Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-07
State of Vermont.
=. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

"A Is. Craven OF NhuiOh ~ 49,
,,g,on. liquor dealer OF the nrsi
las Ia made / ,1l5 sales May l.
CIV BENTLEY of Sandgate recently
49,. bald eagle which measured
~ 10 ~ inches between the tips OF
Us wings.
danohter was born April 80 to Mr.
"a Mrs NJ. III. Buckham of Burling'
a.. sn Mr.. Buckham is president OF the
University of Vermont.
secretary OF State +. G. Fleetwood
~ Worrisyille has been secured by the
Woman's Relief corps of Walllngford
u deliver the address on Memorial
day.
The carcass OF bear weighing
ohont 300 pounds was brought to Rut-
land by ]. Pefering of Chittenden, who
shot tbe animal near Noyes mill al
that place April Is.
The body of John Dodge kenerson,
ne Dartmouth student who was
Jyowned in the Connecticut river
March 20. was discovered Saturday by
a son OF Z. c. Gilbert of White River
Junction. II was in an eddy near the
lower falls at Wilder.
Governor Mccullough, who has re-
ceived considerable attention at the
louisiana Purchase exposition, was
serenaded at st. Nicholas hotel by the
fsmOus Denver drum corps of ~
| rieces MAY /. He attended dinner
rndered the diplomatic corps, also a
| reeeption in honor of Governor Pea
body. former governor of Colorado, at
the Southern hotel that evening.
Preparatory arrangements are rapid
N progressing on the Doctor Lewis
ssnitarium for tubercnlar patients,
which is located on the Scion 5. Girls
void farm on the west shore of Grand
Isle. The sanitarium is 10 be built on
he cottage plan, consisting OF one
large cottage or pavilion and several
small cottages with apartments suited
for only two occupants each.
The Saxton's River hotel. for nearly
forty wears run by M. A. Wilder, has
been sold TO j. III. Holton, Lewis Ten
new J =. Alexander G. +. SimOnds,
q. NJ. Corey and f. l.. Osgood, COM
mittee representing the citizens of
SaKton's River. The price paid was
5000. A hotel corporation will be
formed and a modern summer hotel
costing 1900 constructed.
Lucius Collins, who for over "a
wears has been connected with the Put
nam House of Bennington, has formed
a partnership with +. b. Fisher to con-
duet the Windsor hotel in Gloversville,
|N.Y. The change is made on account
Of the sale of the Putnam House 10 Il.
G. Howe OF St. Johnsbury. Mr. Col
Inns Is one of the veteran landlords OF
the state. having conducted the Bono
seen House at Castleton and the Bran
don Inn at Brandon.
A land slide covering two acres took
/ pace in Weybridge. May 1, on land
owned by V. O. Wales. The ground
went down p feet, narrowly escaping
the roadway. but taking the highway
fence. In July, 1919, land slide
occurred Just north of the present
sunken territory. About 20 years ago
a similar slide occurred on the oppo-
site side of the river near W. c. Stur-
Wv AAlh - WITCH ctNtiti iVAc VI NhN
highway went into the river.
Ira C. Calef OF Washington, who
was injured in wreck on the Grand
Trunk railroad in Canada some time
ago, is now confined to his room In the
Auditorium hotel in Chicago as a re-
suit Of his injuries. At the time OF the
accident ii was supposed he was not
seriously hurt, though one knee was
bruised severely. In spite OF the best
medical attention. however, water has
gathered beneath the patella and when
heard from recently Mr.. Calet was UNI
able 10 move from his chair.
The Hotel Bardwell bar was opened
TO the public the afternoon OF April q
IN Rutland at O'Clock, but there was
such rush that the proprietor, Frank
H. Duffy, ordered the barroom closed
At 6 O'clock. A big crowd hung
Nound all the evening and at o'clock
Duffy opened the bar and did a big
business till IL o'clock. He sold no
hard liquor, only beer and ale, and
will sell only light stuff for several
days in order to introduce the business
gradually.
A large real estate transaction was
oonsummated at Swanton April ~.
Fletcher ID. Proctor OF Rutland TOR the
Barney Marble Co., and n. W. Fisk OF
Isle La Motto met and the result OF
their negotiations was the transfer OF
all the quarry rights of Fisk 4 Bradley
on the c. f. NJ. Billiard farm at Swan
ton Junction to the Barney Marble Co.
This gives the Barney Marble Co. the
sole control of all the variegated mar
Die lodges in that vicinity. The rent
on these quarries is $500 per annum.
The new smoke stack to be erected
at the Mortified village electric light
plant was partially raised. April 80,
and at about p. m. when within
about six inches of a perpendicular,
the cable by which it was being raised
suddenly broke, letting the stack fall
with great force upon the electric
light station, smashing hole ten feet
In diameter in the roof of the engine
room, damaging the boiler slightly
and breaking several joints of the
stack itself. The stack was sixty