Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-06

- vas AiONuth NHllt sWlulinlng III
the Passumpsic river just below st.
Johnsbary Center Sunday.
The dissension among the members
Of the Medical department of the U.
V. NJ. has eliminated in a formal re-
quest signed by all the other members
that DR. Grinnell be removed. The
charges against him are insubordina-
ton TO the faculty authority and 9TH
ers indicating that it is hard to get
along with him.
George ii. Babbitt Of Bellows Falls
has resigned as superintendent OF the
Northern New England Division OF
the Americon Express company and
is succeeded by Thomas ]. Garvey of
Boston. Mr.. Babbitt has been in the
employ OF the company over 20 years.
He assumes the control of the Robert
son Paper company in which he has a
controlling interest.
The Central Vermont and Rutland
Canadian are engaged in a controversy
over the right of way for the latter
through the city of Burlington and in
regard to union station. As matters
now stand, the Rutland Canadian will
build new station at King and Bat
terry streets, then run east OF the G. v.
line along the high embankment,
cross the G. v. near the tunnel and
then pass out by the lake shore north.
ward.
The little village Of Grafton was
visited last week Tuesday by a disas-
trous fire. The facilities for fighting
fire were a small hand engine that
had not been used for years. The
farmers from the surrounding coun-
try rallied and did effective work by
forming a bucket brigade. The fin
est residence street in the village was
swept by the flames before they were
stayed. Among the residences
burned were those Of w. G.. Towns
end, Mrs. Lucy 4. Carpenter and l.
W. futile.
After six years in Guatemala and
Mexico, Louis f. Menage has returned
to Minneapolis, Mimi, pleaded not
guilty to the three remaining indict-
ments against him, and has been re-
leased on $4,000 bail. Vermonters
lost several hundred thousand dollars
in the Guarantee Loan company's
crash. Mr.. Streeter, vice president OF
the Loan company, was formerly
cashier Of bank at st. Johnsbury,
and people there and in other Gale
donna county towns invested largely
through his solicitations.
A fatal runaway accident occurred
on the mountain road leading from
Mortified to Waitsfield last Thurs
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred JOS
lin of Waitsfeld were returning home
and white descending the mountain
road towards Waitsfield, the harness
broke and the horse ran, throwing
Mr.. and Mrs. Joslin out of the car
riage. iniuring Mrs. Joslin so severely
that she died in a few minutes and
before aid could be summoned. Mr..
Joslin was badly bruised, but he sus-
tanned no permanent injury.
The Dewey statue committee, which
is receiving funds to provide for the
OF statue of the famous adj
miral on the portico Of the state
house at Montpelier, was much
pleased to receive a check from Lar
lin &. Mead. the sculptor OF the
Ethan Allen statue. Mr. Mead, now
living in Florence, Italy, is a son OF
Vermont. Many have admired his
statue Of Ethan Allen at the entrance
OF the state capitol and it is proposed
by those interested in the movement
to place one OF Dewey beside il.
The year 1899 will be notable in the
annals Of the library of the Universe
ty of Vermont for the addition to Il
OF three especially interesting and
collections OF books, aggre-
eating nearly 10000 volumes. The
recent gifts of Gen. Rush c. Haw-
kins' large and costly collection OF
books relating to the civil war and OF
Hon. L. f. Chittenden's library OF
Vermont books have been noted in
these columns. To these has now
been added a third important gift
3 GOO books presented by B. F. Stew
ems of London and the Whiting
hams. children and descendants OF
famous English printers of that name.
Ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham, as
and agent OF the Eureka
Mining Co, has sold the Eureka
mine In Corinth to Eugene Il. Oar
ing. Esq, of New York city, owner OF
tbe Maplewood farm adjoining the
property Of this company. Mr.. Oar
ing is supposed to be acting for
wealthy parties in New York. The
mine sold for sl2, 200 and the money
was Maid to Gov. Farnham. The
will begin work on the
nropertv as soon as few matters to
IL attended TO are settled. II is init
mated that they are considering the
nroiect Of constructing an electric
road TO connect Bradford and the
mine.
The Franklin County Creamery
association is helping to feed the
United states soldiers in Uncle Sam 5
now possessions across the seas and
n -, 70 Vermont butter bids fair