Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-24
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\
lows Falls Times, has been admitted
TO the Vermont bar.
Washington Lodge, r. ~ A. M, of
Burlington, celebrated its centennial
anniversary last week.
The Harbour Brothers Of Wood
ford are laying the foundation for a
large steam lumber mill.
| Frank Gould Of Greensboro has
accepted position in the University
Of Middletown, Conn.,, as professor Of
chemistry.
The jewelry store Of Edward Clark
at Poultney was robbed last Wednes-
day morning. The goods taken were
not Of much value.
The Manchester Water company
has recently added more springs,
which has increased the supply Of
water in both reservoirs.
| Arrangements are being made to
hold the annual meeting Of the State
Teachers association at st. Johns
bury, Nov. 81, % and %.
Work is to be resumed at once on
the Hinesburgh railroad to Burling-
ton. A large force Of Italians are ex-
pected. 1t is expected that the road
will be open next May.
DR.. HI. Nelson jackson, assistant
surgeon at the Brattleboro retreat, has
been called as assistant to the Alma
Proctor hospital at Burlington. DR..
Jackson left Brattleboro Saturday.
4 Rev. Stephen Case, one Of the old
est ministers of Vermont, died the l4th
at his home in Greenville, aged rs.
He was educated for the ministry at
Madison university and was ordained
| in 1916.
| Gold in paying quantities has been
found in ledge on the farm of Tru-
imam Clark in Starksboro. 1t is
thought that there will be a yield of
$500 to ton of the rock. A crusher
will probably be put in operation
soon.
! There is unique wonder at the
| Houghton stables in Bennington. A
horse of the Clysdale breed there
weighs 2,l00 pounds and stands Is
hands high. His shoes weigh 20
pounds. 1t is said his head is as
large as a half barrel.
| Of all the persons whose names APP
pear in the Middlebury directory Of
town and village officers and business
men previous to 1910, only Justus
Cobb, publisher Of the Peoples Press,
is known to be living.
| The following Vcrmonters have
been granted letters patent: Albert +.
Davis, Rutland, folder mill; VIM. G..
Farnum, Arlington, kaleidoscope for
advertising and exhibiting purposes;
Hawley G. White, North Bennington,
stereoscope, two patents.
On the afternoon of the 10th a barn
owned by Lawrence Swizner in the
south part of the town OF Huntington,
near Huntsville, was consumed by
lire, together with all the hay and
IIgrain, nine loads of corn, moving
machine and other farming tools.
| At Barnet last Sunday morning,
fire broke out in store of Mr.. Bod
well, which he recently purchased Of
II. Il. Wilson. Goods owned by Mr..
Wilson were insured for $1,000. Mr..
Bodwell had 81 900 insurance on his
goods and ~, 500 on the building.
Woodstock people, who are heirs
| to the estate of the late H. B. Smith
Of Smithvillc, N. j., are much elated
over the final turn of affairs in their
efforts to break the will in which they
seem to have been successful. The
property involved amounts to nearly
$780, 900.
Carleton A. Searle OF ct. Adams has
accepted the position OF head clerk in
the office Of f. w. Thompson, gener-
al traffic manager Of the Baltimore
Steam Packet Co. Mr.. Scarle leaves
for Baltimore to assume the duties of
his new position about November |.
John Sullivan Of vergennes was as
saulted Oct. 18th in Panton by VIM.
Milton, who broke Sullivan's arm by
striking him with neck yoke. Mil
ton was arrested by Sheriff Middle
brook and taken to Vergennes and
placed in jail. AT the trial held Mon
day, Sullivan was unable to be pres
ent Milton was bound over to the
county court and furnished bail.
The Howe family have received
news in cable message that Mr.. and
Mrs. LAWN have both made an en-
gagement at the Royal opera house
| in Berlin. 1t was known that Mrs.
LAWN had gone to Berlin with the
prospect that she might be chosen to
take the place of one of the leading
sopranos Of the company, but the en-
gagement Of both was not anticipated.
In the case of State VS.. Markham, the
Lincoln man, charged with having as
saulted and robbed George Cove on
the Mountain road between Ripton
and Hancock one night about week
AGO. which was heard at Middlebury