Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-04
State of Vermont.
~ News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

susie Sawyer has been appointed
postmistress at Newbury.
The Burlington Humane society
car the prevention OF cruelty to ami
mals has been formed.
I gupt. NJ. s. Stones report shows
thai bradford academy has the largest
library in the state but one.
Al Lawrence, Mass, VIM. Close
was sentenced to two years in states
prison for printing bogus B. & NJ.
| mileage books.
G. Y. Williams Of North Mont
heller. aged 45, hanged himself In his
barn Friday night. No cause is
assigned. lie left wife.
Paul and James Warner OF Fair
fax we're arrested for stealing potatoes
and fined SIS each and costs, total
Of s2s.55, which they paid.
New York friends OF Gen. o. o.
Howard Of Burlington are planning
10 give him dinner at TIE Waldorf
Astoria November 6, his 10th birth
day.
The reports OF attendance in the
Burlington city schools for the first
week show net increase Of III pu-
pls over that Of the first week of last
year. The attendance this year is
1860.
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy
has been filed by Burton III. Humph-
rev Of Barre, laborer. lie has LA
biiities OF s437.s5, Of which s42l.s5
i unsecured and assets $3.50, all ex-
empt.
Alta special Waterbury town meet
ing it was voted to exempt all indus
tries which NAV locate in that town
and use a capital exceeding 81 900,
from taxation for the term Of ten
Years.
The store Of w. l.. Tillotson of
Bakersfield was burglafized last Thurs
day night and about $50 worth Of
property taken. Entrance was effect.
"a BY breaking in one Of the large
glass windows.
Thursday morning a bolt Of light
ming badly damaged five rooms in
Thomas Dufry's house at Enosburg
Falls and shattered the bedstead upon
which Mr.. Duffy and his little son
we're sleeping. No one was injured.
John Van Horn OF Calais was ar
rested last week by Deputy Sheriff y.
G. Templeton, charged with burning |
some buildings in Woodbury. in 1894.
he was brought into Washington
county court at Montpelier and bail |
liked Al y, 200.
During the thunderstorm Thurs
day lightning struck the large barn
on the w. IL. McAllister farm near
West Enosburg. The barn with it,
contents was totally destroyed. There
Is about $4,000 insurance on the
building, and 81 500 on the contents.
The house OF correction al Rutland
i beginning TO I'LL up and the num-
Der Of inmates is increasing daily.
There are 40 men and women pris-
oners In the institution al present.
The reason for the increase in the
daily arrival Of prisoners is that the
county courts now in session about
the state are disposing OF criminal
cases.
Gnildhall i fortunate in receiving
the gift Of a new library and Masonic
building TO be presented by Col. +. Z.
Benton OF Belmont, Mass. Guildhall
i bis native town. The corner stone
4 to be laid with four Masonic cere-
monies by W. Scott Nay of Jericho,
grand master. Many of the lodges in
The vicinity are to take part in the ex-
ercises.
The 3sth annual session OF the
grand lodge Of Vermont, |. Q. q. T.
will be held at Lyndonville Wednes-
day and Thursday, Oct. 10 and IL,
and promises TO be the most import
ant in the history of the temperance
movement in the state. DIR. ID. ii.
Mann of Brooklyn has promised to
be present, also many other prominent
speakers.
The body Of Orwin Bessey,sl years
OF age. was found in the Winooskl
river short distance from North
Duxbury last week. 1t had been over
week since Mr.. Bessey left home.
OF late he had been reported at times
respondent. He had been unable 10
work for some time and had been de-
pendent on the town of Duxbury Tor
support. He is survived by WIFE,
one son and three daughters living IN
Connecticut.
James I. Mari Of Barre has received
q letter from relatives in Scotland
telling of the death of his brother |
Alexander Mari, at Colenso, Natal,
from wounds, while fighting in the
British army against the Beers. HIS
son, Donald, and a brother-in-law
have also been killed in the British
service. They were in the Transvaai
when the war broke out and joined
the Natal colonial troops. Mr.. MARI |