Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-01

tne pace. Mr.. Cross. Notwithstanding
MS advanced age, is still active. bot6
physically and mentally.
4 bad epidemic Of smallpox ba,
broken out near Castleton IN a negro
settlement Nine of the negroes are
now afflicted, the cases being of vary
lhg gravity. The settlement is isolat-
cd, 50 there is little chance Of the dis
ease getting away from it. A strict
Quarantine has been established.
Those IN the colony not afflicted have
been vaccinated
Sheriff II. ). Wilson Of Bennington
has been appointed the commissioner
to supervise the expenditure of 81. 400
Tor repairing the highways IN the town
OF NoodtOrd. One-half the amount
VIII be paid by the state, the remainder
by the town. The town asked for
state aid in repairing the highways
which were badly damaged BY the
freshets last spring.
A girl who saws she is Irene Canning
and was abducted from Barre In
February, is held at Goshen, Ind She
has dreams that she is an heiress to
large fortune in Galveston. She gives
her age as IS. 1t has been found that
her parents reside in East Barre and
that she has been gone since February
but her tale about being an heiress is
simply a brain fancy Her mind is
believed to be affected.
The March term Of Washington
county court has been the longest and
most expensive OF any on record Dur
Ing this term which began March 5
and ended last week $4,000 in round
number, has been paid out BY the
county clerk Some Of the larger items
az expense include 10000 TO jurors.
81 200 to witnesses for the state, $3.50
10 reporter and 500 to assistant
judges.
Judge Watson, in Washington
county court announced his finding OF
fact I'm the evidence introduced on the
petition for a new trial in the forgery
case OF State vs.. Donovan. The court
found ID substance. that States At
toney H01r played cards with the
Jurors three on more times, but always
In the presence of one or more officers
of the court The court also failed TO
find chat the states attorney did any
thing 70 influence any juror in the dis
charge othis duty.
4. B Conaut, a Boston lawyer. who
has been In BrattlebOro, trying 20 To-
cate missing money and yaluables be-
longing 10 Sidney g.. Bristol. who was
shot and killed recently az Brattleb0r0
ha, located the money in a Boston
bank, where it had been deposited by
Bristol Mr. Bristols watch and ring
were found in his trunk at Cambridge
The temporary disappearance Of these
yaluables lent strength 70 the the
ory-nOw eXploded-that Bristol had
been murdered for them
The Plattsburgh \. Y. Sentinel
SAYS: Vermont, one OF the smallest Of
states claims the record OF containing
within Its borders the largest private
estate east OF the Mississippi-the
5000 acres containing the country
house of Dr. W Seward Webb. The
estate 1. known as Shelburne Farms,
and as il was created by the consolida-
ton OF no less than L. big farms, Il
seems to be fairly entitled TO its plural
Shelburne Farms border
the shore of Lake Champlain for six
miles. about seven miles south OF Bur
lington, and contain some Of the pref
test meadow. forest and pasture land
IN the state Of Vermont
VIM. c. Tyler OF ST. Johnsbury has
received word from Mrs James Gray,
his sister, that the British government
has lust granted her permission to re-
turn to Pretoria alter an absence from
her home OF two and One-half years.
When the Boer war broke out Mrs,
Gray at once left the city, and her
husband. who was Presbyterian pas
Tor there. was given his choice by hru- |
ger 10 enter the Boer army or leave
The city within . hours. Mr., Gray /
chose the latter and was for a time |
chaplain in the British army. Later /
he became librarian OF the Pretoria /
library, receiving his appointment irom
he British government
Edward MYERS. VIM. Fenton and /
Chas. steady. formerly of Burlington,
WHO were believed to have been
drowned during a gale on Lake Cham
plain. May l.. 1896, have been iounu
live and well in New York city /
where they have positions The boat
m which they started from Essex, \.
i for Cedar Beach. was found over
urned the next morning. but no trace
If its occupants could be discovered.
steady was a man OF means ana q re-
ward of 800 was offered for the re-
,oyerv ofhis body. Finally his e.
ate was settled and the property went
3 his mother. who lived in Starksboro.
so explanation has yet been given Tor
he mems sudden disappearance.
Death Of r. j. Humphrey
Robert J. Humphrey. founder OF the