Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-30
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i not to exceed $1,000.
,oer two decades of unremitting
uort Prof. William Wells Eaton, in
eaetor in Greek at Middlebury col
~ ~ will relinquish his labors for a
rear which will be passed In travel IN
Europe with his wife.
IA Croft OF Enosburgh, secretary
oftbe Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
s.soeation, has been asked to act as a
LOO in the sugar exhibit at the pro-
.ineial exposition 10 be held at Otta-
wa. Ont, in September.
Attbe special town meeting in Nor
,istown il was voted TO authorize the
selectmen and overseer OF the poor, as
committee for the purpose, to pur-
chase and equip farm at the expense
nj the town, for use as poor farm.
As Joseph Cushing was driving
through the fields at the Shepard farm
N tiraniteville Saturday, a full-grown
doe trotted along and took its place by
tbe side OF the horses and travelled
with them for some distance apparent
IL tame and unooneerned.
baby in a box was left on the
doorstep OF the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brooks in the village of
Waterford Wednesday night, April %.
4 note pinned to the infants clothing
said, "Born April 8" and 500 in bills
was attached. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks,
who have no children, will keep the
baby.
The Rev. John Wright Buckham,
paslor of the CrOmbie Street Congre-
gational church, Salem, Mass. who
has lust received a call 10 the char OF
systematic theology in the Pacific Sem
mary at Berkeley, Cal, Is the son OF
tbe president OF the University Of
Vermont, and was born in Burlington,
November ., 1868.
Fort Ethan Allen Is to be enlarged
and made q regimental post for IL
troops. headquarters and band of cav
airy and two batteries OF artillery.
This means the expenditure at the fort
Of between $500. 600 and 500. 900. II
will become one OF the largest cavalry
posts in the country. In fact there will
be no such cavalry post elsewhere
except perhaps at Fort Riley.
Mrs. Robert J. Cofley, who has been
malron OF the Soldiers Home in Ben
Hngion since its organization until
last July when she became assistant, !
and Miss Nellie j. Cotfey, who has
been clerk TO the superintendent, have /
resigned the positions and will leave (
the Home the last of the month. Miss /
C0hey will be succeeded by Benjamin 4
Harmon, son of the superintendent.
East Georgia can boast of the cham
pion eater Of the state. In the pres
nce of several witnesses, young
man Of that place ate two pounds Of
chocolate candy. IA bananas, one doz-
en- raw eggs. one can OF Vienna sau-
sages, one pound of fig cookies, one
halt pound of sailed peanuts, besides 1
mixing in different kinds of crackers
and candy. The last heard OF him he
was living and had suffered no bad eff
fects from bis hearty meal.
The city of Burlington viii purchase
the property on North avenue known
as the Nash farm for the sum OF
$1,000 and will combine 1t with a
former purchase there and convert the
property into poor farm. The new
purchase will give the city total oil
about 100 acres. The new farm
adioins land purchased year ago.
The new poor house, for which plans
were submitted some weeks ago and
for which bids were received, will be
built soon.
motion for new trial in the case
Of the Patch Manufacturing company
vs.. Protection Lodge OF Machinists
was argued in the Rutland county
court and denied The motion asked
Tor a new trial on the ground that
lyman lngleston of Castleton. one OF
ne frst panel OF jurors, publicly ex-
pressed his opinion ia regard to the
ease in the store OF Carl Beach at
tastletOn three DAYS after the trial
began. lngleston denied expressing
any opinion.
The farmers residing in Pownal who
recently wrote the chief of the Massa-
chusetts cattle commission asking for
Information IL cattle were turned ont
70 pasture on the Vermont side and
got into pastures on the Massachusetts
SIDE, where portions of the farms OF
several are located, il they would be
guilty Of violating the quarantine laws
established. have received a reply.
HE chief has notified them that no
cattle are allowed to enter Massachu-
sets from this state except designed
LOT immediate slaughter, and then in
closed cars. They have appealed TO
'he headquarters at Washington.
The following from the April num-
oer OF Wayside Tales, published in De-
'rolt, will do for a story al Before the
recent local option law in Vermont the
town OF Brattleboro was under prohi-
9lllon law, apothecaries only being al
lowed to sell alcoholic stimulants. An
freshman entered a drugstore there,
ana, taking bottle from his pocket,
asked for a quart of whiskey. The
clerk asked to what use it was to be
put, and the reply was: TO soak
roots in Ill The order was filed, and
yhe clerk, after handing over the bottle
ana It's contents, inquired in CONVEX
sauonal manner, What kind of roots
are YOU UOinO tn soak p paeketinU the