Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-10

NOleu 10 take SIU,UUU VI tue hOck lOl
the proposed electric railroad to West
Rutland.
The pOstoffice department has es-
tabished a pOstofli:e at Riverside and
Edward ;. Whilcomb has been com
missioned postmaster.
Rev. George I. Smart, pastor Of
the Puritan church of Manchester
was the first preacher in the Williams
college course of Sunday sermons.
DIR. William II. Vincent of Orwell
represented the Vermont society at
the annual meeting of the New York
State Medical society at Albany last
week.
Rev. w. l.. Richardson, rector of
st. Peters church, Bennington, has
accepted the call rendered him TO the
rectorship of Trinity church at Glens
Falls, n. Y.
The annual meeting of the YER
mont State Dental society will be held
in Rutland March lG, II and IL. The
Montreal dentists will be the guests of
the Vermont society.
DIR. Daniel Campbell, one of the
oldest medical practitioners in the
state, died at Saxtons River Wednes-
day night, aged : years. He was a
member OF the legislature in 1864 and
was the democratic candidate for
speaker.
Silas J.. Griffith of Dandy said last
week that there are 10000 trout fry
in his hatchery at Mt. Tabor. He
looks forward TO a fine lot of finger
lings, as the greatest care has been
taken with all the details for the
growing trout.
The Wells Il Richardson company
of Burlington lost nearly three days
time in the sending out of their mail
by the storm OF last week. The COM
pany was unable to get mail pouches
and was prevented from sending out
mail which was ready. The output
of mail matter is now about one car
load daily.
Browns block on Main street, st.
was badly damaged by
fire last Thursday night. The occu-
pants were IL. NJ. Kellogg. photogra-
pher; Frank n. Brown, grocer; A. Nj.
Goodrich. tailor, and l.. V. Menut.
The tenants suffered from smoke and
water. The loss is estimated at 81, 200,
covered by insurance.
The Chester mills owned and
operated by Whitney Il Co, OF Ash
Mass, have closed their
doors. The company was engaged in
the manufacture of chair stock and
employed about 30 hands, consuming |
the greater part of the lumber supply |
OF this section. Ii is expected that the
mills will remain closed for an in |
definite period.
Hon. Julius SERVER, for many years
A member of the Canadian parlia-
ment for Huntington, has been men
toned for lieutenant governor OF the
Northwest Territories, now vacant
through the inability of the govern
ment to appoint successor TO Mr..
Mr.. SERVER graduated
from the University OF Vermont in
1851, in the same class with President
Buckham and is remembered by many
Fred DuBuc, the ls-vear-old son of
John DuBuc Of Shelburne, was run
INTO by an engine sent out TO the re-
lief of the mail train stalled below
Shelourne station about noon of last
week Tuesday and one limb was ter
IDLY crushed. DuBuc was riding on
,ngine 226, in charge of Engineer
Dodge, and got between the engine
md cars. DIR. Bingham went up on
special engine to his relief. The
10Y died at 9 o'clock that night.
While Station Agent Smith of East
1ardwick was at supper Thursday
yening between ) and 6o'clock, some
me entered the depot and with two
nch chisel broke open the door of the
'fiiee and with the same instrument
creed the money drawer open and
made away with its contents. The
mount taken was Sab. Two
icOAlc WIZ hphAN'a L.
here before dark, but it is not known
hat there is any clew that is likely TO
cad to the arrest of the criminals.
This is the third case of burglary there
within three weeks.
Jerome Dumas, chief of police, of
Burlington died Friday night of
Sright's disease after an illness of %
lays. Chief Dumas was Of English
nd French extraction and was horn
n Iberville, p. O., in 1885, and at IA
ears of age he began to navigate on
AXE Champlain. He was a second
nate on various steamers until 1881,
ghen he was appointed policeman
n Burlington. In 1857 he was APP
,ointed chief of police, which Office
e held up to the time of his dealt.
Is an officer he was fearless and cour-
geous. He brought many a noted
rock TO justice.
Carlos A. Hitchcock, formerly of
,utland but now of Washington, has