Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-15

'Oi 10 piahnlng on great
Fourth OF July celebration. MANY
Canadian societies will be present. The
latest TO notify the committee that
they would be there are the John dc
Baptiste societies of Quebec, SOC
strong.
Sheriff Reeves seized 10 barrels OF
beer, barrel of porter and a cask OF
whiskey at the Winooski railway sta.
ton Saturday night, June 3. Ii was
consigned TO parties with fictitious
names. There will probably be no
claimant.
The officers are right after the
liquor dealers in Winooski. Several
barrels OF beer and something stronger
were seized the other night at the
station and the suspected places are
raided about every other night. Daniel
Graney lost two barrels Of beer June
9Th.
The suit Of 4. NJ. Harvey VS.. the
Montpelier and Barre electric road
resulted in verdict for the plaintiff
10 recover $500 damages for being
put off a car between the two cities
after paving the single fare of five
cents prescribed by the charter. The
case was appealed.
The body Of Ovilla Blondin, who
mysteriously disappeared Oh Oct. rs,
1898, was found floating in the Con-
necticut river last Thursday night.
There had been a heavy thunder
storm in the afternoon and the body
had evidently just risen as the clothes
were coated with mud.
A Burlington man made the decid-
eddy novel proposition TO a police Of
ticer the other day, that If the officer
would lend him a quarter, presuma-
bly, TO buy a drink, he would come
back in few minutes and raise a
disturbance so that the officer could
arrest him and get the usual fee.
Henry Pratt Of Winooski fell from
the top Of the Traction company's
high wagon while putting in a new
switch near the Porter manufacturing
plant June and striking on tool /
box was instantly killed. There are /
several theories as 10 the cause, one |
that he was cutting live trolley wire |
and got hard shock.
Henry w. Hill, a young Vermonter
whom Swanton is particularly inter-
ested in, leading lawyer Of Buffalo 1
and a member of the New York as
continues in the public eye,
having just been appointed by Gov.
Roosevelt as member OF the New
York committee to receive Admiral /
Dewey when he reaches the United
States.
Luke d. Story, the popular first
sergeant Of Company b, First Ver-
mont volunteers, was found dead last
Thursday morning in one OF the
OF the st, Adams gas COM
pany, in whose employ he was. Death
was caused by breathing gas. He was
, much respected young man with
many friends and neither suicide nor
'oul play are suspected.
The annual company drill and in
.pection, together with the yearly pa
'ade for drill, discipline, inspection
md review OF the students OF Nor
yich University will be held at North
ield June IL TO %, both days inclu-
i've. Capt. John w. Heard, Sd
1nited States cavalry, will inspect the
roops and report upon the condition
i the command at the close Of the en-
Lewis Hutchinson Of Mortified has
perfected device whereby the eapaci-
y OF pneumatic stonecutting tool
) increased about one-third. Ii Is
nipple in its construction but required
thought before il was
made. Mr.. Hutchinson, who is using {
ne OF the devices himself and is sur
,rised that he did not think OF il be-
ore, has applied for a patent on the
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
rand chapter Of the Order Of the East
I'm Star was held Wednesday at Barre
18th 800 delegates in attendance. Ad-
resses were delivered by J. A. Nc
cod OF Hardwick, grand worthy
iaster, and Mrs. Mary L. Paine OF
Windsor Among the visitors pres
Mt were Mrs. j. w. Ewing Of Bos-
IN, grand worthy matron of the :
rand chapter OF the United States;
FRS. l.. J. Pitkin Of Chicago, grand u
,cretary, and Mrs. Bigelow of Bos- =
IN. editor OF the Eastern Stars Off
al organ. The report Of the secre- =
.ry shows that this order is growing :
cry rapidly ia the United States, and :
specially in Vermont =