Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-05-23

burned in the carpet underneath. The
mattress was hustled out of window
and the fire controlled.
Harry Hicks and Merritt Reed were
arrested at Manchester last week for
breaking into an unoceupied house
owned by John j. Paris and stealing
cider. They waived examination and
were held to await the action Of the
grand jury. Hicks has just served
term Tor breaking into Blackmer's
store at Manchester Depot.
Ellis Moore of st. Johnsbury has re-
signed the position in the Youths
Companion office which ne has held for
several years, to enter the employ OF
ID. Appleton Il CO., New York city. He
will travel for them in Pennsylvania
during the summer and in the fall will
have charge of an office which the
company will open in Philadelphia.
The old Haskell store, long a land
mark of West Cornwall was destroyed
by fire one night last week. The
building was occupied by Frost Il
Atwood as a general country store
with about $500 worth OF goods.
Their insurance was S2500, leaving
loss of $1,000. Haskell family's loss is
above 2000. with $500 insurance.
Friday Vernon Rogers of Cabot was
confined in Washington county Jail for
safe keeping. The charge against him
is for an assault committed upon his
step DAUGHTER, a girl ten years of age.
Rogers is a married man of medium
size and is 45 years of age. 1t is re-
ported that the girl he assaulted is in a
very serious condition and may not re-
cover.
The Montpelier listers have filed
notices that they win be at their office
MAY % to hear grievances of citizens
who do not like the idea of having
their lists doubled. The board this
year has doubled the lists Of b. f. FL
/ field o. NJ. Fisher, j r. Langdon es-
tate, Helen w. Redlield, Mrs. G. IL.
Reynolds, John G. Wing and Joseph
| A. DeBoer.
| W. A. Faulkner, a native Of Whit
4 ingham and cashier OF the Peoples
! National Bank at Brattleboro from its
organization mp TO about - years ago
aud later Of the Hide y Leather at
4 Boston, is cashier and one Of the d.
rectors Of the American National bank
recently organized at Boston with
$4,000 capital to begin business
about June
The hardware store Of w IS. Teachout
AT Essex Junction was broken into one
night last week. Entrance was made
| by the breaking Of pane Of glass IN
one Of the large front windows.
i Knives. shears and razors, and one
revolver. to the amount OF about $40
were taken. This makes the third
time the store has been broken into
within four years.
An autopsy conducted by five doc
tors was held last week on the body OF
Mrs. Chas 5. George OF Barre, shot by
her husband while target shooting IN
| the house 1t was found that death
was caused by the bullet wound and
not bv a shock. II has not yet been
decided what will be done with
George. The time for the hearing has
not vet been set. He is very much
depressed and refuses all nourishment,
The fight between the Slavery and
| Saunders factions of Wallingtord to
determine which OF the two should be
recommended by Congressman y. ).
| Foster for the office of postmaster at
/ Wallingtord has been ended, temper
arily az least, in favor Of II. G. Savery.
OF the 224 signatures on both petitions,
/ 123 names, u of which were those OF
women. were accorded to those Of
Sayery and l0l to 5. {. Saunders.
The annual school of instruction for
health officers will be held in Burling
ton July to 10, under the direction
of the state laboratory of hygiene. The
program is now being made up by the
state board OF health. A much larger
attendance than usual is expected, as
by a recent act of the Legislature each
town in the state is obliged to pay the
expenses of that towns health ofiicer
while in attendance at the school.
Rev. Ellie X NJ, Jones, for four
wears pastor of the Barre Universallst
church and perhaps the best-known
woman preacher in the state, has
RESIGNED to take effect about July |
and will accept a call to Illinois.
When Rev. b. Wallace Jones became
pastor of the church seven years ago,
Mrs. Jones, who was ordained as a
minister before her marriage, became
associate pastor and on the death Of
her husband in 1897, she succeeded
him in charge Of the church.
Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy
have been filed BY Frank II. Baldwin,a
Rutland merchant, who has liabilities
| Of ii, 932. IS, of which sl,4l4.5l is I'M
secured. and assets of Sl,O2O, IRON
which he claims nothing as exempt !;
Mrs. Eleanor Anderson of st. Adams,
who has liabilities OF 1892, assets 500 !
Walter A. Curtis, section hand, Mont
heller. liabilities, S235.4s, assets el5s-
i50: John A. Adams, railroad fireman,
Burke. liabilities, 1913 assets, sl6o''
of which $1,000 is an insurance policy
and $3.50 is exempt.
Rev. Ezra Hoyt Byington, ID. D., one
Of the foremost Congl clergymen I'D
! rs,AAanlN his