Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-17

road will now be abandoned.
/ English newspapers report the dealt
IN London, Eng, Of Emmanuel Baron
Won Liebich, for many wears pianis
to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. an6
well known throughout the United
Kingdom, both as pianist and com
poser. BY his death Rudolph Yor
Llebich, at present a resident of Bur
llngton, inherits the baronial title.
j. E. Harris, the versatile news.
paper paragrapher, invented and
patented a stamp book some time ago
1t Is now said the stamp book the
government is selling is a direct in.
fringement of his patent and that he
can collect a royalty on every book
sold. The profits bid fair to be over
y, 600, 600 a year to the government.
As the outcome of the recent fire
investigation at Mortified Charles
-. Sawyer, who occupied the building
IN which the fire occurred as marble
shop, and George Hedges were arrest
ed Wednesday Of last week for arson,
and taken to Montpelier. Bail was
fixed at $500 each, which was secured
and they returned on the evening train.
The fall term of Chittenden county
court promises TO be long and inter-
esting. Two murder cases will be
tried, those of Gilbert Farmer, charg-
ed with the murder of Agnes Willis,
and Curtis Pooler, charged with the
shooting and death Of Aleck Deven.
eau, in Westford. The Knott Il Clos
son cases viii also be heard at this
session.
Warrants were issued in Burlington
recently, charging the keeping and
maintaining Of bucket shops by Ford
\. Wicker and eX-Mayor Thomas Lar
ner, who have been conducting stock
and brokerage offices in that city.
The two offices were opened shortly
after that Of Knott Il Closson was
closed on account Of their. failure.
Bail was furnished in both cases.
Montpelier police are looking for a
little Barre girl with a baby face.
She went into a dressmaking shop in
That city few days ago and made in.
luiries about dress. Soon after she
departed a pocket book was missing.
Il was left in the hallway with one
penny for luck. The remaining -
lad gone. She gave her name as
smith and Il is said that Barre dress
makers have been robbed in similar
The Waterbury National bank has
brought a civil suit against John &.
9arrar, the former teller, to recover
nough money to make mp the def
iency between the cashiers bond, S20,-
100, and the amount Of the defalcation.
The papers were served Wednesday
light and property in the village in
which Farrar was interested has been
ttached. Farrar is employed at coll
Getting water rents for the village Of
Waterbury.
Guy c. Lamson Of BrattlebOro, who
1aduates from the Rochester Theo-
Dgical seminary this week, has won
he special scholarship prize Of ssh for
he highest average above 80 per cent
n all the studies for the last two /
ears, his average being IS l-2 per
ent. Mr.. Lamson will be ordained /
o the ministry May l6 in the Baptist /
hureh at Brattleboro. lie will enter /
tate missionary work in Vermont, /
robably locating first in West Corn
-all.
Hon. en-. Spaulding Of Burlington
led Tuesday Of last week after a
,eek's illness with pneumonia. Mr..
went to Burlington -
ears ago, since which time he has
cen connected with some OF its lead
~ banking institutions. He was one
I the organizers, and, later, vice pres
lent of the Howard National bank,
nd the first president Of the Burling-
IN Trust company. He was also
irector and treasurer OF the Cham
lain Transportation company.
Monday night Of last week the two
ear-old daughter of Peter Don Dom
cav Of Bridgewater was missed and
arents and friends searched and
ound tracks leading to the river, and
loueht the child was drowned. Par
o, went down the river as far as
gesf Woodstock and a large crowd
.arcbed an night. Tues lay morning /
,ey found the child asleep on a rock
a clearing nearly two miles from
ONE. She had wandered through |
,e woods and was chilled but viii
We.
The announcement is made Of the
edding of Charles C. Quimby OF
ARE and Mary r. Ieaton, which
,ok place in Concord, n. H., May l.
bev intend to move to Barre The
ride Is fbe widow Of Leonard NJ.
eaton. who was killed last Deem
,r bv blow from a section OF steam
.pe dealt by Z. c. Wlngate during
, alteration at the latter's steam
pndrv Asuitis now pending in
r conrts. brought by the former
RS Yeaton against Laundryman
ringate tn recover $4,000 for caus-