Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-05

VII Bliss OF Middlebury has been ap
uointed Judge OF probate for ADDISON
county in place OF the late James M Slade.
Mr.. Bliss was formerly lawyer at Bethel,
and is a brother OF ID. W. Bliss of this
town.
The Bethel tsnDery has recently been
/ increasing its output and adding new
men. The present force oil men is In the
neig borhood OF seventy hands and they
turn out about four hundred sides OF
leather per day.
Hon. Hiram Latham OF San Francisco
visited his old friend and schoolmate, e..
| A. Markham, Saturday. Mr.. latham was
| born in Royalton. He was a surgeon In
the civil war and was U. s. consul in
China for six years.
Pearl Savage has fine natural history
collection. He is one OF five in this state
who have been granted licenses to gather
birds nests. He has large collection OF
bugs, birds, eggs. nests and minerals. lie
does the setting up himself.
L. @. Frost has moved out OF the resi-
dence OF W. II. Hartwell and broken up
housekeeping. Mrs. Frost has gone to
Berwick, Me-, and Mr.. Frost is engaged
for Ward & Douglass on the bridge across
White river in Stock bridge near Cobb
bridge.
The International Paper Go. is intend
ing to build log way over the Blue Hill
dam this fall. Considerable trouble has
been experienced in the past by the log
drive passing over the top OF the dam and
falling eDdways on the apron at the foot
of the dam and puncturing ii.
The C. V. r. r. is making preparations
for replacing the present wooden deck
brioge near the passenger depot with a
steel structure. Ward Il Douglass of Barre
have the contract of building a new pier
for bridge rest on the end nearer the
depot and begin work this week. The
pier will be five feet thick and the width
OF the bridge.
Trusting Vermonters attending the
Dewey day celebration at Montpelier are
warned to be on the outlook for pick /
pockets and sharpers. The Boston police |
have learned that the light fingered gen
try from all over the country are planning /
to make a raid into Vermont that day and /
they intend to make Boston their head \
quarters for starting
Mrs. Josephine Devlin, who has been 1
staying with her nephew, 5. b. Day, Esq, 4
was taken 10 her home at Greenfield, 4
Mass, Thursday. A special car was set 4
out on the siding for her convenience and 4
attached to the morning mail. She was /
accompanied by DR.. l.. NJ. Greene, Miss 1
Campbell, her nurse, and Mr. Day, who 4
returned home Saturday.
freight team OF VIM. Tinkham q Son I
OF Rochester had peculiar experience at
the freight depot Thursday. The team
had backed in between two cars to reach
the platform when a locomotive began
pushing up on one OF the cars. The driv-
er started forward, but not in time to es-
cape the pinch and the rear end OF the
wagon was considerably wrecked.
Monday work was begun on extensive
repairs and alterations to the Wilson
House hotel. l.. p. and l.. W. Gee OF
North Clarendon have the contract OF
raising the building and adding some
three feet. Steam heating apparatus is to
be installed and modern sanitary arrange
ments so that when the alterations are
completed this will be first class hostel
ry in all respects.
nuisance which should be brought to
the notice of the public eye is the destruc-
tion OF the church horse sheds by the pu-
pills OF the public schools near by. Boards
have been stripped of and reduced to
kindung wood. The latest vandalism Is
going inside overhead and punching a
hole through the roof. Teachers and
members OF the school board have some
control in this matter, but back of il all 1
parents should teach their children that
wanton destruction of property is crime,
which should be severely punished. Take
a look at the sheds. They speak for them
selves.