Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-01

| PSihdhcht Iodu between burlington
and Shelburne under the conditions of
an offer made by Dr. w Seward Webb.
who announced that he would be will
ing TO assume one-third OF the expense.
The Drury Brick and Tile company's
yard at Essex junction hes been
quarantined with some sixty men in
the enclosure, Canadian arriving
there recently having come down with
smallpox. Great excitement existed
among the workmen, many of whom
declared they would leave the village
at once.
| Newport has an author in the Rev
erend Newell, pastor OF the Methodist
/ Episcopal church. Mr. Newell has
quite a reputation as an author. having
had a book published by the Methodist
{ publishing house, entitled Truth
About Hell, which had a good sale.
Now the Abbey press OF New York has
published 1.-The Life Worth Living by
Mr.. Newell
Representative j. w Babcock of
/ Wisconsin, a native OF Swanton, and
recently reelected for a fifth term as
chairman of the Republican congress
sional campaign committee, is i'll at
his residence in Washington with cry
I sipelas He suffered a severe attack
Of the grip in the winter and his gen
eral health has been poor since that
time.
At special meeting of the village
+ trustees OF Bennington April oath it
was voted to purchase 1900 feet OF
new hose at 90 cents per foot, also to
purchase a new hose cart costing 800,
Tor the Stark Hose company, TO eXpend
81 500 in the repairs on the steam fire
engine, and to exchange the old
stone crusher for new one, by paying
$500 beside the old machine.
DR.. Charles F. Branch OF Amherst,
Mass, has been appointed medical
examiner He was born in Orwell
December 9, 1915 He enlisted in Co.
G, 9th Vt. Vols, and rose from cor
poral 10 captain, the last promotion
being tor gallant conduct before Rich
mond. He was breveted major for
service in the capture OF Richmond in
1850, he being one Of the first to enter
the city
At a special meeting Of Bennington
village last week, after a three hours
discussion, it was voted not to pur-
chase the complete plant OF the Ben
nington Water company, a private
corporation owned principally by H.
w. Putnam. This is the fourth time
in three years that the voters have
been called together in a special meet
inc to consider the subject, and
always with the same result.
There are no new developments in
the strike OF the marble pOlishers at
the Continental marble mill at Center
Rutland. The polishers remain out
and so far as can be learned there are
no negotiations with the company Of
iicials. Il has been rumored at Rut-
land that some of the men at the Proc
tor mills LEFT their work out Of sympa-
thy for the men at Center Rutland, but
il is denied at Proctor that any men
whatever have gone out.
Most of the force of Italians employ
ed by the Rutland Street Railway Co.
in LAYING the double track and gas
main through Merchants row Rutland,
who struck for higher wages Thursday
morning, returned TO work Friday af-
ternoon. IL is understood that the
men gained nothing by the strike, but
are receiving II cents an hour as be-
fore. They are allowed TO put in as
many hours as they wish and several
of them were at work Friday evening.
Representative Haskins will have
three new rural free delivery routes IN
his district after July /. One is in
Bethel. one carrier; length of route, %
miles area covered, Is square miles
population served, 1856, number OF
houses on route, los; carrier, John II.
Beckwith. The others are in Hard
wick. two carriers; length OF routes,
As - miles area covered, 81 square
miles: population served, 235; car
riers. W. ii. III. Stuart and Nathan ID.
Sawyer.
A hearing in the case Of State vs..
Jack Kelley was held in Washington
county court Thursday morning on the
ouestion as to whether or not Kelley
was sane enough to 60 on with the
trial OF his case. Two physicians from
the ASYLUM at Waterbury, where he
has been confined, testified as to his
mental condition. and the court rem
dered the decision that Kelley Is in
sane. The states attorney will make
application to the governor TO have
him committed to Waterbury asylum.
The door of the old Westminster
court house has been brought from
Westminster by DR.. IL. ID. Holton and
is now one OF the historical posses
sions of the BrattlebOro tree library
The old court house was the scene OF
the Westminster massacre, in which
was she'd the first blood OF the Reyo-
lutionarv war. For many years the
door has been in the house OF Doctor
Holton's aunt. Mrs. Stoddard, that ana
other parts of the court house being
nsed IN the construction of Mrs.
Stoddard's house.
Thomas Farrell is the Oldest engi-
neer in the passenger service OF the Cen
tral Vermont railway. He is d years
- - l,.,gr,n his railroad career as q i