Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-30
State of Vermont.
Its News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

A Barre woman objected to payinl
a poll tax that had been levied agains
her-by mistake Of the assessors.
Judge Henry c.. Ide, who is spend
ing the summer at his old home In ST
Johnsbury, is 10 return 10 Manila a
the end OF his six months leave of alb
: sence. He will leave st. Johnsburl
about Aug. 10, sailing from San Fran
cisco on the Coptic, Aug. Is.
A despatch from the navy depart
ment at Washington received in Bur
lington the 23d says: -"Command
ant San Juan cables necessary to sent
Paymaster Aud north. Able 10 trave
in two weeks, Another operation i'm
perative. Climatic conditions against
it,
One mai killed while in a state o.
beastly int0xication, Il arrested fol
drunkenness or disturbance of the
peace and the arrest of a circus en-
ploye for collecting pay Of boys and
letting them crawl under the tent To
see the circus were the results Of cir
Gus day in Rutland, July p.
The funeral party accompanying the
remains OF the Hon. S. l.. Griffith OF
Dandy lett San Diego, Cal, for Yer
mont July 25. They expect to reach
home on Saturday, the first day OF
August. The funeral viii be held in
Dandy at the Congl church on Tues
day, August 4, at two o'clock in the
afternoon. Services were held at the
winter residence OF Mr.. Griffith, 1.-The
Palms" July "a. There was a large
attendance Of friends and a magnih-
cent display Of flowers.
The engagement of Miss Alma
Wright OF Castleton to Mason s. Stone
of Montpelier has been made public.
Miss Wright Is the only daughter OF
Prof. Russell NJ. Wright, at one time
at the head of the Castleton seminary
and later at the head OF a school in
Easthampton. Mass. She is one OF
the most popular young women In the
place. Mr.. Stone was for several
years state superintendent Of educa-
ton and for two years was at the head
I of a department Of educational work
In the Philippines. He returned from
that country only a few weeks ago.
It is not understood that the marriage
will take place at present.
During the electrical storm of July
21, lightning struck the hay barn of j..
d. Walker near the depot in YER
gennes, ripping of a few shingles. In
Middlebury Perry Bingham's house
was struck, the bolt coming within a
few feet of the baby in its cradle.
Fred Marseilles OF that place had a
valuable horse killed in the barn, and
a Mr.. Kirby lost a cow that was out in
the pasture. Three horses were
struck and killed in Lincoln, a house
in Bristol had the paper burned of the
walls, and the wires from which the
pictures hung melted. A mar out in
the garden picking potato bugs had
his pail knocked out OF his hand.
A very severe wind and electrical
storm passed over Mortified July p,
the weather bureau records showing
a wind velocity OF 40 miles per hour.
The rain fell in sheets and was blown
by the wind with such velocity that
upon striking buildings or objects 1t
gave a report like musketry. The old
f. B. Ellis granite shed, a building 100
by SO feet, was blown half over. Mr..
Ellis estimates the loss at $1,000.
Crops were laid fat and the damage
to them is considered very heavy.
Numerous shade trees were blown
over and many limbs taken rom 9TH
ers and in some places the roads were
badly washed out. Telephone and tel
eqraph service was affected.
A severe wind storm with rain, al
most reaching the dimensions OF a tor
nado. struck in the vicinity and with
particular force at Roxbury on
wednesday afternoon, the 22d, about
4 80 O'Clock. and lasted for several
minutes. The old red Ellis stone shed
raised from its foundation on one
side and a space OF about two feet re-
mains between the shed and founda-
ton at the present time. Corn was
blown down in the fields and the
were strewn with broken
branches and small trees which were
unable to withstand the force OF the
wind. In Lieut. Governor Stanton's
ward a tree of eight inches in diameter
was blown down, having been broken
ten feet from the ground.
The patrolmen of Rutland have been
reapine a rich harvest under the fee
for the past few months. Fig
ures secured IRON the city clerk show
that the regular members of the police
force made the following amounts IN
fees between June l and July 20, out
side of their regular salary Of $50 per
month Chief E. II. Lawson, s54i
Thomas C. Elworth, S73; John Tau
quay. SIP; John p. Clifford, S5li
Michael McDonough, $780, Orrin X:
Packard, s27; total, S347. Some OF
the members of the board of aldermen
will make an attempt to do away with
the fee system, but it is not believed
that they can do anything, the ices
being paid according to state law but
they will probably investigate charges
have been made that the patrol
men make unnecessary arrests for the
sake of getting the fees.
Charles HUMPHREYS and Smith Nor
of Wells risked their lives to save
~ t..- dor one lAV. The doc