Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-06

men and they were received viii
marked attention.
While Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Water.
man of Chester were attending tAc
commencement concert, thieves en-.
tered their house by a back window
and stole $50 in money.
John w. Hayes, a well-known bust.
ness man Of Burlington, and a mem
Der OF the board ofaldermen. died last
week from the effects Of fall ia front
OF the Van Ness house. He was in the
wood, coal and grocery business and
was 46 years old.
Barney, the PAGER, who is well
known all over Vermont, will not be
seen on any track controlled by the
National association for a year TO
come. This horse, bis owner and driv-
er have been suspended for crooked
work at Nashua, \. H., recently.
Frank Anthony, the bogus fire in
surapee swindler, who was arrested in
New York last December upon COM
plant Of l.. ). HAYES Of Bellows Falls
charging him with sending policies
into Vermont that were worthless,
has Just been convicted in the Brook
Ign court and sentenced to a years
Imprisonment and TO pay heavy fine.
Gen Grout viii have centennial
celebration Of the Grout settlement Of
the old Kirby farm sometime this
summer Theophilus Grout, grand
father OF Gen. w. w. Grout. settled
on the farm 100 years ago this year,
and the farm has never been out OF
the Grout name since. The general
will make arrangements for a big oe-
casion there.
j. Z. Cushman Of Burlington is
authority for the statement that
rainbow was visible from star Farm
Beach on Monday evening, shortly
after 10 o'clock. The moon was just
rising and there was a light shower.
The rainbow did not, Of course. show
the usual colors, but il is reported by
NJ. Cushman 10 have been plainly
defined, although Of hay or smoky
outline.
The listers Of Bennington have
their work. There are "a
that have grand list OF $1,000 or
over. OF these 80 have $4,000 or
over. The total valuation OF the per-
sonal property and real estate Is
-, s67 .6jS, a decrease OF Sl5s,223.
The decrease in valuation OF personal
is Sl52, 223, the largest de-
crease IN over Y years. The number
Of polls is ,225, loss Of &c.
Deputy Sheriff y. c. Wright OF
Woodsville, \. H., went to Barre last
week y ith a warrant for Frank lat-
ter Of North Hayerhill, n. H.,
with felonious assault and
grand larceny. Yatter, who escaped
into Vermont after being tarred and
by the citizens Of Haverhill,
and who had been in Barre for sew
,ral days, took the train for Montreal
. few minutes before Sheriff Wright
reached there.
There are 10 cantons Patriarch
Militant in Vermont. The member.
.hip of these are: Burlington, 80;
Montpelier, AZ; Barre, 40; 81 Adams,
p: ST. Johnsbury, 63; Woodstock,
rs: Brattleboro, %; Bennington, 20;
Rutland, 80. and Bellows Falls, 80.
The total gain in membership the
past year is -, while there is at pres
mt between Sll 900 and $4,000 in
rested in uniforms and equipment in
he various cantons about the state.
Russell w. Porter OF Springfield,
who has made four trips into the
Arctic region, will be the New Ing
and representative on the expedition
which will leave Sidney, \. >, July
20 on the steam whaler Diana, to
communicate with Lieut.. Peary on
he western coast of Greenland, tax
NO up supplies and bringing back
-eport OF his work during the past Il
months. Mr. Porter will take with
him a party Of six young men from
Harvard and Yale.
The first load OF marble from the
Thomas farm in East Monkton, quar-
led BY the Vermont Marble company
was shipped June "a. The quantity
Z practically inexhaustible, the ledge
icing about one mile long by half
mile wide. The quality and quanti-
~ being all right, the only remain,
no question is: Can il be quarried
md transported and leave pront
N this i decided in the affirmative
nothing can prevent Monkton enjoy
NO permanent boom.