Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-04

ed at Brattleboro Wednesday Of last
week with an attendance estimated at
1000, which is fully up to the record
OF last year, Notwithstanding the in
crease in the price Of admission. The
second day the crowd was estimated
at 10000. In the department of az
rieulturai products there were 10
pumpkins, with combined weight
Of over 1000 pounds, and the exhibits
IN other departments were on the same
scale. There were so floats in the
coaching parade. The races were
close and exciting.
L. II. Lemay, a prominent and
wealthy Montreal merchant and
oiiiceholder, was arrested last week to
answer to a suit brought by j. w.
hetchum of Yergennes, for alienation
OF the affections Of his wife. j. w.
hetchum Is the owner of the Yergen-
mes Enterprise and is the member
elect Of the House Of Representatives
for the city of Yergennes. 1t will, it
is said, be claimed by the plaintiff
that Lemay enticed Mrs. Ketchum in
to Montreal and that the time-old
round of folly was the result. The
case was practically settled out Of court
Saturday, Mr.. ketcham releasing all
claims for damages.
The patrons Of the Shelbnrne Co
operative creamery have received no
pay for their August milk because Of
a shortage In the accounts OF the in
stitution which j. now being inyesti-
gated. The creamery was established
in June, 1899, and since il has been a
paying institution. In fact it has
paid % the farmers larger prices for
their milk than any creamery could
10 and prosper The president Of the
creamery association Is Truman An
drews; treasurer, ii. w. Tracy and
A. w. Burdick. No blame
for the deficit is attached to Mr. Tracy
On Mr.. Andrews and no crooked work
i charged to Mr. Burdick. The err
ror Is credited, however, to bis care
lessness aud much Indignation is felt
toward him.
Mrs. Robert A. Monroe Of Lyndon-
vile was the victim OF very painful
accident at McIndoes. She was about
10 take the New York express and
not observing that the gate was shut,
owing to the darkness, started to step
aboard. The train by this time was
moving and the jar Of coming against
he closed gate with 50 much force
brew her down between the car and
be platform. With great presence OF
mind. and at the imminent risk Of her
,wn life, Mrs. Morris Hunt, who was
near, sprang down between
he car and platform and by main
trength dragged Mrs. Monroe from
Ter perilous position and succeeded
n lifting her up on the platform. II
vas necessary to amputate her left
DOT and she was otherwise injured.
The bienniel report Of the trustees
i the Industrial school makes an in
showing. Since 1898 LA
,oys have been committed TO the
chool and 81 returned, making, with
he loo previous inmates, total Of
81 during the two years covered By
he report There were y girls COM
nitted during this time and re-
urned. making, with "a there in 1893,
total of So. The net expense OF the
Institution to the state in 1889 was
go. 92G.75, or S14l32 per capita.
they find the institution in an excel
snt condition and endorse what
Andrews says about
he need OF one or two cottages apart
rom the larger buildings, where tru-
nts or those guilty ofminor offences
ould be taken care Of without the
anger OF demoralizing contact with
he inmates held for crime or INSIDE
leanor.
Further information has been re-
eived in Bennington of the massacre
d China July 81 OF missionaries OF
he American board, among whom
7as Miss Mary L.Partridge, formerly
I North Bennington, and niece Of
!. C. Partridge, ex-minister to Venez-
ella. The missionaries were located
[ the Shansi mission and numbered
3 adults and five children. The last
,tters received from the mission were
ated May II last. At that time me |
did not seem TO anticl-
ate any trouble for themselves. july
0, by direction of the provisional
oyernor of the province Of Shansl,
he entire party started for the coast
90 miles distant. The governor sent
onard with them, and promised that
bey should be protected. When 10
,iIes from the station, the guard |
nrned upon them and massacred |
very one.