Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

several suits of clothes were taken
with other goods. The money draw
er was ritied and the postofIice in the
store was broken into and a quantit,
OF money taken. The officers ara
searching for the burglars.
Gen. Robert Avery of New York
president Of the Hinesburgh Electric
kallroad company, is in Burlington
and states that he is to set a large
force OF men at work by the middle
OF the week TO finish building the road
which was begun three years ago and
which has been talked Of with vain
hopes for the past ten years.
Windsor is to have a new depot in
the near future, located on the oppo-
site side OF the tracks from the present
station, thus insuring the cutting off
OF death trap. II is proposed to
erect a handsome brick structure on
the old freight house site at an.exbense
OF from $4,000 TO SIC, 900, the same to
be equipped and furnished with the
latest improvements.
At the special meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Merchants National
bank Of ST. Johnsbury, May q, to see
il they should reduce the capital of
the bank from 100000 to $50, 600
1t was decided not to do so, as only
1881 votes were cast and 1000 were
necessary, so the matter was dropped.
OF the votes cast l,29l favored the
and 40 were against it.
4 thunder storm Friday Of last
week extended over a radius of 30
miles or more, seeming to have It's
center at Brattleboro. At Chester
field, 100, 900 feet Of lumber, belong
ing to George Amidon, was burned;
at Guilford the heavy downpour OF
water caused considerable wreck, and
az Putney, two COWS, belonging TO
Dana Clough, were struck and killed.
DIR. Millington was recently on the
road a little way from the. village Of
Londonderry when lightning struck
50 near that ii rendered him une0n-
scious and when he recovered he found
both thills to his carriage broken and
The harness completely of his horse,
which also seemed to be stunned by
the shock. The doctor borrowed am
other pair Of thills and went on his
way.
Martin Colvin, a man employed in
he work Of blasting for the big cut
IF the Rutlaud-Canadian railroad at
Rock Point, was struck in the leg by
i stone from a blast Wednesday morn
ng. May %, and his leg broken. lie
vas brought to Burlington and taken
o the Mary Fletcher hospital. lie
vas standing behind a tree when the
,last was fired and stepped out too
DON.
The body Of Angus Finalson, who
disappeared April q, was found
loating in the canal racks at the In
Paper company's mills at
BELLOWS Falls Friday. The body was
ully clothed and showed no marks of
INJURIES. Ii is now thought that
'inalson fell from the Rutland rail- /
cad bridge on his way back from
Worth Walpole, where it is claimed /
e was last seen.
One year ago there was considerable 1
xcitement in Bellows Falls over the 1
lking Of letters from the pOstoftiee I
nd opening them on the part Of .
Ienry Gould. lie went 10 -. Johns
ury in June and was placed under
300 bonds. lie was indicted at
February p, and was sem
snced by the United States court at
last week to one year in the
rkhouse a. Rutland.
Rev. c. y. Thomas. pastor Of the
church at Bristol, was
1bbed OF $40 and several valuable
apers last Friday morning at Essex
junction by pickpockets. states
.ttorney Brown Of Burlington
sceived a telegram from Brattle- .
orc announcing the arrest Of three
len who were thought to have COM
lifted the theft and they were
rought to that city Saturday.
The log drive OF the international
aper company doomed at Bellows
ails and containing over C,OOO,0O0
ct Of logs broke away last week.
efore new booms could be strung p
% 900 feet Of logs had passed through
,e falls and are on their way down
10 river. The Van Dyke drive Of
,er 60 900, 600 feet is being held at
Tells River and fears are entertained
lat the booms there will not hold.
Thomas T. Daniels, one Of Hard !
ick's extensive granite manufact-
rers, came near losing his life recently
lille working in his polishing mill. ]
: wished to shift q belt from one Z
llley TO another and used an iron bar 8
r the purpose. The bar was caught
y the rapid moving belt, carried I
yay. hitting Daniels on the side OF a
+ head, cutting a bad cash and rem. !
ring him unconscious for several i
ours. II is expected that be will re- J
yer.
The second annual session OF the
} DOL for health officers under the di- I
ction of the state board Of health Q
Lot rn-naLs with I