Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-12-06

States Attorney Geo. L. Rice. The
persons enjoined are the proprietors
of the Brunswick House, John ii.
Dugan's drugstore and Cleveland Il
Griffin's drug store. The case against
Frederick Fem was continued as the
defendant is quarantined in his house.
Last week as Plinn Houghton OF
Kirby was unloading his sled load OF
cream at the creamery in st. Johns
bury the horses moved sufficiently to
start the sled over the 30-foot EN-
bankment and soon horses and sled
were floating in twenty feet of water.
IL was nearly an hour before both
horses and sled were once more on
terra firma and by the time this was
accomplished both horses were dead.
William Lamare, rs years of age,
went to the home Of his parents in
Bridport few days ago and at once
became troublesome. After a lively
dispute with his parents, in which he
threatened their lives, he left the
house and broke several of the win
dows with stones. His mother fired
"A shotgun at him, the contents Of
which landed in his face. He was
later arrested and landed in the
county Jail.
A discovery made in the Chitten-
den meadows a short time ago shows
how long timber may be preserved
under ground. A farmer, who was
digging well on a terrace several
feet above the level of the stream,
came upon a sound log at depth of
Is feet. These meadow flats have
been long time in forming and it
must have taken hundreds, il not a
thousand, years TO cover this log
with Is feet Of earth.
Mrs. Mary Cullinan, aged so, wild
ow OF Thomas Cullinan, who for
many years was section boss on the
Bennington and Rutland branch of
the Rutland road, was instantly kill
ed by passenger train at Arlington
Wednesday Of last week. She at
tempted 20 cross the track just as the
train was coming into the depot. The
body was cnt in two and horribly
mangled. She leaves several children,
all residing in Arlington.
Last week Monday while Bert
Severance and Henry Trepah were
engaged in putting some stays under
the roof OF barn on Mr.. Severen ,e's
farm in Colchester, the roof, which
was heavily loaded with snow, fell in
upon them. Ii was nearly an hour
before the men were extricate1 from
the ruins. Both were in a helpless
condition and were let down from the
building in blankets. Two of
Trepah's ribs were broken.
Hon. O. NJ. Barber, state auditor,
in his remarks at the Vincitia club at
Barre recently stated a fact that
appears TO have escaped the historian.
In the first volume of probate records
OF Bennington there appears in an
inventory of the estate OF deceased |
person this item: zone slave Jim.
IL has been stated with pride that
ours is the state that 'never owned |
slave" and we are sorry to be com
PEELED TO note this patriotic sentiment
must now of necessity be revised.
Ex-senator 5. L. Griffith Of Dandy
saws that the lumber business has ma
terially improved since the national
election. lie is selling lumber now
at the same rates he did last year and
has more orders coming in daily than
he can fill. He already has contract
ed for eight million feet. His winter
cut aside from what will be put in at
the mills owned in company with
others, will amount to over l6 million1
feet. Mr.. Griffith expects to clean up
the timber at Groton this winter and
after this is done to dispose OF all his
property there.
The recent destruction Of the Bur-
bank & Leonard box factory at Pitts
ford leaves that town without a sim
gle manufacturing industry. The
fire originated in the sawmill attached
to the two.story main building. Al
ter blazing fiercely for several hours
the fire died ont from lack OF fuel.
The property was sold recently to
the Weinie Brothers, who had al
ready taken possession. The new
owners had moved in their machinery.
The formal transfer of the property
had not taken place. The building
was insured 1900, but this sum will
not cover the loss.
Israel Gilmott, about 60 years OF
age, who had been in charge OF the
Richard Bailey farm in Berlin for the
past wear or more, was struck by a
freight engine on the Central YER
mont railroad a little before u O'Clock
Of last week and instantly
killed. The accident occurred at
what is known as the Tabor crossing
near the Barre transfer. Mr.. Gilmott
leaves wife and three children. The
horse that was attached to the sled
escaped injury. Conductor Charles
Simmons had charge Of the freight
Those on the engine were Engineer (
.tNt,,, Nfnz,v and Fireman John