Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-22
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

trouble last week, aged ~.
The new gasoline engine for the
Middlebury Electric company has ar
rived. II weighs over Il tons.
Alfred Marcott Of Winooski had
three fingers of his left hand badly
bruised at the Baldwin Refrigerator
shops Friday.
At its annual town meeting Hall
fax voted to observe the l50th anni-
yersary Of the ehartering OF the town
by King George III.
VIM. Dolan, l4-year-old son of
Thomas Dolan, was run over and
killed by Rutland railroad engine
At the Rutland depot last week.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds reported fav-
orably at Washington last week on
bill for the erection of a building at
Burlington.
Willis Coe, l3, of Yergennes fell
from the top OF freight car onto the
railroad track last week and was
snatched from in front OF a moving
train just in time to save his life.
Bellows Falls at its town meeting,
March &. voted to give the use OF the
opera house free Of charge to the
Methodist conference in April for any
meetings il should desire to hold
/ there.
| Frank l.. Fish OF Nergcnnes, now
states attorney Of Addison county,
has been appointed national bank ex-
aminer of this state, to succeed w. A.
Lord Of Montpelier, who is in poor
j health.
The Diamond Match company is
buying large tracts Of pine timber
lands around Bellows Falls. Thous-
ands Of acres are reported to have
been purchased By il in Vermont and
New Hampshire during the past few
weeks.
/ Gen. Robert Avery, vice president
and general manager Of the Burling-
toa 4 Hinesburgh Railroad company,
has completed the purchase Of the
/ Essex Junction water power, upon
which he has for some time held an
option.
s'Francis Truth, who was arrested
at Boston last week for using the
mails to defraud the public, is said to
be w. A. Bemis, who had headquar-
/ tiers at Montpelier in 1896 and posed
as a skilled optician who examined
eyes by the N.Ray system.
The executive committee Of the
| Vermont Firemen's association re-
Gently met in Rutland. Ii was de-
cided 10 hold a convention and tour
nament on successive days in Rutland
the latter part of July II certain ar
rangements could be made.
Ezra J. Warner, class OF '6l, Mid
dlebury college, now one of Chicago's
most successful merchants, has given
! $50. 900 to Middleburv college for a
new science hall. The gift is IN menu
or, of his father, Joseph Warner, for
Il5 wears trustee Of the college.
Fire at Fair Haven Friday de-
stroyed the slate finishing shop Of
4 Coylman 4 Westcott and burned the
roof and one side Of the Warner shop
nearby. The loss on building and
contents was about $1,000; insurance
about 5000. The cause of the fire Is a
mystery.
James :. Gill, who formerly lived
al Ludlow, died in Boston Wednes-
day of last week. lie is known to all
| Vermonters as the donor Of the cele-
brated Gill odd Fellows Home in
Ludlow. lie lived in Boston in the
winters and spent his summers at his
old home in Ludlow.
The committee in charge of the an
nual banquet OF the Mortified Board
of Trade has practically decided
upon March q as the date. In adj
idition TO the local speakers the COM
mittee will invite Congressman Grout
and Judge Stanton to be present and
address the gathering.
Joseph Comolli, "a years Of age, OF
Barre shot himself in the head in
| Concord, y. H., last week. There IS
little hope Of his recovery. Comolli,
with his wife and child, was visiting
his wife's brother, George Health, in
that city. tie gives no reason for his
deed. and relatives can assign none.
John Morgan, aged 30 years, was at
the bottom of 200-foot shaft in the
Monson slate quarry at Monson, Me-,
last week Thursday afternoon when
surface rock six inches in diameter
fell ON his skull. which was fractured.
He died instantly. Morgan went to
\ Maine from South Poultney a few
days ago. lie had relatives in Ner'
mont.
The sixth annual interstate conven-
ton Of the Young Mems Christian as
sociations Of Vermont and New
Hampshire opened at Brattleboro last
Thursday night and continued thro
/ sunday evening. \ large number OF
delegates were present, helpful adj
. dresses were made by prominent
workers. and the convention was al
. tog, Their very successful
The state committee and represen'