Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01
o. a. Renfrew Of Nevbury Center


die, injuring that organ and also on
: eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ID. Hall of No
) Bennington celebrated their COLDER
/ wedding last week and this is the fifth
generation in the Hall family whC
have lived TO observe their COLDER
weddings.
All freak bets are not made at cleo
ton time. As a result of a bet made
regarding the outcome of the fight al
Carson, New, one Corbett man in
Pownal wore a straw hat and his coat
turned inside out for a week.
The Montreal express crushed into
fonr loaded freight cars at Chicopee,
Mass, last week Tuesday night. En-
gineer John Brennan of Windsor and
DR.. j. Owen of New York, passen-
ger, were badly hurt. The fireman
and other passengers escaped without
injury.
The heirs of the late George j..
Wardweli, the inventor of the steam
stone cutter, agreed at conference in
Rutland, Monday, to a division of the
estate. The widow will receive about
$50, 900 and the other two heirs the
balance. The estate is valued at about
100000
John Fallon, charity patient, died
in the hospital at Montpelier last week
and il has been found since his death
that he had large deposits of money
in Barre banks and there is also evil
dence that he owned real estate in this
country and in Ireland. The police
are looking for the heirs of the dead
man.
Othnie Williams of Rutland, who
/ died Thursday, was born in Chester
in 1902, and was a descendant of
Roger Williams, the founder of
Rhode Island. He was house ear
penter. His first vote for president
was cast in 1885 for John Quincy
Adams and his last for William Nc
kinley.
Lewis Desc of StAlbans Bay, while
driving on the ice from Georgia Dock
TO st. Adams Bay recently, drove into
hole near Ram Island. He left his
horse there, supposing it was drowned
and went home. He went with others
to get his wagon and harness and
found the horse on Ram Island, not
drowned, but alive and wanting to
get home.
On account OF the recent fire at st.
Adams, the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fell
lows, the Encampment, and also the
Rebekah State Assembly, all of which
were to be held there the third week
in May, will have to select another
place for their gatherings. II. l..
Parker, grand master, was in Mont
pelier last week trying to make ar
rangements for the meeting TO be held
there and it now seems as il that
would be the decision.
Rev. Charles Howard Dutton, prin-
cipal OF the Troy Conference academy
at Poultney, will terminate his con-
nection at the close of this term. He
has given more than 20 years of etfi-
cient service TO the academy. His
successor will probably be Rev. III. n.
Durfee of Fort Edward or Rev. II. ii.
Washburn, Phi. D., OF Eagle Mills.
The claims of both these clergymen
are being earnestly forwarded by their
friends. Mr.. Durfee is an alumnus of
the academy and took a partial course
at Wesleyan university.
The University of Vcrmont's base
ball team left Sunday night on a |
spring trip to the south, playing
Georgetown, Princeton, University of
Pennsylvania, Washington league
team and other strong mines. This
year the Vermonters have strong |
team and ought to win majority of
its games. They, for the first time
in its history, play the four big col
leges in one season--Harvard, Yale,
Princeton and the University of
Pennsylvania. Harvard plays two
games, one at Burlington.
The announcement made public last |
week that an assessment of $40 per |
share had been levied upon stock
holders of the defunct Sioux National
bank of Sioux City, Ia, has brought
real financial distress to many people
in Montpelier and vicinity. Fully
$50, 900 of that stock is held in Wash
ington county, which means that
81 800 good dollars must be sent from
this section of Vermont to help boil
ster up those very doubtful invest
ments. There is no alternative, if
stockholders have any property that
can be attached.
Springfield is sick of her electric
road. She is so III from an overdose
of stock that she will sell her $50, 900
worth for 5000, SO they say. AT any
rate there are quite number who be-
lieve that the town would and should
take $40, 900 quick. 1t is argued that
the $50, 900 was in the nature of a do
nation and that realizing $4,000 OH
il is clear gain: there are Others, how
ever. who consider the difference of
S20. 900 dead loss. 1t is quite likely
there will be some development dur