Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-29
state of Vermont.
v.,,s Condensed and Rewritten for
lh Our Readers.

deputy cOllecIoi
lington' :, Nt;daloh,r,
he ea .ome ice Friday, breaking his
is :,b ~ lee between the hip and knee.
Nor Warden was nearly asphyxi'
..aJ by coal gas last week at her home
sl7p Pags!.urnpsic, snow having choked
.bo idraught in the chimney.
email blaze at Mortified last
a in a building owned by DIR. w.
WI Ioyo was extinguished by chemi-
D. d.. before much damage was done.
Ionis Rivait, Burlington carpen-
-- occompanied by the wife OF Med
Ii Uetu of the same city, recently
JIi;....nneared, causing somewhat of a
.ensation'
robn HAYES Of East Shoreham had
ao loot crushed at Leicester last
u rock He slipped while attempting
,o hoard a moving engine and fell
With one foot on the rail.
The firm of underwater 81 Co. of
Darlington, manufacturer of paper
tovss is soon TO remove 10 Brooklyn
an account of the cost Of transporting
.tork and boxes TO and from Burling-
ion. , ,
Miss Annie Swain johnson, grand
laughter of Hon. A. n. Swain, the
retaTan editor Of Bellows Falls, to
Charles r. Dunklee, Of West Brattle-
b0rO
A report comes from Barre, which
E. youched for by certain parties, to
the effect that a child was born in
FIAT city March IL, on whose breast is
remarkable birthmark in the form
ola shamrock leaf.
Frank W. Bragg, a prominent mer-
chant Of Rutland, aged about 81 years,
committed suicide Friday by taking
poison and shooting himself through
the head. Dependency on account
Of illness was the cause.
The Casein company of America,
which has been organized in New
York, will control the paint factory
Of W. A. Hall, one Of the largest and
most hourishing business establish
ments in Bellows Falls.
Al the annual meeting Of the Mont
uelier Public Library association at
the Kellogg-Hubbard library it was
unanimously voted to sell the books to
the Kellogg-Hubbard library and dis
continue the association.
Adolphus BoOsko Of Bristol had the
iorefnger Of his right hand cut off
while sliding down hill in the Little
Notch the other day. The sled rum
ner broke through the crust and the
Ice cut the finger of Clearly.
The Merchants National bank of
Rutland was closed Monday pending
IN investigation to show how far its
assets are impaired. Cashier Charles
w. Mussey was asked to explain GER
tain discrepancies in his accounts.
Some Of the scenes OF Miss Mary +.
wilkins most popular stories-not-
ably silence which is her fayorite-
are laid in the Deerfield valley, and
there are few authors TO whom the
people Of the region feel more drawn.
The bin appropriating 5000, 600 for
a new postoiiice building at Burling-
ton has passed the United States Sem
ate through the successful efforts of
senator Proctor. The struggle now
is to get the bill through the House.
The ten suits which have been
brought by different parties against
Knott Il Closson, brokers OF Burling-
ton, have been entered with the
county clerk. The suits cannot be
tried until the September term OF
court
Charles Ernest White of Bellows
Falls, who graduates from Hartford
Theological seminary this year, has
been solicited by the American board
OF commissioners for foreign missions
TO accept position as teacher in the
Doshisha, in Japan.
Miss Elsie Leslie, the charming
Young Green Mountain girl who won
fame as Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
Will next season star in Paul Leices-
Ter ford's new play, "Janice Mere
attn. Miss Leslie will as usual spend
The summer at Poultney.
Peter Pooler, the father of Curtis |
fooler who is in jail charged with
,1e murder Of Aleck Devino. went to
Burlington from his home in Fairfax
last week and visited his son and, |
with an attorney, they held a long |
conference. Mr.. Pooler is about 90
years Of age.
The death OF Mrs. John W. Stewart |
Oh Nlddlebury, wife of the ex-goyer-
nor occurred last week at the winter
nome OF the family in Boston. She |
lad been for many years an invalid, |
out possessed rare qualities of charac-
yer which enabled her to maintain |
unusual cheerfulness.
Mrs. Emily HYDE Grinnell died at |
1er residence in Colchester last week |
al TIE very remarkable age OF 1903 |
years, months and II DAYS. Mrs. |
retained most Of her bodily /
aNu mental faculties until the very |
.asl ana was a most remarkable in