Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-17

During the April recess Prof. II. /.
Smyth of Harvard University, Cam
bridge, Mass, will conduct an exeur-
sion to Orange county, in connection
with two of his courses in geology and
metallurgy. The object of the trip
will be TO study the surface geology of
the country, and to visit the copper
mines and copper smelling plants of
that region.
The old high school building at Bel
lows Falls has been sold to the Cath
Ollie diocese of Burlington for parochial
school purposes, the consideration
being S15, 900. There is a provision
that il the property ever ceases to be
used for school purposes it shall re-
vert to the town. 1t is said that the
sale appears to meet with general sat
isfaction among all classes.
The case Of Mrs. Libbie Arlington,
OF Plattsburg, n Y, against the Rut-
! land Railroad Company, which was an
action to recover damages for the
death Of the plaintiffs husband, who
was killed at South Hero, year ago
last February by being knocked from
the top of freight train by tele-
graph wire. resulted in verdict Of
81 900 for Mrs Arlington.
Mrs Hetty II. r. Green, the woman
of millions, no longer intends 10 be
listed in Rockingham on personal
property. During the past few years
she has paid on $4,000, but this year
she will be taxed on $4,000 only, as
the assessed valuation of the real
estate she owns in that place. One
hundred thousand dollars will thus be
dropped from the valuation on which
the Rockingham town grand list is
based.
The final contracts for the rails to be
used in the extension of the Rutland
street railway from West Rutland to
Fair Haven have been awarded. There
have been in all about ? 200 tons of
rails purchased, the last contracts being
for 600 tons. The company has
awarded the contracts for the two
large iron bridges over the railroad
track and over the river at Castleton.
A force of about 120 Italians is now
grading for the proposed extension.
The Farmers Mutual Creamery Co.
of st. Johnsbury has purchased con-
trolling interest in the stock of the
butter and cheese factory at Evans
vile and will begin operating it May
n. This is one OF the largest plants of
the kind in the state. 1t was built
about three years ago at q cost of
81, 600. The Farmers company will
also put in butter-making plant at
Littleton, n. H., TO manufacture the
product of cream routes in that vicini-
ty.
Col. Thomas Harmon, superinten-
dent of the Vermont Soldiers Home,
reports the following changes at the
Home during the quarter ending
March 81 = Admitted, eight; read
mitted, two; from absent with leave,
%: discharged, one; absent with leave,
As; average present, 7s average
present and absent, 1903. There has
not been a death at the Home since
December Is last, the longest period
without death since the Home was
instituted.
A woman supposed TO be intoxicated
fell on State street, Montpelier, Mon
day afternoon, Apr. 9Th. She would
not divulge her name nor residence.
She wanted four ounces of chlorotorm
so she could die A bottle of NOR
phine tablets and little money were
found in her pockets. Her ankle was
broken and doctor dressed the in
jury and sent her TO the Heaton hospi-
tai. The woman's name was Mrs.
Foster and she was housekeeper for
Bliss Beedee, farmer living in Or
ange.
A storm of wind and rain Apr. 9th
did considerable damage in Rutland
and that vicinity. Many windows
were broken and several trees in diff
ferent parts of the city We're blown
down. Considerable slate was torn
by the wind from the north root Of the
French Catholic church. The large
silo at the Moseley d Stoddard Manu-
featuring company's plant, which was
used for storing sawdust, was moved
from its foundation and blown down.
Il win be rebuilt at the company's new
plant.
F. Frank Turner. the former pro-
prietor of the Brattleboro house, re-
turned to Brattleboro last week and
gave himself up 10 the chief Of police
who placed him under arrest. Turner
has been ont of the state ever since
papers for his arrest on the charge of
selling liquor were issued at the in
stance of Judge Stafford last Septem-
Der. Judge Warden OF Halifax placed
him under bonds in the sum of $500
for his appearance at the September
term of court. Turner saws he is
through with the rum business.
Capt. Robert M. ellison OF the Uni
ted States marine corps, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. +. Z. ellison, Of Rutland, Is a
member of the court-martial which is
at Manila, r. L., trying Major l.. W. L.
Waller of the United States marine
corps on the charge ofhaving inflicted
summary execution on the natives OF
Samar during his operations in that