Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-09-13

station in the Adirondacks Friday
morning, ran into train of nine
cars, the first one being the Grassmere,
the private car of DR.. w. Seward
Webb of Shelburne Farms. The
engine plowed its way several feet
into the car but no one was seriously
injured, although two colored porters
had narrow escape from death.
The windows of the car were all
broken and fire broke out, which,
however, was soon extinguished.
At a recent meeting of the Mt.
Mansfield Trout Brook association
held at Waterbury it was voted to
continue the work of constructing the
dam across the brook. The dam is
to be 800 feet long and rs feet high,
and when completed the water back
Of it will cover an area of some 200
acres. The contract has been let to
Charles Allen OF Waterbury, who
will commence work right away. 1t
was also voted to build steam yacht
constructed for use of members Of the
association.
The will of the late Horatio G..
LOOMS OF Burlington, filed in pro-
bate, names William, Luther and
Horatio LOOMS as executors. 1t
provides that S60,00 be left in trust
TO the three nephews Of the deceased,
William, Luther and Horatio LOOMS,
the income to be paid to Emma l..
Rowe and Susan Loomis Rowe dur
ing their lives and at their decease to
be paid a. permanent fund TO the
University Of Vermont, to be used in
the agricultural and mechanical arts
departments. The value Of the estate
has been estimated at about $500, 600.
The report of immigrants coming
to the United States via Quebec and
ST. Adams during August has been
prepared at the customs house and
shows a slight increase over July. The
number entering in August was 1850,
while that in July was 1915. June
had 4 record Of l3s and May s6s.
The following is the number from
each country: Russia, 1929; Ron mania,
Isl; Austria, so: Italy, 81; Syria, "a;
Germany, 80; Galacia, IL; Sweden, %;
Denmark, 6; Hungary, 3; Iceland, /;
Egypt, !; Ireland, 2; Armenia; Nor
way, 2: England, 3; Switzerland, /;
Finland 3; Turkey, !; total 1850.
+. ID. Bennett as receiver has just
sold at auction the power house, with
its equipment, the furniture and fix
ings in the casino, the cars and con-
siderable supplies belonging to the
Bennington 4 Woodford electric rail-
way. The road was built in 1895,
and run up he Green Mountains TO
Glastonbury, a distance of nine miles.
1t was operated only in summer, but
has done nothing since the freshet in
l8gs, when it was damaged beyond
repair. The power station and
equipment were sold to |. E. Gibson,
treasurer Of the Bennington "
Hoosick electric railroad, for s6s0.
The furniture, supplies, ETC., were
sold to different parties for about
$500. The original cost of the prop
erty was over 100000.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were
/ filed September lst, one of them in
volving one Of the largest amounts
since the new law went into effect.
henry A. Edison of Rutland filed his
petition with liabilities of s0,39l.2s,
and assets of s72, 05119, and claimed
EXEMPT $685.. OF his liabilities, sl1,-
4sg.O2 is in claims and S55,4l0 in
notes. bills, etc. His assets consist in
part OF real estate, S4s, 400; bills, notes,
and securities, Sl5,056.l9, and stocks,
bonds. ETC., S5,025. Edison, il will be
remembered, signed notes with Mar
vim A. Mcclure at the time OF The
ENLIGHTENMENT at the Merchants
National bank at Rutland. The
other petition was filed by John Il.
1 Griffin. a merchant of Barre. His
liabilities are g, 603.00, and assets
s2,353.29, with sS3s,4O claimed
exempt. ..
Mrs. Lucia Day Barker of Quechee,
who resides with her daughter on the
West Hartford road, will be s5 years
old October 80. She is large,
vigorous type of Vermont woman
hood. She wa born in Woodstock.
Her father, Capt. Seth Washburn,
I lived 10 be II years old and was killed
while drawing load of wood. Mrs.
Bankers mother was Hannah Perkins
and She was over 81 years old at her
death. Mrs. Barker had a family OF
10 children. five sons of whom served
in the civil war, three of them being
killed. Mrs. Barker has always lived
near Quechee and has never visited
anv large city, and her only railroad
trip of note in her long life was to
cross the country to Nebraska when
/ 6s wears old. This trip, she says, she
endowed hugely. Her eyesignt 4
marvellous: she can read ordinary
print without glasses. Her sewing i
also most wonderful. In the past
eight wears, Mrs. Barker has made 80
bed quilts. al hand sewed, containing
2.5l6 little pieces in each quilt
Vermont Pensions.
Original, Eugene Clark, Brattle-
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