Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-05
State Of Vermont.
It. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

DR.. w. B. Lund has purchased fol
the w. c. T. U. the Berean Baptis
church property at Burlington, fol
$3.50.
Dr.. E. L. Whitney is now the act
ing president of the Bcnzonia, Mich.
college. He was an instructor at Nor
wich university in 1929.
The baseball team at Goddard sem
mary, Barre, will be coached next sea-
son by Bert W.Abbey, who is mem
Der OF the Brooklyn baseball team.
Joseph Murdoch, aged 80, hanged
himself in his barn at Norwich Thurs.
fday morning. Dependency was the
cause. He leaves widow and five
children.
| John Doughtery recently attempted
suicide at Rutland. He has been
nearly blind for some time and is also
afflicted with melancholia. He imag-
ines his left foot gone.
| Joseph Cenate, a French Canadian,
was killed at John A. James place in
Weybridge on Tuesday afternoon,
| Nov. rs, by a blow from the standard
attached to large barn door, which
the wind slammed together.
The joint executive reorganization
committee OF the Atchison have elect
ed d. B. Robinson, vice president; A.
f. Walker, chairman of the board Of
/ directors. Both Messrs. Walker and
Robinson are old-time Vermonters.
Franklin B. Gorham of West Rut-
land had an exhibit Of Merino sheep
at the Live Stock show which was held
in Madison Square Garden, New
York, last week. +. l.. Houghton of
Brattleboro was Judge OF Holstein-
Friesian cattle.
The new Catholic hospital at st.
Johnsbury was opened to the public
Thanksgiving day with general re-
ception. The building was erected by
Rev. Father Boissonault of the Catho-
lie church, but members of all de-
nominations will be received
! H. r. G. Watson, of the Forest Park
Farm at Brandon, has received his
consignment Of the famous Southern
bred horses, which he recently bought
in Kentucky and paid several thous-
and dollars for. Among them is
Oscar Williams, 2:l2 3-4, a handsome
bay stallion five years old.
Lewis l.. Northrup, assignor to the
Vermont Farm Machine company Of
Bellows Falls, has been granted letters
patent for delivery tube for centrifu-
gal machines, and Howard Parker, as.
signor to the Vacuum Wet Machine
company of st. Johnsbury has taken
out patent for a mold cylinder.
Because Of the severe illness by which
he was Frustrated last July, Col. Fred
E. Smith, state inspector of finance,
finds himself utterly unable to endure
the fatigue OF travel and the labor re-
quired to properly discharge the du-
ties of that Office. He has rendered
his resignation to Gov. Woodbury. and
it has been accepted. Fred G.. Field
Of Springfield has been appointed his
successor.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows
will meet at Rutland the second
Wednesday Of May for three days
session. During the session "The Gill
Odd Fellows Home" OF Vermont will
be dedicated. A reception committee
has been appointed, consisting of Past
Grand Masters Henry Clark, Henry
Z. Farr, Grand Chief Patriarch Louis
v. Green, Henry 0. Carpenter and
DR.. G. M. Spencer.
Mr.. S. Il. Griffith Of Dandy, who
is largely interested Numbering, has
just purchased several hundred acres
of timber land in Dorset, on which he
will begin cutting soon. He has put
up large mill at the foot of the
mountains, with spur track about a
mile in length running from it to The
Bennington Il Rutland railroad. He
has also built road up the mountain,
a distance of several miles, down which
he will bring the logs to the mill. The
cost of making the road alone. was
over $4,000.
The ice cream and confectionery
store Of G. L. Hudson,o of Bennington,
was entered Wednesday night, Nov.26,
and 500 in silver taken. One money
drawer had combination lock on:the
money was taken and the combina-
ton was not disturbed. A bag con-
tanning several dollars, that was hidden
behind pile Of empty bags, was also
taken. Entrance was effected by re-
moving an iron screen from the walk
outside and sliding down the shoot on
which ice was sent down into the base
ment. The aperture through which {
the party went was very small.
Deputy United States Marshal
Stearns is now on his way to Tacoma,
WASH, with three Chinese prisoners
ately sentenced to be returned to
Hong Kong, China, for smuggling !
themselves into this country. The
Cinnamon will be shipped at Tacoma,
IS vessels leaving there make no port ,
Until China is reached. AS the men !
cannot be taken through Canada, the !
rip will be made to Chicago by way
u the Lake Shore & Michigan Cen
;ral road, and from there to Ashland.
Wis, bV the Wisconsin Cantra1 Tho