Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-03

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Fred Keller, of Hyde Park. has
leased the st. Johnsbury house at st.
Johnsbury, OF the owner, S. Stern. of
Lyndonville, and took possession April
| /, succeeding b. G. Howe as landlord.
Mr. Keller has also traded TOR the
furniture. Mr.. Stern will make some
repairs, including a thorough repaint-
ing inside and out. Mr.. Keller is
well known hotel man and has a wide
acquaintance with the travelling public
and in ST. Johnsbury.
AT the annual "Ten Ecykn oratorical
contest Of the junior class OF Yale uni
versity, the most important of its kind
in the college course, the five speakers
represented four different states,
Georgia, Tennessee, New Jersey and
Vermont, two coming from this state,
Joseph Fairbanks, Jr., OF st. Johns
bury and Robert Seneca Smith OF Clar-
endon. Mr.. Fairbanks and Mr.. Smith
were both awarded second prizes by
the faculty.
AT a meeting Of the Barre city coun-
ell the resignation of James Mackay as
alderman from ward three was pre-
sented and accepted. His reason tor
resigning is that he is the newly elect
ed manager of the granite exchange,
which win begin operations April 1st.
and his duties with this concern pre-
clude his serving longer as city Off
| cial. Mayor G. W. Melcher filed the
vacancy by appointing IL. NJ. Houston,
who was Mr. Mackay's opponent at
the recent election.
II is believed that John Levindel, a
stone cutter, placed himself on the
/ Central Vermont railroad track at
Barre Friday night and let train run
over him because he had been de-
spondent over the recent death Of his
son. Leyindel was 35 years Of age.
/ His head, arms and legs were cut OF
/ by the train which is taken as
additional proof that the man delib-
erately lay down across the track.
His son died last December.
q. A. Cook, a mining expert from
Boston, and f. j. Bullock, a leading
I business man of Rcadsb0ro. have
leased about s 900 acres OF land Ia the
vicinity of Readsboro for mining pur-
poses and work will be commenced as
soon as possible. The vein Of ore is
said to be on the same line as the one
now SO successfully worked at VIII
mington 4 large number of samples
OF ore have been assayed, all having
shown paying deposits Of flour gold.
Roy X Porter. Of Pawlet, and Frank
Brown OF Manchester, feeble minded
youths. have been designated as bene-
Fl iaries by GOV. William w. Stickney
TO be educated at the expense OF the
state al the Massachusetts, School for
the Feeble Minded al Naverly; and
Gladys l.. Stearns, of Johnson, a blind
child, has also been designated a bene-
ticiary by the governor and Is 70 be
educated at the expense of the state at
the Perkins Institution and Massachu-
sets school tor the Blind, located at
Boston.
Work is progressing rapidly at the
mines OF the New England Asbestos
Mining and Milling Company in Eden.
The engine house is completed and
all equipped ready to run. The ma
chinery. including crusher, rolls, cy-
clone. screens, fans, etc, are all set
up. The betting, OF which 800 feet Is
used, all of the most expensive grade,
Is finished. Seventy-fve men are now
on the pay roll. The machinery has
been started and il is confidently ex-
pected that the plant will be in opera
ton and running at its full capacity by
May l.
Bv the premature explosion of a
blast at the CAPITAL slate quarry at
Mortified March goth, the lett arm Of
Frank Townsend was blown of just
below the elbow and the thumb of his
right hand was blown off, IL is feared
that he suffered internal injuries that
NAV prove fatal. He was taken to
the Heaton hospital az Montpelier.
His brother. Fred Townsend, was
severely bruised about the body but i
Is thought not seriously. The charge
contained about one-tourth of keg oil
powder. This is the first serious accl-
dent at the quarries since they were
re-opened two years since.
CESAR Valni, Frenchman en-
ployed az the Mari a Gordon granite
quarry, Barre, was instantly hilicu
Friday. He, with a companion, AL
fred Cotev, was walking along the
edge of the quarry. which was a very
deem one. when he slipped and fell a
distance of sixty-seyen feet. lie
struck on his head ut the bottom of the
quarry and the base of his skull was
fractured. killing him instantly. Cotey
cave the alarm and the body was
found later. II is said that both men
were under the influence of liquor.
Valni was widower, aged 80 years,
and the only known relatives are
brother and sister residing in Paris
A small Brattleboro boy watched
with interest the process of tapping
maple trees and gathering sap, as car
ried on bv some of his older compan-
ions. Then he went home and tapped
an apple tree in the back yard, hung
M Ms bucket and waited for results.
The milkman. who was amused at the
si,bt an entering the ward next morn