Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-09

ds - o.sldst Nceh III his o1ln year,
Is said by the New York papers to
have left fortune of $500, 900.
Miss Lena Aubry of Norwich was
terribly burned while crossing the
kitchen with pail of hot lard Feb. %.
She fell in fit and the lard was
spilled over her face and neck. 1t is
thought she will die.
Harry Hicks and Charles Smith.
young men of Manchester Depot. were
sentenced to two years in states pris-
on last week for breaking into the
hardware store of Z. B. Sherman at
that place last January.
George II. Mass, florist OF Wood
stock, has made an offer to the state
fair officers to give $3.50 Professionally,
to be divided into premiums for the
best exhibitor of vegetables raised
from Mass garden seeds.
Mrs. Julia G. r. Dorr, who is now
in Maitland, Fla, has sent to the
board of directors OF the Rutland Free
library her resignation as president.
IL was voted to ask Mrs. Dorr TO re-
consider her resignation.
There were 81 prisoners brought to
the house Of correction during the
month Of February, nine of whom
were sentenced for tramping, eight
for violating the liquor law, five for
larceny and five for breach Of the
peace.
II. l.. Hover, a Bennington insur-
ance agent, was arrested at White
Creek, n. Y, last week, charged with
appropriating a premium Of $3.50
paid him last fall by Geo. Andrews Of
White Creek. lie is now in jail at
Troy, n. Y.
A live electric wire fell across the |
New England telephone wires in Bar |
re recently. In responding to the /
ringing the lady operator at the CEN /
trail Office received a severe shock. A /
ring on her finger was melted. burn /
ing her severely.
Carl White, Of Morgan q White,
mill men Of Goss Hollow at North .
Danville, was severely sealded about /
the foot and ankle the other day. His
boiler sprung aleak. making a pond Of
boiling hot water into which he ac-
cidehtally slipped.
Daniel Abbott Of Plainfeld is mi
nus dozen barrels Of hard cider that
the minions of the law seized and
emptied. lie viii also serve 80 days
at Rutland and pay a fine of 5000.
The way Of the liquor seller is hard
one in some towns.
Mrs. Brew, wife Of Capt. +. r. Brew
OF Burlington, accidentally started a
fire last week from lamp brought in
contact with light clothing in their
apartments in the American House
block. The loss before the flames were
subdued was about $3.50.
The Rutland County Marble com
pany was incorporated a few weeks
ago under the laws Of New jersey.
with a capital of $4,000. II is said
that the quarry belonging to this new
Is situated Just north of the
Brandon Italian quarry.
George Craig, James Grey and Will !
liam Mccormick. formerly Of North !
field, have started in the granite man
business at st. George, n.
B. Aside from their plant they have !,
secured a valuable quarry in close
to their works. .
Some 40 or so men in the employ of :
he New England State Co. at Fair !
Haven quit work Tuesday night of !
asst week on account OF not receiving I
heir pay. The company is two )
in arrears and the men will :
ay off until a settlement is affected. b
Mrs Leonard Goodnon of Bellows b
Falls recently saw the body of man v
loating in the river and gave the
llarm, but the body disappeared and f
.ould not be found. 1t is thought TO a
rave been that OF Owen Doyle. who Ii
nysteriously disappeared about that h
line. o
Frank Desnoyers Of Woodbury. fired Q
III an old musket the third of last D
.ulv, being obliged to pound the ham y
ner into place before he knew it was a
oaded. Alexander Smiths foot was Il
lmost blown off by the charge and he u
low sues for $4,000 damages. Des- lo
oyers is in Jail. "
The preliminary trial Of Jack Pow
RS for burglary was continued at !
Friday Of last week. The
risoner was held for the next session
I the county court in $4,000 bonds. v
n default he was committed to the
t. Adams Jail to await trial for rob
ing the Richford Savings bank.
The Bennington Machine works i,
ave Just completed an equipment for tr
our powder mills at South Acton, q
lass. The establishment is now at b,
.ork on the machinery for an sO-ton el
ulp mill in Wisconsin. Not long
20 very large amount of pulp mill IV
lachinery was shipped to Sweden. :,
Mrs. Cowdery, aged IS years, who e
n many years has been an inmate at \