Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-01-23


Gently held and a committee appoint
cd to make further Investigations.
Fire in East Arlington Sunday at
ternoon, Jan. 2,destroycd three barn
belonging respectively to Rev. Mr.
Field, Mr.. Fadden ana Mr.. Perry
Rev. Mr.. Field lost horse in thu
flames, that had been in tile family q
years.
i Judge Win. Shurtlef, who died in
Longmeadow, Mass, Tuesday night,
Jan. IA, was born in Newbury. He
had been prominent man in Massa-
chusetts and was judge Of probate and
insolvency for Hampton county at the
time Of his death.
Horace w. Bailey, for the fish and
game commission, and John w. Tit
comb, for the Fish and Game league,
have offered a reward of $50 for in
formation that will secure the first
conviction for killing deer in Essex
county between Jan. l, 1896, and Jan.
l, 1897.
The trustees of the Montpelier SEM
mary have voted to dispense with the
services of Rev. II. A. Spencer as fl
nancial agent after April !. This in
stitution has recently received lega-
| cy OF the farm and stock Of Charles
McAllister of Montgomery, valued at
5000.
The Deerfeld River company, con-
trolled by the Newtons of Holyoke,
has completed dam at the head wa.
tiers of the Deerfield river on the Glas-
tenbury branch, which is $50 feet
long and "a feet high, flowing an area
of so acres. The water is to be used
for driving logs to their pulp mill in
Wilmington.
The 2lst annual convention OF the
Vermont Bee-Keepers' association is
to be held at the Van Ness House, Bur-
lington, Jan. 20 and 80. An oppor-
tunity will be given to visit the Ex-
pertinent station and farm, which in
cludes visit to the Experiment sta
ton apiary and dairy school. Half
fare rates will be given by the G. Y.
r. r.
Gold mining is. making good prog
ress in the state. Near Bridgewater
village five tons of rock yielded $50
pounds of concentrates, but whether
the vein will maintain that average is |
uncertain. 1t is said that at the OF
taquechee mine lump of solid gold
was secured, weighing two pounds and
seven ounces, worth 5000. Another
lump, less pure, was worth $500.
Other mines are Yielding abundantly.
James Morris, a coal shoveler, was
discovered dead on the railroad track
about half mile from the station at
Essex Junction a week ago last Sun
day morning. His home was at
White River Junction and how he
met his death is still mystery.
States Attorney Brown has been in
vestigating the affair, as many thought
that under the circumstances foul
play had been committed. III
The Washington Post of Wednes-
day OF last week said: "Ex-Senat0r
Edmunds of Vermont was on the
floor of the Senate yesterday, looking
not day older than when he left that
body some years ago. He had not
been in the Senate chamber an hour
before he sank into a seat, allowed his
head to fall down upon his chest,
placed his hand against his cheek with
the.forefinger near his eye, assuming,
in fact, the familiar position which he
used to occupy by the hour when lis
tening to the debates in the olden
days.
Jacksonville people were startled
last week Monday by the the news
that Freeman Hagar was seriously if
not fatally injured by tree falling on
him. Examination showed badly
dislocated hip and wrenched back and
shoulders. A peculiar part of the case
was his saving logs with the same saw
that his brothel-in-law, E. Z. Putnam,
was when killed and that the same
person who was sent for the doctor
md Mrs. Putnam's family went for
inc doctor and Mr.. Hagar's family.
Mr.. Hagar is now at A. A. Wilder's
md is as comfortable as could be ex-
pected.
The luice gates in the dam of j. S.
vile's electric plant at Middlesex were
successfully closed on Tuesday, Jan.
l4th, and the pond partially filled
With water, when it was found that
here was subterranean passage, the
upper end of which is in the center Of
he pond, just above the dam and the1
over end opening below the dam.
this the water has been flow
ng no doubt for years but did not
how because the entrance and exit {
# water was far below the surface.
Immediately on closing the gates and
hus increasing the head Of water
hove the dam, this hidden passage
vas enlarged by the water washing /
he gravel and silt out of the seamsin
he rock SO as to allow the water to es-
ape. Workmen are now clearing
he drift ice out of the pond around