Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-04


ter, as clerk of the sub-station at Brat
tleboro. Another carrier will be ap-
pointed.
The steamer Chateaugay made
the last trip of the season on Lake
Champlain last week. She began to
run April 20, and, although it was
nearly month later than usual, the
season has been a very prosperous one
for the company.
The paint shop and store house of
the Hale Manufacturing company in
East Arlington were DESTROYED by
fire Dec. q. The contents of the
building included about ID car loads
of finished chairs. The company
will rebuild at once.
A man giving his name as William
| trasier was arrested in Essex juno
ton recently charged with having
stolen team from G. NJ. Smith, a
liveryman Of Burlington. lie had
sold the team to Essex Junction par
ties for $40. lie was jailed.
George WHY'S Benedict, son OF
Hon. G. G.. Benedict, and Miss
Jane Lois Simpson, niece of General
w. w. Henry, were united in mar
riage at Burlington last week. Mr..
Benedict is a member of the faculty of
Brown University, Providence.
McIndoes is a cheap locality for
wood. On the meadow above the
mill are 5000 or 10, 600 cords OF slabs,
covering about 10 acres of land. In
the village the mill.men deliver l6-
inch slabs for - a cord Four-foot
hard wood sells for S2.75 to 80 a cord.
The 100 inmates Of the Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington were
well remembered Christmas day with
boxes Of fruit, jellies, cigars, candy
and reading matter which came from
all over the state. Many Of the gifts
were from the Woman's Relief corps.
Charles Sweeney and Alec Ducat,
who were under arrest for stealing
chickens, made their escape from the
Mortified lookup last week Tuesday
morning. The seleetmen have offered
a reward OF $50 for the capture Of
both the prisoners or S25 for one Of
them.
The w. II. Fletcher mill at Brattle-
boro has been sold TO the p. II. Potter
company OF Springfield, which owns
large mill at Jamaica and some $500
acres OF timber land in that county.
The purchasers propose to run the
mill to its full capacity and employ
nearly 100 hands.
Frederick 5. Weld and wife Of New
Haven, Conn, have brought suit for
g, 600 damages against the town OF
Jamaica for damages which Mrs.
Weld received last summer by driving
over the side Of the culyert in that
town. which, it is claimed, was not
properly guarded.
The dairy OF Martin Gibson Of
Ryegate was recently examined otli-
cialy and IL OF the so animals con-
demned and killed. This is the third
time he has sacrificed a part OF his
herd on account of tuberculosis. Mr..
Lumsden in Ryegate had ID con-
demned and killed last week.
In the present Congress there are two
new men who were born in the Green
Mountain state. One Of them is Rus
sell Judson Waters OF Los Angeles, |
California. The other is Burleigh
Folsom Spaulding OF Fargo, North !
Dakota. Representative Folsom was
born in Craftsbury Dec. 3, 1858.
Hazel c., five-year-old daughter OF
Edward Elwell and wife Of Benning-
ton. was burned to death last week.
She arose before her grandmother did
and in some way her night gown |
caught fire. She rushed out OF doors
and before help could reach her was
one mass Of flames. Her mother
was at a neighbours.
The conspiracy charges against First |
Constable VIM. II. Buchanan of Bar
re have been mol pressed in Wash
ington county court and II appears
the serious charge OF conspiracy to
extort money! from the Italian wo-
man. Bianchi, that has been hanging |
over him since last July, was mostly
suspicion and not fact
Negotiations are in progress for a
transfer OF block Of land in Burling-
ton TO the firm of Smith Wright X
Sons. upon which they will erect
building TO be used as a branch oil
their plant at Williston, which is one
of the largest OF It's kind. The plant
is termed a freezing plant and is used
in storing poultry, etc.
E. r. Hard, who for more than
half a century had been well-known
member OF the Chittenden county bar
died Monday at his home in Burling-
ton. He was born in Essex in 1874
and was admitted TO the bar in le49'
lie had been states attorney OF Chit
tenden county and city attorney and
recorder OF Burlington.
win Murphy of Lyndon Tipped the
end of a whip-lash INTO his left eye,
tearing up part Of the white ana
necessitating long lay-ofi under med,