Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-30

$ DIR. II. C. Tinkham has been re
. elected dean Of the medical depart
J ment OF the University of Vernon
5 by the faculty. A large entrance elias
is announced.
A diamond rock drilling machin,
IS expected to arrive at the gold min,
Springfield, Windsor county, thii
week. The vein will be tapped in
different directions and core taken
Out which will determine how valu-
able property the owners have.
Thus far all the work has been done
in the groupings and they have gone
INTO that about 40 feet, the mineral
showing richer as they got into ii.
| William Frink Of Bridgewater was
killed Monday OF last week while
working in the woods. Two trees or
logs lay side by side on the ground.
Fflnk sawed limb off one and they
rolled together, imprisoning him as
he tried 70 jump out Of the way. He
was caught by the hips and badly
crushed. dying in about an hour. He
leaves wife and five children, two OF
the latter witnessing the sad accident.
An old and experienced ore miner,
who has been visiting in Waterbury,
has examined the Carrie Mary copper
mine. He expressed the opinion that
the yield OF copper ore from the mine
will not alone be enough to pay for
working il, but he believes that both
gold and silver deposits will be found
in sufficient quantities so that, com
bined with the yield Of copper, the
venture will prove to be paying one.
Corporal Merton Beebe of Co. NJ.
First Vt, was hunting at Swanton
last week Tuesday with Geo. Quinn
and rested his arm on his gun, which
be had cooked. Ii went off, blowing
a hole through his arm above the
wrist. Quinn bound his arm, pre-
venting his bleeding to death. One
team procured by Quinn broke down
but another took him TO the doctors
office, where his arm was amputated.
The farm buildings OF Simon
Wheeler d East Montpelier were de-
stroyed by fire early Tuesday OF last
week. The fire was caused by a de- !
fectiye chimney. 1t spread rapidly to |
the other buildings and could not be
controlled. Outside OF the live stock,
wagons and a part OF the household |
furniture, the contents were lost. The /
loss was 81, 700, which is covered by
81 400 in the Vermont Mutual COM
pany.
Albert NJ Snow OF Jonesville was
lodged In the county Jail at Burling-
ion last week, charged with embez-
ding 81, 00e from his employer, Frank
y. Gillette, whose service he entered 4
six years ago. lie had a wife and
seven children aud suspicious plen-
.itude OF money. Two years ago Gill
cite charged him with dishonesty
md he acknowledged the theft OF
1900, but the affair was hushed up by
Mr.. Gillette.
Nina Hunt Hayes, a Vermont girl,
Who is one OF the most expert horse
women in the country, was the win
Ter OF the first and second prizes, $3.50
md $40, in the jumping classes at the
horse show in New York last week,
with Chappie and King Crow. These
lorses were ridden by Master Hollo-
way, whose father sold them TO Mrs.
Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was seriously in I
ured by being thrown from her horse I
n cross country run on Long /
sland several weeks ago.
James G. Colgate OF Colgate Il Co.,
,ankers OF New York, has large
orce OF men at work in Bennington
for the erection OF a sum-
ner residence next season on the site !,
4 the one burned last February. The
ouse burned was the finest in the
action and Mr.. Colgate will expend
bout $50, 000 on the new one. The
rst story will be OF granite and the
amainder OF wood. The grounds
iii also be considerably improved.
hey comprise about 40 acres.
Charles Harris, DIR. G.. h. Barber n
nd Charles W. Durham, who re- \
armed To Brattleboro from Maine
ais week, report quite an experience 5
! their attempt 20 get out of the n
lids Of Mt. katahdin. The ice in Il
Ike was too firm 20 admit OF canoe
", and hardly strong enough to :,
old up the hunters. one OF whom re- c
lived cold bath while following his q
uide across an inlet. IL required
70 or three days travel TO reach L
though the sportsmen Il
icceeded in capturing their six deer
I'd other game. Il