Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-26


held up by a fraud order shall be sen
to Washington, letters opened and re
turned TO the senders as far as posi-
! bic.
Tracy, the l4-year-old son Of B. G
| Hill, disappeared Saturday afternoon
II IS believed that he was drowned il
Sleeper river, as he was last seen play
ing on ITS banks. The river is un,
usually high and the strong curren
has securely hidden the body.
Maggie Gordon aged 60 years
daughter Of the late Dudley Gordon
OF Nergennes, committed suicide Sun.
day night by hanging at the home Of
her brother-in-law, John Clark Of
ferrisburg. She was sent to the
Brattleboro insane asylum a year age
for treatment and was discharged a
short time ago as cured.
The fifth annual festival of the st.
Johnsbury choral union opened in St.
Johnsbury Wednesday, and will con.
tinue three days. Henri G.. Blaisdell
lof Concord, \. H., is the conductor
and the soloists are Miss Ruby Cut
ter soprano. Miss Adah c. Hussey.
contralto, Clarence b. Shirley, tenor,
Leverett B. Merrill, basso all, Of Bos-
ton.
There was a small wreck on the st.
JohnsburY Il Lake Champlain rail-
road "Wednesday Of last week. A car
jumped the track, pulling of the
tender and one or two other ears.
The engine and most Of the train re-
manned on the track. No one was
badly hurt, though one Of the brake
men, Lawrence, was considerably in
iured.
A verdict for the plaintiff to recov-
or $500 and costs was rendered at
Montpelier last week in the suit
brought by the administrator for the
benefit Of the father and mother as
next Of kin Of Philippe A. Desrochers
Of MiddIeseX, who was killed March
is, 1897, while alighting as passenger
from one Of defendants trains a short
distance from Barre transfer.
Waterbury has voted TO contract
with the Consolidated Lighting COM
pany Of Montpelier to light its streets
with two are lights Of 1000 candle
power each at $50 each per year and
100 or more incandescent lights OF 80
candle power each at SO per light per
year, the said to burn from dark to
] a. m. 300 nights in a year. The
contract will be in force for five years.
Conductor Stanley Of the Rutland
road was standing on the rear plat
form Of a passenger coach between
and Winosski last week
two nights in succession when his
lantern was shot at and smashed. A
brakeman on the Burlington Il La
moile narrowly escaped being hit on
the head by a brick which was thrown
into the eaboose one night last week.
The officers are at work on both cases.
A happy opening Of the wedding
season in Bradford was the marriage
Tuesday Of last week, in the presence
Df a large concourse Of friends and
townspeople, OF Miss Katherine
Louise Parker, daughter Of Col IL. +.
Parker, the genial editor Of the
Opinion, TO Mr.. VIM. ;.
Of Concord, n. H., al
young banker Of excellent reputation
n the social and business class OF the
.ity.
The Vermont Marble company OF +
Proctor have been awarded a sos, 200 I
contract 70 furnish the interior marble |
or the new government postotlice and |
building in Buffalo. The |
marble will all be clOuded Rutland |
With good deal Of fine carving. This !
: the largest contract for interior mar
he work ever taken by this company /
md there are few buildings in this
ountry that contain so much Of one /
lind of marble.
Brattleboro may have a chair fec
DRY that will employ 200 men. The
chene is essentially a local enterprise
nd is projected by the lumbermen on
be Narrow Gauge, who believe that
his is the true market for their chair
took, instead Of shipping it to Gard
er. They figure that there would
q a difference Of 500, 600 a year in
reights. The recent action Of the
abroad in raising freights has set
hem to looking into the matter
James Meagher clerk for ;. w.
enter at North Bennington, met
18th a painful accident while driving
he grocery and meat team. He was
rossing the trolley track when sud
enly the axle snapped near the
heel. and without warning he was
lrown to the ground. The fall was
severe one and he was considerably
ruised and shaken by it. The cart
assed over his chest and broke two or
lree ribs. besides innicting other in
,rnal injuries.