Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-26


joint. The proprietors, +. c. Gale and
o. IL. Ellis, and the owner, j. 4. Tay-
Tor, are defendants in $4,000 damage
suits brought by Mrs Lucy W. Ellis and
Stella NJ. and Della b. Ellis, wife and
daughters OF the late Stephen Ellis,
barber OF Brattleboro, who was killed
in shooting accident while intoxicat-
ed in Mortified, Mass, Oct 9, last Il
is alleged that the liquor with which
Ellis became intoxicated was bought
at the brewery"
Charles O'Neill Of Bristol is the
owner OF ten Angora goats that he
purchased in Connecticut. They are
five months old and very handsome
animals. They have straight and
falling long, fine Hat hair. with an
undercoat in winter of delicate
greenish wool of from two to three
ounces each, which latter constitutes
the fabric from which the celebrated
cashmere shawls are made. Ten
goats furnish only enough for a shawl
one and one-half yards square The
animals were on the road six DAYS
without food and looked a little thin,
but are fast regaining flesh. The
wool is worth from sixty cents to $3.50
pound.
The annual meeting OF the State
Board of Normal School commission
ers was held at the Van Ness House in
Burlington last Friday evening and
every member was present After
dinner the members adjourned to the
] parlor where the routine business was
/ transacted. The only change in Off |
GERS was the election of Principal o. |
/ ID. Matthewson of Barre as secretary |
TO succeed Principal +. A. Bagnall of |
I st. Adams, who has moved from the |
state. State superintendent of Edu- !
cation W. +. Ranger was present as a |
member ex-ofiicio of the board The |
evening was occupied with discussing
the situation at the various schools |
and arranging details.
The annual reports of the officers OF |
the county find the Indebtedness Of
Washington county on account Of |
temporary loan to be =. 300 and out
standing orders S6js1O, making a |
total indebtedness of -. $3.50. The |
town Of Berlin has refused to pay the /
tax assessed upon It December L. 1900, |
amounting TO 1887 30 which sum
when collected together with the bal
ance OF S243.45 in the treasurer's
hands applied on the indebtedness
leaves a net debt of -, POI Is. A tax
of one per cent has been assessed.
The amount paid out by A. ". Ferrin,
the county treasurer, was Sl2, 625.61.
The refusal of Berlin TO pay the
assessment il another chapter of the
annexation of Berlin side to Mont
pelier.
Here are the dates fixed for the win
ter meetings of the state board of agri-
culture, or for the farmers insti-
tutes,r as they are called: Isle La
Motto. Jan. 2 Grand Isle. 3; Waits
field, 10; Ryegate, II; West Water
ford. IS; Danvflle, 16; Cabot, Il;
Stratford, 81; Bethel, %; Braintree
(Snowsville) %; West Berlin, "a;
Sharon, %; Bridgewater, 20; West
Windsor, 80; Cavendish, 81; Sails
bury, Feb. 4 Dorset, and 8 Rupert,
5 and 6 (; Poultney, 6 and z; Weston,
II Peru. u; Parsonville or Bondville,
rs; Putney, IA; East Corinth, IS;
Washington, 10: Williamstown, 20; n
Stowe, 81 Starksboro, % New Hav-
en-, a and %; Jacksonville, evening
OF % and &c; Hyde Park, q Wood
bury, IS.
The membership of Wantasiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows at Brattleboro is
now substantially 1875. For some years
it has been the largest in the state.
Burlington has two lodges. With the
exception of that city, it is probable
that Brattleboro and vicinity have
more Odd Fellows than any other
place in the safe. The amount paid
out every year for the care OF the sick
and in benefits, in one form or another,
is large. When member is taken
sick he is entitled to "a week for ten
weeks. For the remainder OF the
wear. if he is sick as long, he is en-
titled to - a week. The death bene-
fit is 800 for a brother and S25 II his i
wife dies. In cases of severe sickness,
watchers are furnished as long as nee
essary. The dues are 81 year.
Three lawsuits, aggregating $4,000, i
were brought last week by Brattleboro
LAWYERS. c. c. Fits sued the National I
Metal Edge Box company OF Reads
boro. for Guspa Maroni, for damages {
in the sum of $4,000 Maroni had h
one leo broken and was otherwise {
injured several months ago by being {
struck by bale OF paper which was
being handled by other employees OF
the company He claims that the ac-
cident was caused by negligence for :
which the company is responsible ,
LAWYERS Fits and Bacon and Hooker
sued the Pennsylvania Casualty com
panv of Scranton for $1,000 and the
New England order of Protection for
IS. 900 ON insurance policies held by '
the late Winfred Randall of Chester
field. n. H.. in favor of Mrs. Randall.
Randall died of sunstroke July IL.
His policy with the Pennsylvania {
Casualty company was accident insur-
ance and contained sunstroke clause
under which the suit is brought. The
afrairrht life in