Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-12
STATE OF VERMONT.
It's News Coneensed and Rewritten
for Our Resders.

Mrs. NHicAta EiGHAb bAnCA CO tAS ASSAi
anniversary Of her birth, April p, at he
nome in Proctorsvillo.
The Bennington Baseball association
now has nearly $1,000 in the treasury
The season starts May 20.
81. Johnsbury has the distinction o.
bsine the possessor Of the largest garag.
in New England. outside Of Boston.
Ira Allen. who was considered the old
est man in Winooski village and direct
descendant OF Ira Allen of Revolutionary
fame, died May lat.
Ground has been broken 10 Bristol FOR
the foundation of the Lawrence Memorial
library and the building will probably be
completed by midsummer.
st. Adams will go on record with some
OF the other cities and towns OF Vermont
for a safe aud sane Fourth. No fireeraek-
ers or fireworks can be used in the city
limits.
Thus far during'the term OF Washing
ton county court AZ divorce cases have
been heard. or these one il left open,
eight were dismissed and SO bills we're
granted.
Work on a new spinning mill at Wi
nooski Is rapidly nearing completion and
il is expected that the mill will be turned
over to the American Wooden Co. in
about a month.
A sentence OF seven and one-halt years
in state prison for horse stealing and jail
breaking was imposed April 30 on Archie
st. Peters Of Brattleboro. He began his
sentence at once.
A house in Milton occupied by John
Root was completely destroyed by fire
. t.. l.
barely escaped with their lives. The
cause Of the fire is unknown.
Ernest Hooker OF Forestdale has at his
home q live black bear which weighs $50
pounds. The animal was caught in steel
4 trap in the woods near Goshen. One Of
the fore legs was badly mangled.
Henry c. FideId, agent OF the Swift
4 Packing &C., killed himself in bis home
q in Brattleboro by shooting last Thursday.
4 A nervous trouble compelled him 10 give
no business cares few weeks ago.
Catherine, the six-ysar-old daughter of
4 Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones Of PouItney,
was fatally scalded Thursday by falling
into pail OF hot water. She lived until
4 the next night, suffering intensely.
A barn owned by Peter Pelkey Of East
Wallingford was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground last week Wednes-
day evening. Six tons Of straw and 3
new horse rake we're included in the loss.
May was Blue Sunday al Bellows Falls,
the trustees OF the village having decided /
to enforce the law aud put the lid on tig BIT I
over The Sabbath, newspapers, drugs and 4
medicines being sold as usual at certain 4
hours.
The heavy rains OF last week raised the /
Missisquoi river until it has oyerhowed I
It's banks at East Riohiord and other F
places At T. d. Haughey's mill in West /
Jaw the snow WIS nearly four inches deep
Wednesday.
Clad only 10 his undergarments, W. II.
Miller OF Verrennes was found near an
ice house at Brookline, n. H., last week.
lie had just recovered from severe at
tack OF the grip, which, 1t is thought
Affected his mind.
Dr. Everal c. aaviland has rendered
his resignation as assistant snperintend-
eut on the Brattleboro retreat to take
effect upon the selection of bis successor.
He intends TO enter general practice hut
has not completed his plans yet.
Health Officer Henry Tucker OF Brsttle-
boro says that there need be no fear OF
diphtheria epidemic. Only two cases APP
pected persons proved negative. The
time has passed for new developments.
Providence, r. l., men have located
George o. Perkins, former Rutland resi-
dent, who, it was thought, might have
been the man who fell dead at that place
last week, and the name OF the dead man
is a mystery. He wore a hat with Rut-
land tag in it.
In honor Of the completion OF so years
OF service in the employ Of the futile
company Of Rutland, about $50 friends
gathered at the home OF A. II. Cobb satur-
day evening. He was given $50 in gold
by the RIM and a Morris chair and gold
headed cane by the employees.
Mrs. Mary seaver of Moretown COM
mitted suicide April 25 by taking paris
green. She had been demented since GO
ing home from the state hospital for the
insane at Waterbury e few months ago.
She is survived by her husband and two
small children, and by her parents.
Harry s. Bradford, a graduate Of Bates
college, teacher of some years expert
ence in Maine and who is now taking
course at Harvard college, has been en-
gagged as principal OF Lyndon institute
for the coming year. c. L. Goodwin, the
present principal, will probably take
college chair.
A three-year-old colt. pitched TO road
cart aud driven by d. Il. Cook, the own
er, ran away in Rutland and plunged into
large plate glass window ia the store OF
r. r. Hopkins 4 Co. The animal was
knocked down and badly cut by the fall
ing glass. Mr.. Cook chung to the reins
through it all.
Edward Quirk OF West Rutland, vet
eran of the Civil var, died May as the
result of injuries received April 3D. he
fell backward out Of farm wagon, strik-
ing on his back and injuring his spine.
He became paralyzed at once and never
rallied. He is survived BY his second vile
and six daughters.
As Peter Beauregard was engaged in
moving an immense block of marble last
week in Brandon, the big stone being
supported by props, one OF the teams
started, pulling a prop away and Beaure-