Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-30

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Of Hon. Frank Plumley and has been
the successful principal Of the North
held high and graded school for three
years, resigning this year in order to
complete his law studies.
Recent cases Of persons charged
with intoxication tried in Ludlow
were the following: Patrick Tiernev
found guilty Of third ofiense. fined
80 and costs, appealed; d. J. Keat-
ing, Jr., pleaded guilty TO second
oiiense, fined $40 and costs, which he
paid; Waldo c. Whitaker, Jury trial.
found guilty, fined s. and costs.
appealed; Daniel Whitaker. Jury
trial, found guilty. fined s. and costs,
appealed.
Monte J. B. Fuller Of Clarendon.
one Of the young men who went to
Cape Nome in company with A. w.
Spaiiord OF Rutland, has returned.
looking as il his experiences in the
Arctic region were conducive TO good
health and strength. Mr.. Fuller saws
that his party slept in a tent when 1t
was so cold that their teeth would
chatter. No one took cold, however,
and save for seasickness he was per-
fectly well all the time he was absent.
Walter Thurston, Groton black
smith, died last week Tuesday with
what Is feared was black diphtheria.
His body was buried soon after death.
Local physicians characterized the
disease as quinsy sore. Physicians
from Woodyille were called and pro-
nounced the disease diphtheria. Be
fore this scores Of people had been ex-
posed and the people Of GrOton are
much stirred up over the matter.
Thus far no other cases are reported.
Benjamin H. Burt, Jr., recently
bookkeepper in the Merchants Nation
al bank IN Rutland, has secured an
engagement and made a very favor
able contract with Weber and Fields,
the New York comedians and theatre
managers. Mr. Burt will have an
part in a piece now re-
hearsing in which Lillian Russell and
other well-known stars will have
place. The piece viii be put on at
the firms New York theatre at the
opening Of the fall theatrical season.
VIM. Labumbard Of Bristol has
discovered part Of the skeleton Of
some kind Of an animal that may
have roamed over this country CEN
turtles ago. He was digging in
field on the Charlie Norton farm a
few days ago when he turned up a
piece Of jaw bone having attached
dozen or more teeth. These teeth
were four inches long ana an inch
and q half square. They evidently
had belonged to an animal Of some
,ize. He also found a fiat bone about
Is large a. his two hands.
Government surveyors are in st.
lohnsbury making plans for big
lam above the falls at the state fish
When the dam is complet-
a it will enclose a pond OF about %
lcres, or almost as large as stiles
pond. The government has bought
he entire Livingston farm Of its
present owner, Mr.. Weeks, and a
rood portion OF that property viii be
under the present plan. a
lam $50 feet long and u feet high
win be built next spring, just above
he falls, and the farm house will
be utilized for a residence
or fish culturists.
Maude Levanway, the young
woman who appropriated one OF the
DIVER Hack Company's horses TO her
,wn uss for two or three days after
firing II for as many hours, came
nto Burlington city court Friday |
morning and took her sentence after
ntering a plea Of guilty TO an infor-
nation filed by the states attorney. |
he was sentenced to serTe not less
han six or more than eight months
n the house OF correction at Rutland.
hermann Kelley, the companion OF
laude Levanway, is under bail,
harged with the larceny of the team
: was the Girl, il having been shown
bat the two planned the business
ogether.
The members of the state Typo
raphical unions were up in arms last
,eek over the announcement that the
ate commissioners Of printing have
warded the state printing to a firm
n Albany, n. Y. The members Of
he printers union threaten dire VEN
eance at the polls in September on
lembers of the state printing COM
,ission who are candidates for office
! the September election. Members
the local union have sent out men
nd they claim to be able to control
rom , 600 TO $500 votes in Mont
elier and Barre alone, as the mem-
ers of the different stone cutters ana
olishers unions will join together
, assist another union.
The death and burial at sea OF
harles Gattoni, a granite WORKER
,rmerlv of Barre, is reported. lie
N Rarre July 80 for New York and
there on the s. > La
opraipe for uavre. He was VIC
m ~ stone cutters consumption
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