Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-21

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i for arson; it is alleged that Tucker Sc
e fire to some barns in Gilmore belong
y ing 10 &. w. Ward; aga INST Ira I
j, Fleming of johnson, for setting fin
TO some barns in the town of johnson
I of which he was part owner.
: The Wilmington Agricultural so
: ciety has decided to end its existence
end has voted TO turn over all th,
2 money in its treasury, some Sl35, tC
: the Wilmington Free Public library
? II has also voted to turn over all the
miscellaneous property on the faiI
! ground or elsewhere which might be.
long to the society, TO the seleetmen
Of the town of Wilmington. Thus
ends the career OF an organization
which has existed for more than hall
a century. In former days this So
ciety planned and carried through
some Of the greatest fairs in the state.
A North Adams man has recently
paid POwnal farmers more than
S5e,O 600 for water rights along Rat
ilesnake brook in that town. The
brook is fair-sized stream that rises
in the Pownal mountains and empties
into the Hoosick river. A dam will
be erected in the spring so that the
water may be run TO North Adams or
Williamstown just as il may prove to
be most profitable TO the owner of the
rights. Ii is said that it has been n
long time since so large a sum has
been paid for water rights in Yer
mont.
1t has been discovered that the re-
mains of Captain Samuel Robinson
the founder of Bennington, who
died in London in 1867 of smallpox.
and who was buried in Whitfield
churchyard, were exhulned about
three years ago and buried anew at
the rear Of the new memorial edifce
in that city. Captain Robinson was
in London as the representative Of the
settlers, to gain the ear Of King
George in securing orders from the
crown in favor of the settlers and
against the government OF the prov
ince Of New York, when he died.
David c. Hill of Houghtonville
committed suicide at his home De-
cember 18th with a razor. Roy
Blood, who had stayed with Mr.. Hill
for some time and slept upstairs,
heard an unusual noise early in the
morning and on going downstairs to
learn the cause he found Mr.. Hill up
on the floor in sitting position, with |
the blood flowing from a cash in his |
neck. No cause can be given for the
act. Mr.. Hill had lived in Houghton- |
vile several years and had begun TO |
teach the village school for the winter
term. He was about So wears old and |
unmarried.
w. T.. Bushey OF Burlington, while
running a steam gig in the Burling- |
ton wooden mill Thursday, caught his |
hands in the rolls of the gig and grad
ually his arms were drawn into the
machine. As his head was being
slowly drawn into the rolls, which
were large enough TO crush his whole
body, Mr.. Bushey had presence of
mind enough to break the seam of the
roll of cloth that was passing through
the gig. His right arm was broken
in four places between the elbow and
shoulder and his ears and neck badly
burned. He was able to take the car
for home with no ones assistance.
George Dorset, aged about "a, COM
mitted suicide at Jacksonville last
week in a most horrible way. Though
no one saw the deed the method of
operation was plain. He cane into
the house Just after dark, went TO the
closet, took down a shot gun and TAX
ing OFF one boot, placed the muzzle
against the abdomen, pulled the trig-
ger with his toes and discharged the
into his bowels, killing him
The reason for the act is
said TO be the wife's DIGESTION to her
mother being in the house
and that she left the house when her
came. Dorset at :
tempted suicide once before some five !
years ago when he took Paris green,
owing to some family trouble.
AT the annual session OF the Mobiles =
IF the Mystic Shrine at Montpelier -
Friday evening four delegates TO the
Imperiql council TO be held in Wash
ngton, were elected. The delegates :
IRE jesse w. Thompson Of Rutland, !
.. w. Steele of Barre, Robert Noble =
IF Burlington and Frank johnson of :
\. II. The following !.
new officers of the shrine were chosen: :
.llustrious Potentate, Jesse f. Thomp- !
on of Rutland; chief rabban, j. -
henry jackson of Barre; assistant rab- \
IAN, Olin w. Daley Of White River /,
Junction; high priest and prophet, r
collins Blakely of Montpelier; orien-
al guide, &. ). Whittier Of Mont =,
,elier; treasurer, Charles X. Allen of =
Fair Haven; recorder, Charles II. !
Ieaton Of Montpelier. :
During the past week reports have .
ONE from different parts of the state Il
hat the INJURIES or foolish guillemots h
re again visiting this section OF the l.
ountry. the murre is a small bird o
( the aux family and was supposed /!
D be an inhabitant OF the arctic Il