Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-15

marble ~ slate company was burned
Saturday. twas valued at 500
and insured for sc, $50. The house of
ii. ID. Cooke, valued at s., 900 and in
sured for 81, 500, was also burned.l
Geo. b. Davis, Danville's leading
citizen, is dead, aged 73 years. He
was a prosperous farmer and vice
president of the Caledonia National
bank and was a well-known Demo-
Graf, having represented his town four
times in the legislature.
The 40th annual convention Of the
Orleans County Musical association at
Newport was a success. That Prof.
Jules Jordan is master OF his pro-
fession was fully demonstrated. The
renowned Birds orchestra of Boston
played during the convention.
During 1899 there were l6 deaths
in Lincoln, % births and marriages.
The figures for 1898 Deaths, 20;
births, n; marriages, IL. Eight of
the persons who died were over 90
years of age, the oldest being 81, aid
only two being under 30 years.
A. n. Swain Of Bellows Falls has so
far been able TO find only three of the
'immortal 3i9" who voted the Lib
erty ticket in 1910. All are from old
Orange county, Jonathan S. Perham
of Brookfield, Joel G.. Stinson of
Stanford and Lewis Holmes Of Brad
ford.
Montpelier's new check list con-
tains 2, l02 names, a gain of l2G over
that Of s99; ,6S2 are men, a gain Of
50, and 420 are women, who are
eligible to vote for school commits
sioner, a gain OF 43. The total num-
Der Of taxpayers on the grand list
book is 2,6s5, OF which 1925 are men
of voting age.
Mr.. Boucher, a horse trainer from
Ottawa, who is at Essex Junction to
train Marion Wilkes, the horse recent
by bought at auction for $50 from
Messrs. Chase and Soule by j. H..
Allen, was terribly bitten in the arm
while giving the horse his first lesson.
DIR. G. NJ. Ferin dressed the wound,
which required several stitches.
w. II. Lothrop of Bennington, who
has quite a large collection of curios-
tiles, has just secured complete
lieutenant's uniform that was used in
the war Of 1872. Ii includes sword
and pistols. Ii is well preserved and
quite gorgeous in appearance. In one
of the sleeves of the coat is the name
w. A. Sherman written in ink.
Feb. sth Senator Proctor intro
duced bill to erect new public
building at Burlington for the accom-
mediation of the United States courts,
postoifice, custom house and other
federal offices, at cost of $500, 900.
II provides for the site OF the present
building, or for another site il 1t can
be obtained without additional cost.
Samples Of water from the different
water supplies in the state are arriv-
ing daily at the State meteorological
Laboratory in Burlington for analy-
sis, according to provision made by
the state board OF health. Since the
first Of January over rs samples have
arrived and have been subjected TO an
analysis. 4 vast amount OF labor Is
involved in making these tests.
+. ;. Kingsley of Athens has re-
ceiyed notice that the Nergennes con-
gressional delegation has recommend
ed him for an appointment as special
agent under the jurisdiction OF the
census bureau and that his papers
have been placed on file in the office
at Washington. Mr.. Kingsley was an
unsuccessful candidate for census
supervisor OF Vermont
This Is the dull season for the arrival
OF Chinese in this country, who dis
like TO make the passage OF the Pa
citic in wintry weather. Complaints
for only four were made out last week
at the custom house for as many ar
rested AT Richford. The merchant
business seems to be practically
stopped, scarcely any returning mer-
chants coming through Burlington
The papers were served by Sheriff
Mcclure recently in the third suit IN
the vicinity OF Brattleboro within a
few weeks for alienation of wife's al
fections. This last suit was brought
by Attorney John +. Gale OF Gull
ford. who claims $4,000 for Frank
Wheelock of that place from a neigh
Dor for seducing and winning away
from plaintiff his wife, Grace Bart
lett Wheelock.
The Civic Federation OF Women
clubs OF Barre have requested that the
city give them the use Of the vacant
room in the basement under the city
clerks office, to be fitted mp by them
with cots. etc, and used as an
emergency room, where injured peo-
Nh. could be taken and cared for tenn
porarily by the members Of the Fed
Grafton. ID was voted that the re-
quest be granted.
A special city meeting in Burlington
called in response to a largely signed
petition asking that an opportunity DC
given for vote OF the citizens Win