Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-08

curing it. A place for public recrea-
ton is needed badly.
The Columbian marble company at
the request of the United States gov
eminent will furnish eight varieties of
selected marble, four of which are
from its quarries at Bristol and NAL
lets Bay, for the interior finish of the
United States exhibition building at
the Paris Exposition.
Frank Ordway's barns in Bradford
were burned January q. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ordway were away when the
fire started. In three quarters of an
hour two barns and a shed with all
their contents, including horse,
eleven head of cattle and two hogs
were totally destroyed.
The missing Mary Ayres of Brat
tleboro was thought to have been
traced to Montreal last week to a
Catholic convent, but her aunt visited
that institution and found that the
girl there was a French girl whose
general appearance was not unlike
that Of the missing girl.
The officers of the Fanny Allen
hospital staff at Burlington for the en-
suing year have been elected as fol-
lows: President, DIR. H. r. Wilder;
secretary, DIR. IL. L. Lewis. These
officers with DIR. O. w. Peck will
have general charge of all the medical
and surgical affairs of the hospital.
Mrs. Rebecca Bartlett of West
Burke, aged, 81, visited her sister,
Mrs. Leonard, of Barton Landing,
who is 92 years old, recently. While
there Joseph Bartlett, who is nearly
81, and Lewis Simpson, who is 81
years old, called making a remarkable
gathering Of people of their ages in
life.
Representative Foss, formerly of
/ Franklin, who represents Chicago
district in Congress, has already taken
charge of the committee on naval
affairs as its acting chairman and is
making an excellent impression as the
temporary successor of Capt. Boutelle
Of Maine at the head Of that COM
mittee.
Montpelier people are agitating a
sympathetic movement to buy back
! from the town Of Warren the old
hand fire engine sold to that town 10
years ago. The engine was bought
by the town of Montpelier in 1914
and the purpose now is to regain
possession of it and keep it as a relic
of the old day.
John ii. Maldon, &c, we'll dressed
and of fine physical appearance, is
under arrest at New York, charged
with passing forged checks, restau-
rant keeper and a livery man being
his victims. 1t is said that his father
was a wealthy merchant in Vermont,
and the young man inherited $4,000
from his estate.
\ young eandidating parson not
| 100 miles from Nergennes stood up to
announce his text last week, when the
chandelier exploded. After quiet had
been restored he again rose and gave
out his text, "For our lamps have
gone OUT Ii is needless TO say that
the situation appealed to the risibles
Of the congregation.
Col. LeGrand b. Cannon has sold
to +. II. Hartman of Arden Farms,
n. Y, his four-year-old Vermont
Chimes for SO, 900. Mr., Hartman is
owner Of several fast horses, among
them John II. Gentry, 200 IL and
Stamboul, 2.07 81. Vermont Chimes
has done an eighth of a mile at the
rate of l.56 for the mile.
Miss Laura Duval, who was recent
ly arrested at ST. Johnsbury, charged
with passing a forged check, has been
held in 81 900 bonds for trial at the
June term Of Caledonia county court.
Richard Lloyd, who was held as an
accomplice in the case, has been re-
leased under $500 bonds and his case
continued until Feb. 10Th.
The saw and excelsior mill at Mil
ton, owned by IL. o, Clark Of East
Orange, y. j., with all its machinery,
also a shed containing large amount
Of clapboards, were totally destroyed
by fire Sunday night. f. +. Rogers
owned large part Of the machinery
and lumber and sustatins heavy loss.
The cause Of the fire is unknown.
The new Washington county jail in
Montpelier is practically completed
and will be ready TO turn over to the
county in few DAYS. There are 80
cells in the jail, eight tramp cells. in
the basement, IL on the ground floor
and ten cells on the upper floor, eight
of the latter being the regular cells,
one female and one hospital room.
John j. Flynn of Burlington has
lust made a large purchase Of land in
Bennington county. The purchase
covers a tract of 1000 acres Of spruce
timber land in the towns Of Winhall
and Peru. Mr. Flynn has also pur-
chased the controlling interest in the
Peru turnpike, which is one OF the
very few toll roads left in Vermont.
Charles f. Saunders Of Rutland has
carried of the Bowser prize offered by
: n RaXveer Of Fort Wayne Ind,