Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-09

Josh Gosh a. Co
! For the SOD annual meeting of the
Vermont Dairymen's association in
Montpelier January T. S and 9. a ban
quet program has been arranged, as
sisted by Wilder's orchestra of Mont
pelier for music. Gov. w. w. Stick
ney, Gen. w. w. Grout and several
other prominent state men are to give
short atter-dinner speeches
1t is understood that the widow of
Henry Bell, who died Jan. LIST at
Montpelier after an illness of several
months, due TO an accident while in
the employ of the Central Vermont,
will bring suit for $4,000 against the
company. Mr.. Bell with Others was
in work train which collided with
another train near East Granville and
Mr.. Bells back was broken.
William Morton Fullerton, who has
just been appointed Paris correspond
ent OF the London Times as successor
to NJ. de Blowitz, resigned, is a neph-
ew of Mrs. George W. Phillips of Rut-
land. This position is one of the
highest in the newspaper world and is
a great honor for an American, 1t is
stated that the salary OF N. de Blowitz
was $50, 0C0 per year.
Word has been received from Wash
ington that the Burlington postoffice
has been made the pay office for all the
rural free delivery carriers in the state.
Heretofore they have been paid from
Washington and there has been con-
siderable delay. Under the new ar
rangement they will be paid the first of
each month. The date when the new
system will go into effect has not yet
been set
The valuable stallion Alexander,
owned for the past fifteen years by +.
f. Brownell Of Burlington, and which
had been afflicted with a cancer, was
chloroformed Dec. 3lst and was buried
at the foot of Pearl street, and in the
grave were put all the trappings. ItI
is announced that a combination
watering trough and monument will
be erected at the spot later.
A letter has been received from Pres
ident futile of the Boston 4 Maine
railroad stating that that railroad is
ready and willing to do anything it
can to improve the passenger station
service az Bellows Falls. II would
pay reasonable rental for new sta
ton II the Rutland railroad will put it
up on their land on the island, or is
willing 10 help in the erection OF a
new station. petition for new sta
ton had 400 signers.
Later reports show that of the four
cases of smallpox reported at Grand
Isle last week only one is now consid-
cred genuine. The other cases are
probably chickenpox. South Vince
lock also has a smallpox scare. Mrs.
Georgiana Smith is down with the dis
ease and the most rigid medical quar-
antine is in force. Mrs. Smith had |
been employed in the Orphans Home
in Franklin, y. H., but went to Lyn-
don Thursday and thence 10 her home
in Wheeiock. All the way along the
route she may have communicated the |
disease to others.
h. ID. Munson of Williston has
wonderfully constructed clock on eX-
hibition in Burlington. 1t stands
eight feet six inches high and will run
nine days with one winding. II the
winding is neglected a bell will alarm
the household six hours before it will
stop. The dial marks the minutes,
hours, day of the week, the month and
day OF the month, and year of the
Christian era. There is a cylinder
musical instrument which plays seven
different tunes. Sunday it plays "Old
Hundred at the end of each hour,
washing day, ii plays the
tune called "Old Folks at Home,
Tuesday, ironing day, "Swiss Waltz,
star Spangled Banner"
"Hail Columbia" Friday,
Yankee Doodle and Saturday,
''Home, Sweet Home"
The medical department of the Uni
yersity of Vermont opened last Thurs
day afternoon, when the opening adj
dress was delivered by DIR. John b.
Wheeler. There are several new in
structors. DR.. John Gibson of Yer
yennes and Dr. David Marvin OF Essex
Junction are TO be connected with the
chair of materia mediea; Dr. Joseph
A. Archambault OF Enosburg Falls
with the chair of chemistry and DR.. b.
II. Stone of Burlington with the chair
If chemistry and the chair of clinical
DR.. +. X. jackson OF Bur
lnqton with the chair of physiology,
md DR.. II. L. Wilder of Burlington is
o be connected with the chair OF anat-
,my. DR.. A. Thorndike OF Boston is
o be professor OF genito-urinary sur
yerv, and DR.. A. Lapthron-Smith of
Montreal is to be professor of surgical
diseases OF women. The rapid growth
IT the institution makes it necessary to
i'd these new instructors.
DIR. Daniel Kimball Pearsons, the
chicago capitalist whose generous
lifts to colleges have excited national
interest. is a native of Bradford, where
le was born April IA, 1920. lie was
from the medical college at
Woodstock. His donations TO col
eyes and charities aggregate over
:. 800, 600, including S2SO,00O to Chi
.aoo Tbeolooical seminary and $500