Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-04

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562 hands would in a cotton mill, their
wages the past year amounting to over
100000.
Much interest is being manifested in
the contemplated railroad from Morris
vile to Eden via North Hyde Park and
Centerville. The contemplated route
is pronounced entirely feasible and it
may not be long before the plan
materializes.
Mrs. John Bronson of st. Adams,
aged AZ, died IRON the effects of taking
two ounces of carbolie acid with
suicidal intent Wednesday of last
week. She resisted all attempts by
physicians and friends to save her
misspent life.
Mrs. Rudyard Kipling has bought a
beautiful site for summer residence
on the shores of Spofford pond, across
the Connecticut river, about eight
miles from Brattleboro, and the
residents expect to see a handsome
building erected this spring.
The suit for $4,000 damages
brought by DIR. A. p. Grinnell of
Burlington against Edward Weston OF
New York. who had him arrested
under mistaken identity, is filed in the
United States courts, but the time for
the hearing has not yet been set.
A meeting of the trustees of Mont
pelier seminary was held last week.
| The tender of the Office of principal
1 was made to Rev. w. r. Davenport,
now of Ludlow, presiding elder OF the
Montpelier district. Mr.. Davenport is
taking the subject OF acceptance into
consideration.
Nine well developed cases of small
box have been discovered in the VII
| LACE of North Pownal. For four weeks
the disease has been prevailing in a
mild form in one family. Fully 200
employees in the mill of the Pownal
Manufacturing Co., and Wright Felt
Underwear Co., had been exposed
The Whittier, Cal. News, published
by Smith and Kinsley, formerly OF
Barre. in its latest issue tells OF the
purchase for $685. 900 of an oil held
near Whittier by an association OF
men. one OF whom is w. l.. Stafford,
formerly OF Barre The tract includes
1000 acres and on it are number oil
successful oil wells.
A meeting of the stockholders OF the
First National Bank of st. Johnsbury
has been called for May 2, to discuss
the proposition of reducing the capital
stock of the bank from 100000 70
$500, 600. The directors find 1t dlincult
TO loan all the capital at desirable
rate of interest and this will insure the
earning of satisfactory dividends.
The 18th annual banquet of the
Grocers' and Meatmen's association
was held at the Van Ness House IN
Burlington Thursday evening OF last
week. Ii was a successful affair from
every standpoint. There were 202 IN
attendance and the menu was excel-
lent, the service prompt and the post
prandial exercises were very enloya-
bic.
perlev O. Blanchard, aged % years,
of Putney. committed suicide Thursday
morning by drowning in the Connect
lent river. He was a clerk in the store
! of j. c. Day & Co. of Bellows rails,
! Int for the past six weeks had been al
the home of his cousin, George l.
Aplin in Putney, suffering IRON
melancholia. He left a brother and 9
7 sister.
I William p. Fitzmaurice, the wei
, known base ball player, OF Marlboro
; Mass. has been engaged by the
5 University of Vermont to coach IT,
base ball team the coming season. lie
A viii beoin his duties about April
( and will be with the team for siA
= weeks. BILLY Fitzmaurice is one o
!. the best players that ever played II
b the New England circuit.
The ice began breaking up in thu
5 Missisquoi river Wednesday oil las
= week, and big jam formed neal
= sheldon Springs, throwing the waite
: hack four miles. completely flooding
i ali tbe lowlands in that section, cover
inc them with ice and flood wood
: one snan of the trestle at the railroad
I bridoe was taken out and It looked To-
!. a time as though three other bridges
must 90. The river has not been s.
. high since the Hood of June ii, 1897.
In the case of the Rutland Railroad
: Y. George I. and \. n. Cnahee' tn'
! iury brought in a verdict IN count.
i court last week of $4,000 for Tn,
= ChafFees. This was the case IN whlcl
) tbe Chaffees filed a declaration 10
betterment. claiming that before tn
railroad brought ejectment proceeding
! In 1897. their title was clear am
now they were entitled to recover IN
2 value of the improvements to tnel
,ronertv The railroad and Chatfee
y have been in litigation since 1877 owe
this case.
y William Daley, an employe OF IN
; Rlack River Wooden company Q
I Ludlow. cot both hands between th
: rollers of a washer, one arm Dem
d pulled in up to the shoulder and tn
other to the wrist. No bones wer
+. broken owing to the rollers not benz
le screwed tightly, but the member mel. pc,
ia were terribly mangled. Thirty-fou
stitches were taken in the wounds an
D. the unfortunate man is expected !
recover. though his chest was ais