Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-08
State Of Vermont.
Its News condenssd and Rewritten
for Our Resders.


The sugar house, together with htteen
gallons OF syrup and eight cords OF dry
wood, on the Lucien Wells farm In Bak-
ersheld was destroyed by fire March %.
The prospects are good for rebuilding
the Pollard wrapper factory at Chester,
which was destroyed by FIRE recently,
and that 1t will be on a much larger scale
than ever.
According to the Waterbury Record,
the new granite industry there is distrib-
uting 10000 a month by its pay roll.
The plants have orders for several
months work.
James Cade of Barnet was taken to
BrightIook hospital, st. Johnsbury, April
1. having been kicked by q COW while be
was milking. He ie in q critical condi-
ton. The man Is about 90 years old.
State Fish and Game Commissioner Fl.
q. Thomas has received the resignation
of w. T. Reyes as superintendent Of the
stats ish hatchery at Roxbury, posi-
ton Mr.. Reyes has held for fourteen
years.
Prof. q. II. Perkins of Burlington is in
Montpelier cataloguing the state house
cabinet exhibits. There are ABBOTT 10, 0OO
specimens. large number that have
been there q number Of years will be re
placed by new ones.
Michael Berger OF winooski froze bott
feet during . recent thirty-ive mile wall
and, gangrene developing, the feet viii
be operated upon at the Fanny Allen hos
pital, Winooski, where he has been IN
dergoing treatment.
The board of license commissioners o
West Rutland has decided not to issu
any first-class licenses this year. This
done to avoid crowds from Rutland, q
the city voted no. The town will hav
two second-class licenses.
The two wagon loads Of liquor seize
in raid at Hardwick January 20 wer
poured into the streets Of st. Johnsbur
the other day in compliance with an oil
der condemning the liquor. There wer
about 1000 gallons OF the stun.
Allen Owen, the seven-year-old son q
Edison Owen Of Hinesburg, shot at MOI
NAL Bushey, another lad, last week Tues
day, with an air gun, the bullet enterin
the latter's face near the mouth. III
bullet has not been extracted yet.
A young man by the name Of Collin
was tried in Orleans county court la
week for stealing q horse and the jury II
turned a verdict Of guilty. He was ser
fenced to from one year and six month
to two years in the state prison at VIM
sor.
With the services last Sunday, Rev.
w. Sharpe closed his long passionate viii
the Methodist church Of Northdeld. o.
ing to impaired health, he will not be {
Gated as pastor the coming year, bl
will cease active work by the advice
physicians.
A record herd OF deer has been seen {
Daniel NJ. Barber's farm in the nor
part OF Brattleboro. 1t consisted
twenty-four bucks, does and iawns, 1
browsing contentedly in the sugar O
chard. Large herds are seen with incres
ing frequency In the southern part Of I
state.
Richard Baldwin, who is employed
the Boston & Maine Railroad Co., was
verely injured while at work on a brid
above LyndonviIle. He saw that he W
in the line OF some falling timbers a
jumped into the river to escape. 30
ankles we're sprained. one CT them sevel
~, but fortunately no bones were broke
John Mcclellan OF Barre, convicted
grand larceny in Washington coun
court Saturday, was sentenced to ser
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three in the state prison at Windsor. N
Clsllan was taken to Windsor Saturds
Mcclellan was convicted Of stealing
from Matt Matson OF Barre after he b
made Matson drunk by furnishing h
liquor.
Mrs. Ernest w. Gibson OF Springfield
aged So years, shot and instantly kill
herself April with one charge from
double basrelled shot gun. Mrs. Oils
had been in poor health for two years a
lately had been respondent, her husbs
having died in December. The shot {
tered just above the collar bone, passi
out at the back OF the neck, and tore
great hole in the roof.
Neighbors thought they had saved
farm building OF Joseph Williamson
South Ryegate from being destroyed
fire Saturday afternoon, March %, thl
men remaining through the night
watch the property, but early the ne
morning the flames broke out an