Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-16

Adoption papers have been made out by
| Dr. and Mrs. f.. o. Blanchard for the lit
! tie girl lately taken by them, who will be
| known as Helen Gay Blanchard. She is 6
/ bright little three year-old and her lines
have fallen in pleasant places by being
I privileged to home with DR. and Mrs
I Blanchard.
I The Boston brokerage concern, repre-
scented here by J.. r. Waterman, had been
showing a much greater disinelinat!on Ia
1 pay its local patrons their profits than to
dispose Of stock, and some OF the invest
ors began TO get nervous. Mr.. Chapman
OF the company has been here this week
and accounts have now been settled.
Wales, son OF Isaac Linfield, died at the
Waterbury asylum Monday forenoon OF
consumption, aged 81. The remains were
brought here that night and the funeral
was held at MIR. Lintield's home IN Brain
tree today, Rev. W. II. Chidley officiating
Father, mother and one sister are left.
Deceased had been at the asylum about a
year.
There is no cause for alarm over the
prevalence OF sesrlatina. There have been
only four light cases IN all and two OF
these are over already. Quarantine is inn
posed The closing OF the school was
merely precautionary. The library trus
not go TO Guaranteed houses, for obvious
reasons.
The doctors made such gloomy report
OF the physical condition OF Silas Rollins
Saturday that the court imposed a mini
mum sentence on him. He pleaded guilty
TO the six second offences and to keeping
He was fined 80 for each offense OF sell
ing and costs OF prosecution, and was SEN
fenced TO one month in the house OF cor
rection, and ined so and costs and SEN
fenced to one month in the house OF cor.
rection Tor keeping. Barre Times.
The company that is building the Roch.
ester electric road is financially EN- :
barrassed and work mas been practically
suspended until some arrangement is
made. The company, OF which II. N.
Burgett was promot er, found difficulty In
/ floating the bonds. IL is understood that
Ward 4 Douglas, the Barre contractors,
may be secured TO finish the road As fsr as
Stockbridge this fall. 1t is In running
order from Bethel TO Gaysville now. The
! $4,000 raised in the valley to the company
Is payable only when the road Is COM
\ pleted. Some plan OF som pleting the road
| viii doubtless be put through.
| John Wells has a dog that he doesn't
object to paying a tax on. II Is nearly
| full hlooded bull aud weighs So lbs. It's
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cattle, which II does with an ease and dis
patch that a cowboy might well envy. Il
has never been trained, but takes TO II
naturally. Ed. Nichols had four beiiers
that had been in the pasture all summer
and had become so wild that nobody
could approach them. Last Friday, be
hired Wells dog to bring them in. The
dog stole up 10 them and caught them one
by one by the lip, holding on until the
men came NJ with halters. In lust 10
minutes all were corralled and trotting
along home as docile as kittens.
Sloan Flint is no longer night watch
man at the Souto mill. Monday morning
II was found that be had let the steam get
down, which was considered to be the re-
suit OF his own private process OF "steam-
ing" So Manager Nicolls laid him of
and told him to come Ground later In the
day and get his pay. He came, but dis
puted over the amount due him and de-
clined to hand over the kew. During the
debate he partially drew a loaded revolver
from his pocket, but apparently thought
better OF IL, and Mr.. Nic0lls, diverting his
attention, slipped ont the rear door OF his
ofhee after the police. Flint departed be-
tore their arrival. Later, he came back
and ap iogized and affairs we're amicably
s. titled. Peter o'Lonnell is the new
Waterman