Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-25

wagon and the horse finally fell on
him. He was severely bruised and
internal injuries were feared.
Sunday morning Adna NJ. Sibley
of Milton went out, taking an axe to
mend fences and a gun to shoot crows.
In the evening searchers found his
lifeless body entangled in wire fence.
His gun had probably accidentally
discharged while he was crawling
through the fence.
Capt. j. w. Heard, quartz rmaster
OF Fort Ethan Allen, has opened bids
for the increasing of the supply OF
water at the fort by $4,000 gallons.
There were seven bidders and the bids
varied from 81 900 to Sl7, 800. An
expert will be consulted before the
awarding of the contract.
An exchange says: "The tallest man
n the navy has been selected to take
the place of Uncle Sam in The peace
Jubilee, to be held in Washington next
week-Chlef Yeoman Willis, who
stands feet, inches in his bare feet. !"
Fred Smith of Bellows Falls surpasses
the navy in one representations Falls
Time.
While several were bicycling at a
high rate of speed on Main street in
Vergennes recently, Robert January
collided with Kenneth Goss. Janu-
airy was thrown from his wheel
against the curbing, breaking his coll
lar bone. Goss' wheel was badly
smashed. He escaped with slight in
Ijuries.
The Springfield Reporter says:
"Montpelier has a new cash registerfo
its liquor agency. We understand
that it registers the amount Of liquor
sold, what medical or mechanical
purpose it is wanted for, price paid,
purchasers name, age color of eyes and
hair. The Daily Journal says it reg
listers everybody having anything to
do with it, even the aldermen"
The third biennial convention of the
Grand Court of Vermont Foresters
was held at Bellows Falls last Thurs
day. II was voted to hold Foresters
field day at Rutland August 10th.
Each court in the state will send com
peting teams. The next meeting will
be in Montpelier in May, 1901. The
report of the grand secretary showed
an increase of over Is per cent in
membership during the past year, and
that two new courts had been esta6.
lished. There are now twelve courts
in Vermont.
Allen Adams. II, an employee OF
the West Rutland Marble Co., was
standing on top of several freight cars
which were being shifted last week
and he was hit by the projecting caves
of the shop and knocked to the
ground. He struck the edge of fiat
car in his fall and landed on the
ground in the narrow space between
! the track and the shop. The car
, passed over his left arm near the
shoulder and be sustained fatal inju-
ries of the chest and back. lie was
taken to the Proctor hospital where
he died.
The people of Nottingham are
, manifesting considerable interest al
the prospect of the building OF an
academy in that town the coming
J summer. II is practically assured
that an academy will be built, bui
there seems to be a question as 70
whether it will be located in the VII.
lage Of Nottingham or the village OF
Jacksonville, in the same town. The
people of Nottingham village have
offered building lot and $500 IN
, money as an inducement TO have the
: academy located in that part of the
town, and several building lots have
I been offered in Jacksonville. Frank
: lin +. Head OF Brattleboro, a gradu'
: ate of the Brattleboro High schoo
: and of Dartmouth college, is holding
I the laboring oar in the matter.
, The system of rural mail delivery
1 which is being tried in Tinmouth Il
nroying a success. The delivery i
I made from Wallingford. The people
. of the town are very enthusiastic oyel
! the new system, ard the postmaster a.
| Tinmouth is about the only person
' WHO seems W bOl1St. oNNa Ns-N r.
s ent system the letters picked up AT
, taken to Wallingford postoffice wher'
the stamps are cancelled. This great
! lv decreases the revenue OF the I'm
mouth Office. One carrier Distribute
the mail through the greater part o.
{ Tinmouth. He distributes and pick
e up mail, sells postage stamps and, y
3 short. runs kind of travelling post
: office. The system Of rural mail de'
E livery is also being tried in Brattle
. boro and Grand Isle with great sue
q cess. -
D &c. Batcheller, son of Justin n
: Batcheller of Wallingford, has JUS
!, been awarded the John Scott legacy
i premium and medal by the vener
$ able Franklin Institute of Philadel
D mia for his invention in pneumatic
despatch apparatus employed in tn
|. postoffices Of large cities. The repor
!. of the committee on science and TN
: arts accompanying the award state
:. .-....s,.- hos calvad five dltfl