Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-05

Therien Of Windsor officiating at the
grave. Five brothers and two sisters of
the deceased were present-Lewis, Frank,
Fred, Isaiah and julius Raymore Of High
gate, Mrs. Lombard of Highgate Falls
and Mrs. Lewis LaBounty OF Fairfield.
Other friends from out of town attending
the funeral were the mother and step
father OF Mrs. Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
Nlchols OF Highgate, a brother law,
Mr.. Lombard OF Highgate Falls, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Savoy of Fairfield.
A big double team driven by George
Sumner Of Alder Meadow slowed around
few days ago and crashed into the end
OF the covered bridge next to the grist-
mill, making yawning gap that at least
looks rather dangerous on public thor
oughfare. The opening is almost large
enough for sleigh to pass through and is
right beside the walk in front of the mill
so that an unsuspecting person might
walk of there in the dark and take hasty
plunge into the river fifteen or twenty
feet below. Involuntary immersion of
that kind, especially through the ice,
would hardly tend to the moral improve
ment OF the victim and might work to his
physical detriment.
III. G.. Thomas, who has charge of the
construction of the new town building at
Stowe, the $4,000 gift Of Mr.. Ackley OF
Minneapolis to his native town, was here
last Thursday to look at the elegant wood
work finish OF the Kimball Public Library
building, which is a marvel Of beauty
everyone admits and likewise a matter of
establishment to those without previous
knowledge of what the Il. +. Emerson
company can do in woodwork. 1t was a
revelation to Mr.. Thomas, who expressed
himself somewhat after the fashion OF the
enthusiastic Queen of Sheba in regard to
the quality OF the workmanship displayed.
The Emerson company now has the con-
tract for the inside finish OF the new town
building at Ludlow, which contains very
fine auditorium.
No one was sorry TO have Monday,
Candlemas day, cloudy, though rift or
two OF sunshine in the afternoon caused
disquietude till the feeble rays vanished
before the spryest kind of a hedgehog
could get to the door of his winter quarters
for the fiendish purpose of casting
shadow on the fiattering prospect OF an
early spring. 1t is generally hoped that
the back bone Of winter is broken past re-
setting, and that the more direct rays of
the orb that rules the day will proceed to
make the thermometer run the other way
for while and allow the fuel bill to sink
into insignificance beside the ice bill. In
the evening it was something OF surprise
to hear il thunder in the winter time, fol-
lowed by the rattle OF a smart shower. The
lightning worked mischief with the
Bethel electric light plant and this plant
had to be shut down long enough to be
uncoupled.
One OF the laws enacted by the legisla-
ture, which goes into effect this month,
provides that if a person shall spit upon
the floor or platform, or upon the interior
furnishings or furniture, except cuspidors,
Of any steam railroad passenger car or
street railway car, in operation upon any
railroad in this state, or upon the floor,
furnishings, registers or radiators of any
railroad passenger station or public wait
ing room in this state, he shall be fined
not more than s10. The act provides,
however, that notices of its provisions
must be posted in the places projected by
IL and. except in the street cars, cuspidors
must be provided. This enactment, IL
strictly enforced, will for a time at any
rate increase the revenues of the state
enormously, cuspidors or no cuspidors.
Nothing, ii is believed, short Of capital
punishment, will ever very seriously inter
fere with the expeetorating habit or
render the streets and public buildings of
village OF city particularly desirable
places for the wearing of fashionable
dresses made with a sweep. An enact
ment tending to inaugurate cleanly use
OF sidewalks is now in order.
A copy OF the Boston Post, dated Friday,
Apru ~, 1901, mas Deen presented TO TINS
office by Mr.. e. w. Proper, who found il
performing the ignominious duty of
stufiing the back OF an old mirror. In it
is a report Of the Seth congress and tine
text OF the treaty between France and
Sardinia respecting the annexation of
Savoy and Nice to France, signed by such
famous men as Talleyrand, Benedetti,
Cavour and Farini. A news note states
that Sin one of his violent sermons Henry
Ward Beecher called some of his trustees
'perjured towards because they showed
signs of getting tired of ranting abolition
ISM The trustees considered the Ian
guage somewhat personal and concluded
to resign. Then the great Beecher, like
many humber divine, had to swallow
his righteous indignation and, says
another note, ''apologized to the trustees
for calling them 'periured towards and
for refusing the use OF his church to Wen
dell Phillips. He said he had been mis-
informed and that the trustees were per-
feet gentlemen There Is also a note TO
the effect that Railroad Mercury recon- |
mends Horace Greeley as a candidate for
the presidency, and the interesting infor- |
nation that the Prince OF Wales would |
leave England the 10th of July, private /
letters from Toronto saying that the Duke /
OF Cambridge, commander and 4
the Duke OF Newcastle, minister of the
would visit Canada in company /
with the heir to the throne.