Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-02

Tour Ieet OF water, and ID is thought
that the brush which covered II ma1
have been swept down by the sprino
current. Mr.. Bemis was civil wal
veteran and member OF the local G
AR.
According to The Brattleboro Re.
former that town is disappointed be
cause its leading hotel fails TO apply
for license. 1t SAYS: "Much sur.
prise and no little chagrin were felt and
expressed last week when it was an
nounced that l.. +. Adams and f. G.
Crosby, proprietors of the Brooks
House, would not apply for a license.
Business men and citizens of the town
generally, who feel that the legitimate
sale OF liquor in this, the leading hotel
of the place. would be of advantage to
the business of the town and a con
venience to the patrons of the house,
expressed much disappointment at
this decision
Secretary OF State +. G.. Fleetwood
has been besieged with requests from
the license commissioners in the state
for a supply of license certificates and
he has had to reply that the secretary's
Office cannot issue them until it is in
formed as to the number and classes of
licenses that will be issued. As soon
as the excise boards decide, the GER
titicates will be forwarded, as they are
already printed and ready for distri-
button. The secretary's Office has be-
come a bureau of information since
the law went into force, and all sorts
OF questions are daily propounded. A
Boston club telephoned one day re-
Gently for information 10 settle a bet.
So little wool remains under the ban
OF the recent quarantine for the foot
and mouth disease that the business is
normal again in the Boston market.
Wool Is moving as usual, except that
permit from the United States inspect
or IN charge Of the Boston Office of the
bureau OF animal industry is required
for each shipment. Such permits are
secured without delays. The latest
wool TO be released was the Vermont
clip. The removal Of the embargo on
that placed about 100000 pounds on
the market An that remains Qnaran-
tined in Boston now is the Massachu-
sets wool. which amounts to only
about 10000 pounds, and that has been
20 isolated corners in the
warehouses.
A special meeting Of the Newport
board OF trade was called March 23d
TO consider the adyisability OF extend
ing to the Vermont association of Bos-
ton an invitation 10 90 there this sum-
mer during Old Home week. The
plan met with general approval and IL
was unanimously voted to extend such
an invitation. A committee, consist
ing OF + f. Alfred, G.. II. Flint and
w W. True, was elected to make such
inquiries and arrangements as were
deemed necessary and extend TO the
association an urgent request to 60
there on their regular outing Old
Home week. If the invitation should
be accepted by the association invi-
tations will be extended 10 Gov. and
Mrs. Mccullough and other distin-
guished Nermonters.
Congressman and Mrs. Kittredge
Haskins OF Brattleboro have in their
two valuable and interest
Ing relics, recently presented to them
Dy friends in Washington. One is a
handsome carved wall pocket. made |
rom piece of oak taken from the L.
). S. Kearsarge. This was presented |
HichbOrn, who at one time |
was in command of the kearsarge. |
Allan ID. Brown, president of Norwich |
University, Northheld. was also at one
line in command of the kearsarge. |
The other relic is a beautiful piece of
black oak taken from beam in the /
Oregon now in dock for re-
pairs at Seattle and which made the
amous run from san Francisco to
santiago under command OF Admiral
Charles +. Clark. This piece was
presented by friend from Seattle, and |
Nh. and Mrs. Haskins will frame a
picture of Captain Clark with it.
The directors Of the Brattleboro
Home for the Aged and Disabled are
low able TO announce their full plans
md specifications for the addition TO
he present building. Plans for the
proposed new structure as presented
" Pellet Bros. of Worcester were APP
proved and accepted at a special meet
no of the board OF directors March D
nd building committee chosen; but
/ that time the directors were unde-
ided whether to construct the build
no of stone or wood. The building
ommittee, consisting of IL. ID. Holton,
\. l.. Waterman and G. c. Averill,
ave now arrived at the decision that
he building will be OF stone. 1t will
,e two-story structure with a gable
oof. a l5-foot front and so feet deep,
m the site of the present building.
which will be removed to the rear and
sed as an annex. The probability Is
hat the building material will be Oh
stone. The proposed front
) of old Colonial style, with two
,orches, Corinthian columns and gran
te trimmings.
w. w. Lapoint of Barre is again in
rouble. 1.-The Village Grocer has
zen disbanded and the Times pub
shes plant from one OF the COM
any. Fred A. Duprez, in which he
sserts that he and other members OF