Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-30

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county. The part occupied by the
town heretofore will be made into
rooms for the county clerk, Judge OF
probate, etc. The town will erect q
new building.
Clinton Lunt, the five-year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Lunt of vii.
liston, had his hand and arm badly
injured last week by being caught by
a belt and drawn onward to some cog
wheels. Fortunately the belt slipped
from the pulley.
ltowarth Peters, young son of j. f.
Peters, was accidentally shot in the
hand last week by bullet from %
ealibre revolver in the hands Of Ralph
Sears, one Of his young playmates.
The accident was another case of
didn't know it was loaded"
The Manufacturers Mutual Fire
Insurance company has adjusted the
losses on the storehouse and contents
OF the Valentine Knitting company
at Bennington that were DESTROYED by
fire short time ago, at S4s, 900. A
new brick storehouse will be built this
spring.
b. ID. ChafIee of Hardwick was
fatally injured recently while at work
on the Buffalo Mountain quarry, his
head being caught between a large
wire cable and the drum around
which il was wound. He died few
hours later. He left a wife and three
children.
Newport is fortunate. According
to the report of the library trustees
there is now available for the purpose
Of library some 500, 900, the gift Of
Elisha Lane, and fund OF twenty
five or thirty thousand dollars would
remain after erecting the building,
for its support
Kate Sweeney, who claims TO hail
from New Mexico, was arrested At
Brattleboro last week, charged with
decoying from her home in Bellows
Falls, Lizzie, the l3-year-old daughter
of Patrick keefe. The girl testified |
that she left home voluntarily so the |
woman was acquitted.
Suit has been brought against the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad |
company for g, 600 damages by G. II.
Shipman, administrators OF the estate
OF Philippe A. Desroschers, the Rus
sian, who on March Is, 1897, was killed |
by one Of the company's trains near
the Sam Smith place in Montpelier
The store of II. b. Ayers OF West
Berlin was burned a week ago. Mr..
Ayers is postmaster and the office was
in his store. Nothing was saved but
a few mail sacks. Origin Of fire un-
known. There is some insurance but
Mr.. Ayers will lose 81, 900 over insur-
lnce. This office was burglarized
some months ago.
Miss Jennie II. Griffin, NJ. D.,
daughter OF Rev. Thomas A. Griffin,
pastor Of the Methodist
,hurch in Burlington, was one of the
.wo ladies who witnessed the electro
,ution OF Mrs. Place in Sing Sing
prison last week. She is 30 years OF i
lge and has been practicing physi-
ian for four years.
Rev. DIR. A. III. Batcheider, pastor
lf the North Congl church in st.
died Friday after weeks
illness OF paralysis OF the intestines.
He underwent a surgical operation,
1ut was unable TO rally. DIR. Heath
vas born in Salem, Me-, July 10, l64O,
md was a son Of Capt. Abraham and
Florence Rayford Heath.
Hon. JIG. Mcintyre died March ID,
It Long Beach, Cal. He was born in
dassena, n. Y, December !, 1888,
,raduated from st. Lawrence acad-
nv, Potsdam, n. V, in 1861, and
graduated from Middlebury college
n 1868. During 1865 and 1866 he
vas principal Of the Mortified acad-
my as il was then called.
Hon. John Barrett, late United
states minister to Siam,who discussed
he causes leading to the Filipino out
freak in public address at Hong
Iong last week, giving new and en-
ightened views upon that question, is
Vermonter, a native of Grafton,
Yindham county, and brother OF
Ion. Charles Barrett, the celebrated
rtist and legislator.