Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-03

er under the act passed at the recent
session Of the Legislature providing
for the establishing OF fish hatchery
at Swanton.
1t is reported that rs freight cars
passed over the Bellows Falls and
Saxtons River electric road during
November, and that the farmers OF
the latter village and vicinity received
$4,000 for apples last fall which they
would not have received had it not
been for the road.
Wesley II. Chatter, who has been
cashier OF the Central Vermont rail-
way since 1886, has been appointed
treasurer of the company to succeed
X. ii. Ingram, who resigned 10 go as
secretary with Charles NJ. Hays,
president of the Southern Pacific
railroad company.
The jury in the case OF David Miles
of Sheffield vs.. G. l.. Woodbury. OF
Burlington for damages due to the
defendants alleged negligence,
brought in a verdict in favor OF the
plaintiff to recover 5000 and costs.
The case will probably go to the
supreme court on exceptions.
Receiver Muir, OF the Merchants
National bank OF Rutland wrecked
by Cashier Mussey year ago, will
declare % per cent dividend to the
depositors this week. This will make
IS per cent paid in all. Many assets
are yet i'm the hands of the bank, and
it is now thought that the depositors
will receive 95 TO 100 per cent.
Mrs. Alvan Harvey Of ST. Johns
bury was the happy recipient on
Christmas day OF a check for 81 900
from Mrs. Mary A. Hobart Of Pater-
son, N. j., wife Of the late Vice Pres.
ident Carrot A. Hobart, whose father
was native OF Caledonia county.
Mrs. Harvey, who was Hobart, was
the vice presidents only aunt on his
fathers side.
The contract for the construction OF
a Masonic Temple at Rutland has
been awarded TO Charles Z. Paige OF
that city, and ground will be broken
at once. The building viii be the
largest in New England. Four stories
with every convenience will be pro-
vided for. IL is 10 be located on land
west Of the Bardwell House given by
the late John w. Cramton.
The storehouse of the Burlington
FIGURING Co. near Winooski was re-
Gently broken into by robbers and
some Is or 20 eight-barrel and four or
five quarter-barrcl sacks OF -four
taken. The robbery was particular
ly daring one. Entrance was effected
through a lower window between the
hourly visits OF the Waterman. There
are houses near by and an electric
light.
An old hand loom, fax wheel.clock
reel and swifts were recently shipped
by NJ. L. Beckley TO the Hull house
kindergarten in Chicago, where they
will be set up and used to instruct the
children in ancient methods in spin
ming and weaving. The loom was
secured from Martha Bickford OF
Cabot, and the other articles were the
property OF the late Mrs. William
Wilson OF Marshfeld.
CD. Watkins, chief stakeholder in
the Owls Head Mountain House Co.
OF Newport, has just been there from
New York in connection with plans
for the new hotel to be built at Owls
Head next spring. rhe structure
viii be a four-story building OF
elaborate design, to cost nearly |
$50, 900. The new hotel will be
greatly appreciated by summer
visitors at Lake Memphremagog.
Ira C. Calef OF Washington, a
member OF whose family had been
safely carried through critical
operation at the Mary Fletcher
hospital some years ago and who has
frequently remembered the hospital
BY timely gifts, has crowned his
by sending as Christ
mas gift to the hospital check for
$4,000, to be appropriated and used as
the directors may see ft
Miss Mary l.. Titcomb OF Rutland,
sister OF Fish Commissioner John w.
Titcomb OF st. Johnsbury,will assume
February duties as librarian OF the
new free library at Hagerstown, Md.
She was for some time librarian OF
the Rutland free library and secretary
Of the Vermont state library commits
sion. During her term as secretary
s5 libraries have been established
under state aid and the interest in
library work throughout the state has
been greatly increased.
Mrs. t. p. Redfield, in announcing
her intention Of soon presenting
Christ church OF Montpelier with
pulpit, adds another to her
many valuable gifts to that church.
among which are the marble altar,
altar cross and baptismal ever. Mrs.
Red field is one OF the original mem
bers Of the parish, being one OF the
three first communicates to be con-
firmed in the old Methodist meeting
house on Court street in October,