Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-07

Niidgc. lue iack OF consideration
shown the written protest signed by
twenty or more Of the owners of real
estate whose property is situated
adjacent to, and in the vicinity of. the
Broggi saloon is the cause of bitter
denunciation OF the board.
Frank Goodroe, prominent farmer
living one mile east of Middlebury.
left town suddenly April %. He went
to the village that day and made deeds
OF any property he might possess to
his son, Fred Goodroe. He gave the
son the papers and toll his wife and
son they would never see him again
and left on the II o'clock train south.
buying ticket for Boston. No cause
is known Tor such action on the part
of Mr.. Goodroe, as it is said his family
relations have always been pleasant
and there never has been the slightest
intimation OF any unpleasantness. IL
is thought that his mind is unbalanced.
II. ii. Hurlburt ofEssex lost two of
his best cows which died on the same
day. At first no cause could be given,
but doctor gave it as his opinion that
they were poisoned. An examination
of the cows and surrounding premises
verified his opinion. 1t seems last fall
he had his buildings shifted around
and among the rubbish which should
have gone 10 the dump were several
old paint kegs. some ofwhich contain
ed paint. These were thrown over the
fences where the cows had access to
them. They had licked the kegs all
out and were poisoned from the zinc
and lead in the paint. The condition
of their stomachs revealed the facts
as they were badly burned.
DIR. II. ID. Holton of Brattleboro, sec
rotary Of the state board of health, has
guaranteed the house OF John Whit
sney, a Putney farmer, for smallpox.
Mr.. Whitney's brother, Harley, called
on physician while on his milk route
and was told that bis illness resembled
smallpox. Doctor Holton confirmed
the physicians opinion. A number of
people were exposed. Doctor Holton
also quarantined Willis Rays house in
Dummerston for the same disease.
Mr.. Raw was visited recently ty his
daughter, who lives in Fishers Island.
While there she received word that the
house in Fishers Island was under
quarantine restrictions. The daugh-
ter has not been i'll, so IL is probable
the disease was brought in her clothes.
A syndicate composed of four ST.
Johnsbury men has purchased the
Lyndonville journal and II will here
after be conducted as a high license
paper. The members OF the syndicate
are Frank Carr, who was defeated for
state senator ON the local option ticket
last fall; NJ. j. Caldbeck, proprietor of
the Avenue hotel III. Is. Howe, a Dem
ocratic lawyer, and Fred Gilman, a
leading horse dealer. The purchase
was made mt an opportune time, as h.
O. Leonard, editor and manager of the
paper, is understood to have been in
financial straits for some time. b. u
Wells, the former owner OF the prop
erty, holds a mortgage OF $1,000 on
the equipment. The new owners have
directed Mr.. Wells to remove his prop
erty.
Beginning May the profit, il any is
Ut illG llll0t rltf1c VI WV -
mont Marble company located at Proc
tor. at West and Center Rutland viii
be divided at the end OF each year in
cash among the employees OF the com
pany in proportion to the total amount
each employee has traded at any OF the
stores during the year. Cash purchas-
es for less than so cents will not be
People purchasing goods
at the store but not employed by the
company will not participate in the
of the profits made at any
of the stores. The company will con-
tinue the policy heretofore pursued by
il to sell goods at low margin OF
profit. The percentage OF net proht
made in 1902 in the three stores was
little less than per cent.
DIR. Z. A. Smith OF Brandon has stat
ed that the annual campmeeting OF the |
Queen City Park Spiritualists' associa-
ton will open the first Sunday in An-
Gust and continue for one month. lie
said that a large list OF interesting
sneakers had been engaged and that
the recent trouble among the stock
holders would make no difference with
the success of the meetings. When
asked If there were any new develop
ments among the stockholders, DIR.
Smith replied, mo. You may say,
however, that they cannot find one
dollar of money Incorporated. For
every dollar they find will give them
ten.@ The hotel at the park opened
April 80 with /. w. Hatch as proprle-
tor. MIR. Hatch conducted the hotel
last year. During the winter he has
been In Richmond.
Hugh Henry. president, with Messrs.
Peck and kenheld, trustees
were at the Soldiers Home at Ben
nington recently and concluded the
Tor additions to the farm
of the Home. One OF the
barns will be rebuilt so that it will FUR
nish Accommodations to ten more cows.
It is the intention to make what butter
& used at the Home, instead OF pur-
chasing il, as soon as the proper facill-
lies can be had. 1t was also decided
10 put in one-hundred-ton silo. Inc
and pool at the bottom are