Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-14
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten 70,
Our Readers.

the Vermont industrial school at Yer.
gennes.
Ground has been purchased at Rut.
land on which to erect a new shirt
factory soon.
Joseph Bissette had an arm badly
broken at Burlington September 9TH
while breaking stone.
Ex-senator George f. Edmunds
and Mrs. Edmunds of PHILADELPHIA
were guests of Burlington friends last
week.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
fled by VIM. II. Alger of Browning
ton. Liabilities, s4,64O.67; assets,
%, 200.19.
The Addison county fair held at
Middlebury last week was a great
success. There were 800 entries of
live stock.
Ex-senator Edmunds has presented
the new high school library at Bur-
lington with about 1900 volumes
from his personal library.
Some clothing OF L. l.. Willard Of
Burlington, aged 80, was found near
the dock last week and it is thought
that he committed suicide.
Scion Burroughs was accidentally
locked into the cold storage room OF
a Yergennes meat market last week
and came near freezing before he was
discovered.
At meeting Of the directors Of the
Island Pond National bank. Col.
Porter II. Dale was unanimously
elected president, vice George II.
Fitzgerald. resigned.
Mrs. Robbins, wife OF Judge Of Pro-
bate Thomas e. Robbins, died at her
home in Rutland last week from the
effects Of frightful fall downstairs. |
She was Y years old.
The Union slate quarry, one Of the
largest In Mortified, has been leased |
for 80 years to Rev. Walter Dole and |
Prof. Charles Dole. Quarrying will |
be begun Immediately.
II. j. Davenport Of Brattleboro has
accepted the prncipalship OF the
High school at Lincoln, Neb., de-
Ginning a professorship in the state
agricultural college Of Kansas.
A store building owned by the
Pythian Building association at ST.
Johnsbury was badly damaged by
fire last week. II was insured for
5000, which fully covers the loss.
John Harding Of Copperfeld, who
WAS attending camp meeting near
White River Junction lately, was
struck by lightning and did not re-
cover consciousness for several hours
The seventh annual convention OF
the Vermont branch Of the interna-
tional order of Kings Daughters and
sons was in session for two days at
Brattleboro last week with a full at
tendance.
The total circulation Of books from
the Rutland free library during Au- !
gust was 3,497 against 3,2l4 for Au.
gust, 1898. The average daily oircu-
lation during the month was ia for
August, 1898.
Last week, a car loaded with gran !
ife, on which the brakes refused TO
work, ran of the siding and collided !,
with the Mortified corn factory. No
one was injured and the damage TO !;
the building was slight. a
Henry +. Catozzi Of Center Rut- {
land, while bicycle riding to West u
Rutland, was severely injured by i
colliding with an electric car. He
sustained several severe cuts upon the :,
head and was further injured about l.
the body. Il
Andrew Hamilton, the negro ac- Z
cused of selling liquor TO the negro a
employees OF the Rutland-Canadian I
railroad, was arraigned before Bur- +
lington Justice Saturday. lie plead 4
ed guilty and was fined 3 and costs !,
OF s244l which he paid.
w. b. Gate-, supervisor OF the GEN. \
sus for Vermont, went to Boston last b
week to meet the assistant director OF ii
the census and the other supervisors n
Of the New England states for a con- n
ference on matters pertaining to the /,
18th United States census. =
The residence OF Charles Tremball, al
about a mile from Rupert village, with :,
most OF its contents, was burned last
Thursday. The family had difficulty n,
in getting out. The fire caught from h,
an exploded lamp. The loss is about A.
=, 900 with partial insurance. y
Last Thursday evening Miss Abbie as
GafIney of White River Junction was al
run over by car OF a Central YER us
mont train that was backing on the er
crossing from the depot TO the street OF
and seriously injured. One leg was
crushed and had to be amputated. No
While Harley Cos and Harry &c
White were hunting near Richford su
.alely, Goss was accidentally shot tn
through the foot by his companion, sh
The weapon was fle and the woHnd WI
was bad one but the bal was sue vi
.essfully removed and the boy Is do fe
ng well. ri,