Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-08


francisco Baruzii OF Barre paid
S4oe.lt for illegal liquor selling
June /.
Alexander Bordo Of Essex Junction
was arrested June | for cruelty to an
finals and lodged in Burlington jail
The little daughter of Dan XII,
bourn Of Leicester took carbolic acid
oy mistake recently and died the nexl
day.
Daniel Rafferty,, town pauper. wa.
arrested at Middlebury charged with
attempting TO burn the town build.
ings.
+. NJ. Harvey has secured a $500
verdict in the Montpelier city court
against the electric road, which APP
pealed.
-Four fishermen recently captured
four lake trout at Caspian Lake,
Greensboro, in a single day that
weighed IS lbs.
Mrs. o. II. Ellis of Huntington
Center came near losing the sight OF
one eye recently by having it hit by
a flying needle.
The central association Of Univer-
salists will meet at Washington June
10 and l6 instead of June and : for
its annual meeting.
A New York syndicate has bought
Ellis park on Lake Bonoseen and viii
build a 200-room hotel there in time
for business next year.
II. G. Root, a prominent citizen OF
Bennington, died at San Diego, Cal,
June |. He owned valuable ranch
near that city. He was 50 years old.
Clarence Eddy OF Chicago, former
~ organist at Bethany church, Mont
pelier, has been designated as nation
al organist for the Paris exposition in
1900.
Newman Hunt, g, OF Waltham
was thrown from a wagon at New
Haven recently and seriously injured.
The horse took fright at a passing
freight train.
The Burlington News has instituted
suit against two young men for fur
false information to one of
its reporters. More are likely to fol-
low. Other papers may do the same.
"No money to build electric rail-
roads so long as copper is where il is, "
il the substance OF the latest bulletin
from the promoters who held the
franchises OF the 81. Johnsbury cleo
tfic road.
Forepaugh a Sells Bros. circus will
show this season in st. Johnsbury,
Burlington and Rutland.
Ii costs the show $1,000 to enter the
state, local licence of sl00 and the
war revenue tax Of 500 for each state
Rockingham loses s95, 900 from her
tax list this year, as Hetty Green, the
now claims 10 reside in
New Jersey. The loss is about made
good by the gain in valuation OF
manufacturing plants. The towns
list has shrunk sl60.39 and there are
n less polls
Roy wilkins OF 81. Johnsbury,
while sitting on pile OF boards watch
ng a ball game, lost his balance and |
n the attempt 20 save himself grasped |
live electric wire. Both hands were |
BADLY burned and it was feared that
ie would lose his left hand or at least
lave parts of both amputated.
Bert Raymo broke into the house
u Carl Eastman Of Hyde Park, living |
N the northeast corner OF the town,
md brutally assaulted Eastman and
lis wife ON Wednesday night Of last
week. Sheriff Stevens has been in
pursuit since Thursday night, but
Raymo has taken TO the woods.
Five men engaged in laying brick
il the new Shepard Il Morse mil, at
he foot Of King street in Burlington,
we're injured Friday afternoon by the
alling of the staging on which they |
we're al work. The man who was
most injured is Edward Perry. He
vas quite severely shaken up out not
bruised. No bones were found to be
broken. The other men walked home.
they were considerably bruised.
AT the recent session Of the United
states court at Windsor, the case OF +.
,. Warren OF Fairlee, charged with
laving failed to deposit funds of the
,ostoflice at Fairlee, was heard before
Judge Wheeler. The matter was
laimed by Mr. Warren and his friends
o have been technical violation OF
tatute Of the existence Of which Mr..
Warren was in ignorance. Judge
Wheeler imposed fine Of $50, with
osts.
Mrs. C.. B. Weeks of Lyndonville
vim get about $4,000 from the estate
4 Annette Upham, who persisted IN
he Windsor hotel fire. The bulk part
4 the estate, aside from a few lega-
les. went to three persons: Two-sev-
nths to Mrs. Weeks, two-seyenths TO
woman in the West and three-sev-
nths to an uncle of Mrs. Weeks IN