Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-09-20

Mrs. Abbie NJ. French, a lady of
about 10, residing in Barre, who is
now on a visit to her sister in Cam
bridge, Mass, recently had the mis-
fortune to be relieved OF about 500 in
cash. The act was committed in the
Manhattan market at Cambridge
while Mrs. French, with her sister,
was busily engrossed in making some
purchases. There is no clue to the
perpetrator of the deed AS Mrs French
was not aware Of her loss until some
time later. This is not the first time
that Mrs. French has suffered loss at
the hands of pickpockets. While in
Boston two years ago, her pocketbook
containing lesser sum Of money was
neatly gifted" by a youthful member
Of the profession in the shape of a
l2-year-old girl.
Col. lie Grand b. Cannon of Bur-
lington has made arrangements with
j. n. Slower, general manager of the
Chateaugay railroad, to carry out a
scheme planned by Col. Cannon for
the protection and preservation of
the grave Of John Brown near North
Elba, n. y, il having been neglected
until it was almost lost sight Of. The
grave is situated five miles from North
Elba in the open fields, which John
Brown cleared for the use of negroes
before he made his raid upon Harper's
Ferry. 1t is close to the shingled
cottage which he built. Recently
Col. Cannon put force of men with
landscape gardener to grade and
terrace the plot of land, and he will
build an iron fence seventy-five feet
square around the grave. The en-
closure will be known as John Brown
park.
The propagation Of the Mongolian
pheasant as an addition to the game
bird, OF America has received much
encouragement in Vermont. The
cock i a snowy fellow. The hens
look very much like the partridge in
color but have longer body and
being slender can probably fly farther.
The Billings farm al Woodstock has
raised them for table use. The birds
are confined in pens covered with
netting, provided with spruce trees
and other methods of concealment,
which seems TO content the sly
creatures. The birds are Matched
under domestic hens and given pens
in the fields with the adopted mother. !
Some of these get away and are seen
on the Billings estate. When the hay
was cut on the meadow this season an
old bird was discovered setting. This
shows that pheasants can winter out !
of doors in Woodstock.
j. II. Greer Of Ludlow, about three
weeks ago missed a fine young Hol-
stein, COW from his herd, which is
pastured near the wilderness known
as Ludlow mountain. This region is
covered by thick impenetrable /
growth OF brush, where the old timber /
has been cut of, and rocky gullies.
In these dismal hills, the COW was
tied to tree and kept for DAYS, as
appearances indicate, then killed for
beef, when the poor creature was
probably too far exhausted 10 give
milk any longer. For long time in
years past the Illicit distineries of
these mountain Businesses received the
attention Of United States officials.
Lately the slender column OF smoke,
which indicates the moonshiner, has
been seen to rise, just before the close
of daylight. 1t is said that other
cattle owners have noticed an attempt
to get COW out of their pasture.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Vermont State Firemen's association
was held at Rutland last week
Tuesday afternoon. There was fair
George II. Burch of
read an interesting paper
entitled "Why and Because. ]" The
place OF holding the next meeting
was left for the executive committee
to select. The following officers were
elected: President. X. X. Hannum
Of Rutland; vice presidents. II. l..
Thomas of Winooski, II. T. Hope
OF Poultney, S. ID. Miner Of YER
gennes, Elmer e. Gould of SPRING
field. and n. ID. Phelps of Barre;
f. ID. Moore OF Bennington;
l.. G. Grant of Burlington;
executive committee, F. f. Perkins of
f. II. Stone OF Middle
bury. ID. F. Carmody Of Fair Haven,
w. a. Carpenter Of Barre, George II.
Burch Of Bennington; statistician,
George II. Burch Of Bennington; in
representative, George w.