Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
State of Vermont.
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had set Tor fox.
John II. Daley, aged 80, dropped
dead in his house at North Benning-
TON oct. %, just after eating his supper.
He had been at work all day, apparent
~ as well as ever. Heart disease was
the cause OF his death.
Col. Fred L. Eaton has been elected
president and general manager OF the
Sioux City Stock Yards Co., Sioux
CITY, Iowa. Col. Eaton is former
resident of Montpelier where he was
cashier of the First National bank.
A letter was received at the East
Dorset postotfice a few weeks ago
postmarked at Spokane Falls, Wash,
and directed TO Benjamin Ames or any
of his descendants. 1t proved TO be
from n man who sixty years ago board
ed with Mr.. Ames for time and left
without paying his board bill. He
said that he was now SO years old and
wanted TO pay. The bill was sent him
and he sent a check for the amount.
The first day of the annual pheasant
shoot at Shelburne Farms, DIR. w.
Seward Webb's estate, occurred Oct.
"a and as result 500 handsome birds
were taken to Shelburne House at the
close OF the shooting. But nine guns
were used and each secured about an
equal number of birds. Miss Fred
erica Webb was the only lady 10 shoot
but she retained her reputation as an
excellent markswoman by making
several difficult shots.
John G Black of Burlington, through
his attorneys, Claude Grafton and Now
err and Peck. has brought s=it against
the Essex Publishing Co. and the Yer
mont Newspaper Union for damages
OF 81. 600 for alleged SANDER. The II
papers of the company are said to have
published an item TO the effect that
the plaintiff, a son of one of the license
commissioners, had been arrested for
inioxication. 1t is asserted that the
papers got the wrong man.
The committee having in charge the
completion of the endowment fund for
the Episcopal schools at Rock Point,
Burlington, VIII begin at once the
work Of soliciting the state through a
special agent. 1t is planned to reopen
the schools next year should the desir-
ed sum be realized. There is already
$4,000 on hand, with pledges OF near
IN S2G 900 more, which leaves only
$4,000 to be raised. Bishop Hall is
chairman of the committee.
Why Governor Mccullough pardon
ed Guisseppini Ceharldo, the Barre
Italian who was sentenced TO States
prison for completely in the shooting
OF Chief Brown OF Barre has been ex-
veln hs la ~ . ha "a
Office show that the pardon was grant
ed on application OF Richard A. Hoar,
the states attorney OF Washington
county who presented the case. Chief
Brown, the victim Of the shooting, also
signed the request for the pardon.
The trustees of Burr and Burton
Seminary have been notified by the ex-
ecutors of the estate OF the late Henry
j. Willing OF Chicago, that according
10 his will S25, 900 was to be placed in
trust. the income from the same TO be
used tor the legitimate uses of the SEM
mary. According TO the will IL can
not be used toward the purchase of
any property, or the erection of new
gymnasium. This sum makes sS5. 900
thar Mr.. Willing has given TO the SEM
mary within few years, he having
contributed the first $4,000 toward the |
endowment fund recently raised, and
placing him at the head OF those who
have given funds to the institution.
There was q hearing in Washington
Oct. 2l before Attorney General Knox |
in regard TO the reinstatement OF Fred |
A. Field of Rutland as United States |
marshal for the district of Vermont. |
Senators Redfield Proctor and w. II. |
Dillingham; and Congressman ID. j.
Foster and Kittredge Haskins of Yer
mont were present. After full dis
cussion and due consideration by the
attorney general he declined TO recon-
slider his action in removing Mr.. Field.
He did not question the previous good
record of Marshal Field nor did he inn
pute anything that could reflect in the
least on his good character as man /
or bis honest purpose as an official, but
he firmly insisted that every officer
must be held responsible for the safe
custody of his prisoners. Horace w.
Bailey of Newbury was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
Miss Jessie Emery of Boston of the
Lend-a-IIand society, who was arrest
ed at Essex, for the alleged bringing of
pauper into Vermont, will be back
ed by the national headquarters at
Boston in vigorous defense IL the
charge is pressed. Miss Emery went TO
Essex 10 look after Mrs. Belvina Dun
Top, an elderly woman, whom the as
ISOLATED charities had placed there in
charge of Mrs. Huntley through Miss
Emery. In an answer to the charge
the Lend-a-Hand officials will bring
the fact before the Vermont court that
Mrs. Dunlop originally came from
Vermont and although she acquired
the rights of a Massachusetts woman
through long residence in Boston can
rightly be placed in Vermont home
as long as cared for by the society. IL
Is pretty certain that Miss Emery will
bring action against the town OF Essex
for false arrest
Gov. John G.. Mccullough declares
hnNs = l. Il. Ia