Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-07-11

moment hesitation she Struck tht
pitch and tune and sang also. but she
changed the wording to IAN Fools
Look Alike to Me. and held the
boards after the insulters had vanished,
followed by the laugh OF the crowd.
The barn in Danville belonging to
Geo. c. Carey. a well-known travelling
man and a sugar dealer. was struck by
lightning last week. 1t contained p
head OF cattle and was burned 10 the
ground. In attempting to rescue the
cattle two men had a narrow escape
from serious injury. The lightning
! struck a tree a few rods distant under
which seven of Mr.. Carey's most valu-
able cattle, worth y 900, were stand
inc and all were instantly killed. One
Of the animals was Gladys, an import
ed COW, valued at $3.50. Mr. Carey's
total loss is - 300 and he will prob
ably receive -, 800 or S5.O 900 insurance.
Patrick Henry Casey of Bennington,
aged II, was drowned the Fourth.
while bathing in the small pond at
Bennington Falls. Several boys were
with him but could do nothing for
him. He had been troubled for some
time with heart disease and it is
supposed that his heart failed him
after he entered the water. The body
was quickly recovered. Another
drowning accident in the same vicinity
occurred at Battlefield Park,a pleasure
resort on the electric railway, Thursday.
Alfred Smith, - years OF age, went in
bathing alone in the Walloomsac. He
could not swim and got into a strong
current which carried him into deep
water where he was drowned before
anyone could reach him.
Reuben Flood, the veteran soldier
printer. Journalist and all-round
sportsman, died june IL in the
Bennington jail where he had been
taken for intOXication only two or
three hours previous He was over 90
years OF age. and had been an inmate
Of the Soldiers Home at Bennington
for two years. In his death. the
typographical fraternity loses a
unique and original character. He
was "a tramp printer Of the old school
and had worked m new spaper offices
in every state and territory ia the
United States, with one exception
also in Northern Mexico and most Of
the Canadian provinces. He had
Travelled from ocean to ocean and from
the frozen north to the tropics on foot.
He Joined Company NJ, 10th Michigan
cavalry, at the breaking out OF the
Civil war.
Daniel J. Gale OF Bristol, Conn, a
leading clock inventor, who died
lately, was born in Waitsield, December
"a. 1850, and was the youngest son of
Richard Gale, who was a soldier in the
Revolutionary war Mr.. Gale went
West at the age of "a, locating at
Sheboygan. Wis. He was a born
inventor and began to study clock |
movements with the idea of making |
calendar clock. After 20 years he
was successful in patenting a calendar
movement for clocks and came East |
with it. when he met the customary
inventors luck and somebody else |
made the money on his 20years' study |
He became connected with Bristol |
CLOCK companies where he held |
important positions. His ability in
devising new ideas for clocks was
not exceeded. but he never realized |
adequate financial returns from his
O. j. Gale of Williams
town was bis nephew
Sons of Vermont are playing a
part in the development |
and pacitication of our oriental
To Admiral Dewey is
due the necessity for taking the
Islands. He with Prof. Worcester,
another Nermonter, were members Of
the first Philippine commission. On
the second commission is Judge Taft,
the chairman, and now the civil
governor, who descended from an old
Windham county family, Prof.
Worcester, and Judge Ide OF st.
Johnsbury, who is the author OF the
new civil code OF practice Tor the
courts. Former Lieut.-Gov.
Bates was recently appointed Judge
and assigned to the lloilo circuit.
Mason 5. Stone was recently made a
division superintendent of instruction
and assigned to the island OF Negros.
Several high school teachers have
received appointments and have been
to different parts OF the /
archipelago. Rev Walter c. Clapp,
yermonter, has Just been appointed as
he American representative OF the |
church for the island.