Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-22

picked him up and he himself wa
/, knocked down. The horse lay :!
minutes before it was aole to get up
The accident happened in North field
Knott Il Closson of Burlington,
commission merchants and brokers,
made an assignment Of their business
Saturday for the benefit of their
creditors. The liabilities of the firm
are estimated as not over 500, 600.
they are said to have been the larg-
est dealers in cotton in the East dur
ing its recent fluctuations, outside the
large stock exchanges. Mr. Knott
thinks that the business can be dis
posed of at a price that will nearly
equal the liabilities.
The Boston Il Maine Railroad COM
paLy will build an additional track
from Springfield station to Claremont
junction, N. H., making a double
track all the way between Bellows
Falls and the latter place. The
change is made TO accommodate the
large increase in freight traffic from
the Grand Trunk via the Central
Vermont railway. The co npany is
also to abolish the Springfield freight
station and consolidate the business
at Charlestown, the erection of large
freight depot there being necessary.
A serious runaway occurred at
Bennington Friday morning. five en-
! ployees of the Vermont Turning and
Lumber company being injured.
The men were driving to their work
when the horses became frightened
and ran, throwing them from the
team. The men injured were:-John
Mcclure, serious scalp wound and in
jury to the eye; David Robinson, bad
~ cut about face and leg injured;
Edward Brown, severe scalp wound;
George Kendall, probably injured in
ternally; Frank Brown, slightly in
iured.
Col. William Jennings Bryan will
visit Vermont again in June. The
shortness Of his recent visit was a dis
appointment to the Democrats Of the
southern end Of the state, especially
at Brattleboro, where plans had been
laid for a monster gathering. Col.
Bryan expressed his regret at not
being able to see more Of Vermont at
this time and promised, should moth
ing unforeseen prevent, to return in
June and spend week at Brattleboro
in rest and recreation. He expressed
a desire TO drive over the Green noun
tains and fish its streams, a pastime
of which he is passionately fond.
Chrytopher Bosch, who resides be-
tween bennington and Hoosick, n.
T., was arrested last Thursday night
charged with burglary in the first de-
gree and assault. About 10 O'Clock |
a. L. Simpson was awakened by out
cries from his daughter some 20 years
of age. He went to her room ard she
claimed man was in it. \ search
led TO the discovery OF Bosch, who |
was hiding. How he got in is not
known, but il is believed be secreted |
himself in Miss Simpsons apartment
before she retired. Mr.. Simpson
promptly knocked Bosch dewn, and,
with the aid of members OF the fam
lily, bound him and took him to Hoo
sick Falls, where he was committed |
to Jail without bail.
The tenth annual reunion of the
Vermont association Of Minnesota
was held Feb. at Hotel Nicollet,
Minneapolis. The affair was pro-
nounced success and thoroughly en-
loved by the 200 or more guests pres
emit Rome G.. Brown, member OF
the Dewey national monument COM
mittee, Of Minnesota spoke in behalf
OF that monument. The funds for the
monument are all being solicited from
Vermonters now residing outside the
state. When the requisite amount
has been secured a fine bronze statue
of the hero of Manila bay will be
erected beside that OF Ethan Allen,
which now stands at the foot OF the
steps leading TO the capitol at Mont
PETER. Mr.. Brown has collected in
Minnesota $3.50 and desires to make
the total $500.
The Princess Of Salm Salm Of Carls-
ruhe, Germany, who has taken
nurses part in some Of the great wars
OF the past half century, is on her way
to Chicago TO organize a hospital
corns for the Transvaal, Mrs. L. III. |