Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-31

the fre department the barn which
adjoins it was saved. The loss is es-
timsted at about 81 600. Mr.. Cut
Ter had it insured, but it is reported
that the insurance ran out but short
time ago and he never renewed it..
Most OF the furniture was saved.
Geo. S. Fish of Bennington was
found dead in his home recently, hav-
ing committed suicide by placing the
muzzle OF gun under his chin and
blowing off the top Of his head. De-
spondency is said to have caused the
act. He was recently arrested charg-
ed with assault upon his wife, but
sentence was suspended. Mrs. Fish,
who was the mans third wife, left
him soon after the affair. He was
suffering from muscular rheumatism.
T.. II. Deavitt and Frank Plumley,
counsel for Charles Doherty, the con-
demned murderer, who is sentenced
to be hanged next March, will petit
ton the supreme court for new trial
on the ground of newly discovered
evidence tending to show the re-
spondent's insanity. 1t is claimed
that this evidence could not have been
procured with due diligence on the
part Of respondents counsel before
the trial of Doherty in county court.
The treasury department announ-
ces the emoluments OF the collectors
of customs as follows: Collector 10
phar M. Mansur OF the Memphrema-
cog district in Vermont received a
salary of $4,000, made up from a
salary of $4,000 and 81 900 from
commissions. Collector Olin Merrill,
for the district OF Vermont, received a
compensation of $4,000, made up
from salary allowance Of 81, 900 and
$500 for commissions.
Death has sadly afflicted the Turner
family, which resides in SALISBURY
near the Bennington line, and which
is highly respected. Monday, Jan.
IA, Frederick, aged 20, died after
short illness with the measles. Jan.
%, Norman, aged 27 and unmarried,
died. He was sick with the same
disease, which developed into acute
Bright's disease. Friday morning,
Eliza Jane, the only daughter, aged
80 and unmarried. died with the
same disease.
A badge button plowed up in
Bridport some months since was
marked with letters representing the
10 original states. Several papers
stated that in the list OF initials, S. c.,
n. c., ", NJ, D., p, n. j., n. Y, c.,
II. l., NJ, n. H., and g., there was
one NJ. short and G.. substituted. In
such case Maine must have been
counted instead OF Georgia. Maine
was, however, an integral part of
Massachusetts, until 1920, when it be-
came state.
The postoffice department is hav-
ing hard work to let the star route
contracts in Vermont this year. The
new contract specifies that the bidder
must live contiguous to the route
and that mail shall be delivered to
all persons living along the route who
put up suitable boxes. This is re-
garded as no mean task and many
bids have been rejected entirely by
the department, which regarded them
as too high, and in some places no
bids have been made.
The meeting of the New England
commissioners to consider the matter
OF the erection OF New England
building at the Pan-American expo
sition in Buffalo will be held in
Boston February 2. The committee
having in charge the raising Of
$4,000 in Vermont reports progress
and hopes to have the full amount
pledged before the meeting of the
commissioners. During the absence
of Hon. n. w. Fisk in Europe, Hon.
Henry c. Bates of st. Johnsbury
represents the interests of this state.
Recently two men and a woman
were at the Putnam, Bennington, an
nouncing themselves agents for the
Globe company, engaged in the man.
ufacture of women's suits, cloaks, etc.
They canvassed the town, usually get
ting a share of the money when they
took an order. The laundress at the
Soldiers Home invested over $40.
The parties suddenly disappeared,
taking with them goods, money and
some of the furnishings from the
rooms they occupied at the hotel.
Geo. w. Clark of Morrisville went
to Burlington the other day intend
ing to purchase saddle horse for his
own use, providing that he could find
one that would just suit him. He
not only found one that "took his
eye," but he found seven, each weigh
ing about ten hundred pounds, with
which he was ''suited to T." In
fact, he was unable to decide which
one of the seven was the best, so he
bought them all, and now he has a
stable filed with prancing equines.
Robert NJ. Collins, Vermont boy,
who graduated at Middlebury college
in 1889, was in charge of the Asso-