Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-12

enc was arrested and returned with
her husband.
The fourth of July was appropri-
ately observed at the house of correc-
ton. The band furnished music and
besides the drill there were athletic
contests in the shape Of foot races,
three-legged races, jumping, ETC., for
which small prizes were awarded.
Prof. J. b. johnson by his own re-
quest has been granted a years alb
sence from duty at Norwich UNIVERSE
ty for the purpose Of recreation, trav-
ell and study. Prof. johnson has
taught for over q years continuously
and well deserves the vacation which
he is to take.
The Vermont Marble company at
Proctor has nearly completed a new
tramway by which sand will be
brought to the mill from the bed
three miles away. Under this new
arrangement a bucket containing 500
pounds of sand will be received every
twenty-four seconds.
Barnard Town, who for the past
five years has been an inmate Of the
Montpelier poor farm establishment,
claims he has discovered perpetual
motion. Ii is claimed that on Thurs
day evening he set the machinery
going and that it is running yet with
out visible motive power.
Geo. Carter OF Ludlow had his
right leg broken and was seriously in
iured about the head Thursday after
noon. He was coming down West
hill with a pair of horses and a load
Of hay. When part way down a part
Of the load, with Carter on it, slid on
to the horses and they ran away.
Dispositions have been taken recent
ly in the pending litigation to estab-
lish the validity Of the will Of the
widow Of Hon. Abiashi stoddard Of
Westminster. About $4,000 are in
yolved. Mrs. Stoddard made a cousin,
living in Boston, the principal legatee
and now other cousins strive to break
the will.
Immigrants continue coming into
the state by way of Quebec. Within
the last three weeks some 1000 have
passed through White River Junction
on their way to New York. They
were mostly Austrians and Russians,
and evidently of a better class than
the Russian Jews who used to come
this way.
Peter Snyder Of Burlington had the
fourth finger on his left hand blown
of the Fourth by the explosion OF q
cannon. The rest Of his hand was
somewhat burned. Arthur Provost
of that city had his left hand quite
seriously lacerated by the explosion of
a cannon fireeracker, which he failed
to drop after the fuse was lighted.
The following petitions in bank
ruptey have recently been filed: Geo.
A. Bagley Of Montpelier, a fireman,
liabilities SG52.56, assets sl,19b.ao.
exempt $3.50: Nelson +. Geuo Of
Wateryille. liabilities Sl79.50, assets
s226, exempt 1923; Fred w. Haskell
of stowe, granite cutter, Liabilities
s743.35, assets 500, exempt $3.50.
A terrific electrical storm, accom-
panied by yeritable deluge Of rain,
passed over Vergennes about mid
night Thursday. A barn belonging
to Ira Brady Of West Ferrisburg was
struck by lightning and a horse be-
longing 10 him killed. The bolt set
the barn on fire but it was eNtin-
guished before doing much damage
BENJAMIN Smell, who was hanged at
Washington, d. c., Friday for the
murder of a l3-year-old girl last
August, was a clerk in the United
states pension Office and a native OF
Vermont. His victims name was
Lizzie Weisenberger. Smell cut her
throat with a razor because she did
not want TO work at his house any
longer. r,
A team belonging to w. j. Thomp-
son of Vergennes ran away last week:
The horses took fright at the sound oil
a saw that Mr.. Thompson dropped
into the bottom OF the wagon while
standing in front Of the forward wheel
when the horses jumped he was
knocked down and both wheels passed
over his leg and ankle, injuring nm
severely. =
The True Blue Marble company OF
Rutland has leased the Corona mill at
brandon and will put it in running
order at once. The output of the
Pittsford quarry will be sawed in
Rutland. The quarry at the latter
place is proving to be regular
marble Kiondike and an enormous
quantity of the finest marble Is Delhg
taken out there daily.
George Foster, age 80 years, unmar-
r;ed a LOG man at work with the ' an
DYKE drive, was killed at Bellows
Fails by a Boston Il Maine passenger
train Tuesday evening of last week
He was walking between the double
tracks and to avoid south-bound
train stepped on the inner track, MOI no,
noticing the up train, which struck
and instantly killed him.
w. 4. Shaw, observer at the weather
bureau Mortified, reports a mean
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