Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-17

The dwelling house of Andrew
Rondo at Vergennes was burned Fri
adv night, the result Of lamp ex
plosion. There was a small insurance
Mrs. Joseph Trudell of SwantoT
was killed hy lightning Saturday il
her home. She left a husband and
two-year-old child, and approaching
maternity made the death doubly sad
The cottage on the northeast shore
of Spoflord lake near Brattleboro
known as the Hill cottage and owned
by pr J ]. Griffin Of. Washington
ID. g., was totally destroyed by fire
about midnight Wednesday, the oc.
cupants, five in number, barely es.
Gaping with their lives.
The old gag of swearing liquor was
obtained at the town liquor agency il
becoming very unpopular Leon
Rathburn Of Montpelier got drunk
and disclosed on the agency. Result,
s. and costs for drunk, s23.63 fine
and costs for obtaining liquor under
false pretences, total S35.l4.
The Boston and Maine engine house
was burned at Lyndonville last Thurs
day night The fire is said to have
originated in the waste room,
spreading rapidly through the old
oil-soaked structure. Eight en-
gines remained in the house, six of
which were badly burned. The loss
on the building is Sl5, 900 and en-
gines $4,000.
Some time ago well known and
popular Congregational minister re-
eeived a basket of champagne from
one Of his worldly and wealthy
parishioners, says the Boston Herald.
A few days later the minister's little
son was called up in his geography
class to answer the teachers question,
Where is Lake Champlain Z" 81
don't know where it is said the
small boy, "but I've had some Of the
water. and it is real nice.
The name.at least, OF the old acade-
my of Nottingham, which for awhile
was one Of the prominent educational
institutions of Windham county, is to
be perpetuated in a new institution,
which has been founded in Whiting
ham by Franklin Z. Heald of Brattle-
boro, and which has been named
Nottingham academy. A new build
ing is rapidly nearing completion,
aud il is expected that il will be
opened next month with Mr.. Head
as principal.
A blue book OF the employees Of the
District of Columbia government has
recently been prepared by one of the
officials. II shows how well Vermont
is represented there. The state has ID
sons in the service of the District OF
Columbia government and they draw
an aggregate salary of sl3, 255. Maine,
a state with nearly twice as large
has only Ia employees in
the district government, while Massa-
chusetts has but "A employees. Every
state in the Union is represented.
General Manager TAFT of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad refuses to serve
as one Of the commission appointed
by the supreme court to determine
the crossing of the Rutland, Canadian
and Central Vermont roads at Bur-
lington. His successor has not vet
been appointed, owing to the inabili-
" Of the two roads to decide upon
whom they want. The other two
members are Judge II. II. Wheeler
and General Manager James f..
Childs of the n. V, o. a w. rail-
road.
Henry G. Ide of st. Johnsbury en-
last week the German who
figured prominently in the recent
in Samoa, Frederick Rose,
the late German consul-general at Sa-
moa. Mr.. Rose served at Apia for
tie last l-2 years and is now on his
way to enjoy a six months leave OF
absence. Tie was consul in Samoa
while Mr.. Ide was chief justice and
has been governor of German New
Guinea and special commissioner to
The German islands in the South Pa
sific ocean.
]. B. f. Chevrier of Winooski,
while loading a delivery wagon with
empty boxes last Friday, piled them
100 high. He fell from the load
on the pavement. In his
descent he knocked number OF
boxes on the horse causing il to turn
almost Immediately and tip the wag-
On bottom side up. The horse at
tempted to run but was caught be-
fore doing serious damage, although |
both thills were broken. Chevrier
was badly shaken up and bruised
somewhat about the face.
Last week Sunday, just before day
light, was the time selected by gang |
IF thieves to visit Readsboro, and
from the similarity of their work it is
, certainty that the burglars were the
,ame men who entered the depot at
on the night of July 10,
bound and gagged the Waterman and
blew open the safe at that place. They |
broke into the postoffice, and not
occurring anything blew open the safe
IA tho market of III. A. Parsons Here /