Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-23

vi tue Z4o towns IN vermont, ln1
have no libraries. The Daughters of
Vermont in Boston will contribute
one travelling library for use in small
towns.
Matthew Howard, care-keeper OF
Rudyard KipliBg's property at Brat
tleboro, will sail for England Dec. 10
to confer with Mr. Kipling as to the
disposition Of his Vermont home.
Geo. t. Douglass, aged 50, of East
Wallingford was run over by an en-
CINE on the Rutland railroad bridge
at Bellows Falls Saturday evening
while intoxicated and died next day.
Harry w. Welch OF Winchendon.
Mass, who has been confined in New
fame jail about two months, escaped
last week through hole he cut in
the floor and has not yet been found.
Mrs. ~. NJ. Jackson OF West Tops
ham came near losing her life Thurs
day night by taking teaspoonful OF
digatilis in mistake for cough medi-
cine. Prompt medical aid saved her
life.
A negro named Airgton quarreled
with a colored woman at the st. AL
bans Blocks last week, striking her
with the fiat Of an axe and terribly
cutting her head. The injury may
prove fatal. lie escaped.
Frank X. Wise, Montpelier team
ster, was driving his team from a low
shed last Friday and was caught
under the edge OF the shed roof. Mr..
Wise was at first thought TO De fatally
injured and be may not recover.
Hon. Olin Merrill, treasurer OF the
Dewey celebration committee, reports
that all bills for the celebration have
been paid and that the total cost Of
the Dewey celebration at Montpelier
wac considerably less than $4,000.
The foundations were completed
Saturday for the new factory Of the
Cereal Food company in Burlington.
The building is 20 b. OF brick, three
and one-half stories, with basement,
the dimensions being about 60 by 100
feet.
George d. Harvey, editor and pro-
prietor Of the North American Re-
view, and a native OF Topsham, has
been elected president and managing
director Of Harper Il Brothers. Mr..
Harvey had purchased from the share
holders large interest in the COM
pany.
The centennial OF the Franklin
County Grammar school was observed
at st. Adams last Friday with inter-
esting exercises. The principal adj
dress was by Pres. Tucker, but sew
eral notable speeches were made.
The banquet was furnished and
served by the high school girls.
The attempt 10 locate the bullet in
the head OF Mrs. 5. Noyelli, who re-
Gently shot herself in Barre, by the
means OF the X-ray, proved failure.
Several plates were made and de-
veloped but they failed to show the
presence Of the bullet, which Is oaus-
ing partial paralysis in the patient.
The extensive tanneries owned by
lC. &. Warren al Waterbury were
burned 10 the ground last week. The
plant consisted Of several large tan
merry buildings aud storehouses and
was very valuable. A large quantity
Of stock was also burned. Only the
hide house and tan bark were saved.
The loss Is about s4o, 600.
T.. :. Isham Of Chicago has nearly
completed the building Of 4 modern
sugar house at Manchester The
building il % modern architecture
and Il 40 feet long by "a feet wide,
and has veranda 10 feet wide upon
one end aud one side. Il i consid-
cred 10 be the most elaborate stfue-
ture Of its kind in the state.
While AZ work on the Thomas
block al Barre last Thursday, Ora
Cutler. a mason, with his helper,
Charles Beaupre, the staging gave
way and both fell -four stories TO the
ground. Beaupre's head was smashed
| in and he died soon after. His home
was I'm st. Albans where his parents
reside. He was about Is years of age.
Cutler died Friday.
The case OF state against \. I. Gii-
man was taken from the jury last
| Thursday by Judge Watson, who III
structed them 10 render verdict OF
not guilty. This case grew out OF an
investigation OF the affairs OF the
Montpelier liquor agency, which eN-
tended back TO the time when Mr..
Gilman was city liquor agent. There
was really no evidence against Mr.
Gilman.