Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-18

court OF American Foresters holds n,
third biennial convention at BELOW,
Falls. The order has owe 1000 mem
bers in this state, with II courts.
The National Life Insurance Co n
Montpelier has just issued a state.
ment for the month of April which
shows a gain of 27.29 per cent ovel
the amount of insurance written If
April, 1898.
Frank G. W. Moore of Burlington
has invented a hammer which hold.
the nail until it is started into the
wood when it is readily detached
from the hammer and can be driven
by one hand.
w. }. Bigelow of Burlington and
Hon. j. b. Pickett Of Bradford, taxa
ton commissioners, met for the first
time at Montpelier May 10 and laid
plans for prosecuting the special work
entailed by their appointment.
Mrs. Orman Bradley Of st. Adams
tried TO throw a blazing oil stove out
a window last week but her clothing
caught fire and she ran into the street
where the blaze was extinguished.
Her hands were seriously burned.
The employees of the Lane Manu-
featuring company of Montpelier
were ~agreeably surprised on pay day
to learn that the company had institute
ed a general raise in their wages Of 10
cents per day, taking effect May /.
Before another winter opens the
customs office and postoffice at st. Al
bans will be settled in their new and
convenient quarters in the handsome
federal building which Uncle Sam
is just completing on Kingman street.
Ebert o. Leonard, recently pub.
Usher Of the St. Johnsbury Republic
can, has taken the position Of agent Of
the United Verde Junior Copper Min
ing company with supervision of the
Vermont and New Hampshire agen-
There stands in Ira a rough old
tree which is an interesting relic Of
past barbarity. The tree is called
'the old whipping post" and within
the memory of some of the oldest cit
women have been tied to it and
whipped.
The section hands on the Rutland
road came into Brandon last week
each with a live fox in his arms.
There were four Of the section hands
who, just north Of the village, came
across a flock OF foxes containing
'ully a dozen.
Incendiaries attempted TO burn Ben
May 10. Fire was discovered
the storehouse of the Il. l.. Sibley
Novelty company and caused a loss OF
II 900. Half an hour later a store
rouse in another part Of the village
vas discovered in flames.
Dyer Marsh of Bellows Falls, who
ost his left leg last winter while in
be employ of the Lake Shore and
iichigan Southern railroad, has been
iflered $4,000 by the company and
iyen employment for life on the
Dad in settlement for the loss.
Herbert Baker Of Ascutneyyille had
very narrow escape from a severe
injury last week. A COW swung her
cad around as he was removing her
alter, the point Of one horn striking
bout an inch and one-fourth from
he corner of his left eye and tearing
ute a cash.
The receiver Of the Crystal Spring
iottling company Of Barnet has sold
he property of the company in that
,wn to Frank Preston, George Cald-
eek and L. p. Buckley of st. Johns
ury for $4,000. The property was
riginally listed at $4,000, but this
as the best offer that could be Sc
lred.
Aaron c. Hitchcock has given to the
,wn of Westfeld a deed of N half
ere of land and has turned over to the
,wn treasurer about $4,000, chiefly
! mortgage notes, for the purpose OF
a building to be used as a pub