Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-09

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Prof. Harry Engels of Rutland is
preparing a set Of books for the Ner-
mont Society of Colonial Danes.
These contain family archives and the
records of the members of the society.
The first book, just completed, con-
tains the charter members and has an
index. This list Is printed in red, the
letters being old English type. There
are $4,000 letters and over 5000 fig
ures in the work. The binding is to
be very elaborate.
/ A serious runaway occurred recent
| ly in Monkton while John +. Ladd,
with Mrs. F. II. Dean and Miss Cor
nelia Burritt as passengers, was driv-
ing to the lake. The horses became
| frightened at something and ran, final
lily oyerturning the carriage and
throwing out the occupants. Ladd
and Miss Burritt escaped injury, but
Mrs. Deans left arm was broken be-
tween the wrist and elbow and the
bone above the elbow shattered.
During the month Of June 1888
immigrants from Europe via Quebec,
were admitted to the United States
through the district of Vermont. The
countries from which they came were
as follows: Russia, 1887; Italy, 80;
Austria, 80: Arabia, 80; England, 30;
Roumanla, %; Finland, Ia; Syria, 2S;
Holland, IL; Iceland, II; Ireland, s;
Germany, 8; Turkey, 5; Greece, 3:
sweden, 3; Armenia, 4; Galicia, 3;
Hungary, Denmark, Poland and Nor
way, l each.
VIM. II. Bradley of Woodstock has
two large scrap books which are Of
peculiar interest, They contain
about l,200 letter envelopes issued
/ duriug the war Of the rebellion, each
having printed thereon some patriotic
/ picture or political burlesque applica-
/ BILE to those stirring times, the illus
trati0ns accompanied in most cases by
some current patriotic phrase or eX-
! planatory lines. Many of them we"e
Exceedingly ingenious and number
Iare Of artistic merit.
Geo. II. Babcock's store in Burling-
ton was burglarized lately and guam
tity Of cigarettes, cigars, etc, carried
away, entrance being effected through
a window ten feet from the ground.
| Officer Cosgrove arrested Leslie Gun
bingham. Eddie Roach and Charlie
Mitchell, who pleaded guilty to the
charge and were sentenced to the In
dustrial school during their minority.
| They also confessed to entering W. A.
Writings boat house two weeks be-
fore and stealing money, gloves, etc.
Frank l. Slack, for years a we'll
| known insurance agent at Rutland,
was arrested last week charged with
embezzling the funds Of an insurance
company. a warrant was issued by
States Attorney Rice on complaint of
the Fidelity and Casualty company
Of New York, which charged Slack
with embezzling the funds of the
company while acting as its agent.
No amount is given in the warrant.
/ II is understood that the shortage is
several hundred dollars. Slack fur
nished the $500 bail asked by Justice
WAYNE Bailey. Rice asked that the
hearing be postponed one week.
At an adjourned meeting of the
board of trustees Of the University Of
| Vermont. held in Burlington, July %,
the chairs in the medical department
were filed as follows: H.C. Tinkham,
NJ. D., professor of anatomy, the dean
Of the medical department; A. +. \.
! King, NJ. D., professor Of obstetrics;
lap. Grinnell, NJ. D., professor Of
theory and practice of medicine; j.
Henry Jackson, NJ. d., professor OF
physiology: J. ". JENNIE, NJ. D., pro-
lessor of materia medica; John Il.
Wheeler. A. NJ, NJ. d., professor of
surgery: Horace i. White OF New
| York, N. D., professor pro TEN OF
chemistry.
! But for the prompt action of Fred
/ Babeock, a conductor of the Burling-
ton 4 Winooski Traction company, q
serious fire might have resulted Thurs
dav afternoon in Winooski. As Mr.
/ Babcoek's ear was coming along the
conductors attention was called to a
burning drapery in the house OF Hen
nv Dubuc. Babcock ran to the house,
tore the screen from the window and
threw the burning draperies, as well
As several pieces Of furniture which
had caught fire, to the ground below.
The walls and furnishings Of the room
were badly sc0rched. 4 little girl
was found in the room, who evident
IIv was playing with matches and set
| the fire. The loss is fully covered BY
! insurance.
During a recent heavy thunder
shower the house Of Win Campbell in
sutton was struck by lightning. The
| boIt apparently descended upon the ell,
/ SCATTERING it considerably, then entered
| a room In which Mr.. Campbell kept
tools. sugar, etc. The tools were
! knocked about and several sugar tubs
shattered. 4 stove was in the room
with the pipe running into the kiteh-
on chimney. This pipe was thrown
sbout and some Of it Strengthened out
aat From there it entered the kitch-
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