Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-02-14

Ca ptSOCO W NC piCoChb az WCll dc Otiict
well-known graduates of the univer-
sity and members of the Vermont
delegation in Congress.
The 18th annual banquet of the
Norwich University Alumni associa-
ton of Boston will be held at Young's
hotel, Boston, Friday evening, Feb.
Is. Ii is expected that President
Brown, Commander Colvocoresses, u.
s. N, '67, and the Hon. Frank Plum
ley of Mortified of the board OF
trustees, will be the guests of the as
ISOLATION. n. l.. Sheldon, '85, will
preside.
About the most suggestive adver-
tisement in Rutland is that which
the cigar dealer has in his front win
dow. This dealer, like the rest, sells
cigarettes, and to apprise the public
OF this fact he has one OF them in the
window stuck in the mouth OF hui
man skull. II is question whether
the scheme is a wise one as it might
be construed as indicative of the quail
ity of his goods.
The body Of Mrs. Milo Pierce of
South SALISBURY, who died sudden
ly in Allentown, Pa, last week, ar
rived home Friday. Mrs. Pierce was
sister Of George Turner of South
SALISBURY, who with three sons and
one daughter, have died with measles
within three weeks. The youngest
son, Horace Turner, aged l6 years,
died Saturday morning and a broth
er, George, it is expected, will not
| live.
previous TO her death had property
valued at $4,000 and made will dis
posing Of the same. After her death
il was found that shortly before she
died she gave away the bulk of this
property to relatives and friends.
The benefciaries under the will now
bring suit to have her gifts OF prop
erty set aside, claiming that Mrs.
Downer was not OF sound mind when
she made the gifts Of money and
bonds.
Frank II. Kenyon OF Barre, pho
tographic artist, has been granted a
patent on a unique and very useful
device known as combination mega
tive and print washer. The object Of
the invention is TO provide a device
Of this character by means OF which
Photographic negatives and prints
may be more expeditiously and thor
oughly washed. A Canadian patent
has been applied for by Mr.. Kenyon
on the same invention.
George w. Hopkins & Son of
North Attleboro, Mass, contractors
for the new Montpelier school build
ing, have notified the building COM
mittee OF their inability to complete
the building. The contract was S24,
900. They have received on the same
$40. 400, leaving balance OF $4,000,
besides some extra work necessitated
by changes on which there is due
somewhere from $3.50 to 5000. The
architect has been notified.
The preliminary report on the in
come of railway Tor the year ending
June 30, 1900, has just been issued
and gives the following totals as the
surplus from operations for the year:
Barre railroad, Sls,337; Vermont
Valley railroad of 1871, so; Central
Vermont, Sl2s,s50; Clarendon X
Pittsford, s3,306; Montpelier Il Wells
River, $50, los; Rutland, s42,s6O;
Bennington Il Rutland, Sl6,94O:
Woodstock railway, s6,33s.
Nearly four years ago little Cora
Bailey of Highgate Center, aged IL
years, was married TO George w.
Spooner. who was at least "A years
old, by Rev. III. w. Worthen. she
went at once with him 10 the Pacific
coast. Lately her body was found in
the morgue at San Francisco, she hav-
ing died broken-hearted at the home
OF one who had charitably taken her
in. Spooner would not even go to
the morgue to see her, saying she left
him and he let her go.
Elbie Pike OF Wilmington came
near being crushed to death by a
monster log while he and Frank San
ford were at work loading lied with
logs. They had large log on the
skids and about ready to roll over on
the sled when Sanford lost control OF
one end of the log and it rolled back
ward. knocking Pike down and PIN
ming him to the ground. 1t pressed
against his chest with such force as to
render him almost unconscious. 1t
was feared at first that he had suffer-
ed internal injuries, but he is now
able to work.
President Percival w. Clement OF
the Rutland railroad has issued a cir
eular letter TO the stockholders eX-
plaining that by recent amendments
TO the charter of the state of Vermont
the Rutland Railway company can re-
tire its common stock and issue pre-
ferred stock in its place. The dtrec-
tors. therefore, have determined to
retire all common stock presented on
or before Feb. Is and to issue in place
thereof one share of preferred stock
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