Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-23


George Riley's l3-year.old son haC
his arm broken twice and sustained
bad bruises about the head, the re
suit OF getting caught on set screw
and wound round shaft in the tut
factory at Montgomery Center.
j The Delaware and Hudson road
has settled with Mrs. John ID. Walker
OF Benson for injuries received on q
tram at Whitehall Dec 5, 1896.
The case was tried at Rutland last
March before Judge Start, the Jury
giving her 81 900 and costs and doc.
tors bills, amounting to 81 400.
In recognition of the distinguished
services of the late Senator Justin s.
Morrill, to the cause of education, the
executive committee Of the Associa-
ton of American Agricultural Col
leges has appointed next April IA,
the anniversary of his birthday as a
day to be observed with appropriate
exercises by all the agricultural and
mechanical colleges of the country,
organized and established under the
so-called Morrill, act of 1862.
The will Of the late Senator Justin
). Morrill, provides that the sum Of
81 900 be set aside for the mainten-
ance of scholarship to be used by
a resident OF STAFFORD to be selected
by the faculty OF the University of
Vermont. The will also provides a
fund OF $500 to be used in the care of
the STAFFORD cemetery. The bulk OF
Senator Morrilrs property is bequeath-
ed to his son, James S. Morrill,, and
and his sister-in-law, Miss Swan.
Harylin Paddock Of St. Johnsburv
has been granted a patent on an cx-
press baggage scale 10 use at railway
stations for weighing baggage. A
certain amount OF baggage, usually
$50 pounds, is carried free and this
scale determines automatically and
without mental calculation the excess
above this amount on which charges
must be paid. One OF these scales is
in use in the st. Johnsbury dep OF
and one in the Union station in Bos-
ton.
The body Of Myron Wilson John
sou, chief cook of the steamer Grey
hound, was found floating in the bay
at Seattle, Wash, last week. John
son was a Mason OF high degree and
at one time prominent citizen Of
Burlington, where he was cashier of a
bank. Between the years 1889 and
1896 he was cashier and assistant
manager Of the Masonic Temple in
Chicago. He vas at one time re-
puted quite wealthy, but stock spec
ulations ruined him. The only theory |
advanced for his death is that he fell
overheard while wandering around /
the wharf.
Rev. DIR. j. Clement French, pastor |
Of the Park Presbyterian church at
Newark, n. j., died February IA in
that city, after an illness Of more than
two months. Or. French was born
at Barre, VT, May 3, 1882, lie grad
uated from Williams college in 1853.
He completed a course in the Union
seminary in New York I
In 1855, and in 1875 the degree OF
doctor OF divinity was conferred by
Williams. lie held pastorates at
Mass, and at a number OF
churches in Brooklyn. In 1879 he
accepted the call TO the Park Presby-
erian church.
The United States government has
Installed in the navy yard at Wash
ngton one Of the largest pairs OF
scales in the country.
This machine can outweigh the
argest railroad weighing machines by
10 tons, and when it is considered
hat its results must be accurate 10
he weight of a pound, while railroad
Gales are considered good if they APP
roach anything near so pounds Of
,eing correct, il is to be marveled az 4
he advances made in recent years.
The new scales are IS feet long and
> feet wide and rest upon cement
,ase built upon long piles.
The st. Adams Messenger states
hat the late Chauncey Warner OF
cambridge bequeathed the greater
,art OF his property to the st. Adams
lospital. His will provides that after
he payment of his debts and funeral
expenses, the remainder Of the prop
rty is to 90 to the hospital. Sever
/ months before his death Mr.. War
Ter decided 10 the hospital his home
tead which includes 400 acres OF land,
wo houses and other buildings. The {
arm is one Of the finest in Cam Z
ridge. About a year ago Mr.. War
er gave the hospital notes and securi- I
les amounting 10 $4,000. Il
Sunday evening Charles Doherty,
brennan Of the derrick gang at the I
,olton Falls electric plant, shot in the
IL side and probably fatally wounded
red Murphy at their boarding house ]
ear North Duxbury. Sheriff Graves I
rrived from Waterbury after Doherty $
ad escaped on south-bound train. 9
lie was arrested at the Junction by J
isguised officers and lodged in Mont !
elier Jail. Doherty's home Is IN :