Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-11

E. L. Ostrander OF Plattsburg, n. V,
/ Is in town this week. Mr.. Ostrander
has bought out the business of the
Mo'Hair company of Bethel and Will
( transfer the manufacture of MoiHair to
! Plattsburg. There is no doubt there is a
great success in the future for Mo'Hair
and with proper handling it should take
rank with the great proprietary reme-
dies. Messrs. Chase and Heath. the
owners Of Mo'Hair, have other business
OF their own to attend to and have not
been able to give the attention to the
Mo'Hair business that its merits deserve.
T Elery Dustin, % years old, single, en-
ployed as stableman by DR.. o. G. Cilley at
Hamilton, Mass, committed suicide by
hanging Wednesday night of last week
after jolly time in honor of his birthday.
The body was found Thursday morning
and was brought to Bethel for interment
Saturday. Dustin was a son of the late
Elroy Dustin of Bethel and worked on the
Wing farm in Bethel until October when
he went to Hamilton to work for DR.. Gil
ley. As known around Bethel he was a
iovial and good-natured character, and
was the last man one would expect to
commit suicide. His relatives in Bethel
are at loss TO explain the matter as they
know Of no reason for such action. He
was nephew of Albert Dustin, Chas.
Dustin, Nat. A. Dustin and Mrs. L. ID.
Bowen OF this town and a grandson Of the
late Moses Dustin.
The {. V. Rwy. freight house in this viii
lage caught fire Monday. The flames were
soon extinguished by the fire department
with the new IRE extinguishers, without
the use OF the water system. Too much
can not be said about the quick work that
has been done by the fire extinguishers
under the management OF Assistant q. H.
Topper The railroad freight house had
not caught fire for several weeks and
people began to think something was the
matter with IL. The fire department has
eXtlnguished about eight incipient confia-
grations on the property Of the railroad
company in the past few years. Its sue
cess in putting out the fires with small |
loss is owing to the promptness OF the
notice. In the ordinary course of events
ii would seem probable that a fire will |
sometime be started and not seen until too |
much Roadway has been gained for the |
department TO successfully meet il. The |
fires hitherto have all been about the |
middle OF the day when there are many |
people about.
IRE Bethel Granite Railway Company.
The st. Adams Messenger of last Satur-
day contained the following despatch from
ARTICLES Of ASSOCIATION were filed at the
secretary OF states office August 4 under
he name OF the Bethel Granite Railway
20. The capital stock Of the company is
$4,000, divided into 800 shares of 500 each.
Ten per cent of the stock is paid at the
lime OF subscription.
"The road win be built in the towns OF
Bethel and Royalton, running from the
Central Vermont connection at Bethel to
he quarries OF the r. b. Ellis Co., about
ive miles distant.
"The business Of the company will be
managed the first year by five directors
Ind the following have been chosen BY the
&c. NJ. Hays, +. II. Fitz-
lugh, G. w. Writers, w. Z. Mullins and
". Il. Chaffee. These men will be recog-
lized at once as the president, vice-presi-
lent and general manager, attorney, super
ntendent OF transportation and treasurer
II the Central Vermont railway.
This proposed railroad is the outcome
4 the large amount Of business now being
lone IN granite quarrying in that section,
md other Developments in the same line
re eNDepted ~