Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-11

A wagon with a four-horge load Of
manure on board got started down a
hill from a barn on Almont Silsby's
! farm at West Burke and before il
stopped it knocked a post from under
verauda and broke a box stove to
pieces and the pole went through the
wall into a pantry and passed through
another partition into the kitchen,
knocking Mrs Silsby down. The pole
was not broken and horses had to be
hitched to the back OF the wagon to
draw it out.
The Vermont Antiquarian society is
in receipt of a valuable Gift from DR..
j. b. Wheeler Of Burlington, the gift
! being a commission issued to John g..
SAKE as states attorney Of Chittenden
county by Gov. Charles X. Williams,
and bearing date of Nov. 80, 1850.
| On the back OF the document in Mr.
Saxe's handwriting, are the oath OF
| fealty to the state Of Vermont and the
oath to faithfully administer the office
of states attOrncy,tO both Of which his
name is signed.
The entire capital stock Of the True
Blue Marble company, S200,O00, was
bought last week by Congressman
Chas y. Fowler Of Elizabeth n. j.,
member Of the banking and currency
committee, and George Underhill Of
Rutland The purchase was on the
cash basis and was the largest bust
ness transaction that has been report
ed in Rutland Tor many a day The
purchase includes 500 acres and the
True Blue property, Of which Geo. +.
Royce was president. He now re-
tires from business.
In the case OF l. \. Chase of WinoOs-
hi Park VS.. II. :. SOule Of Fairfield to
recover on n guarantee for half in
tercst i'm the trOtting stallion Marion
Wilkes. a jury in Chittenden county
court rendered the verdict "that the
defendant is i'm arrears to the plaintiff
i'm the sum Of Sl4ij.25." The plain
tiff had previously received $1,000 as
loan from SOule, and this, added to the
sum awarded him, fixes the value of
Marion Wilkes before his injury at
$4,000. II is possible that the case will
90 10 the supreme court on exceptions.
Crates containing l4l quail were
received at Burlington last week and
their distribution i'm the woods sur
rounding was begun 40 once. 4
subscription list was started some time
ago and sufficient number of contribu-
ti0us were received from sp0rtsmeu
for the purchase of twelve dozen birds.
They are shipped In pairs and they
were so carefully cared for that only
one bird in the lot was lost. As the
birds hatch from Il to II eggs twice q
year. it is expected that the supply
will De large by next fall.
A stock company has been formed
for the purpose of building an auditO-
rum in Burlington that will seat 5000
and with a stage that will accommo-
date a chorus of 200, Such building
will not cost less than 500, 0G0 and
probably double that, Thi, movement
Is the result of the experience OF the
Vermont Musical Festival last year
when il was found that Burlington did
not have sufficient accommodations
for such q gathering. DR.. W. Seward
Webb has headed the subscription list
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From New London an the way 10
bratttooro the central e 81, IaiI-
road it is announced. VIII oe newly |
baIIastcd and 75-pound rails will
IePL'cte Tue H-uleI oli i','. no" IA. in "I I
All the present bridges VIII DE
repIaccd,the IRON ones ny heavier
spans OF IRON ana the WOODEN ones
also by heavier IRON structures a
new bridge mas already DGeh pun ih
place at NorWlcL rams. IL Is Inc