Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-23


Va. last week il surrounded by con-
siderable m ystery, and who had his
life insured for more than 81 900. 200,
was lightning rod agent at Rutland
some 20 years ago. Those who knew
lluntoon did not suspect that his earn
ii.gs as lightning rod peddler were
sufficient to pay the premiums on the
enormous policies carried by him, and
great interest has been aroused regard
ing the mystery of his life and his re-
ported end. He was about So years
old, and although his alleged body
has been buried, fraud is suspected.
A good story about liquor being
bought for chemical purposes is told
by E. Selden, Burlington's late city
agent: "One day prominent Bur-
lington physicians wife came to me
TO ask how she could obtain some
liquor | told her could sell it for
medicinal, chemical, or mechanical
purposes. Said she: "Now, Mr.. Sell
den, | want some claret for chemical
use. You may think it strange that !
should want it for this purpose, but !
really am not loking. You see we eat
rich food, and then we drink claret-
The claret has chemical action on
the food and il prevents us from be-
coming ILL.," She got the claret.
Middlebury college, in anticipation
of the observance Of its centennial
next summer, is investigating its own
history. The records show that Of the
! 1882 who have gone out from her
halls, 1916 have attained to positions
OF high honor and trust. or these
there are 81 presidents OF colleges, 80
professors in colleges and theological
seminaries, $50 clergymen, so mis-
sionaries, 80 physicians, 367 lawyers,
50 Judges, - members Of Congress
and nine governors Of states and ter
ritories. or the missionaries, Al have
been home and 80 have been foreign
missionaries. The early graduates
largely chose the ministerial calling.
In the recent death of II. NJ. Drury
Burlington loses one Of her best known
and most esteemed citizens. Mr.. Drn-
~ was born in Highgate II years ago.
He learned the printers trade in st.
Adams and in his young manhood
went South with his brother, Lucius.
About forty years ago he became
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph office in Burlington and, later
on. united with that position the du-
ties of Central Vermont ticket agent,
which latter place he held up to the
time OF his death. For the whole AZ
wears he did business in the same Of
fice-a record without parallel in Bur-
lington, and probably in Vermont.
He is survived by his widow and five
children.
Walter +. Nicholson, an inmate OF
the state asylum at Waterbury, es-
capped from the building at an early
hour Nov. IL. He twisted the heavy
iron bars in the second story with a
part of his bed and so was enabled to
crawl out He was found in the hay
of George Johnson's barn, opposite
Depot square at Barre last week
Wednesday night. As soon as dis
covered he jumped through the win
dow. carving the sash with him TO
the round, distance OF 80 feet. He
was traced to the road by drops Of
blood that dripped from wounds
made on his hands or other parts OF
his body by breaking through the
glass. Cl,ief Rowland was notified,
but the man had made good his es-
cape.
Wilfred Hope, son of Mrs. Anna
Hope of Rutland, has been missing
for over two weeks, although every
effort has been made to discover his
whereabouts. lie is boy Of Ia
wears. bright, honest and obedient to
his mother in every way but in one;
he will not 90 to school. He detests
learning and will do almost anything
TO escape the restraining influence Of
Rutland schools. The sisters at the
local convent say he is splendid lit
tie fellow, but he viii not study. His
mother made all arrangements for
sending him TO a boys school in
Montreal where men would conduct
his education. Wilfred expressed his
desire to go and all the plans for his
departure were practically matured
when on October 26 he disappeared.
She thinks he may have found work
on some farm.