Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-06-20

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800 per year: Bethel route, Daniel ID.
Howe, Woodstock, for S597 AZ per
year: Woodstock Bridgewater, j. n.
Madden of Bridgewater, who agrees
TO make the four daily trips OF six
miles for the sum of one cent for the
four years.
Report has come from North Fay
ston of the discovery of a deposit OF
graphite or plumbago on the farm Of
John +. Waite. The discovery was
made by a son of Mr.. Waite, who
brought in a peculiar looking stone
which he had picked up. The stone
was sent tothe state geologist for ex-
animation and the report sent back
that it was a very good quality OF
graphite or plumbagO.
The Rev. o. T. Dwinell, who for the
past two years had been acting presi-
| dent of the seminary at Onarga, ILL.,,
has resigned. and is soon to visit
Marshfeld, his native place. During
the time he has been at the head OF
] that institution he has raised Slll,2OO
toward its debt and endowment fund.
He Is graduate Of Montpelier semi
mary and studied law in Montpelier
with the late Charles Ii. Heath.
Barre is again the scene OF anarchist
troubles. Eugene Rispoli, aged 30
wears, is under charge of officers at
! Montpelier, having been rescued from
/ the Italians at Barre. who had practi-
cally Kidnapped him. The Italians
believed the man TO be a spy sent from
New York to report their actions to
the home government. Rispoli has con-
fessed that he is a spy and has signed
a written statement to this effect.
After three weeks OF inactivity on
the part Of those vitality interested in
the existing strike, the company took
the initiative and last week 30
machinists went to work in the
Central Vermont Railway companys
machine shop at st. Adams. This
makes a force Of s3 at work in the
shops. The newcomers are mostly
from the state of New York. The
strikers say the new workmen will not
! remain.
! The Middleburv college commence
mcnt concert promises to be even bet
ter than those held in the last few
wears. Mrs. Mary Howe-Layin OF
! Brattleboro has been engaged as SOLO
list. She will be accompanied by Lu-
Glen Howe. Heinreich Schneider,
who has been harp soloist for the Bos-
ton symphony orchestra for some
wears. will render several selections.
IBlaisdells orchestra from Concord, ~.
H., will also play.
Ransom j. Smith died at his home in
: st. Adams last week, aged 63. lie
had been engaged during his life IN
making patent medicines, the most
important of which was Smiths Green
Mountain Renovator, now manuiac-
tured by the st. Albans Remedy com
pany. Mr.. Smith was twice married.
| His second wife, whom he married six
teen wears ago, and thirteen children
survive him. The youngest child Is
only three weeks old.
The state OF Vermont will receive
AZ its share OF the estate OF the late
Uoratio G.. Loomis of Burlington the
sum of Sl3.653.l2. The amount Is
five per cent of the entire estate in
this state. the collection of which is
provided for by the collateral inherit
lance tax. The amount of the estate
taxable was shown to be S3l1,1sO.4o
land the claim of the state was not con-
tested. This is the largest tax ever
lpaid TO the state under the law.
Receiver T. 5. sullivan has been
authorized by the comptroller of the
currency to declare a dividend OF 20
per cent to be paid to the creditors Of
the Farmers National Bank, and as
soon as the bank checks are illled III
and sent to the comptroller Tor ms
signature and returned, they viii be
distributed among the creditors whose
claims have been proved and allowed.
Receiver sullivan said that he did not
think the loss to depositors would
be very large.
Six-year-old Morris Smith OF Brattle-,
horo was drowned last week. lie ana
another boy were walking across the
falls which let the water out OF the
canal into the Milestone brook. Two
men arrived Just as the body went
down for the fatal third time. Quick
llv iumpinq into the brook, they got
the body. which lay in water about
five feet deep. 4 barrel was procured
and work begun in hopes of resusclta-
ton. but after more than an hour the
ATTEMPT was abandoned.
In the first book of records OF the
town of Pownal is the following -
NOV. II. 1777, Resolved, That II any
person shall Willingly or knowingly
harbor or entertain or feed any tory
he. she or them shall receive twenty
five lashes on the naked back a
later entry resolves that ''any tory
found within the town after four weeks
shall receive twenty-five lashes on me
naked back and be escorted to the en-
emy's lines. and he shall return the
penalty shall be increased ten lashes
each time
The board of railroad commissioners
have granted petition filed by the
Boston g. Maine railroad 10 abolish two
highway grade crossings in the town
of Westminster An order has been
issued by the commissioners ordering
that the highway be changed and that
an underpass be constructed. IL Is
....,l 4Iot tho cost of construction