Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-02

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" after on the hay in an unconsciou.
condition. He died before they could
get him TO the house. The doctor,
attribute his death to a kick over the
heart which he received from a colt a
few days before, although he did not
think at the time that he was much
hurt.
Fred Prentice has resigned his po-
sltlon as tax collector of the town of
Walpole. Owing to carelessness in fig
llres he had gotten behind considera-
Oily n his accounts-the amount being
placed by rumOr at 81, 400-but when
the matter vas discovered he settled
1t up. Mr.. Prentice is not accused of
any dishonesty in the matter, which
was simply caused by carelessness on
his part.
The proposition of Wells and Rich
ardson company to the postoffice de-
partment to rent a room in their
building now used for mailing pur-
poses at $500 per annum, including
elevator service, heat, light, hauling
OF mail matter to the railroad station,
placing the same on cars and the
hauling back Of empty sacks from
station, etc, has been accepted, TO 90
into effect July LIST.
In a drunken row at Graniteville
John Dyer pulled ont a pocket
knife and jabbed a mar named Peter
four times in the face. One
slash cut him in the cheek through to
the cheek bone, leaving an ugly
wound, another jab took him in the
neck as he bent down. The third cut
nearly severed his ear and the fourth
made a gaping cut over the ear. lie
will be Scared for life. Dyer escaped.
At the statehouse in Boston Feb.l5.
there was a hearing before the COM
on public health regarding the
'onate bill TO authorize the practice Of
)steopathy. Ex-Gov. Dillingham; and
'x-Lieut. Gov. Fiske told Of the le-
.galization Of the practice in this state,
md mentioned several instances of
prominent people who had been BEN
Fitted or cured. One witness said that
)steopathy had been officially recog-
lized in five states.
DIR. and Mrs. w. Seward Webb have
on their annual Lenten trip.
This time they go across the CONT
tent TO Southern California via New
orleans. The Webbs take with them on
his jaunt a little party of friends, in
luding Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w.
Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Purdy
nd Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence of
iroton, Mass. The party has five
palace cars.
Mrs. Philinda Loveland Wheeler
led Feb. n, aged nearly I02 years.
he was born in that part of Pittsford
)rmerly called Sutherland Falls, now
June LIST, 1897, but had lived
all her life in that part of
random called Forestdale. There
re four surviving children, three sons
nd one daughter, all living in Bran
on. Mrs. Wheeler had enjoyed al
lost perfect health all her life and
as able TO do light homework until
thin the last year. !
Joseph +. Almon of Montpelier, A.;
no for the past eight years has been /,
aveling salesman for the Berlin ma /,
line works Of Beloit, Wis, which is !,
ne Of the most extensive wood work !,
g houses in the United States, has :
ceived word from the patent office
Washington that he has been =.
anted a patent on a moulding sand =
/. Mr.. Almon went to Montpelier :
It September and did the expert =
at the shops of the Lane !.
anufacturing company. =
The smallest check we ever saw, Il
vs. the Bennington Reformer, was re- h
wed at the Reformer office last week (,
)m the assignee Of the G. II. Guild ID
mpany, advertising agents of Bos- a,
n, insolvent debtor. The Reform Ia
5 claim was for 1925; the estate C
id one per cent, hence the check in o,
Element OF the claim is for two j
lts. The check bears a two-cent Il
-enue stamp, and it cost two cents lii
stage to send 1t, hence it cost four al
ITS to pay a debt of two cents. tn
At the annual meeting Of the Yer. 1
mt Life Insurance company last
elk Torrey Il. Wales, Samuel Hunt ar
.ton and Russell 5. Taft were re- tn
cted directors and with the follow eq
comprise the board of the COM m
ny: Joel IL. Gates, ID. w. Robin sa
J., F. G. Kennedy, Clayton r. Tur- m
/, C. NJ. Spaulding and j. ii. Rob- tn
on. The following officers were sv
ted: John III. Robinson, presi- TN
It; G. NJ. Spaulding, vice president; in.
.ytOn II. Turrill, secretary and ac- pr
ny. Is
In injunction has been served upon IN
A. Shay, Erwin NJ. Harvey, Mar lni
w. Wheelock and Vernon l.. sui
yton, plaintiffs in the suits against Ia.
Barre Il Montpelier Power Il ~
Iction Co., for ejectment from the ~
;, restraining them or their attor- W
: from DrOcppdiD0 any farther pr