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said in his will: 81 give and bequeath
to the worst of women, whom un-
fortunately married, forty-five brass
lf-pence, which will buy her a pullet
for supper" A physician, in Scotland,
dying some twelve years ago, left the
whole of his estate to his two sisters
and then came the following extraordi-
nary clause: "To my wife, as a
recompense for deserting me and leaving
me in peace, I expect the said sister
Elizabeth to make her gift of ten shill-
ings sterling, to buy her pocket
handkerchief to weep on after my
decease." Another resident in Scotland
bequeathed to his wife the sum of sixty
thousand pounds, con condition that she
undertakes to pass two hours day at
my graveside, for the ten years follow
ing my decease, in company with her
sister, whom I have reason to know she
lOathes worse than she does me-"
Another husband, an Englishman, this
time, stated that he would have left his
widow ten thousand pounds, had she
allowed him to read his evening news
paper in peace; (; but as she always COM
menced playing and singing when he
started to read, he left her only one
thousand pounds. One other case of
this kind is worthy of note. A husband
left his wife twelve thousand pounds, to
be increased to twenty -four thousand
pounds provided she wore widows
cap after his death. She accepted the
larger amount, wore the cap for six
months, and then put it off, A law suit
followed; but the court held that the
testator should have inserted the word
always" and gave Judgment for the
widow, who, the following day, re-
entered the state of matrimony. Thus,
the husbands plan for preventing his
widow marrying again failed.
Malevolent Stipulations
The malevolence of some men is
manifested in their death, as we'll as
during their lifetime. 1t is difficult to
conceive anything more cruel than a
father who left his daughter thirty
thousand pounds under the following
conditions: "Should my daughter
marry and be afflicted with children,
the trustees are to pay out Of the said
legacy two thousand pounds, on the birth
of the first child, to the he---hospital {;
four thousand on the birth of the second !;
six thousand on the birth of the third !;
and an additional two thousand pounds
on the birth of each subsequent child,
till the thirty thousand pounds is
exhausted. Should any portion of this
sum be left at the end of twenty years,
the balance is to be paid to her, to use
as she thinks fit"
ON
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Gifts to Animals.

Gifts to Animals.
Kindness to animals seems to be quite
common among testators, and hundreds
Of people have left considerable sums for
the comfort of their pets. A certain
spinster named Charlotte Rosa Raine
bequeathed her "dear old white puss
Titiens and pusses tabby Rolla, tabby
Jennifee and black and white Ursula to
Ann Elizabeth Matthew'S directing
her executors to pay her twelve pounds
year for the maintenance of each cat,
so long as it should live. Her long
haired white puss Louise, and her black
and white puss Doctor Clausman, she
gave to her housemaid, Elizabeth
Willoughby, and her black ebony and
white Oscar to Lavina Beck; and her
executors were directed to pay these
persons twelve pounds per annum for the
maintenance of each cat. The remainder
Of her cats-how many Miss Raine had,
is not recorded-she left to the aforesaid
Ann Elizabeth Matthews, "to whom one
hundred and fifty pounds per annum
shall be paid for their maintenance as
long as any do live, but such annuity
does not apply to kittens born of them"
Another eccentric old lady left few
trifing amounts to her relatives, but
five hundred pounds year to be held in
trust for her parrot, with five hundred
pounds for new cage for the bird. Yet
another lady left hundred pounds
year for the maintenance of her parrot
which was to be produced twice year,
''to prove that the person tending it had
not wrung it's neck"
AS far as I have been able to ascertain
such eccentricities as the above are much
more common in Europe than in this
country. An English maiden lady, who
was by no means insane, left seventy
pounds year for the maintenance of
three goldfish, which were to be identified
in the following manner: "One is
bigger than the other two, and these
latter are to be easily recognized, as one
is fat and the other lean. If the fish, on
quarter-day, are found to be of this
description, the money is to be paid if
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would be forfeited. This condition is
simplicity itself compared with that
laid down by an inhabitant of the
English town of Derby. He left all his
possessions to his eldest son, with the
proviso that he must never use tobacco
in any shape or form. If he broke this
regulation, the property was to be
divided between his six brothers and
sisters.
A few years ago Russian gentleman
living at Odessa left four million roubles
Zone rouble is worth about seventy
cents) to his four nieces, but they were
to receive the money only after having
worked for year as washerwomen,
house maids or farm servants. The
conditions were carried out, and while
occupying these positions they are said
to have received many offers of mar
riage.
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Death of Edwin Kittredae.

