Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-06

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In a recent letter TO a St. Johnsbury
friend, Judge Henry G. Bates writes
from the Philippines: IL am in fine
health. So is Mrs Bates. We are
nicely situated. The climate Gust
now is ideal. All the people are bare
footed, and wear clothing only Tor
fashion. ! am quite contented and
have no present intention Of either dy-
ing or going back 10 the United States
all the news 10 the contrary notwith-
standing. Give my greetings to every
one. Tell them that this is a country
OF great opportunities and with great
future.
Where to place the $4,000 library
Andrew Carnegie has given to Burling-
ton Is a much-disputed question. The
city council has voted TO place it on
the city market grounds, and the reso-
luton TO this affect awaits the sigma
ture OF Mayor Hawley. Three petitions
protesting against its location have
been presented the city fathers. A
bed-chamber meeting OF several OF the
members of the board of aldermen was
held one night last week. killing the
resolution, but Friday evening at an
other special meeting the action was
declared null and void.
William Bramley. the Montreal jew
eller. who vas arrested in st. Adams
Jan. 8 by the United States revenue
officers for the alleged smuggling OF
precious stones, was in Burlington
last week and filed a declaration with
the collector of customs, setting forth
that he had no intention of smuggling
said property or violating any law of
the United States; that said articles
were and still are owned by him and
were righuully in his possession when
taken from him: that he was violating
no law OF the United States in having
them in his possession and that he has
been uhiustly deprived of them. He
asks that the property be returned 10
him.
+. G. Gale. O. II. Ellis and j A.
TAYLOR have filled demurrers and pleas
In the three $4,000 suits brought
against them by Mrs. stephen G. Ellis
OF Bellows Falls, who alleges that they
are responsible for the death OF her
husband in that they were the owners
and proprietOrs Of the brewery In New
Hampshire at which it is alleged Mr.
Ellis obtained liquor that made hum
intoxicated and resulted in his being
shot They say that the cause OF ac-
ton in the declaration Of the plaintiffs
is 4 cause OF action created BY the laws
OF New Hampshire and is not reeog-
nized BY the common law, and that
the remedy Is local and cannot be en-
forced in Vermont.
There are five engineers on the st.
and Lake Champlain rail-
road that have been in the employ of
that road at least IS years. Ed Moul-
ton Is the Oldest engineer in service
and has been on the road about 30
years. Al Babcock, +. II. Miner and
Dan Fullord each have record Of over
25 years. Joseph Reed will complete
% years next September. These are
the cold reliables" of this road and a
better quintotte OF throttle manipula-
tors cannot be found on any railroad.
There are three conductors on this
same road with like service. First
OF all is the "kingpin," Charles Ran
ney, who has seen the same length OF
service rs Moulton. Then come By
ron Burt and Oliver Kittredge. They
are three old-timers and as courteous a
trio Of ticket punchers rs ever lived.
Mrs. Jennie Thompson Bennett died
last week in her room in Burlington
under circumstances which at first
aroused suspicion of suicide, but the
health officer reported that death re-
suited from pernicious an@mia. Leo
Lyon expected TO be married to Mrs,