Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-14

} mass in celebration Of the event AM
: renewed the marriage vows made g
years before. Six of their IL chill
dren are living, and they have A.
grandchildren and 10 great-grand
children, many Of whom were pres
ent.
: Vermont is at the front in golf, as
in other things. The leading sales.
: man for large sporting goods house,
who travels from the West Indies &c
Murray Bay saws the finest golf course
in America is at Windsor on the es-
tate of f. G. Kennedy, the millionaire
cracker bakerof Cambridgeport, Mass.
Golf was practically an unknown
game in America five years ago, but
during the past four years this coun-
try has expended total of SOS, 000,-
900 in the spor'.
The little village OF Heartwellyille
in Readsboro, Bennington county,
has been having a sensation. Oscar
w. Cutler, man 20 wears old, who
has buried two wives, the last IA
years ago, and who is bent with age,
eloped with and married Silvia Jill
son, l4-year-old girl, recently. Her
parents strongly objected to the
match and had him arrested on a
charge of rape, alleged to have been
committed prior to his marriage, and
he is under $500 bonds.
! Death came to Mrs. III. Clarendon
Smith Of Sheldon Junction in a terri
bic manner Tuesday evening. She
fell from her carriage and her neck
was broken. just how the accident
occurred is not known as Mrs. Smith
was alone at the time. She was 40
wears old and leaves six children. She
was well known to the public as an
actress before her marriage The body
was taken TO New York for inter-
ment Her husband is a prominent
and wealthy New Yorker.
A daughter was born in Pomfret,
Tuesday, Sept. 5, to a daughter Of l..
n. Sudbury, who is confined in the
county Jail on the charge of adultery
with his own daughter. Ii is alleged
that the man began to compel the
girl by loathsome misrepresentation |
and force when she was but IL years
old. The case excites deepest pity |
and sympathy for the wife and -
children, sons and daughters, who are
intelligent, capable and respected in
the community which is their home.
Casper NJ. Clark and Pliny Norton,
who went with sheep to Sidney, Aus
tralia, in April last, have returned to
Vergennes. They came via San Fran.
cisco in one Of Spreckles' steamers, the
Almeda, and report a pleasant voy-
age Of 30 days On their way they
touched at Auckland, New Zealand,
Samoa and Honolulu. Mr.. Clark
SAYS that the feeling in Australia to-
wards America is very friendly, the
people rejoicing in our victories in the
Philippines and he says that they seem
to think that whatever we do is all
right.
Paul Netz's house in West Ferris
burgh was burned down last week
night Ii was insured
for $500. Ii was no doubt the work
II an incendiary as no one was living
there, Paul Metz, the owner, being in
The work house at Rutland, serving
Dut sentence for stealing dress
pattern from the store of y. j. Nc
Cuen. and his wife being in the
all awaiting trial for stealing silk L
rom Chamberlain, Foote Il Co. b
While the house was burning Cornelia e
Warmers house caught fire on the '
'oof but was put out. {
Work on the vault for the state n
and secretary of state in the :
tatehouse at Montpelier is progress A
NJ finely. The room used as a tele- r.
,hone exchange at the last session is =
Utilized for this purpose. The new 3
afe from the firm of j. NJ. Mossman, b
4 New York, for this vault is a novel; =
V in its way. Ii is not large affair,
eing only about twenty-eight inches {
quare, about three feet above the
rucks and weighing 1890 pounds. Z
sut what il lacks in size il makes up :
n the efficiency OF its safeguards
gainst fire and burglars. The whole ;
ost of the vault, safe, ETC., will be in :
Idle 81 900. Z
While James Burke OF Montpelier Z
nd some companions were walking 9
trough the Central Vermont railway ;
ridge near the United States Clothes ;
in company's shop recently, he fell :
trough the bridge to the stream be- :
wv. His companions were panic Z
ricken and without attempting TO &
i've him aid rushed into the streets Z
louting for the police. Officers pro-
,eded to the scene and after procur- :
X lights and lanterns found Burke ;
a drunken stupor lying beneath :
re bridge. Part Of his body was in =
,e water. The officers were unable 2
, rouse Burke so he could help him q
II and after tedious work succeeded q
getting him to the bridge above.
J. King, fisherman, who claims :
be LOG years old,is among the miss =
u. For the past year he and his q
,-year-old daughter have lived in q
.a,,t,- 81 the mouth of the WinOoSkl q