The funeral of the late Edwin Kittredge,
who was killed by the nine o'clock local
mail train at the Davis crossing near the
Mayo home in Royalton, was largely at
tended from the home Of the family in
Bethel Friday afternoon, Rev. w. A.
Warner officiating.
Mr.. Kittredge was born Aug. 5, 1881, at
BilIerica, Mass. On Oct. z, 1855, ne mar
ried Miss Ellen NJ. Cowdery OF Tunbridge,
who, with one son, Ernest, young man
prominent in musical circles, survives
him. Their only daughter, Maud, de-
parted this life in 1875.
Mr.. Kittredge came to Bethel in 1868 and
was for the next is years engaged in the
granite business in this village. He re-
sided in the village for p years, the hast
eight years of his life being spent ON a
farm little out.
He was genial, whole-souled man.
always ready to do kind act and speak
CHEEKY word, and viii be much missed by
a large circle OF friends.
The afflicted family have the sympathy
of the entire community
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As to the Milk Car.

1t is definitely announced that all plans
have been abandoned for the present for
running milk car to Boston. The con-
centrating of a large part of the milk
business in Boston in the hands of few
large contractors called the Milk Trust
drove the independent dealers to look for
new supplies for their milk.
Last fall the newly-formed Independent
MIX company of Boston sent agents into
TINS vicinity and canvassed for milk and
even sent large supply of milk cans here
Tor use. This company did not have great
financial strength and soon after with
drew from this field. The first of the
present year Milton c. Paige, formerly an
alderman in Boston and an independent
milk contractor, sent his nephew. Ralph
HAL, TO canvass the milk situation here.
Mr.. Paige is man of undoubted financial
ability and the situation has been thor
oughly canvassed by Mr.. Hall in company
with Mr.. A. Lee Cady. In the first place
the b. q NJ. railroad called for a bond of
$1,000 to back up the expense of running
the car Tor year. This requirement was
no obstacle. Mr.. Paige's requirements
were that the farmers IN this vicinity
should contract to furnish 1000 cans OF
milk per day, or $500 quarts. Arrange
ments were made with the Harrington
creamery for the milk taken there, but at
the utmost only about 400 or 500 cans
could be secured at Bethel. Sufficient to
make up the 1000 cans could have been
secured between here and Rochester if
could have been made for
transportation over the Rochester road,
but this was not possible and so the pro-
Ject fell through, for the present, at least.
II seems as il there can be no doubt that
a milk car would be of advantage to the
farmer as the price offered was S1.10 per
hundred pounds of milk from April LIST to
October LIST, which would mean about two
and one-third cents per quart, while it is
said that the farmer gets less than two
cents per quart when the milk is made
into butter. II the car had run it is esti-
mated that it would have meant that over
5000 would have been paid to the farm
ers for milk in year. 1t is said that the
average price paid in one of the creameries
IN this vicinity runs from IS to SSc. per
hundred pounds. These figures should
not be taken as rejecting in any way on
the management of this creamery, but
simply as showing that there would be
more profit TO the farmer in sending milk
to Boston at S1.10 per hundred pounds
than TO take it to the creamery at the
prices creameries can afford to pay.
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srocKRRIneE.

Arthur Perron was in Lincoln last
week.
win Varney has finished work for L. v
Green.
Miss Matte Norten win work for hei
brother.
Andrew Ellis was in town last week
Saturday.
George Mills was in South stockbridge
last Friday.
DIR. L. NJ. Green OF Bethel was in town a
day last week.
Harris Holland and George Mills were in
Gaysville day last week.
Mr.. Bowles OF Wilder spent several
days at A. B. Dodge's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mills and daugh-
ter, Josie, were in Royalton last week.
Mrs. Matilda Grant and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Grant were in Rochester Saturday.
win Eubar OF Bethel has been spending
several days at his brothers, Josie Eu-
bars.
The bridge men have returned to work
in town and are boarding at Albert
DOdge's.
Mrs. Fatima Chamberlin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Galen b. Fish spent Sunday in
Rochester.
Mr. ana MIS-. FRANK Putnam were in
Bethel Monday to attend the funeral OF
Harris Lincoln.
Remember Fairyland, which will be
presented at the Bethel town hall Thurs
day and Friday evenings. March 14th and
10th. special train will be run ON the
Rochester r. r. for the convenience of
persons who wish to attend.
The Ladies' Aid will give a poverty
party Friday evening, March 18th. The
proceeds will be used to pay the janitors
bill. Fines will be exacted of everyone
good clothes or iewelry. The
most poverty stricken lady and gentleman
will receive prizes. Ladies are requested
10 bring cake.
Mrs. Fred Packard escaped what might |
nave been serious accident last Wednes- |
lay. She was returning from a sociable |
It Merrick Everett's with Rev. Mr.. Parou- |
raglan and they stopped to leave Mrs |
lohn Durkee and while helping Mrs. |
)urkee out the horse started for Pittsfield |
I lively gait. Mrs. Packard threw her
elf out OF the sleigh and was badly
haken up and somewhat bruised. The |
lorse was captured after short distance.
We are glad that the injuries TO both Mrs.
'ackard and the team were slight.
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Special School Meetino.

