Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-30

OF the department VI ChehiAetly
at the University OF Vermont. Mr..
Aver had already contributed thou
sand dollars to this library for the pur-
chase OF sets of journals which have
been secured through his generosity
and that of other friends of the college,
who also contributed literally. This
late Gift from Mr.. Aver assures perlna-
nent yearly support TO one OF the most
features of the department.
The printers strike at Montpelier
took a new turn Oct. %. The Argus
company which is under boycott has
the contract for printing the House
bills of the general assembly and be-
coming somewhat crowded with work
the morning of the 23d, sent a job TO
the Union Card CO. TO be printed. The
pressman Of the latter company re-
fused to print or handle the same as
coming from an unfair shop. Charles
Boswell, proprietor of the Union Card
company, ordered the pressman to do
as he was told or get through and the
printer quit, taking along with him
four other union printers.
Word has been received that D. ID.
Muir. receiver OF the Merchants
National bank of Rutland, is preparing
to distribute a dividend of 10 per cent
TO depositors, who have already re-
ceived IS per cent. The contribution
will be made within two weeks and
will amount to about $4,000. 1t Is
now estimated that if the courts finally
determine the cases in litigation as the
receiver has every reason 70 beleVe
they will. the depositors will receive
substantially 95 per cent OF their
claims. The expenses OF winding up
the affairs of the institution looted Dy
Cashier Charles w. Mussey, including
all litigation, will aggregate about D
per cent OF the assets.
Carl Bond of Searsburgh and his
help had hard time one night re-
Gently. They had been followed sew
eral times by two panthers that have
hung around the camp for the past
four weeks. After leaving camp sat
urday night and proceeding about hali
a mile they had to literally fight the
next mile and half every foot OF the
way with only axes for defense. One
of the beasts climbed a tree and sprang
into the path ahead of them less than
four feet from the men. They struck at
Il with their axes out did not succeed
in hitting il. On reaching Ernest SUIT
toms farm, cat-like, the panther SUNK
into the alders. Ii was a monster III
size and the four men will not soon
forget their adventure.
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. p, some
clerks in the basement of the big
store at Springfield were firing at a
target with thirty-two calibre rifle
and the bullets went through three
thicknesses OF inch pine and two lath
and plaster partitions. One bullet
went through into the stock room OF
the Springfield Reporter office, hit the
paper cutter, glanced to the ceiling
and dropped to the floor. Editor
Frank W. Stiles was at work about six
feet 10 one side of where the bullet en-
tered and thought that the deer season
had surely opened. Only a few min
utes before a clerk in the store between
the "firing line" and the Reporter of
fee had been at work unpacking goods
directly in the range OF the bufets,
but fortunately had left the place be-
fore the firing began.
CT. Stewart of Rutland has sold
what is known as the Estabrook farm
TO the Pennsylvania Mica and Mineral
company of Philadelphia, Pa, which
has already taken possession. This
farm contains very rich and extern
sive deposit OF mica, that fact having
been discovered about year ago by a
mining engineer who was prospecting
in that vicinity. II was then pur-
chased by MIR. Stewart and was worked
10 some extent for a time by a COM
pany formed by him among a number
of Rutland capitalists. Owing 10 lack
of experience the venture dld not
prove to be a very profitable one and
after a few months the mica mines
were abandoned. Experts in the
employ OF the Philadelphia concern
have been looking over the property
for several weeks, and since making
the purchase they are free to say that
the deposit is very valuable.
Negotiations have been completed
by which the water power on the WI
nooski river at Essex Junction owned
by ). A. and c. W. Brownell becomes
the property of w. F. Hendee and c.
d. 0rdway. This power is one OF the
best on the river and is the last avail
able for the generation of electricity In
that vicinity. The new purchasers
come into possession of the property
at once and in the spring will make
large additions to the plant. There
are about 20 acres of land situated on
both sides of the river included in the
deal. A sawmill, bobbin factory,
novelty shop and electric light plant all
receive power from the plant now run
ming and it is proposed to furnish
power enough for the traction COM
pany should it be necessary, for light
inc the military post buildings ana
other possible contingencies. The new
electric road TO Vergennes will also
probably secure power there.
Melvin wadsworth, one Of the old
est living natives OF the town OF Ben
nington, observed Oct. p the s9th an,
niversary of his birth at the Gill Odd
Fellows Home in Ludlow, OF which ne