Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-08
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten
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lever.
Prot. b. George Wilkins OF Burling-
ton, the magnetic healer, who is well
known throughout Burlington and
portions OF this state, must pay his
wife, Leila ID. Wilkins, $50 for court
expenses and $40 per week alimony
until the divorce petition brought by
her is finally disposed OF in court.
Edward Day Collins, author Of a his
tory of Vermont published in 1908, has
been elected principal of the state
normal school at johnson. Mr.. Col
/ Inns is a native OF Barton and lifted Tor
college at the Lyndon Institute He
was graduated from Yale University
in the class OF 1896, later earning the
degree OF Pm. ID. and acting as an in
structor in history at Yale
The town OF Wardsboro has voted to
! appropriate $500 toward a new town
/ hail, provided 81 200 be raised by sub
/ scriptiOn for the same purpose. The
old town hall was burned last spring.
Recently two women. nOn-residents,
VINO are interested ia the town, made
a liberal offer toward a fund TO erect a
new building provided the town would
raise $500. The new building is as
sured.
Suit for the recovery of $50 has
been brought by +. X. Bagnall, the
music teacher and singer, against the
Burlington festival chorus, growing out
OF the recent presentation OF the
comic opera, 1.-The Chimes of Nor
mandy" by the chorus. MIR. Bagnall
claims that he was promised pay for
taking one OF the solo parts and that
after the production all he received
was a vote Of thanks.
Charles W. Mussey, formerly cashier
of the Merchants National bank OF
Rutland, has recently become associ-
ated with a relative in conducting a
large cafe and billiard parlors in Chi
cago. The business is run under the
irm name of w. i. Mussey & Co., his
cousin being the principal owner,
The establishment IS an extensive one,
occupying an entire block, and the
former bank cashier has charge Of one
floor, which con aims the wOmen's
amusement rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry v Cady OF Rut-
land were married Monday, Novem-
Der u. aud on their departure for Bos-
ton underwent the usual shOwering
with rice Upon their arrival at Bos-
ton both or Mrs. Cady's ears were
causing her great pain. Her suffering
became so intense that a physician
was summoned and on examination
he found that some OF the rice had
lodged in both ears and It Was te5es-
sary "a use instruments 10 remove II.
TIE suffering ceased as soon az the
rice was re moved.
lion. A. F. Puilido, charged'ahaires
o. Venezuela IN the United States, and
the Hon H. Dies POrtes, counselor OF
the French embassy 20 the United
S ates. were in Mortified Nov. - IN.
re gard to certain preliminary details
c INJECTED with the forthcoming arbi-
/ alton. Ii Is definitely settled that
the commission will sit in the United
; ues and possibly nc NOrthheld.
Etch government will appoint a COM
missioner, who. sitting with the um-
pire. Hon. Frank Plumley, will form
the Franco-N enezuelauO mixed COM
mission. Il will be some time be-
tore the sittiugs begin, az least q
month. II is learned from other
sources that the issues 10 be tried
aggregate over SS,UOo,OOO.
By the will OF the late George w.
Pratt OF Mddleboro. Mass, which be-
uueaths 5000 20 be known as the !
Francis G.. Pratt fund and TO be APP |
piled TO different objects in connection
with Berkeley temple, Boston, one
half OF the net income from the fund |
AS il accrues is TO be paid 10 the or |
phanage or boys home at Westmin- |
ster, conducted by Berkeley temple.
OF the remainder a part is to be used |
for the benefit of the Harriet Good |
ridge Home Of Westminster. The |
will OF Charlotte +. Pratt, mother of
George W. Pratt, presented at the
same time in the probate court, be-
aueaths TO the boys home, Nestmin-
ster. 81, 900. The public requests OF
mother and son aggregate $4,000.
Word was received in Rutland Dec.
=. of the death at Chicago Thursday
morning of William Il. Dorr, the
second SON of Mrs. Julia c. Il. Dorr,
"a
He was born at Chatham, n. Y, in
1854. He was at one time associated
with his brother. the late Henry r.
Dorr. in bond and investment banking
In Rutland. Later he located at st.
Paul, Mimi, where be became
member of the firm Of Horne & DAM,
which built up an extensive manu-
facture and sale Of lard pals. MIR.
Dorr was member OF the st. Paul
Chamber OF Commerce and at one
time was director and also its presi-
dent. lie was also a director Of the
Capitol bank at ST. Paul. For the
last three years he has made his home
at Englewood, \. j.
Sexton II. ID. Sanders OF the Caven-
dish cemetery strongly denies the
story told recently 10 the effect that
Clarence Adams. the Chester cracks
man who is believed to have died In
states prison. is alive aud th,t his
coain contains nothing but 40 hounds