School District Clerk VIM. X. Adams
| has posted notices for a special school
meeting to be held in the schoolhouse the
evening OF Monday, March 10Th The
present high school building was erected
in 1851. Previous to that the village had
consisted of two districts One school
was held in the brick schoolhouse on
South Main st. now owned and occupied
by Mrs. Mary Hill; the other school
building on Church st. on land now own
ed by Mrs. Sarah Woodbury.. As original
ly built there were only two class rooms,
one up stairs and one downstairs. In the
70s an addition was built in the rear
which furnishes two more rooms and in
1884 a primary school building of one
room was built. AT the time this primary
building was erected it was foreseen.tha in
the near future a larger and complete
school would probably have to be erected
and accordingly this small building was
erected in such manner that it could
easily be moved to another location and
used for dwelling. Acting under the.
same idea the district has bhen very frugal
IN repairs OF the old building feeling that
in the event of new structure the
cost OF such repairs would be thrown
away. A member of the state board of
health made an examination OF the pres
ent school building last summer and very
strongly criticised its arrangements as to
heating, lighting and sanitation. Friends
OF the proposed new building state that
Tor slo,OOO suitable brick building of six
rooms with heating and sanitary arrange
ments IN the basement could be construct
ed. The present grand list of the district
is 5000. If $4,000 could be borrowed at
4Po payable $500 a year, which would
mean tax of about 25 cents on the dollar
OF the grand list, this would be paid in
about 10 years.
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Railroad Hearing Before Judge
Wheeler.

There was hearing before Judge
Wheeler at Brattleboro last week i'm re-
gard to the 1850 private subscription pa
per circulated for the benefit of the Roch-
ester r. r. The town of Stockbridge
voted $4,000 for the aid OF the road under
certain conditions and to comply with
these conditions private subscription pa
pers were passed on which $500 was
pledged. 1t is understood that only
5000 OF this is available and that all in
excess of 5000 would be paid back to the
subscribers pro rata. III. w. Burgett, then
being vice president, entered into an agree
ment with DIR. c. w. Brigham to collect
these subscriptions. Mr.. Burgett assigned
the agreement to John X. Upper, Mr..
Upper assigned it to the National White
River bank. The receivers OF the road
claim that they should have these sub
At the hearing last week il
was ordered that copies OF all papers re-
lating to the subscription paper be placed
in the hands OF the counsel for the re-
ceivers by the 18th and the hearing was
adjourned to the 18th on the main ques-
tion in issue, namely, who shall have the
subscriptions paper and benefits there
from
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EAST GRANVILLE,

Mrs. Russ was in West Hartford las
week.
Mrs. George Tarbell was in Montpelier
over Sunday.
Miss Minnie Tierney is working at L. l.
Dickermans.
Mrs. Adams returned to her home in
Roxbury Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pecor OF Bethe
were in town Saturday.
Mrs. James Butterfield and sister, Mary,
visited at George Butterfeld's Sunday.
William Handley and sister, Bessie, vis-
tied their cousin, Ona Wilson, in Braintree
Sunday.
Mrs. Leslie Dickerman accompanied her
sister, Mrs. b. f. Nickerson, and Miss
Marion to Boston Tuesday.
Miss Maud Ladue has returned home
from Randolph, where she has been work
ing. Her father, William Ladue, is soon
to move to the George Tarbell farm in
Rraintree
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lance from the town were heard to in
quire about the rules OF this library and to
express a desire to make use of its oppor-
tunities, especially as they helped support
il. For the information Of those it is stat
ed that the use of this library is free to all
residents Of Bethel OF proper age and that
the rooms in the basement of the town
hall are open every Saturday afternoon
from to D. m. and again in the evening"
Over 81 900 has been expended by the as
sociation in the past eight years and a fine
collection OF books on various subjects
have been collected under the supervision
of iudieious book committees. This is in
addition to quite number of books that
have been donated
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-14
HANCOCK.

