Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-07

back was broken and his legs crushed.
Congressman ID. ]. Foster spoke on
"The College Man in Public Life at
the 32d annual dinner of the Dart
mouth college association Of New
York, given recently at Delmonico's
in New York. Gov. Benjamin b.
Odell and ex-Gov. S. Black Of New
York were the principal guests and
speakers.
Henry Gebo, an employee Of the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad,
while working at the trestle near
Dodge Bridge, Tuesday of last week
was Knocked off the bridge to the ice
Is feet below, striking on his head
and fracturing his skull. Though
his injuries are serious he is expected
to recover.
Sergeant-at-arms T. G. Phinney is
having some OF the locust trees in the
State house yard cut down. These
trees were already half dead and were
injuring and would undoubtedly kill
in time the large elm trees at the
westerly end of the yard, SO that it
was necessary to cut them down in
order to save the other trees.
At the annual meeting of the
Mortified Telephone company these
officers were elected: Treasurer, J.H.
Talbot; auditor, C. A. Edgerton;
directors, Geo. II. Richmand, Frank
Plumley, J. IL. Winch, c. G. Brill
and c. ID. Edge-ton. The reports OF
the officers showed the organization
to be in good financial condition.
Orrin Pyre of West Derby was
lrecently arrested and tried for tearing
to pieces and burning the tenement in
which he lived. He was sentenced to
| lis DAYS in the house OF correction at
Rutland. He nearly escaped while
being taken to the train, by jumping
from the sleigh. but was soon
captured. Three of his sons are in
the reform school.
Robert Lynch OF the Home for
Destitute Catholic children OF Boston,
who was in Rutland week before
with IL little waits whom he placed
i'm homes, arrived again last week
with another party OF 10. The
children quickly found homes. as a
large number of ladies were on hand
to take them and before night most
OF them were disposed of.
The law forbidding the sale OF
cigarettes has been in force a little
over a month, says the Burlington
Free Press, and the good effects are
already TO be seen. While a good
many Youngsters are still to be seen
smoking them, they do not call for
them at the stores themselves but get
some older person to purchase them,
and in consequence do not get a.
many.
George Turner died in SALISBURY
Friday from measles. His is the
fourth death in the family from that
disease since January IA. The father
made arrangements for his daughters
funeral Friday and was taken IL
Tuesday. Two more sons are now
down with the same disease and one
Of them will probably die. L
promises TO wipe out the entifs
family.
There Is much dissatisfaction ovel
the action OF the postoffice department
In abolishing the double daily railwa,
mail service over the Central Vernon
between st. Adams and Rouses Point
and serving the towns OF Swanton
East Alburg, Alburg Springs anc
Alburg Center with only closed
pouch service. A petition Is being
largely signed to the department II
Washington to correct this mistake.
The carrying out of clever bunc'
scheme was frustrated last week by
Herbert T.. Woodbury., who received
telegram from New York, ostensibly
from his brother, ex-Gov. U. a
Woodbury., signed "Urban,a asking
. that 800 be at once telegraphed,,to I'M
, Office OF Clews & Co. OF that city
The receipt for the money was a
once sent to the ex-governor, wh'
! stopped the payment of the money.
The Barre liquor agency during tn
: mast year sold 1896 worth OF hquof
Good old Congregationalist y
.Iohnsbury consumed $4,000 worth
at Brattleboro, the Athens, Paris an'
: and Boston OF Vermont, the con
sumption was sl4, 900 worth. RUTLAND
took a little more, while the sleep
! little capital city, five miles down tn tn
: Barre sewer, required over s3o,oo'
, worth to keep il awake enough 70 q
] business Barre Times.
The treasurer of the Z. V. M. wa
q Maid $4,000 last week to foun'
. perpetual scholarships, the beques
being given in the will OF Mrs. Jun
l F. Hickok. Provision was also mao
e for $1,000 for the Adams mission an
e 5000 for the Home for Aged Women
y both in Burlington; s2ooo 10 20
e Vermont Domestic Missionary societ
and $1,000 TO the Congregations
church in Royalton, with which Mr.
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