Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-11
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Stebbins.
]. Edward Bailey OF Montpelier has
sold his gray mare, "Ethel Wilkes Ia
Boston parties.
Admiral Charles Clark and family will
pass the coming summer at the Lake
Mansfield Trout club.
The Carnegie library at Fair Haven will
be located on the Z. e. Maynard lot, the
price OF which is 1890.
c. NJ. Colby OF East Orange lost vain
able GOV last week, caused by the COW
swallowing a safety pin.
The amount Of the Easter Offering AT
st. Paups church, Burlington, was si225.
The rector had asked for Il 900
Oscar Roscoe of Monkton unsuccessfully
attempted suicide April 80 by cutting his
throat. IL was his second attempt
c. II. Wiley has resigned his position
as principal OF Hardwiek Academy to take
effect at the close OF the school year.
Miles Standish of Montpelier, formerly
a well known baseball pitcher in the New
England league, died Friday OF appendi-
Citis.
The Hon. Frank Plumley Of Northfeld
delivered an address before the student
H., recently.
The Manchester Journal, owned and
published for many years by ID. X. ST.
monds, has been sold to Otto r. Bennett
Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Three Rutland BOYS were last weel, sem
fenced to serve ten days each al the county
jail for stealing a ride on the sleeper on (
the Rutland railroad.
The new marble altar for the Roman
Catholic church at Barre was used for the
first time April 30. Il is made OF Carara
marble and cost 5000.
Edmund III. Chase and Julia S. Har-
wood, both OF Montpelier. were married
May ist. Mr.. Chase Is II years old and
bis bride is SIS years old.
A. J. Thomas Of Jefiersonville attempted
suicide April " by cutting his throat with
q razor. lie was discovered in the act and
prevented from taking his life.
Charles r. Burleson OF Enosburg Falls ,
was arrested last week, charged with hav- I
ing brought into the country several Rus /
SLAMS not entitled by law to enter.
Ernest Hooker Of Forestdale trapped {
bear one night recently on the mountain 4
near Goshen. He took the bear alive TO a
Forestdale and sold il 10 Charles Degarmo. /
The Clement Wilson Islander case Il not d
settled, Mr.. Wilson having declined to \
endorse the offer Of his attorneys to settle {
for 1000. He says he intends to fight the /
case ON. c
Ex.-Gov. }. @. Mccullough OF Benning- y
ton recently underwent an operation on
his eyes and a. result Is now enjoying q
better eyesight than he has for several II
years past. 81
In Washington county court last Thurs a
day, Judge IoYeland Muuson ruled that !,
convictions OF intoxication committed un- =
Ger the license Law Of 1902 count under the v
present law. ~
water wheel is not an easy thing TO "
steal, but one was actually lifted from its
pit in the old Harris shop at West Town
shend recently and spirited away at night ~
by parties unknown. =
During the last two weeks in April in ~
which the saloons in Montpelier were "A
closed only two cases for intoxication al
were before city court against ten offences 90
during the first fifteen days Of the month. IA
Mrs. James Holtham of East Burke, on
aged about 60 years, fell down the cellar on
stairs at her home, IL Is supposed. and
broke her neck. she was alone ia the fr,
house and was not found until the even fre
ing. csI
George Sawyer of Albany, who was va
badly burned several weeks ago while in gr,
an intoxicated condition. has since had sid
one arm amputated at the shoulder, and brl
April ~ one leg was amputated above the aci
knee. hal
The Rev. W. X. Davenport, field seore- bo
airy OF the Vermont Anti-Saloon league, orr
will begin soon a lecture tour throughout I
he state in behalf OF total abstinence. dee
The lectures will be illustrated by stereop- gra
icon views. fro
William Martelle OF Burlington is look ans
ng for his wife and child. lie claims that 10
bout three weeks ago Mrs. Martelle left Wal
burlington in company with Tom Barrett Nill
or parts unknown and that she took with Is
Ter minor child. rs
Fire which broke out in the general l5p
merchandise store of Morse Bros In Man ~ p
hester May list almost totally destroyed -,
be stock. The fire started in a rear room -, -,
lied with boxes and was helped along by D.
tank OF kerosene oil. ~
Charles Walker OF Swanton. a prisoner hon
the house OF correction, serving sen cars
snce for tramping, was killed by falling Hol
ownstairs last week. He had been adj sugl
ldged insane aud was to have been taken 2 "a
, the state hospital at Waterbury. OF
Henry Swan Dana, town historian and viii
ne OF the best known men OF letters in tr
ermont, died at his home in Woodstock IL
.st Thursday in his SD year. His history that
Woodstock was the result of many H.
ears of the most painstaking labor. Gust
The house OF c. McMurphy in Middle post
x village was destroyed by fire April 30. Jud
lost OF the goods were saved Mr.. Me- earl
.urphy carried about 500 insurance on Detl
he property. A defective chimney is sup duti
osed TO have been the cause OF the fire. -
Senator Redfeld Proctor is candidate ~
T appointment on the important Senate Ia
nance committee to succeed the late
nnator Plat q Connecticut. The place =
'longs TO New England. senator
allinger OF New Hampshire and senator =
ale OF Maine may also be In the field. u
James n. Burns OF ST. Adams died AZ the chill
airy Fletcher hospital in Burlington, sat
day, his death being the result Of iniur- con
5 received one week before. when tele- blo
aph pole upon which he WIS working ~,
oke and he was thrown to the street be- The
18th the pole. nos,
Chauncey G. Drown, a New England
.lephone and Telegraph company line owe
an y, struck his head against an electric NAL
ID received a shock Of 1900 volts. He fell lat
q lodged among the telephone wires.
though alive, his condition is very Sc -
rus.
n Washington county court Friday
.lson Bushee Of Montpelier pleaded -