Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-21

william II. Cary, Jr., son-in-law of
Dr. ID. p. Webster, of brattleboro left
last week for Cienfuegos, Cuba, where
he will have charge of the home office
on sugar plantation Of 10000 acres
owned by New York capitalists.
Henry Bartlett, a conductor on
branch trains between Bennington
ana North Bennington, fell from a
car on the paper train at the latter
place last week, dislocating his right
ankle and breaking his leg near the
ankle.
a reunion and picnic of the BufIa-
10 society Of Vermonters was held in
Buffalo last week. The members of
me society have contributed about
500 toward the fund for monument
Tor Admiral Dewey to be erected at
Montpelier.
Mrs. e. w. Laing OF Barre was Sc
yerely scalded last week by a boiler
full OF hot water. Mrs. Laing and a
girl were carrying the boiler and in
raising II the water was precipitated
all over Mrs. Laing. Her injuries are
very serious.
The Forest and Stream club has
just closed at Wilmington after the
most successful season Of It's history.
Additions and improvements to the
club buildings, greatly increasing
their accommodations, will be made
another year.
In 1898 Vermont produced more
slate than any other state save Penn.
sylvania. The production this year
is expected 10 show a considerable in
crease over that of last. The reopen
ing Of the Mortified quarries will
add something.
Two carloads Of material arrived
at Middlebury from Brandon Satur-
day for the finishing shop Of the
Italian marble company. They have
commenced to move their stock and
il looks as though the mill would
soon be running.
Winston Churchill, whose story,
"Richard Carvel,n has been one of the
most widely read books OF the year,
has recently purchased a home at
Windsor, where he will at once re
sumo work on historical novel
which he has in hand.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have lately been granted
Hiram A. Martin Of Swanton, liabil-
titles s276.62, assets S75; Ranlett II.
silk OF St. Adams, liabilities $40,
assets 500; William Pecor OF Geor-
gia, liabilities S406, assets Sl66.
Mrs. Frank Ward had the misfor-
tune to get the first two fingers of her
left hand caught in a loom while
working in the Colchester mills at
Winooski Friday. Both fingers were
terribly mangled, but the bone was
not broken so that they can probably
be saved.
The Barre Times SAYS THE Cen
trail Vermont has just issued circular
increasing the pay OF all It's COM
pany's telegraph operators s. a.
Railroad officials say this is
not true but that new schedule OF
nav has been arranged which increas-
es pay al some stations.
The remodelling and repairs on st.
James church, Arlington, are nearly
and il is expected that il
will be rededicated early in October.
The expense OF the work, $4,000, has
been met chiefly by Mr.. Thomson OF
Bellows Falls in memory Of his wife,
a daughter Of DIR. Mosely, long ply
stefan in Arlington.
Goddard seminary is TO receive
=. 600. the income 10 be applied TO
It's support, according TO the terms OF
tine will OF Mrs. Mary L. Goddard,
which was filed last week at East
Mas. Mrs. Goddard
was the widow of the late Thomas n.
Goddard Of Newton, Mass, for whom
Goddard seminary was named.
The grand jury has had Capt II. c.
Lull. the Montpelier city liquor agent,
and Commissioner Worcester within
Inc doors of its sanctum at the court
house, inquiring into the methods and
conduct of the city liquor agency. Ii
Is said that the reason of the inquiries
was on the question of indicting the
rity for conducting the agency IN
contrary to law.
Articles OF association were filed for
record September ID by the y. IA.
Brown Medical company OF Burning
ON. The company has capital OF
500 600 divided into 200 shares. The
neorporators Of the company are y.
X Brown, Frank Brown and T. I.
shaw of Burlington, George =.
walker of Middlebury and e. H.
Burrows of Brockville, Ont.
Patrick A. Roach, for many years
well.known ST. JohnsDury grocer,
assisted by another man, was taxing
, barrel Of flour down a stairway IN
,is store last week when the stairs
,roke. precipitsting him to the foot
n the stairway, the barrel OF hour
Iall;no upon him. He sustained
81 the skull at the base OF the
rain and never regained conscious