Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-09

land, the treasurer reported that the
society has paid out S96525 in sick
benefits during the year.
Charles /. Page of Bristol has a Gu.
riosity in the shape of receipt for a
letter given by Levi Hasseltine, pos.
master, October 3, 1874, to the late
Oliver l.. Page. The letter was an or
binary one and directed to Ii. S.
Goodspeed, New York, N. Y, and
was numbered 2. 1t is not generally
known that postmasters gave receipts
for ordinary letters.
Michael Kane, an aged man living,
alone in Burlington, was found dead
upon the floor recently by officers, who
went to his home to learn why he had
not been out. Ii was necessary to
break in window, when the old man
was found lying upon the floor beside
his bed, with but little clothing upon
his body, which was frozen. lie left
two daughters who had supported
him.
The hardware store and tin shop Of
Dixon & Mower at Sheldon was
burned recently. The Haswell lodge
Of f. a. A.M.was over the store. They
lost all, only a few things being saved
from a shed attached to the store.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The
loss on the stock is 81 900, insured for
$4,000. The loss on the store, she'd
and barn attached was g, 900, insured
for 81 900.
Henry Boucher, section hand on
the Boston q Maine railroad, was
killed in the railroad yard at St.
Johnsbury last week by an engine.
He was A. years old and left wife
and one daughter. Two Of his broth
ers were killed while working for the
railroad and another brother was Sc
verely injured by the elevator at the
Fairbanks scale works.
John Kmetz Of Burlington received
lately a medal Tor long and excellent
service in the Austrian army. He
served from Oct. i, 1871, until Dec.
81. 1881 advancing in 1872 TO "gefreit-
er," in 1873 to corporal, IN 1879 TO ser.
geant and was mustered out in 1881.
During his service he was wounded
in 1879 while doing picket duty near
kafi'rein. The order was accompan-
led by certificate.
Oliver Blondin, who disappeared
from Bellows Falls Oct. %, has not
been heard from. A persistent search |
has been kept up but without result.
A few DAYS ago he was thought TO
have been seen in Rutland and a
brother went there but no trace OF the
boy was found. Bondin
became OF age some weeks ago and /
quite a sum OF money due him from
his fathers estate remains in local
bank unclaimed.
Mrs Burke and Mrs. Shaw, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Burke, died at almost the
same hour and minute recently at
their home in Morrisville, where they
had lived for several months after
moving from Stowe. Mrs. Shaw had
severe double pneumonia while her
mother had pneumonia of milder
type coupled with chronic heart
trouble. la the question as to which
lied first, Mrs Burke or Mrs. Shaw,
will rest the distribution Of a small
property.
The property Of the Green Noun
ain Summer Home company, con-
listing OF nearly 1000 acres forest
and, two hotels, barns, club house
ind II cottages, was sold at auction
n Bennington last week Tuesday. The
property was sold in three sections as
ollows; Little pond property, Camp
Comfort property and Big pond prop
rty. The first two were bought by
\. g. Smith OF New York, for 81 ,4l0, !
nd the third by j. j. Sullivan for J
1850. The property originally cost
bout 100000.
The entire plant OF 5. A. Smith a
To-, manufacturers of baby carriages s
nd toys, was destroyed by fire at Brat
leboro last week. Among the burned
buildings were a large tive-story fac {
orv and l.. two small factories and c
everal lumber sheds and outbuildings.
The overall factory of Hooker, Corser I
! Mitchell was somewhat damaged, G
nd the bottling establishment of G. q
I. Eddy was flooded with water. The !
nss of ). A. Smith a. Co. and the
amage TO the other buildings will |
ring the total loss to over 5000. $
here was an insurance of $4,000 on !
he Smith factory.
Marcus II. Wheeler, the father OF !
,lla Wheeler Wilcox died at his home
ear Madison, Wis, last week. He
las more than 80 years old and for
ears had been unable to recognize "
Irs. Wilcox when she visited her 4
ONE. He was a native Of Thetford y
nd moved to Wisconsin in ls49 and Il
titled IN the Rock River Valley but \
,moved TO farm near the present II
illage of Windsor, III miles from /,
addison, few years later, and lived n
lere until his death. He was mn- I,
cal enthusiast and man of imprac- "
cal nature. His family had always "
we'd in poverty till Mrs Wilcox found Il