Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-09
State of Vermont.
:. News condensed and He"r'''en
for Our Readers.

& was aLlenuSu - = ~ =. 49,,
bstore but nothing serious was appIe-
pavson Walbridge, the largest
Larmaker in Cabot, made LOU
s15gn6s of sugar from 1925 trees, the
gl,ast mart OF which was made IN
~ I'm days. His entire crop was sold
+ adyance to New England and West
IN cities Tor y cents pound.
rho Rev. DR.. E. A. Bishop has ac-
- the proposition made to him by
~ trustees of Montpelier Seminary
and will at the close OF the present
grbool wear assume the duties OF prin-
einal ana financial agent OF that m
Il .itntion. DR.. Bishop will move his
.s,,ilv 10 Montpelier from Wilmington,
a DeI.. about June 10.
81 Il is reported that two wolves We're
4 seen June by Wallace Baker near the
.srm III Edward Woodbury. close TO
81 ~ Noretown line. A wolf was also
.ee me day before by Milo Nelson,
Mo lives near the three mile bridge,
!, Mr., Whalens field. AT first he
thought it was a dog but better view
. convinced him it was really Won.
sherman Page Allen, who has been
nrivate secretary for Congressman ID.
Foster. since the latter's election 10
Il he lower branch of Congress, has re-
ceiyed an appointment in the navy de-
. rsrtment and has been detailed as
nrivate secretary 10 Assistant Secre-
II i5rv Charles IL. Darling. The position
Fl 4 an important one, the salary at
Fl tached to the office being Sl,oOO per
. anuum.
AZ the special town meeting OF Lyn-
II don saturday TO decide the question Of
4 acceptinp the late |. w. Sanborns be-
G1est of IS. 900 and lot OF land for a
1ublic library building, it was voted
ror 10 accept the above bequest, but
faEp the $1,000. which Is the alterna-
five. Il Is felt that the lot IN question
/. NOT suitable or convenient location
t0rthe library, and several public splr-
he'd citizens. who have expressed their
wish 10 help IN the building OF libra
~. have absolutely refused 70 give
ANYTHING In case i; was built IN mat
place.
W. Titcomb. chief Of the division
of fish culture in the national fisheries
bureau. has reached his home In st.
Iobnsbury after a nine months stay IN
ARGENTINA, where he was sent by the
government to aid the administration
a that republic In the Introduction
and propagation OF salmon and trout,
E Mn. litcomb operated mainly at Lake
& Manuel Huapi, the headwaters OF the
p river Limay and Rio Nigro, where q
hatchery was built 325 miles nom the
last station on the Southern railroad
For the purposes of this hatchery, the
j United States government had shipped
1000, 600 white fish eggs, 100000 gov
eminent lake trout and 10000 brooB
trout and land locked salmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Holbrooh
trace Cabotl formerly of Bra,tleboro
val now have home In Boston, have
purchased Rudyard Kipling's place
s0ut four miles from the village o
Bauleboro. for their summer home
Private letters from Mr.. kipling all eX
press regret that circumstances arr
such at present that 1t did not seen
wise to retain the place, unoccupied
11rer. but both he and Mrs. hiplins
hone that at some future time they
may come back to the place Mr.. hip
ling loves more than any other. II L
~ this house that Mr.kipling wrote nj
Captains Courageous, which he ded
icated 10 his physician, Dr.James Con
land, In Brattleboro. Mr.. Holbrook
who is to live in the kipling home, Is
grandson of ex.-Gov. Frederick hoi
brook Of Vermont who still lives Il
Bm,tleboro, hale and hearty at the ag'
OF 30 years.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners finds that the accident nea
Montpelier Junction March 5 last, Il
which William Manchester and NJ. A
Garland, brakemen, received Iata
injuries, was due TO Edward w. elias
cow. operator at Montpelier Junction
because OF his failure 10 hold tram No
" until the arrival OF the second sec
ton of No. l. This operator was
Young man lust past % years OF ag
with comparatively small eAperlehC
as an operator and so FAR as the cas
showed with no experience at an lm
portant junction like Montpelier juno
ton. Glasgow had been in the EN-
p.oy OF the Central Vermont Rallwa
company only about one month, IN
lrst two weeks OF which were NJ No. "
field. In the judgment OF the comml:
Sioners an error was made by the RAJ
road management in entrusting th
- duties OF so important a station to 70
care Of young man whose eapaclt
and fidelity were so little known to o.
employers.
An interesting story is told D
Horace swan OF Rutland regarding %
first luciier matches brought into We
mont y years ago. Mr.. Swan live
/ in the town OF Warren and as no raj
roads were in existence at that time
the state, all goods tor country stor'
were sold from a wagon. One day NJ
swan happened to be at the store whe
one Of these wholesale wagons dro'
up. Boy fashion he became intereste
in Watching the merchant buy good
After going over the stock and selec
ING an he needed the drummer SAID
the merchant Here's somethin
/ you want. and took from under q
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