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

turn out TO be rich. Mr.. Bushman'
farm is situated on the Shelburn,
road, about three-fourths Of a mil,
north OF Shelburne village.
The trial Of Charles Doherty for the
murder OF Fred Murphy at Bolton
Falls February Is, was begun in the
county court at Montpelier last week,
Hon. John II. Watson presiding.
The trial OF the case it is expected
will take two or three weeks.
| Recent gifts to the Vermont Anti.
quarian society include sword. a
pair OF andirons, some valuable books
and Continental bill, issued in 1876.
from Miss Mary Collins OF Burlington
and an eight-day clock from Mrs.
q. +. Atwater OF Brooklyn, n. Y.
Great difficulty is experienced in
securing ties for the reconstruction Of
the Lebanon Valley & Chatham rail-
way, formerly the Lebanon Springs
railroad. More than 100, 900 ties are
needed, but only about one-third that
number have been secured thus far.
The new examining committee for
admission to the Vermont bar is G..
NJ. Powers OF Morrisyille, +. A.
Rowland OF Montpelier, ID. j. Foster
OF Burlington, Willard harrington Of
81. Adams, +. Ii. Button OF Middle
bury and A. l.. Cudworth Of South
Londonderry.
Barney II. Farr Of Rutland has
been arrested at Whitehall by United
states officers for violation Of the
international revenue laws. In 1896
FAIR was arrested on the same charge
and sentenced TO 20 days in the house
OF correction and 20 pay a fine $500
and costs Of S54.60..
One 900 horse power water wheel |
and one COO power generator were
started last week al Bolton Falls. 1
They were allowed 10 run empty for
a few days 10 get the boxes and bear /
ings in perfect shape before sending \
the current over the lines Of the Con-
solidated Light Co.
The annual alumni reunion at !
Vermont Academy, Saxton,s River,
was held last week. Many Of the
former students and graduates were
present A banquet was served al
Fuller hall and in the evening a re-
eeption was given by Pref. Ellery,
principal Of the academy.
Charles lI.gerson died from injuries
received in a premature blast AZ Ninal
Haven, Me. Mr.. lngerson had been
In the employ Of the Bodwell Granite
OF Barre for 30 years and
was liked by all Of his workmen. lie
was engaged in getting out the large
columns for a church IN New York.
The spruce forests in Rutland and
counties are in consider /
able danger ~ determination, now !
that spruce lumber OF the better :
grades commands Sl6 per thousand
Teet. Thousands OF the young trees
ire also being cut for Christmas trees ,
md sent to New York and other ,
markets.
NJ. 4. Tucker OF Hardwick has 4
ome specimens Of asbestos pi ked up ]
IN his Lowell property. The speci- ,
mems brought in are taken from the !
Iurface and the asbestos streaks show v
ng in the rock are somewhat discol-
,red by exposure TO the elements. ]
Mr.. Tucker intends 10 investigate and i
discover II the extent OF the deposit |
will guarantee working.
The Rutland railroad has ordered Ii
4 the Schenectady locomotive works =
our new mogul freight engines. n
They are TO be delivered by February \
st. Two hundred new freight cars q
rave Just been delivered to the Rut- h
and railroad by the Pullman Palace !,
ar company. The road has also a
rdered OF the Wagner Car company Il
TX new full vestibule passenger coach n
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A postofiiee money-order was re- I
entity received at Woodstock which
ad been sent from the United States
money order office at San Fernando, :,
Islands, Oct. 4. The latter !,
flee is officially designed as branch !,
I the San Francisco postofiice, and !,
his little incident is a forcible re- !,
hinder Of the situation OF Uncle Sam !,
4 those western outposts Of the re 4
ublic. !,
The employees Of the Queen City o
otton mill at Burlington, and invit- 1,
4 friends to the number OF about a
90 in all, gathered at the new adj "a
ition 10 the mill Wednesday evening Al
november %, where dance was :
,ndered them by the mill corpora
on. The immense addition has a
cor space of about 10000 square
,et. and over half OF this was utilized I
,r dancing. p
Edward Lature and Peter Myers OF -
were drowned in Lake I
hamplain last week. They were out /.
a sail boat when gale came up :
nj capsized the craft. Myers be- n
Ime entangled in the rigging and his 9
1dy was found beneath the over |.
lrned boat. Lature's body has not "
aan I,acoverad The two men had n