David Munger is better.
| Lou Perry is recovering.
G. g. Ninton is in Boston.
Elmer Goodyear is out again.
Mrs. George Taylor is on the sick list.
Mrs. Emily Clarke is improving slowly
Little Willie Blair has the scarlet fever
Miss Rose Taylor is home from Burling.
ton.
Julius Church has been i'll for severa
days.
Hancock is having revival meeting.
this week
Charlie Flint is at home from New
Hampshire.
John Rhodes was in Braintree Tuesday
on business.
c. J. stockwell is receiving large stock
OF spring goods.
Dana Marsh is out again after being
sick with the grip.
Landlord Miller and George Farr went
to Middlebury Friday.
S. II. Buell. had a wen taken from the
back of his head last week.
Miss Lena Rhodes left Thursday To at
tend the Normal school at Randolph.
The young folks had a straw ride
wednesday evening, which they enjoyed
very much.
John Barton OF Warren will move his
family here and will be connected with III.
Russell as wood worker in his shop.
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BARGAINS in Real Estate.

No. 81. 40 acres two and one-halt mlies
from Cobb Bridge station in Stockbridge.
Good buildings, barns with basement ~
90; winters cows, pair of oxen, par :,
horses and seven calves. New silo, gov
maple sugar orchard Listed at sl62O Da'
will sell for 1890 il taken before May lsl
No. SO. 1920 village property in Warren
for 500. House and barn in exceilen'
condition and fitted for two tenants. .
fine chance to get good home cheap :,
one tenement will rent to pay interest "
purchase price, half of which can remain
on mortgage. ~
No. 81. 65-acre farm one and one a
miles from Bethel village. Very producr
i've farm, cutting about 80 tons oil nay.
Land very free and pitches towards ~
south. $50 trees in maple sugar orc I nsi
Buildings comfortable; considerable run
Price $3.50.
No. 80. 250-acre farm in Stock brldge.
Best farm on White river. Death OF owl WI
er alone necessitates sale. Seventy -
acres and tillage; 100 fruit trees; l len
failing water at house and barn. I'LL III,
half mile from thriving village. ~
dwellings, one most comfortable az ~
dwelling of 10 rooms; well painted, W
other house for hired help. $500 wos s.ao n
farming tools thrown in. Price
1880 can remain on mortgage.
WILSON'S REAL ESTATE AGENCY, beln III
VT. Farms and village property - -
prices and in all locations.
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BETHEL 'LYMPUs

r. c. West is quite ill.
Fanny Wilson is at work for Harriet
Dartt. la 'e
last week.
Frank Buttles is visiting win Parker in
Stockbridge. ~ -
Mrs. Sarah Whitaker visited at orrin
Neff's recently.
Miss Kate Dartt is quite ill with
stomach trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Bowen visited at 6.
A. Bowen's recently. "' %
Mr.. and Mrs Win Parker spent satur-
Willis Whitaker attended the q. A
ball at Gaysville recently. ~ - a. ~
j. II. Beckwith had the misfortune 70
lose valuable COW last week.
Dan Norton has been doing chores for
Fred Bowen in his recent illness iOi
Lowell Holbrook is able to be about the
prove. W M
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Commissioners, Notice.


~ y 7 y Ut NO Nj + TFT7VI"7
The undersigned having been appointed by ne
Honorable Probate Court for the District d
randolph, commissioners TO receive, eNamlnt
and adjust all claims and demands of al person.
against Royal 7. Dubois, late Of Randolph ~ san
district deceased, hereby give notice that ss
VIII meet for the purpose of examining sai
Allowing said claims at the office Of william y
DUBOIS In the village Of Randolph, MAY
ana August ID, from O'Clock until oclockp ~
eaeh OF said days, and that six months from wy s
YIN DAY Of February A. d. 1901 IL the time imiltu
~ SAID Court for said creditors 10 present lhru
claims % Us for examination and allowance 1,
Dated AZ Randolph, VT, this III day
March, A. ID. 1901
1888 f. A. THOMAS S"'ii
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Notice of Settlement.
ESTATE OF pHEBE FARNswoRrH

