Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-09-07
State of Vermont.
tts News condensed and Rewritten
tor Our Readers.

a -. extended e call 10 the heN. ". l. Scnal-
III fer Of Bridgeport, Conn.
The Barre city directory just out con-
,s5ns a total of d. 1853 names. a gain over
81 ~ edition of 1904 OF 56s names.
The sales OF souvenir postal cards in
81 ~ Johnsbury during the month OF
a August averaged three hundred day.
Tbere is no clew to the whereabouts
NJ ~ Mrs. Hannah Merriek OF North Dan
vile. aged 50 years, who mysterIousIy
& disappeared Aug. 23d.
John Mills OF Cabot, who was thrown
from his wagon Aug. 20, and badly cut
a bout his face and one ankle sprained, Is
n in a critical condition.
Ten and one-half barrels OF beer were
& seized in South Ryegate recently. They
were consigned to an Italian and were
4 seized at the railroad depot.
Montpelier dry goods merchants have
y ceased giving trading stamps. Only half
a dozen concerns in other lines OF trade
now give stamps at the capital.
Bv a vote OF 156 TO IS the taxpayers Of
ne town OF Colchester refused 10 exempt
n fTou taxation the car bombing plant now
Il IN process OF erection in MinOoski.
Co. A, 10th VT. Vols, held its fourth
annual reunion at ST. JohnsburY Aug
~. About sixty veterans were present,
including thirteen members Of the original
company.
The barn on the farm OF John Carter Of
Sheffield was burned recently. Children
plaving with matches was the cause. Jo-
seph Barber had about fifteen tons Of hay
IN the barn, with no insurance.
Owing to the critical condition Of James
Mitchell who IA ally shot Mrs. Linnie
b Rankin at Grafton few weeks ago,
his trial will be postponed TO the April
term OF Windham county court.
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new taxation law the Y. NJ. {. A. building
at Burlington has been placed in the list
al 10000 and the trustees have paid 900
10 the city treasurer under protest.
Bernice Stark, sawyer in the s. A. Smith
factory, Brattleboro, suffered badly
mangled left hand on a cutting up saw
Aug. Is. Three fingers were cut OF and
the hand was lacerated in several places.
Lewis Mooney, the ten year-old son Of
Daniel Mooney, OF st. Johnsbury Center Is
held under 200 bail on charge OF burg
larry. The boy is accused ~ having en-.
tered the st. Johnsbury Center railroad
station and stealing Go
Vermonts rifle team made a rather
A Door showing In the national contest al
Sea Grit. y. j., last week, finishing 18th
Ia the list, with a score Of 3,4ii. The New
York national guard team won, scoring
ABS out Of a possible GOO.
The condition OF the young daughter OF
Frank Lille Of Pownal, v ho was taken TO
New York for an operation for the re-
inoval OF piece OF steel from the eye by
magnetism, is very favorable, the opera
tion having been successful.
Alta recent meeting OF the officers and
board Of managers OF the Vermont Society,
Sons Of the American Revolution held
in Burlington, committee was appointed
To take action regarding the erecting OF
some memorial 10 Col seth Warner.
suit for the recovery OF damages OF 5000
for the alleged alienation Of her husbands
affections has been brought by Mrs.
Charles Quintal OF Burlington against her
step-son, Joseph Quintal. As Mr.. Quintal
was unable 10 furnish bail he is now IN
Jail
T. W. Lawrence OF Rutland. who had
been an assistant in the office OF the
assistant attorney general for the post
Office department since the great scandals
were unearthed there, sept. LIST became
assistant attorney in the department OF
Justice.
Philip, the slx-year- old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheridan T.. Perkins. OF -. Adams
died Aug 9th as the result OF being run
over the day before by a siX-ton load OF
dressing. This was the third fatal acct
dent TO occur within four days to children
in II. Adams city.
Charles Raichard, a well-known and
respected farmer OF Franklin. about
sixty years old. committed suicide Aug.
Both by hanging himself In an apple tree
Death was due to strangulation, the neck
not being broken. Insanity Is ascribed as
the cause OF the deed.
IL Is supposed that Charles McKirryher,
W no dropped dead at Rutland last Thurs
day, committed suicide. The use OF
fornaldehyde by the embalmer may
make Il impossible TO detect the supposed
poison, but DIR. Caverly says the man died
Of no organic disease.
Work was begun on the foundations
for the new chair factory at Wilmington
August n. lust year to a day from the
date the mill was burned, the loss being
SOS 600, with insurance OF sl2,5O1 IL Is
expected that the mill VIII be in operating
order before January !.
John Dunton, aged l0l, died at Lyndon
willie Aug. 30th as the result OF shock
caused BY severe burns received from an
accidental overturning OF lamp two DAYS
before. He was rendered a reception by
the citizens of Lyndonyile on ms
hundredth anniversary.
The athletic features at the Methodist
campmeeting at Lyndonville, introduced
by the presiding elder, proved very at
tractive to the young folks and the cro-
quet grounds, the tennis court ana tne
swings were in constant use when the
meeting was not in session.
NorthHeld's new water system was tried
for the first time Friday. The reservoir =
not completed, but a tank gives limited
storage capacity. The test was highly
successful. stream from ire bose can
be thrown over the highest buildings pa
town. The pressure is l30 to 40 pounds.
Columbus Huling Of North Bennington
aged 81 years, and Miss Jennie Bissell,
young woman OF the same village, were
united in marriage Aug. 3oth. An attempt
made by Huling's heirs-at-law to prevent
the marriage on the ground o. hls
mental condition failed. Huling is very
wealthy.
The Barre Montpelier team won the
championship Of the Northern Baseball
League. whose season ended saturday.
Burlington was close second. hutlana
would have finished third and Plattsburgh
fourth, but both teams dropped out IN
the closing days OF the season. ior
financial reasons.