Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-03

by dogs. He ratified the blinds and the
noise ceased. The next morning Mr..
Soule found q chisel and some coats.
which evidently were left by men who
went in haste.
Blaine Grow, clerk in E. H. Camp
BELLS fruit store, Hardwick, left town I
Sunday night, Aug. %. The next morn
ing, when Mr.. Campbell went to his
store. he found letter in his cash regis |
ter saying that Grow had left for parts
unknown. Mr.. Grow has always been
considered strictly honest and no reason
can be given for his leaving town in that
manner.
John Squires' house in Manchester was
partially destroyed by fire Aug. %. The
occupants of the house were awakened
shortly before midnight by the mewing
of a cat and found the kitchen in flames
By vigorous work, the men succeeded in
checking the flames and only the ell part
of the house was destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $500 and is covered by in
surance.
John Mcclellan of Barre was in court
last Friday, charged with stealing from
the person of John Miskell pocketbook
containing in the vicinity of five dollars.
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to county court under bail of $500. Nc
Clellan could not furnish the bail and
went to the county Jail for safe keeping
until his case comes up in the September
term of county court.
i John D. Buckmaster of Syracuse, N.
Y, who is a member OF Rutland lodge of
Elks and has a summer home in North
Clarendon, is in very critical condition
1 al ho If in.
juries received by falling down an eie-
vator shaft in one of his garages, a dis
lance of twenty feet. Five ribs, leg,
an arm, and a knee cap were broken and
he was seriously injured about the head.
The Vermont Rural Letter Carriers as
ISOLATION, which met in Essex Junction
last week, elected the following officers:
President, H. w. Spooner of Vergennes;
vice president, j. w. Carpenter of st.
: Johnsbury; secretary, T. ]. Stewart OF
Morrisville; treasurer, A. R. Garvin OF
North Craftsbury; executive committee,
~. C. Carpenter of Irasburg, j. n. Beck
/ with of Bethel. G. H. Batchelder Of Lyn-
, donyille.
: The total amount of the permanent
8 school fund of the state is 81, 100, 21S. 20
D OF this sum, S470, 900 is invested in regis
tered securities. The Huntington fune
q of s211, 131.46 is included in the grand
: total, and S433, 80 is deposited Will
: the United States treasurer. cash bal
q ance OF $40, SOS. AZ is in the hands OF tn
= treasurer. The committee has distrlbut
ed ss1, 1855. 10 during the past year iron
the income of the fund.
4 A story is told of John Senter, Ver
8 mont's astute politician and wit, says Tn
! Boston Record. 1t was in the days whel
: John was city Judge in Montpelier. A
old chum of his was brought before MI
charged with being drunk "The coul
finds the defendant not guilty for lack
p evidence" said John. "But the coul
L knows he was drunk because the coul
was with him earlier in the evening an
'e he was intoxicated then"
II is said that owing to neglect OF a
70 oAic;al. the town of Stamford will |
without officers for two years unless the
4 are appointed by the governor. Inc mel
q, lect was in not fling customary leg
naper in the matter of holding election
re and the town cannot hold legal meetlr
az for two wears. Some time ago the tow
ts cot into a similar trouble over hnanci
matters. At that time the meeting
8, Illegal because Of improper notice.
as Sunday. Aug. %, was grand holid
e. for the Italian laborers VINO are worka.
1g On the Connecticut river dam, hve mil
sii below Brattleboro village, between "
er non and Hlnsdale, N. d. Inc 'ail
nd Marine band of Boston, Valerie Sala, CO
ductor, was present, and an eianoIa.e ~
re ner was served. About zou itaians
las employed at the dam, and until that q
he thew had practically had no holiday sln
M thew began work there. The loren
.ot;x,o cbarOo of the aQalf.
OK raw,rd Johnson. who is employed
Am Lille ~ g. C. Putnam & Son at r
namsville. was badly cut acoss the u
in. saturday. Aug. %, by falling on q swift
is moving saw. One foot slipped wniie
!. a rms working near the carriage ana
rv. lost his balance, falling directly IN nc
inc ~ the moving saw. Although MS
ON ;,,r;es are yery painful and will CONF
his him TO the house for several weeks, II
not thought they will be permane
cot He ia a Young man and unmarried.
rye while Cecil Billiard Of Greenso'
the pend was milking the other Gay,
of hoard the report of a rifle nearby q =
ma -nnnino out. saw four deer in the
nd. naar the barn. Suddenly one OF them
lgs, I large buck, sprang into the ar anu ',,
80 ond on going to it Mr.. bun
:. ss.,,,d that II had been shot. Nh.
1ord hled the animal and notineu
a ONE warden, John 5awtell, who solo
' AZ meat at auction, it bringing only az
the IS. Who did the shooting IS sun my ., !,
his Fred Miner of Pittsford claims TO
|. of been fleeced of $50 at the Cole BIOS s..
, ~ in Rutland. He reported his loss
,tlv police officer in the employ 0t ,ne ono,
~. "a was knocked down. Tnen any,
tns s a a;rcns employees took hand:
ness ca,.r canvas men pounded him,
last with Iace ,.es.t.d Special Office
, TO 70 NC n chamberlin and demanded dec, =
to 70 arrests be made. He was told that sn II
iore ns to get warrant. The thug
W got away with the circus :,
NJ ". Henry Prince or Francis: VINO ;nt Is r T
,oise arrest charged with breaking nn;ts ns sbo,
.o,s Goodell,s marble and granite sno'