Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-28


children and two great.grandcbiI.
dren. Each Of the descendants of the
aged couple presented them with a
doll dressed in bank note.
A man from Montreal named
johnson lost control of his wheel
while coming down Weston's hill in
Winooski Wednesday, June 20. and
ran into the fence at the bottom.
smashing the wheel. The man re.
ceived several bruises about the head
and it is thought internal injuries.
lie was taken to the Fanny Allen
hospital.
Eldorus Wilder, Jamaica, has
brought suit against his brother-in-
law, Sydney Jones, of Jamaica, for
$1,000 for injuries which Jones in
iiicted in fight, which took place
August l, 1898. While rolling on the
ground Jones seized the lobe of
Wilder's ear between his teeth and
bit 1t of, for which Wilder gave him
a severe pounding and now seeks
further satisfaction.
William Rowen Of Barton Land
ing, aged about Is, was shot in the
head Wednesday of last week by the
accidental discharge Of rifle in the
hands OF a companion and lived but a
short time, the ball penetrating his
skull and lodging inside the head
Young Rowen's mother is in feeble
health and is nearly delirious over the
sad event and fears are entertained
that she may not survive the shock.
Middlebury college has just received
a gift Of $50, 900 from Ezra J. War
ner Of the class Of 1861 for the Warner
senior hall. Mr.. Warner had pre-
viously given $4,000, which, with
this additional sum, will enable the
college TO erect a science building
comparing favorably with that of any
other institution Of the kind. Work
was begun on the building some time
ago and the contractors have the ex-
cayations nearly completed
Reports come from every direction
Of the presence Of obnoxious animals
in Bennington county. While the
children at one Of the Bennington
schools were having their recess one
day last week they came suddenly up
on three bears that were lying in a
clump Of bushes not far from the
building. The animals did not mind
the children, but the latter made
tracks for the schoolhouse as fast as
they could.
A large leak in the dam at Oar
ling's pond in Groton, the trout pre-
serve Of Hon. ). L. Griffith Of Dandy,
caused a general exodus Of fishermen
from Montpelier to that place last
week, as fishing in the brook. which
forms an outlet to the pond is not ex-
empt. The brook was also lined with
and some fine strings of
trout were caught Ii is not thought,
however, that any large part of the
stock Of fish in the pond escaped.
The Brattleboro police arrested L.
year-old boy at the Central Vermont
railroad station Monday on suspicion
that he was the person who stole some
Boston n Maine mileage books at
Puney Saturday night. The boy Of /
fered a mileage book for sale at the /
station. The ticket agent, who had |
been notified that the railroad station (
lt Putney had been broken into and /
hat some tickets and mileage books /
lad been stolen, at once suspected the /
ad.
Seeley Hamilton, a negro living in /
was arrested Tuesday /
morning Of last week while eflecting
IN entrance 70 the store Of A. G.
Pierce on College street On several
recently money has been
missed from the till, and a week ago
officers were placed on watch in the
building. Hamilton was sentenced in
city court TO serve not less
han five nor more than six years at
lard labor in the states prison at
Windsor.
Nathan Young, a youth Of about le
ears Of age, was recently found on
he streets Of Montpelier by Health
officer Hardness. DIR. Hardness per-
uaded him 10 come to his Office,
where he made an examination Of
i'm and found that he was i'll with
measles and mumps. Young, who
vas shabbily dressed, said that his
Ione was in Lisbon, n. H., and that
e was looking for work, but had not /
zen successful. He is being kindly /
AIRED for II
News came to Fair Haven last week
rom Fort Collins, Col, that VIM. ).
'orbes. formerly Of that place, had
led from an accident and that his re-
mains would be sent east. lie was
orn in Shoreham August Is, 1874.
IL was educated in the public schools
md was a prize speaker at Saxton
}iyer academy, where he graduated
n 'g4. He entered the University OF
-ermont in '9j and was one OF the
most popnlar class members of the !
ollege. He went west for his health.
The first reporter in Vermont to
10 a petition in bankruptcy under
be new law is John A. L, Julian OF :
,arre. His liabilities are soot.5S.
!. -, a biryrlp worth SO, :