Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-17
state of Vermont.
-. NEWS Condensed and Rewritten for
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turing the lnOlth " a Pih ~
new baggage-room II feet square
.. ling built few feet north of the
EIontraI Vermont railroad depot at
Mortified.
Fred Barnham of Monkton COM
,itted suicide last week with shot
, ,,n AT the home of his brother. His
mind was unsettled.
Rev. J. Edward FaTow, who lately
of the Methodist conference, has
ioiped the Congregational church at
Fellows Falls by letter.
While George Burgess Of Rutland
uas riding his wheel recently he was
brown several feet, striking on his
lace and breaking his nose.
Tie Mcmahon house on Walloom-
.gc avenue in Bennington Center was
burned early Sunday morning. The
aonse was valued al 81, 900.
petition has been handed the
Fletcher selectmen 10 call a special
meeting to see if that town will vote
10 establish a liquor agency.
Mai.-Gen. 0. O. Howard of
Burlington was reelected president Of
the American Tract society at its 18th
annual meeting in New York, May 3.
Col. Edward J. Booth Of Burling-
ION has received a medal from the
English government for honorable
sarvire during the Fenian raid OF
ls10.
The Lyndonyille village school is
80 overcrowded that in the primary
department 40 have been put on half
lime. 20 attending in the forenoon and
20 in the afternoon.
The Wayside Inn in Pownal, better
known as the cline house" from the
fact that il was situated on the line
between Vermont and Massachusetts, /
vas burned last week.
Frank Barney and Herbert Parker
iell 20 feet to the cement floor Of the /
Springfield electric station last week,
while placing a heavy cap on the /
boiler. Both were badly hurt.
Mrs. Mary Wells Burdick and her
daughter, Mrs. Lucretia Clarke of
Factoryville, near Chester, celebrated
their birthdays last week. Mrs. Bur-
dick is 90 and her daughter 76.
The present month marks the 20th
anniversary Of The Dial, which was
founded in 1850 by Francis Fisher
Browne. Mr.. Browne was born in
South Halifax, VT, Dec. Z, ls43.
Thomas Winters Of Rutland took
8 dose Of Paris green one morning
ast week and disappeared from the
house soon after his recovery. 1t is
thought that he went to Whitehall, h
Ny. /,
job Hartman of California, the
candidate Of the So
cial Democracy, who is now on a tour
Of New England will tour Vermont /,
beginning about May Il, on which day
or day later he will speak in Rutland.
A meeting Of the Democratic state
committee was held last evening at
Montpelier. They fixed the date Of ,
the state convention at Montpelier, {
Thursday, June Ia. The temporary
gsairman viii be ID. G.. Furman Of
Swanton.
The Champlain Transportation
company Of Burlington have decided
to build a new steamboat, one Of the
finest crafts of its size, TO take the {
place two years hence of their liner,
the Vermont 1t Will probably have
The same name.
Frank Harris OF Milton, accused Of /.
ambezzling SlO0 Of the funds Of Geo.
W. Austin Of the same town, was !;
brought into the court at Burlington
ast week. TIE court fixed his bail at !.
!, 900 as requested, which was fur
lished by Harris. +,
That Charles MASSEY, the cashier Of
.he wrecked Merchants bank. was clos
ned with the Officials in the bank last
week for several hours leads many TO !.
Inspect that he has turned states evil
lenee, which would make il decided
, interesting for Mcclure.
Last week the body Of Mrs. Chas. ,
A. Jennison was found in pond at :
v ellesley, Mass. She was formerly +
Mis-, Geneyieve Hickok Of MorTisville, !
md was married three months ago. h
me was q graduate Of Wellesley and +
Young woman Of unusual talent. I'M
Judge Rodney Whittemore, SO,
'ho died las. week at st. Adams, had ~
zen county commissioner and assist !
VT Judge Of the county court. He I,
vas pronounced Prohibitionist and 7
vas the candidate OF the party for h
oVernor in 1894 and 1896 and also y
ahdidate for Congress. In
Josiah Birch Of Bennington, a re- p
pecled citizen, died May 9Th. He a
.as born in eastern New York and Il
.Ss 70 years Of age. He had re- Il
.ied IN Bennington since April, 1867, y
40 mad been with the Putnam man v
llaeiuring company since then. For il
I years he was sexton Of the Congl
hurCh. =
Nelson J. Jillson, 80. OF Readsboro Ii