Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-01-05
State of Vermont.
ia ews Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Of pharmacy was held at Montpelier
& Jan. Z.
James George Of East Hardwick
q had his right leg broken below the
knee last week by wood rolling off a
3 Sod.
DR.. J. II. Woodward closed M his
business affairs in Burlington last
Il week and is now permanently located
IN New York.
fast Saturday thieves took two fur
4 robes, harness and two horse blank
els from the barn of G. IL. Williams
of Bellows Falls.
John Conrad of Island Pond at
tempted % break the United States
seal on bonded car and is under ar
rest The charge is very serious
one.
Five Bratileboro young men were
arrested Christmas day as result Of
their celebrations aud in consequence
the state treasury was enriched
sal2.l2.
Griffith w. Gritliths, Fair Haven
auarryman, dropped dead last week
wednesday while at his work. He
was seemingly in good health up TO
the time of his death.
Mayor Sutton OF Burlington has
offered a reward OF 81 600 for the
conviction of the party guilty Of start
ing the recent fire which destroyed
the lumber yard there.
L. A. Babcock OF Waterbury has
formed stock company at New
Haven. Conn, with 100000 capital
20 develop a quartz mine he dis |
covered this summer in Alaska.
Warren by a practically unanimous /
vote will bond to aid the electric rail- +
road to Montpelier four times its
grand list Montpelier is asked to
bond for 10000 to aid this road.
D. l.. Fuller % Montpelier has sued .
that city to recover about 81 900 in
taxes paid under protest, on the I
ground that some illegally assessed as
grand list was not properly made.
George Burnham was arrested re-
Gently at Mortified. He has been
traced by New York officers all over
that state and Vermont. He was
wanted in Clinton county, \. Y, for
larceny and other ofienses.
Herbert Smith Of Montpelier, a
Central Vermont brakeman, fell be-
tween two freight trains last week and
was dragged some distance. He was
badly bruised and jammed and was
taken TO the lleaton hospital.
Mrs. Almira Hodges Perry, widow
Of the late Rev. David Perrya former
Congregational pastor nj Brookiield
and Worcester, died recently at DE /
Funiak Springs, FIa.. aged s3 years.
She was a native Of Clarendon.
George Nye, the st. Adams book
keeper who disappeared last week,
was found later aimlessly wandering
near the road 10 Fairfield where his
father lives. lie has recovered from
The mental alteration ana is now at T,
his old home.
Mrs. Celma Lyon Of Burlington ,
e1peed at midnight mass Christmas Z
eve Father ClOarec stopped in his !
sermon and doctors in the congrega- I
ZION made every effort to revive her /
after She fell in her pew, but heart
disease had ended her life. She was
"a years old.
Rev. Father Kerlidou Of Alburgh {
died last week at the Fanny Allen ]
hospital after an operation. He came !
70 this country from France in 1874
and had been stationed at Charlotte,
Underhill, Newport and Yergennes,
ana had also been professor OF st. :
Joseph's college in Burlington.
Berlin had the most exciting town
meeting in many years Dec %, and \
voted la 10 1855 TO raise a tax OF 20
cents on the dollar OF the grand list TO
pay the expenses OF the town for the !;
year ending Feb. l, 1899. This was
Tor The sole purpose OF making the /,
taxpayers on Berlin side recently !
annexed to Montpelier help pay the =
debts Of the town.
The recent failure OF Col. Henry ;. \
bingham Of Bennington, dealer in =
"hN ca AHAlAAtANAhAhA " I N
paper boxes, involved about S90,000 ii
Nr, bingham compromised with his q
creditors for so cents on 81, to be paid a
eAfiy Ia 1899. Mr.. Bingham Is al o
member Of Gov. Smiths staff and well n
ana fayorably known throughout a
Vermont =
The annual meeting of the State ;,
agricultural society is to be held at
,ue junction House, White River G
junction, Thursday. Jan. 5. 1899, at ST
clock p. IN. Farmers, stock raisers, Z
ualrl men and all others interested ina il
'he development OF Vermont's indus I,
u'es are invited TO be present and Vi
eohler about the best methods of max
u'g The State fair Of '99 the best ever
held.
The old Quaker burying ground in Al
u'ahd Isle is without stones or marks AZ
~ accordance with their belief, and to n
preserve the spot from oblivion their III