Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-18

bct'erment of their lot, which they
claim is the most poorly paid Of any
branch Of the postal service. A COM
mittee of three was appointed to draw
up resolutions expressive Of the needs
of the fourth-class postmdsters and
their desires for betterment, copies Of
which are to be sent TO representatives
at Washington from this district and
to the senator's.
The Hotel Poultnny, a connexions
brick structure at Poultney, erected
seven years ago at a cost of SO, 0e0,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday even
ing, Jan. 9. The fire broke out III the
basement, and the building was al
most Immediately filled with blind
ing smoke. the inmates barely escap-
ing. There was an insurance of
$4,000 on the building, $4,000 of
which would have expired Wednes-
day. The insurance on the contents
was $4,000. The loss will be greatly
felt by Poultney. 1t is the fourth
fire in the village within six weeks.
L nc lullDtE utdltIH III W llluudiii
and the adjoining counties are a good
deal stirred up over the recent adj
vance in freight rates between Brattle-
boro and Gardner from Sl4 to $1,000
a car This means an increase to the
shippers of Sl.25 a thousand for hard
wood lumber and many Of the lum-
bermen who have contracted for de-
livery at points on the Fitchburg road
will consequently lose their margin of
profit. The old rates have been in
force 10 years The present lumber
rate from BrattlebOro to Springfield
is . 2-3 cents a hundred pounds, the
rate to Gardner, about the same dis
lance, perhaps less, is eight cents a
Here is a late swindle, one that may
profit the farmers to keep an eye open
for. A farmer-looking fellow will call
having samples Of corn. The ears will
be from five to eight times the size Of
ears of rn,whieh he alleges
he raised from seed sent him by his
brother, who is engaged in farming in
a distant land. He offers to sell one
hundred grains for twenty-five cent
or the whole ear for two dollars. The
victim buys only to find out it j.
nothing but ordinary corn. A number
of ears of corn are dexterously cut and
the sections are glued together 10 form
one large ear. II the swindler comes,
boot him off the premises.
The Vermont Veterans association
of Boston and vicinity will observe its
18th annual banquet at Young's hotel,
Boston, Tuesday evening, Jan. 80.
A reception will be held from 6 to !
o'clock, the banquet being held at I
o'clock. Gov. Edward &. Smith,
Lieut.. Gov. Henry G. Bates Of NOr-
mont, Gov. w. Murray Crane, Lieut..
Gov. John l.. Bates of Massachusetts,
Senator Redfield Proctor, Admiral
George Dewey, Rear Admiral Samp-
son, Department Commander +. G.
of Vermont, Department
John T.. Gilman of Mas
Gen. stephen Thomas, ex-
Gov. John w. Stewart of Vermont,
Rev. E. A. Horton and Others have
been invited.
The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Battle Monument and Historical
was held at Bennington |
Jan. 10. A. b. Valentine, vice pres,
,alled the meeting to order. The
death of II. G.. Root, president, was
announced and appropriate action
taken. A. b. Valentine was elected |
pres. and Olin Scott vice pres. The |
balance of the old officers were re-elect-
I'd. The historical committee report
"a in favorof the association beginning !
for issuing history Of
he state. The same committee report |
"a that l57 volumes Of the work issued |
BY the society last year had been given
away. Twenty dollars hos been re-
,eiyed for books sold. II was voted |
10 publish a history of Vermont. (
Daniel c. Landers, who had been
in business in Quechee for about ten
years, shot himself through the heart 1
He was in his room at
home when his wife heard a shot, /
went upstairs and found him dead. |
lie used revolver which he borrow
"a of the Waterman at the mill, saying |
be expected TO have quite a large sum |
81 money with him later and wanted |
% protect himself. Ii isreported that /
.anders had threatened TO kill himself,
though little attention was paid to the |
threat. lie had kept a general store, |
which was lately closed by his credit
Drs. and business troubles may have led |
q the deed. He leaves a wife, a
daughter Of the late Oscar Barron, and |
one daus liter about eight years old.
Ills father, ;. Il. Landers, lives in
Lebanon, y. I'll.
The heaviest petition in voluntary |
recently filed is that of
William II. Minor of Brattleboro,
\ no has liabilities of $50, 67l.96 and /
assetts Of s76, l94l3. The only pro-
nerty claimed as exempt Is wearing
apparel valued at SIS. A large part
Il Mr.. Minors indebtedness is in the
West. Other petitions recently filed /
are William III. Laundry OF 81. Al