Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-06-27

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earn their living by themselves and
not caring anything about the govern
ment of Italy.
A big coal shute is being built at
BrattlebOro at cost of several thous-
and dollars, with track extending from
below the engine house to the canning
factory for the use of the n. l.. n and
Central Vermont railroads The coal
is to be taken up an inclined track and
let into the shute, where it will be
stored in pockets from which it can be
drawn for the use of the engines as
needed. 1t will also enable a supply
to be kept on hand to avoid embarrass-
ment in case of strike like that last
year. Work began on it last week.
An important lawsuit is in progress
at Brattleboro before Judge ii. IL.
Wheeler in the United States circuit
court, in which about 100000 is
involved. 1t is the case of the Great
Western Mining d Manufacturing Co.,
a Kentucky corporation, V. the estate
OF the late b. d. Harris, who was at
the time of his death president of the
Brattleboro Savings bank. The COM
pany owned and operated several coal
mines in Kentucky in the eighties, in
which Mr.. Harris and his brother, the
late G. d. Harris of keene, y. H.,
owned the controlling interest.
John Kennedy, a plumber employed
in hIiddlebury, was instantly killed by
the way freight Thursday afternoon OF
last week. The engineer and fireman
saw him lying across the track but
were unable TO stop the train until ii
had passed over him. His head was
severed from the body and smashed.
His left arm was cut of near the
shoulder and the right one near the
elbow His right loot was cut off and
both legs were broken in several
places. No known cause for suicide
is suggested. and it is generally
believed that it is case OF accidental
death,
Three gun carriages, a quantity Of
cannon balls and numerous other
articles have been recovered by divers
near Yalcour island in Lake Champlain
on the chartered location Of the
schooner Royal Savage, which was
sunk during a naval engagement with
| the English fleet on October IL, I1l6.
One gun carriage has been presented
to the city OF Burlington and the other
two are being boxed for shipment to
! the Smithsonian institute at Washing
ton. Mr.. Falcon will continue his
searches with the hope OF securing the
papers of General Arnold, which we've
lost at the time OF the battle.
The annual catalogue of Goddard
Seminary is ont and Principal o. X,
Hollister las been busy the past few
DAYS mailing them, The book was
printed bv n. j Roberts and is a very
creditable piece OF work. 1t is
embellished with several fine halt-tone
cuts OF the school and rooms in the
building. According to the catalogue
the attendance has been 1876 the past
year, divided as follows; Seniors, %;
juniors, l6; subjuniors, 10; unclassi-
fed, 1870; graduates, .. The number
of pupils in business was 81; in
instrumental music. "A In vocal music,
% in elocution, 30. The fall term
will begin Tuesday. September 3. and
will end Saturday, December Il.
Hon. Alison 5. sherman of Chicago
has lust celebrated his goth birthday
anniversary at his home near that city,
surrounded by his children, grand
children and great-grandchildren. He
was born in Barre, and was the grand
son OF the man who gave Barre its
name. after deciding the question by a
tisticuff bout with one of the early
settlers. He was born on the farm
now occupied by Frank Nichols and
was the man who built the granite
work on the second state house at
Montpelier. He went to Chicago in
1886 and was elected mayor of the
city in 1874. He was the seventh
mayor OF the now great metropolis
and is the oldest living man who filled
the executive seat in the windy city.
The famous damage suit of John W.
Ketchum OF Nergennes vs.. h. III. Lee
may. the Montreal capitalist, for 500
600 for alienation of his wite's atfec-
lions has been discontinued. But the
incident is by no means closed, a
prominent United States official hav
inc been involved in the affair. Mr..
Lemay maintains that he was the in
tended victim of a conspiracy concoct-
ed by this official, who is stationed in
Montreal, and who hoped IN this way
TO revenge for fancied atfront which
led to a personal encounter with Mr..
Lemav. who handled HIM rather
roughly. This official, he says, in
some way secured the cooperation OF
John W. Ketchum in his efforts to get
even with Lemay.
West Bridport has been excited over
the mysterious disappearance OF Miss
Edith Harrington, young woman
who has been in the employ of Charles
Patton of Bridport. On the evening |
of .Jnne 4 at about niue o'clock she left |
the Patton home in company with a
Young man named McAneny, whose
home was in Port Henry. n. Y. To
Mrs. Patton she said she was going to
take a boat ride across the lake to |
Light House Point and would be back 1
in two hours. Since that time neither /
~ ....s ,o,t,,, nor bar aaaort have