Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-10
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

factory, s5xlOO feet. Troy parties are
behind II.
There are 1855 prisoners at the house
OF correction, an astonishing proper
ton being tramps.
Frank II. Clark has sold the New
port independent to t. G. Camp, who
will continue its publication.
The 18th anniversary OF Father
Boissonault's pastorate in st. Johns
bury was celebrated Saturday, July
20.
Lincoln has another sensation.
Three men, two named Sears and one
York, waylaid and nearly killed James
Ella one night last week.
Patents have been granted YER
monters as follows: Sylvanius NJ.
Hubbell, Danyille, wise; Bracket G..
Corser, Brattleboro, buckle for oyeralls.
f. L. Cass OF Rutland, brakeman
on the way freight, slipped the other
day and one wheel OF the car passed
over the side of his foot, cutting quite
a cash.
Frank, the eight-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Desnoyers of ST.
Adams, was run over by horse and
heavy wagon last week and received
serious injuries.
George NJ. Gray Of st. JOhnsbury
was the victim of serious runaway
accident August ! caused by the
breaking of bit while coming down
Eastern avenue.
For the fourth time the telephone
poles on the Troy road have been de-.
stroyed; this time they were burned,
kindling wood being wired around
them and set on fire.
Thomas Manning OF Brattleboro,
who was sentenced February { to 500
DAYS in the house Of correction at
Rutland for pocket peddling, has been
pardonel b, Governor Smith.
A midsummer meeting under the
auspices of the w. G. T. Z. Of Yer
mont will be held at Lyndonville
camp grounds, commencing August
5 and closing August II, with a tree
planting.
WIN. II. Harrison OF Chester was
attacked by bull one morning last
week and seriously hurt. He proba-
bly would have been killed il il had
not been for his hired man, who went
10 his rescue.
Two warby brothers and a Davis
boy were drowned while bathing
near Newport lately. The supposition
is, that one lad having got beyond his
depth the Others went TO his assls-
tance and also went down.
The Lincoln Iron works Of Rut-
land have secured a contract from the
government amounting 70 nearly slO,-
600. Ii is furnishing about 500 feet
Of iron tubing for the wells Tor the
new water supply at Fort Ethan Al
len.
Mrs. Isabel Strong Of New York is
10 be the guest Of Hon. II. Y. lde az
st. Johnsbdry during August. Mrs
strong Is the daughter Of Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson, and lived for many
wears in Mr. Stevenson's family IN
Samoa.
Landlord Doyle Of Il. Johnsbury
has consummated the sale Of his lease
OF the Avenue House aud the furni-
ture to r. NJ. Black Of Westboro,
Mass. Mr. Black has been the land
lord OF Hotel Whitney at Westboro
for several years.
B.P. Gates Of Chicago, who Is con-
nected with a prominent family 10
stowe. committed suicide AZ Indian
apolis last week. He was salesman
of soda fountains at a salary Of 1000,
but lost bis position owing 70 the
formation of the trust.
A Young son Of John Polaski OF
Whitingham met with a painful aecl-
dent the other day. He dropped
pitehfork while sliding from load 81
hav. IL struck the ground tines up.
ward. one of which penetrated his lett
arm at the elbow and wrist.
While Walter, the little son Of Fred
Elliot of ST. Johnsbury, was playing
in an upholstered chair At his nome
August 1. a needle that had found
lodging place there, entered the knee
can and was broken of, but II VIII
doubles soon work itself out.
Henry Marley Of Barre had papers
made out last week for the arrest q
Edwarn Austin. fellow boarder, al
leging that Austin had stolen from
him $40 i'm money. Austin was ar
rested at w. r. Junction Just a. ne
was stepping aboard a train Tor re"
York.
Napoleon Lambert, young man
at Cabot. lost his balance ana iell
from a boat at picnic last THURSDAY
and strangely enough the body never
rose TO the surface. IL = thousl'
that he grasped something at the DOT
tom of the pond. Later the body
was found.
Sheriff Graves has arrested Harry
Gabree at Waterbury, who Is suspect
ed of having been engaged IN the roo-
bo,,,- - knsau Cafff-in who was way