Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-08
state of Vermont .
,,. Condensed and Rewritten for
Ie Our Readers.

ia y !, non numbering in the woods IL
Eindham county.
" Russell, city Judge OF Bur
>. " for the past six years, died Of
..Hboid fever last week.
pp'aIoD Smith, a Barre blacksmith
o Inrome bankrupt. His liabilities
s ~, s5lg and assets $500.
In, g35 couples attended the
Hcstion bali of the new furniture
,',tory At Richford last week.
nrocko Kelley has been declared in
and will soon be moved from the
. .l,o mi nrison at Windsorto Waterbury.
soath Ryegate auditors after ex-
.ining the accounts OF their town
e ,uiI # has run 5000 in debt the past
year.
ooo NJ the few surviving war gov
n "~ /. the venerable Frederick Hol-
s,ook Of Brattleboro, who has just
Jsbrsted his seth birthday.
Tho annual state convention OF the
yonng Mems Christian associations of
Iow HAMPSHIRE and Vermont will be
1slJ AT Brattleboro, March 10 to Is
inclusive.
The trial OF the case OF State VS..
MARGARET Doheny for too severely
finishing Fred Morse, Barre pupil,
ieyoraI months AGO, resulted in her
scqDittal.
The free library at Westficld, built
.t A cost Of about $4,000, from the
mpd Of $4,000 given the town by A.
4 Hitchcock, was dedicated last week
With appropriate services.
Ia Howes OF Montpelier, q for
uer station agent and well-known
Musician. was arrested sunday for
threatening to shoot his family while
pmporarily crazed by drink.
The one cannon which was to be
assigned this state as a trophy Of the
Spsni.h-American war arrived last
week at Mortified, where il is placed
IL the custodianship Of the university.
Over I3 600 busneis OF beans were
harvested on Grand Isle last season.
Beans have advanced :, per bushel
during the past six months and now
rtail at from 1928 to $3.50 per
bushel
The Italians OF Barre recently pre-
4nted the drama, "Antonio Gas
pariano, to large audience at the
opera house in that city. IL was a
lI.act play and was given in the
Italian language.
John Anderson OF East Montpelier, |
pO.isher for the Blue Mountain |
Granite Co. at South Ryegate, met |
With q bad accident last week in |
which he broke two bones near the |
vrist Of his right arm.
Mr. James Knapp of Middlebury, |
who was seriously burned several |
weeks ago by a spark flying from the |
stove, died Friday evening. Che was
SO years Of age and leaves a husband |
and Young daughter.
Five prisoners were received at the
house Of correction, Rutland, during
The past week, one being contributed
by each Of the following towns: Bur-
.ngton, st. Johnsbury, Cambridge,
Windsor and Rockingham.
Samuel w. ST. John OF East Hub
oardton is dead, aged 63 years. He
went to his barn TO close the door,
when the heavy wind blew IL off and il
leIl upon him. lie sustained injuries
rom which he never rallied.
Wilmington proposes having a re-
anon the Fourth Of July, when for a
week the hospitablc homes OF the
own will he thrown open TO receive
orner residents. From the responses
eceiyed, a great crowd is expected.
A valuable diamond ring was found
bale Of old newspapers at the In
irrational paper mill at Bellows
ais one day last week. IL had been
OH oy some person in the Boston
lerald Office, who gave notice OF her
Oss.
A curious stone was found on j. NJ.
ionghton' farm in Guilford recently
'alch is supposed to be a specimen Of
pa Mr.. Houghton intends making
ufther Investigations there next
plhg lie has also found copper
here.
Iie mystery concerning the burn
" OF II. j. Ordway's barn i'm Brad
'I ~. lew weeks ago has been solved. .
mule boy, who has been living in
~ family, has confessed that he was
y 'ause Of setting the fire, smoking
cigarette in the barn. II
James Boyle is reported TO have /
'ulInitted suicide at Derby by cut j
ng MS throat with a razor. The
'e !, was committed in the cellar OF |
T. iwombley's house where Boyle /
OlAed. lie was 10 years old, not ,
'allieu' and a victim of dependency. ,
a.. ine financial account of st. Mary's !
: ''uv,uFal, Burlington, as it stood at {
= Ciose OF the year 1899 shows the '
\, l' W lot the year aggregate Sl5,-
Z. ~ " and the disbursements Sl2,- '
, - l, The balance of cash on hand 1
J, a. sS'''2. The bonded debt is 4