Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-19

u NultlQt At ilA0 AVh'N AAf A'HA
a last week by shooting. He was g.
1 years old aud leaves wife and
: children in Lowell, Mass. The sui
eide was caused by poor health.
: The remarkable demands for all
grades Of pine lumber has not dimin-
ished and many of the mills in Bur-
lington are working night and day.
trying to fill their orders. The price
OF lumber has not advanced during
the past week and there will not be
another rise.
} The hunting season for deer this
year is very short. 1t will open De-
tober % and continue only the rest OF
the month. This short open season is
due to the fact that an amendment
was made TO the law granting the
month of October for deer hunting at
the last session of the legislature. cut
ting the time down TO the last ten
days OF the month.
Newell c. Wright and William, his
brother, of Haverhill, y. H., were
lodged in the county jail at Montpel-
Ter Monday morning by Deputy
Sherifls Templeton and Tracy and
Officer Brown on information filed By
States Attorney Hoar, charging them
with stealing a horse and removing
property from the state which is sub.
ject 10 mortgage and attachment.
Nina Hunt Hayes, who was seri.
ously injured in the cross country run
Of the Meadow Brook Hunt club on
Long Island Oct 4, is Vermont
girl. Mrs. Hayes father lives in /
Weatherstield, and is a brother Of the
late VIM. NJ. Hunt and the late
Richard NJ. Hunt. the artist and
architect respectively, who were two
OF Brattleboro's most noted sons
T. II. Markham Of Fitchburg. Mass.
was hit by an engine at Bellows Falls
last week while he was walking on
the track. lie was instantly killed
and the body was horribly mangled.
lie was a drinking man who had
been in the vicinity but a few DAYS.
His parents were located By commun-
Ication with the plumbers association
n Fitchburg, Mass, Of which he was
4 member.
a curious state Of affairs exists in
Fairfax. There is fund OF $500
which is to be used for Universalist ,
preaching. There is only one Uni
'ersalist family in the place and the
interest has been accommodating for
our years. Yet the fund must be :
lsed for this purpose or be forfeited.
20 occasionally TO save money SER
ice is held there by some Universe.
ist preacher.
Fire at Newport October II de- I
troyed the Owls Head Mountain ,
House, a popular summer resort hotel !.
N Lake Memphemagog. owned by
:. ID. Watkins OF New York. The
ire was caused by the oyerturning Of
kettle OF boiling tar during the ab.
ence OF the watchman. The hotel
ad been closed for the season. Thel
ropertv was valued at <l0O. 900 and
Tas partly insured.
Bridget Fletcher, wife OF Isaac
'arker and grandmother OF Senator
rector, was buried in Weathersfeld
q july, 1904. As She was the only
lember OF the family buried there. !
be remains were moved 70 Proctor /
nd buried in the family lot. The I
ody had been buried IS years and {
hen dug mp a handle upon each end
the collin and parts OF the coffin c
'ere found. The bones were in "A ~. '
larkable state Of preservation. =
+. NJ. Sutton OF Burlington has
cen indicted by the grand Jury OF
ashington county. charged with I,
aVlng made structures upon the SUI OF
RENE court Of the state. The criti- CO
SIN was contained in alleged verba- II
m report of "a conversation held with r
reporter Of the Argus and printed &c
THAT paper The purport Of the A
iticism was that the courts decisions dc
n 40 years had been biased by poll Sc
6. Mr. Sutton furnished bail of col
'V". Ey
The members of the Brattleboro or y.
IMITATION of the Daughters OF the Hi
merlcan Revolution went TO Old mS
eerfield few days ago. They moi gel
lly inspected T. e memorial hall. bur 49,
ey were shown over the quaint old
,use which is now the home of c. a.,
lice Baker, the historian. One Of sal
e relics OF the old house is the cum Yo
ard from which Benedict Arnold the
Ok flask of liquor and satisfied his gee
irst He was then on his way 10 die
conderoga. ure
MIS-. Martin Clarity of Bennington Ito o
ed last week, the result of burns re- tiol
wed by the explosion Of Kerosene anc
mp in her hands. She was IS wears 4
age and helping a step-daughter onl
40 was sick in bed. She undertook Flo
MI the lamp while it was burning nee
re burning oil ran over her clothes ier i,
ghttully burning her arms. chest Ro,
d neck before the flames were ok. dol
Z uished. She lived about two -
urs after the accident. She was the
ond wife Of Mr.. Clarity. whose "