Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-21

tuition feel much pleased at the many
gratifying conditions surrounding the
university and note with pleasure the
prosperity which is attending all of the
higher educational institutions Of the
state.
The man who died at the home OF
Arthur Goodrich on the Westford road
about two miles from Essex junction
Tuesday noon of last week proved to
be Julius Belian. He had been in the
employ OF A. G. HathOrne Of Burling-
ton al various times for five years.
That morning he was sent to the
Goodrich iarm to begin a Job Of stating
barn. He reached the farm about
two hours before noon. While wash
inc Tor dinner he coughed some and
after eating a few mouthfuls he choked
and, getting up from the table, went
out % the steps, where be tell and
soon died. Two pint bottles were
found in his pockets; one was empty,
the other contained a small quantity Of
alcohol. A post mortem examination
was made and ii was found that alco-
holism was the cause OF his death.
Among judgments handed by the
court OF claims for the late war veter-
ans the claims OF the following officers
who served in the First Vermont Ma
tional Guard, have been allowed /:
Col Osman ID. Clark, 1921 sc; Lieut.
Col John H. Mimms. $3.50; Capt.
Frank l.. Howe. $50: Capt. Cornelius
NJ. Brownell, $50; Adjt. Walter III.
Sterling, $3.50. The claims are based
upon service of volunteer officers who
were mustered out of the service be-
fore January y, 1899, rendered during
the THROUGH periods OF the regiments.
Every officer is required to prove
strictly that during that time he was
either on duty or was absent sick. A
large number OF the enlisted men of
this command. who served as enlisted
men during the war in volunteer serv-
ice, have been receiving their checks
OF late for their claims.
Judge II. II. Wheeler has rendered a
decision in the United States circuit
court case of Mrs. Walter ID. Stockwell
OF Brattleboro VS.. the Boston & Maine
Railroad company, which is a suit
brought % recover damages In the sum
OF $4,000 for the death OF Mr.. Stock
well. who was killed near North New
port. ~ H., June %, 1908. by falling
from a train, the gates 10 the cars be-
ing open. AZ the May term OF court
in Windsor. the defendant filed a de-
murrer, claiming that the action could
not be maintained in this state. The
decision overruled the demurrer and
holds that the action can be main
tanned. The case will be tried before
a Jury at the October term OF court in
Rutland. c. c. Fits OF Brat,leboro Is
counsel for Mrs. Stockwell and ". b.
c. Suckney OF Bethel is counsel for the
railroad company.
John W Redmond of Newport has
been appointed official reporter by the
judges OF the supreme court OF Yer
mont to succeed Judge G. NJ. Powers
OF Morrisville, who was recently APP
pointed to succeed Judge W. p. Stat
ford. Mr.. Redmond was born in
Charlotte, January q, 1851. lie pre-
pared for college at st. Johnsbury and
entered the University of Vermont in
1852. graduating four years later.
After graduation he went 10 Hyde
Park and became principal OF the La
noble Central academy. While there
be read law with the late Waldo Brig
ham and was admitted 10 the bar IN
1889. He was county superintendent
of schools from 1889 TO 1891. lie then
moved TO North Troy, where he prac-
tised law tor year or more and then
went to Newport, where he has since
a law business.
At a meeting of the Montpelier
board of health July Is, the health
officer read a report of an analysis OF
a sample OF water taken from Berlin
pond June p. which showed the water
TO be about the same as one year ago
that is. II is chemically unoblectlon-
able but biologieally shows the pres
ence of bacillus coli. lie also READ
the daily report of the Waterman EN-,
ployed by the city at Berlin. pohd
which showed that he had found dur
ING the month OF June a large amount
of refuse from boats, dead fish, AMI
mails. etc. floating in the pond that
u people were bathing there June 20,
and several residents Of Berlin were
bathing on other dates. That Official
also reported that the sink drains OF
four cottages belonging to Mr.. foor
and one belonging TO A. c. Blanchard
run directly into the pond. And all
this In a body of water from when
Montpelier receives its supply
The Boston q Maine railway bridge
across the Connecticut river connect
inc Bellows Falls and North Nalpole
was closed to foot passage July To-
This action by the railroad oihclais;
though anticipated for some time, VIII
be a severe measure TO over GOO peo-
ple who live in North Walpole, as IL
entails extra travel OF nearly mile
The new public bridge between BEL
lows Falls and North Walpole Is con-
tracted for but will not be ready ior
travel before the first Of the year, ana
until then the only means OF traVel
will be bv the old toll bridge, when.
beino so far away, has been used but
iittIe for foot travel. Bellows Fails
voted no license this year, the last II,
cense expired last saturday night ana
es North Walpole is run wide open II
a assumed that this railroad action Il