Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-11

An excellent program was ca lried out
Mr.. Partridge was a member of thu
committee on arrangements.
DIR. ID. X. Pearsons OF Chicago, who
last week signed a check for $50, 00t
as an endowment fund toward the
support of Berea college, Kentucky,
was born in Bradford 70 years ago.
He was a practicing physician in
Chicopee, Mass, before he went to
Chicago, where he made a large for
tune through real estate dealings
During the past nine years he has
given SO, 900, 900 to educational insti-
buttons and he is under pledge to pay
$500, 900 more July l, 1900.
In the matter of the injunction issu-
ed by Judge Start some months ago,
restraining several Montpelier parties
from proceeding further with their
suits against the Barre and Montpelier
Traction and Power company, it has
been agreed by the attorneys on both
sides to submit the argument for and
against the dissolution of the i%njunc-
ton in brief form in county court this
week. 1t is expected now hat the
question will be decided before the ad-
journment Of the present term.
la the matter of the Injunction
issued by Judge Start some months
ago, restraining several Montpelier
parties from proceeding further with
their suits against the Barre and
Montpelier Traction and Power COM
pany, il has been agreed by the attor-
neys on both sides to submit the ar
gument for and against the dissolu-
ton OF the injunction in brief form in
county court this week. Ii is expected
now that the question will be decided
before the adjournment Of the present
term.
Miss Nettie Leach of st. Adams has
brought suit against f.. f. Twitchell
for 5000 for an alleged attempt at
extortion based upon a wrongful ac-
cusation that the plaintiff had appro-
priated goods while in his employ.
Miss Leach has been employed as
clerk in f. f. Twitchell & Co.'s store
for six or seven years and finished
work there last March. Mr.. Twitchell
said that Miss Leach's charges were
utterly false and that he had evidence
which would vindicate him when the
case comes to trial next September.
Mrs. Mary Wells Burdick of Ches-
ter, 95 years old, celebrated her birth
day May Let. She is the only N of
eleven children now living. For Is
years she wore glasses, but at the age
Of 65 her second sight came to her,
and she can now read and sew with
out them nearly as well as when a
Young girl, and, with the exception of
rheumatism, her health is remarkably
good. She says: 81 heard my father
say he never saw Washington angry
but once, and that was a time when a
white soldier threw a negro from a
plank walk into the mud in order to
get across a ditch"
The scheme for building an electric
from Montpelier through
Moretown, Warren and
Waitsiield in the Mad river valley,
that had apparently been abandoned,
has been revived. IL plans now for
nulating are perfected, the road will
be built the coming summer and work
viii be commenced soon. The
.paulding Construction company OF
Boston proposes to put about 500, 900
nto the construction and equipment
If this road. The towns in Mad river
ALLEY have voted to bond for $4,000,
md Montpelier will be expected to
axe about $4,000 of the stock.
The corner stone Of the church Of
he Holy Guardian Angels, st. AL
,ans, which was blessed by the ven-
rable Bishop de Goesbriand Sunday
Ifternoon, October 30, 1872, has been
ound after being lost for IA years. !
The stone has been re-blessed. When
he foundation of the church was re- {
'uilt in 1885 the corner stone was re- &
moved and mislaid. BY mistake it T,
vas sold with other stones. Rev. .
+. Provost, the present pas
or, has been searching for the lost
orner stone for some time. A few
lonths ago he found il in the posses.
ion of w. H.. Greene, who was using C
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