Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-01-19
State of Vermont.
II, News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

in Barre last week and was very sue
oessful.
Edward w. Bisbee has been nomi-
mated by the president for the Barre
postmastership.
Fiftv thousand dollars worth OF
property was consumed by fire in the
town of Bristol in 1896
Henry Bohonon OF Bolton has been
arrested for criminal assault on Flor
ence Davis, l2-year-old girl. He is
about %.
DIR. II. y. jackson Of Burlington
accidentally shot himself in the ankle
last week while removing cartridges
from a revolver
A special town meeting at Isle La
Motto Jan. voted TO raise $500 to-
ward the construction OF the Rutland
Canadian railroad.
The past week there has been an
average Of one funeral day at Ben.
niDgton and all OF the deceased have
been over 62 years OF age.
VIM. Morrison OF Barre had the
bones in two fingers cut through and
the cord Of the third finger separated
by circular saw recently.
Wallace Whittemore OF Bristol
opened blister on one arm with a
Din and is now suffering from Sc
we're case Of blood poisoning
Roswell Olmstead Of East Franklin
recently picked a quantity Of lettuce
from his garden, which was as crisp,
green and tender as in the spring.
Reuben w. Ross OF Rutland is
creditor 10 the extent OF about Sl00,-
00O against the bankrupt estate OF
Remington Yernam Of Brooklyn.
over 3. 900 landlocked salmon have
lust been placed in Lake Dunsmore
by Fish Commissioner Titcomb Of st.
Jobnsbury. The spawn came from
Maine.
Is Mr.KipliDg coming back TO Brat
tleboro ? a London despatch OF the
Sd inst says: Rudyard kipling, with
his wife and family. will start for
America Jan. 20.
During the year 1898 there were SO
deaths in the town Of Mortified
against 81 in 1897. During the same
period there were % marriages against
u the previous year.
Joseph Gordon, who went from
Barre 10 the Klondike about year
ago, writes friend that be and his
party have struck gold and are now
SUorking "a having claim.
Willard Greene. a former resident
Of Mortified and Roxbury, was in
dieted by the grand jury at Manches.
ter, n. H.. last week on a charge OF
murder in the second degree.
The Springfield Reporter rejoiees
in the completion of q years under
the management OF its founder, w. +.
Stiles, and the editor has the oongrat-
ulations Of host OF readers.
The officers OF the state board Of
pharmacy are G. G.. Bingham OF ST. 1
Johnsbury, president; Collins Blake
ly OF Montpelier, treasurer; j. G.. Bel.
rose Of burlington, secretary.
As John Scribner was on his way 1
10 his home in Bristol "Wednesday 1
night of last week his horse ran It's
head against a telegraph pole and died /
in a short time from its injuries.
recent article ON the application
Of steel platforms to passenger cars
has attracted some attention. The /
inventor is Henry II. Sessions, who |
was resident Of Mortified about
1860.
Schuyler Barrows Of Woodstock
was leading a horse TO water the other
day when the animal reared, and in
coming down struck Burrows head
with its forefeet, making bad scalp
wound.
Friday morning burglars effected
an entrance into A. lecker's cigar
store in Barre and took about IS from
the cash register and also stole one
silyer-mounted and three gold-mount.
ed pipes.
The Vermont Hotel Keepers asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
snd banquet at the Van Ness House,
Burlington, Feb. Z. The president OF
the association Is Landlord Walter
Johnson, formerly OF the Weldon in
this city.
Dell Dodds, who resides near North
Hero, went skating the other day
along the shore at Alburgh and broke
into the W ter. Iio had hot old
time in cold water for few minutes,
but got out without skates and with
ont injury.
John 4. Thurston OF Island Pond
fell into an excavation near the en-
CINE house one morning recently and
was badly hurt about the hips. The
steam and smoke about the building
made it impossible for him to see any
distance ahead.
Misc Maud Edgerly Of Middlesex
was recently quite seriously burned {
and in an unusual manner. She was
haning over stove when the cellu-
iOid combs which she wore in her hair