Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-24

~ oHA Aiali ~ " DC married
at high noon June 9TH 10 Miss Mae
Leach, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Colby Of Sutton. al the
Free Baptist church Of that place.
They will reside in Lyndonyille.
The Green Mountain Product COM
pany farm at Mortified Is rumored
10 have passed into the hands Of "A.
Low Of New York, brother of Seth
Low. No more manufacturing of
bottled goods will be carried on there
and the machinery has been sold and
shipped away as well as the greater
part of the stock Of bottles.
The Queen City Cotton COMPANY
OF Burlington, through its president,
Y. A. Woodbury., has given to Rev.
Father j. NJ. Cloarec Of st. Joseph's
church two lots at Lakeside park up
on which TO erect chapel and par
sonage. There are about 100 fami-
lie, in the district and the church will
be large enough to accommodate 400
people.
w. w Lapoint, the present man
ager OF Barre opera house, and w. f.
Morse were the successful bidders for
the lease Of the house for five years
from August lst next. They pay the
city Of Barre 81 900 a year for the
building heated aud lighted. The
contract also calls for putting a hood
on the stage by the Iessees At their own
expense.
The recent death Of the venerable
Jacob Idle Of ST. Johnsbury, in his
Gath year, suggests the fact that the
ldes are long-liyed family. Dur
ing tie past year Elmore lde and his
wife Of that town have attended nine
funerals Of near relatives, the average
age Of whom has been over ninety
years. The youngest Of the nine was
50, the eldest 81.
Waldemar Cedarholme, a Swede.
80 years old. who went to Providence,
II. l., from Rutland three weeks ago,
was found in mutilated condition
in the woods just outside the city
limits last week. The wounds were
self-inficted. He was almost dead
when found and was taken to a state
institution. II is believed that re-
coyery is probable.
Mrs. Otis Stearns OF Perkinsv lille
recently committed suicide. She had
been in poor health for some time.
She was found about noon by Mr..
Stearns, hanging from the ceiling of
the kitchen by a hook. Mrs. Stearns
attempted the same act once about 10
years ago. She then spent some time
in the asylum at Brattleboro and was
discharged cured.
The celebrated SANDER case Of Hat
tie kidder against Henry w. Bacon /
took nearly all day Friday TO present to /
the supreme court at Montpelier. /
Frank Plumley OF Mortified appeared /
for Miss Kidder and J.W. Gordon Of /
Barre for Bacon. Judge Tyler has /
the ease. The verdict in the lower /
court was for the plaintiff 10 recover /
Il ,2lG.Gs - damages and costs.
A l5-year-old son Of Daniel Mitch
ell Of Burlington was placed in Jail /
last Friday evening by Officer John /
Brothers for bicycle stealing. The /
boy was caught at the Methodist /
church. For several evenings bicycles
that have been left at the church,
while the owners were inside, have
been taken. Mitchell was accom-
panied by Z companion who escaped.
Miss Fanny Rivers, a l7-years-old
daughter Of Mrs. Benoni Rivers OF
V ergennes, was accidentally shot by
,ix-years-old brother Sunday. She
was coming into the house, when he
seized a revolver that was not suppos-
"a 10 be loaded, and said playfully, I
an shoot You" When the weapon
was discharged the ball entered the
,alf Of her leg, intiicting a painful !
.hough not serious wound. h
What might have been a serious I
'ailway accident was narrowly avert
a Monday afternoon by the vigilance I
II Engineer Thompson of the Boston
nail train. The rails near the north II
I'm end Of the cut beyond Ludlow i,
iad become warped and badly twisted
,v the excessive heat and the engineer, ,
" applying the air brakes, brought
he train to a standstill just as the en-
line reached the twisted rails.
The livery stable Of 0. c. Stacy in !
burlington was partially destroyed /.
Thursday morning by fire. Officer /
ration was at the door Of the police I
flee when he heard a noise which
ounded like an explosion OF some h
ind and saw flames in the rear OF the a
lock. Mr.. Stacy's insurance is in !
he agency OF Max l.. Powell, and {
mounts TO $4,000. There were le
.or1es saved from the flames. e
These petitions in bankruptcy have a
cen tiled.-Alonzo :. Page, a labor (
r of Derby. liabilities, 1862; unse-
ured. s297: assets, Sl56; exempt, so; v
,harles f. Cahee, a merchant Of Ben Il
ington, liabilities, sl,O4s.9O; unse- t
urea. II. O3g05: assets, s1l5.54, OF 2
,bicb $3.50 is stock in trade; exempt, T
6 D.