vermont friends of William p. kel
ley, Mr.. Jones' predecessor, will b,
interested to learn that he has fhs
been chosen superintendent of school,
at Attleboro, Mass, at salary o.
II, 800 year.
Earl &. Stickles, 81, formerly o.
SALISBURY, died recently of con
sumption at Saranac Lake, n. Y. liz
was a prominent newspaper man in
New York city. He worked on The
New York Sun several years, was a
member of the Correspondents clut
and correspondent OF the San Fran,
cisco Chronicle. He is survived by
his wife and mother.
A barn owned by A. L. Thompson,
about half a mile from North Claren.
don village, was struck by lightning
about O'Clock p. m. July IL and
was burned. The live stock was saved
and most Of the farming tools, but
considerable hay was burned. The
rain saved the other buildings from
catching fire. The barn was insured
for $3.50, but the loss is considerably
more than that.
The following Vermonters have
obtained letters patent: James Hart
ness, Springfield, stock feeding ma
chanism for screw machines; Joseph
+. Almon, Montpelier instrument for
cutting grooves in cylindrical holes in
rocks; Eugene 4. Brown, Benning-
ton, assigned Union Raveler compa-
ny, North Bennington, trimming and
raveling attachment for machines for
sewing looped fabrics.
The marriage Of Miss Inez p. Fiske
of Weybridge, a former teacher in
the industrial school, to 0rlin Gage,
formerly OF Addison, in January,
1895, has just been announced. Mrs.
Gage has been living at her home in
Weybridge since she resigned her
position in the school. Mr.. Gage
came last week from Meriden, Conn,
where he is in business, after her and
she returned with him.
WATERBURY, still maintains that Ill
tra-conservatiye policy that has been
the means Of retarding the growth
and development of Vermont munich
palities for so many years. The fifth
of a series OF village meetings called
10 consider the question of sewers for
the village was held Monday night Of
last week, about 200 being present,
and decided to dismiss the articles in
the warning by a vote of 1903 to 20.
The factory of the Bennington
Chemical and Soap company is closed
under attachments issued in favor OF
parties. The directors
are to hold a meeting and 1t is ex-
peeted that matters will be settled so
that the works will resume operations
soon. The president of the concern
is NJ. A. Torrey, formerly of the Nor
walk works of Boston. The liabilities
of the concern are said to be about
$4,000.
Milo Foster, a Middletown Springs
farmer, who lives about four miles
north of the village, is trying to get
trace OF his nephew, John Foster. The
boy was at work with the hired man
in the woods but walked off saying
that he would go and get some water,
and has not been seen or heard from
since. He is about IA years old and
small OF his age, was without coat or
vest and had no money so far as was
known.
While some young people were
at Queen City Park recently,
a Young man dared Miss Michigan OF
81. Louis, one of the campers,to make
a high dive from the end of the pier.
The invitation was promptly accept
ed and the young lady immediately
dove off the dock. She could not
swim, and when she struck the water
was so stunned that she lay on the
bottom IN Is feet of water. Jack
Witheu. OF Montreal, who is camp
ing al the Park, throwing off his coat,
jumped into the water and brought
Miss Michigan to the surface. II was
a very narrow escape for Miss McGu-
gan.