Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-22

Home at Bennington Tuesday OF last
week. He was admitted from North
field Sept. Is, 1894. This is death No.
10 at the Home.
Franklin s. Billings of New York,
whose home is in Woodstock, has
entered into partnership with Edward
e.. Bailey, forming the firm of Bill
lings, Bailey Il Co, to succeed Swift,
Billings Il Co., of New York. The
firm Is a well-known one in the COM
mission business in imports and ex-
ports, mostly between this country
and South American ports.
The city auditors and the state
auditor have settled the Montpelier
liquor agency account for the past
year, the state receiving as its per
cent Of the profits S3l.06. II was not
at first supposed that any part Of the
profits of the agency would go to the
state, but the law provides that the
per cent shall be figured on the whole
business done by the agency, and so
the profits on the sale Of bottles Of
1881 As placed the total profits OF the
agency above worcestershire limit.
Frank Gredler of Cutler Corner,
near Orange, was seriously injured
last week in row with Alexander
Wilson, in which il is alleged that the
latter struck him over the head with
a stick OF stove wood. Gredler is a
German and manages the farm own
ed by Wilson at Cutler Corner. Will
son went up there Sunday to look
after the business, when an alterea-
ton ensued. Wilson is well-known
at police headquarters in Barre, as he
has caused much trouble amongst the
officers in times past.
Three additional suits were brought
one day last week against the defunct
Burlington firm of Knott " Closson,
stock brokers. One suit is brought
By A. j. Markham to recover $500 as
value of certificate of stock in the
Iowa Central Railway company
placed in the firms hands, and
another suit by the same man is TO
recover al, 100, money held in fiduci-
arv capacity. The third suit is that
of Nellie u. Skeels of Burlington,
brought 10 recover 81, 200. L. A.
Woodbury. and J. j. Finn became
bail.
The heirs of the johnson estate
have sold the wool which was stored
on the johnson farm and which for
years has been alluded to in Brandon
As ''the johnson boys wool" The
Johnsons were never enormously
large wool growers, but preferred to
store their crop each year, no matter
what the selling price was, awaiting a
better market. The wool was all
fouLd to be in good condition and 1t
averaged better than 20 cents per
pound. Ii weighed out on the scales
al 1900 pounds.
The secretary of the interior has
made report to Congress of the dis
bursement Of the appropriation in aid
OF the agricultural colleges in the var
ious states. The appropriation shows
that the agricultural college in Yer
mont will receive June next s25, 900.
The fund has been increased LOCO
every year for the last 10 years, the
appropriation to the college in Yer
mont in June, 1890, being $4,000.
The appropriation is OF all the more
interest to Vermont people because IT
originated with the late Senator Nor
rill, who was in sense the father OF
agricultural colleges.
County Commissioner Daniel
Worcester was in Mortified lately
looking over the liquor agency mat
ter that was enacted in that town at
the town meeting March g, when II
voted to publish the names OF those
no bought liquor in the town agency
and also the names Of those who
made application and were refused.
Commissioner Worcester has vetoed
the action Of the town meeting and
Wili refuse to allow the agent to COM
ply with the action. Mr.. Worcester
holds that the town has nothing to
say about how the agency shall be
run. By statute the town can say
whether or not 1t wants an agency
but outside Of that the proper con-
tdnction OF the agency is under the
power Of the county commissioner
The will Of the late Edward j.
I Phelps was filed for probate at Bur
+ lington "Wednesday OF last week by
/ Torrey f. Wales in behalf Of the ex,
erutors. The will leaves the Willard
street homestead 10 Mrs. Phelps foI
life. after which it goes to the two
/ children in equal shares. All thecon'
tents OF the house and the horses, car
RACES. etc. are also given to Mrs
Phelps. The viii says, 1t 4 my ear
nest desire that my wife shall, il pos.
sibIe, and IL not driven therefrom by
! xeessive taxation, continue TO reside
in said house, and q desire i ex
pressed that it, interior be kept in ii