Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-17
State of Vermont.
,,s News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Montgomery. He expects TO get II In
running order by the first OF February.
IA. Teller, recently student in
the University of Vermont, has been
apnointed as messenger TO the COM
miftee on immigration at Washington.
of which Senator Dillingham; is the
chairman.
Vermont postmasters appointed in
81 clude Edward j. Tyler, Enosburg
Falls; Harry j. Fisher, Morrisville I;
Harlow c. Aver, Rlchford Charles Z.
Hall. Swanton; Jennie Ii. Martin,
Shrewsbury.
The infant child of the Rev. and
Mrs. Daniel Mcintyre of Pawlet, died
Dec. 9 after u run OF scarlet fever. IL
was born about the time that Mr. Nc
Intyre took Mary Frances Holland, the
child whom he has been charged with
abusing, 10 Boston.
Several cases of diphtheria are re-
ported In Woodstock and the primary
school. where nearly all the cases APP
oeared TO originate, has been closed
and thoroughly fumigsted. The pa
tients are All convaleseing and
apparently the disease is now under
control.
The family of Joe Bushey, who live
in that part of Alburgh known as
Point Of the Tongue. have a genuine
case of smallpox. At the funeral Of
the late William Alexander Dec. 8,
Mr.. Rushey and his wife were present,
ana if the doctors are not mistaken in
their diagnosis over so persons are ex-
posed.
The veteran trapper OF Windsor
county seems to be Fred $. Whitney.
lie commenced work October IS. He
has caught and sold S225 worth of furs.
and with the bounty he has received,
and with the furs on hand, II will net
him 20 date over $3.50, This does not
include bis best mink skin that a
Windsor cat ate for its breakfast one
morning.
A bin In ehancery has been filed in
the county clerks Office in Burlington
by Catherine A. Atkins against Alfred,
George and Morris Atkins. which in-I
wolves the settlement Of the estate OF
the late Hiram Atkins Of Montpelier,
who left property valued at $4,000. |
The litigation involves the ownership
Of the Argus and Patriot, printed at
Montpelier. as well as other property. |
r. G.. Whitehill of Barre, aged 20 ]
years, dropped dead willie at work
3 Dec ~. Up 10 the minute OF being |
stricken he was in his usual health. |
With his son he was engaged In clean |
ing snow from the root OF a house on
s. Maple avenue, standing on the ground |
and holding ladder on which tue son |
was ascending 10 the roof. lie uttered |
the exclamation IL am not feeling
well and dropped over dead.
The will of the late w. +. Braman
was dled in Montpelier Tuesday Tor
probate. Mrs. Braman. wife OF the |
testator. is given lite lease of the |
property, estimated at about 500, 900. |
ON her death one.fifth of the estate /
goes severally to the Church of the
Messiah, Montpelier, Goddard Semi |
nary, Barre, the American Unitarian
association of Boston, the Kellogg /
Hubbard library and Heaton hospital
of Montpelier.
David Dixie of Starksboro is exhibit
ING the skin OF gray wolf which he
81 killed near his barn. Mr.. Dixie was at
tracted by noise near the barn and.
calling his dog and taking broom,
went TO investigate. The animal start 1
ed for the woods and the dog tackled /
the wolf. The two had several rounds,
when MrDike got in his work with the
broomstick, killing the animal. The |
animal weighed about IS pounds and
was fine specimen.
George Birch OF Brattleboro has
brought suit against the Central Yer
mont Railway company TO recover I
damages in the sum OF $1,000 for the 4
loss OF bis household goods which were
destroyed in the fire at the Simon
4 Brooks farm last summer. Mr.. Birch
claims that the fire was caused by /
sparks from a passing locomotive on
the Central Vermont road, which was
the general opinion at the time Of the
fire.
Ira r. Alien, chairman of the Repub-
hcan state committee and one OF the
most prominent business men of Rut-
land county. died at Fair Haven, Dec.
=, after au illness Of less than a week
with pneumonia. He represented
Fair Haven in the legislature OF 1892 4
and was a senator from Rutland |
county in 1894. He was postmaster of
Fair Haven at the time of his death. |
Tie was vice president of the Allen 4
Nationa bank and his family practi-
eally controls the Rutland d whitehall ,
Railroad Co. He had been a director Z
OF the Fair Haven Marble and Marble
lzed Slate Mantel Co. since 1885.
IL was expected that there would be /
great many desertions from the Sec
ond cavalry. Fort Ethan Allen, this
pay day, on account OF the extra
months pay, in preparation for the
trip TO the Philippines, but the reports
OF the troops found all the men ac-
counted for Dec. g. There have been
no i'll effects of pay day at the post and
Old soldiers are remarking that it is 4
one of the quietest that they can recol-
rect. The members of the Second cav
AIRY will leave the post the night of
the 18th Tor New York city, where i
they will embark on the transport Kill
patrick for the PhiliDnines ooinp via