A-,A n r. VT fhltNCnoANAhf
STATE OF VERMONT, In the Probate oour
RANDOLPH DISTRICT, s.. Sheld az Randolnh y
and for said District on the 9th day oi Ma1n,
A. ID. 1871, Burton A. Flint, administrator ul tle
estate of Phebe Farnsworth, late Of Braniree,
IN said district. deceased. presents
administration account for examination ~
allowance, and makes application for decree u
distribution aad partition of the estate o Nv
deceased.
Whereupon. II is ordered by said Court ~.
SAID account and said application be referred " :
session Of said Court, 10 be held az tns
Probate Office in said Randolph ON the Soth dAl !.
March, A. D. 1901, for hearing and deosoTn
thereoni and it is further ordered, thgi ~
persons interested be notified hereof W
publication Of notice OF said application 40
order thereon, three weeks succcssivey IN w
Herald and News. paper published IN kahunPl
and which circulates in the neghborhooe "
those Interested before said time 81 hearing w,
they may appear at said time and place, ahu'
they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest:
WILLIAM II. NICHOLS, Judge
A true copy Of accord, Attest:
1888 WILLIAM IL NICHOLS. Juike.
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Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree TO
refund the money ON 50-cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar il it fails
to cure your cough or cold. We also guar
antee 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
G. f. Black. South Royalton.
Geo. A. Laird, Royalton.
Walbridge 4 Heath, Sharon.
Badger a Noyes, Sharon.
A. y. King 4 Son, Tunbridge
Edward Miller, East Barnard.
nj. J. Sargent & Son, South Royalton.
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UNION VILLAGE.

Leavitt Sargent is quite ill.
NJ. S. Pierce and wife visited friends il
Hanover Friday.
daughter was born March 3 to Mr.
and Mrs. George Mosher.
A son, Harvey Preston, was born to Mr.
and Mrs. VIII ClOgston March 4.
S. 3. Wright and family Of Hartford
were recent guests at c. +. Sewers.
Mrs. Cole OF Lyme, n. H., is acting il
the capacity OF nurse at Will Clogston's.
Relatives here were called TO Norwich
March 10 to attend the funeral of Carlton
Mott.
Horace Blood, former resident of THU
place, recently died at his home IN
Minnesota.
win Camp closes his labors for L. s
Patterson this week and is to move t.
Lyme, n. II.
Mrs. Edmund Carpenter, who has been
''shut-in' for many months, is reported
as improving.
The body OF Mrs. Arthur L. CoIburn
was brought from Waltham, Mass,
Monday for interment.
An oyster supper under the auspices OF
the Methodist society will be served in
Blaisdells hall this evening.
John Wilmot, nurse from Lowell,
Mass, is caring for his aunt, Mrs. Nancy
Haskell, whose condition is critical.
A. V. Turner vacated the house so long
occupied by himself and family last week,
and now lives in Jason Daniels house.
l.. G.. Ellis met with an accident last
week. His sled loaded with wood came in
contact with a stump and Mr.. Ellis and
wood were thrown off in such way as to
injure one leg quite seriously.
Guests from out OF town to attend the
Root-Campbell wedding were Charles
Root and wife and Grace from Hartford;
Mrs. A. j. Fitch and Frank Turner OF
North Thetford; X. +. Newcomb, Hanover;
Leslie T. Waterman, Manchester, n. H.;
Mabel Wilkinson, Lebanon; Fannie A.
Kendall of South STAFFORD and Nettie
Sargent of Corinth.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Root
was the scene OF a pleasant wedding when
their daughter, Mary Hattie, was united
in marriage to Sherburne Eugene Camp
bell by Rev. j. r. Badger OF Waitstield ON
The evening of March 6. Only relatives
and immediate friends were in attendance.
The bride was tastefully attired in cream
serge trimmed with silk and chiffon. Cake
vas served, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Jampbell left amid a shower of rice and
rood wishes for Winchester and other
points in Massachusetts,. The bride was
he recipient Of many useful and hand
ome presents. Among them we may
mention a dozen knives and forks, G. A.
Root and Wife, dozen solid silver
easpoons, J. $. Campbell and wife and
!. w. Johnson gold-lned sugar spoon
nd meat fork, DR.. Churchill and wife Of
aratoga; silver dessert spoon, Gen. w. II. |
fillmore and wife OF Fairlee; $40 from |
,dward Root and wife OF Rutland; silver |
essert spoons, Charles Campbell; half |
oxen fruit knives, Esmond Stiles and /
rife, Saratoga; table cloth, Frank Turner; |
able spoons, r. A. Tilden and wife,
William Campbell; nine silver teaspoons
rom the brides nine classmates, T. a. '96;
mp, Celia Campbell; clock, Mrs. Almira
ampbell.
"A dose in time saves lives" Dr. Woods
orway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
)ughs, colds, pulmonary diseases OF every