Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-17

span OF horses at her farm and witt
a five-year son and three barrel
OF apples on sled started for tn,
village. The team was Improperly
harnessed, the woman being some
what unbalanced mentally, and going
down Hill the horses could not hold
the sled, which carried the woman
boy and apples off bridge at the foot
OF the hill, they falling on the ice a
dozen feet below. Mrs. Bagley
received injuries about the head and
one leg was broken above the knee.
The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Battle Monument and Historical
Association was held January 9. The
treasurer reported Sl,4l7.96 as the
balance ON hand, of which S205.l7 is
in the hands of the building COM
mittee. Fourteen dollars were re-
ceiyed during the year for pictures
sold. The old board Of directors with
a. b. Valentine, president, was re-
elected. Hon. G. 5. Page is one OF
the directors. The new members
from New Hampshire, ON recommen-
dation of Gov. Stickney, were elected.
The governors of Vermont, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts are
directors, ex-officio. of the association.
The next general term OF the SUI
preme court Of Vermont will convene
at the state house in Montpelier,
Tuesday, Jan. %. Judge j. w.
Rowell OF Randolph has SO far re-
covered from his illness that he ex-
poets to sit during tie term. The
docket has been issued and gives in
dication OF term Of three or four
weeks. Ii contains l20 cases, dis
tributed by counties as follows: Ben
nington, 8; Windham, 6; Franklin, 10;
Orleans, 5; Rutland, IL; Addison, 4;
Lamoille, 6; Caledonia, IA; Windsor,
Is; Orange, z; Chittenden, 3; Wash
ington, q. Several OF these cases
viii doubtless be disposed of without
a hearing.
The Vermont Veterans association
Of Boston and vicinity will observe its
18th annual banquet at Young's hotel,
Tuesday evening, February 5. A re-
ception will be held from to Z, and
dinner will be served at I o'clock.
Among the invited guests are Gov.
VIM. w. Stickney of Vermont, Gov.
W. Murray Crane, Lieut-Gov. John
l.. Bates, Senator Redfeld Proctor
and Senator VIM. =. Dillingham; Of
Vermont, Mayor Thomas N. Hart,
Department Commander U. A.
Woodbury. Of Vermont, Department
Commander p. ID. Smith of Massa-
chusetts, the Hon. L. j. Sherman,
Gen. A. p. Martin, Gen. w. w.
Blackmer, Gen. Curtis Guild, and the
Rev. E. A. Horton.
A Berlin, N. H., dispatch says: A
special meeting of the city council
was held last week Friday evening at
the council room in the city building.
1t was voted by that body to exempt
the Wead Overall company of Swan
ton, VT, for a term of years. This
company is DESTROYS TO locate here.
Ii has had much trouble in obtaining
help where il is now located. 1t has
a large number of orders which il is
unable to fill for that reason. The
will locate in the Whitney
block on Mechanic street. Messrs. |
Twitchel and Holt OF this city are in
terested in the scheme. Work will at
once begin in remodeling the build
ing for them.
+. II. Brown, the railroad yard
master at Lyndonvillc, is rejoicing at
the fact that during the past three
he has located all the MEM
bers of his family from whom he has
not heard since leaving England 20
years ago, an orphan. This discovery
was the result of an advertisement
placed in a London newspaper asking
for relatives. The notice fell under
the eye OF sister who Immediately
answered it. This was followed soon
by letter from brother, who also
saw the advertisement. He finds two
brothers and two sisters in England
and sister in New York city. This
after fact is especially pleasing, as he
lid not know that he had any kin
his side of the water and he is plan
linO SOON IN visit New York