Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-29

commission announces that April 81
1900, examinations will be held n
the Burlington custom house for yari.
Gus positions in the customs service in
that city. This examination is open
to all citizens of the United States
who comply with the requirements.
Three farm barns belonging to A,
II. Holden, mile and half from
South Londonderry, were burned
Thursday afternoon with their con.
tents, including 20 sheep, a COW and
40 tons of hay. The fire was set by
some boys at play. The loss wa:
81, 800; partially covered by insurance.
Suit has been brought by C. C. Bal
lard OF Morrisville against the town of
Enosburgh for $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained by being thrown
over highway embankment, the en-
tire outfit going over, Mr.. Ballard re-
naming where he landed during the
entire night, and rescued by passer-
by the following morning.
Thomas Moore, accompanied by his
ward, Willie Land, came from Chiea
go to Hyde Park last week. BY the
recent will of Mrs. Nellie Land, who
died in Chicago a couple of weeks
ago, Willie and Mary Moore, the
children Of Thomas Moore, will re-
ceive $4,000 each from their deceased
aunt, while her son, Willie Land, is
bequeathed sos, 900.
The late James 5. Gill of Boston
gives his widow, Rachel Gill, the use
Of his pictures, paintings and prints
during her lifetime, and provides that
they shall then be given to the
Florence Memorial library at Ludlow,
Vt, which is also to receive $4,000
from the funds Of the estate. Mrs.
Gill and Z. II. Harding are named as
executors and trustees.
At the town meeting in Woodford
George w. Bickford was elected town
clerk for the 10Th consecutive time. In
SALISBURY Myron Barton was re-
elected for the goth time to the same
position. His father served as town
clerk Of that town for So years. In
Searsburgh tax Of $3.50 on the dol
lar Of the grand list was voted, it be-
ing the largest tax voted in the state.
Mrs. Lucinda II. Stone, known as
''the mother Of women's clubs died
recently in Kalamazoo, Mich, at the
age Of sc years. Kalamazoo college
for many years was under the tute-
lage Of Mrs. Stone and her husband,
DR.. j. A. b. Stone; it was the first in
stitution in the west in which women
received instructions in the higher
studies. Mrs. Stone was born in
Hinesburgh on Sept. 80, 1914.
The Grand Trunk railroad has
bought $40, 900 worth of property at
Island Pond and will move its repair
shops there from Gorham, n. IL.
Island Pond will be made the termi-
nus Of the road between Portland and
Montreal. A yard that will accom-
modate 5000 cars will be built and
the repair shops will employ about
400 men. The changes which the
road will make will cost fully $780,
600.
Abraham Allen Hendriekson, 20
years OF age, son Of John Hendrick-
son of st. Adams, VI, mas sold all the
patent rights in an exerciser invented
by him and known as the "Hendrick-
son Exereiser' to DIR. f. Read Par
fridge, Of 80 Union Square, Manhat-
tan, Mich, for -, 600. Hendrickson
has had his exersiser patented in the
nited States, and has filed caveats
in Great Britain and Germany. He
has several other inventions about to
be patented, which, it is said, are very
Fire was discovered in the new
Langdon block at Montpelier at 3
O'Clock Friday morning. The fire
seemed to have started between the
ceiling and floor above the first story
and burned its way into the rooms on
the second floor and into the rooms
below, which were to be occupied by
the Union Mutual Insurance Co. and
the Montpelier Savings Bank and
Trust Co. respectively. The fire was
soon under control, the greatest dam
age to the property being by heat and
water. The heat blistered all the ma
hogany finish in the offices and the