Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-04
State of Vermont.
IL. News Condenseo and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

North Bennington has voted TO accept
fhe village charter granted ~ the last ses-
sion OF the legislature.
GOV. Bell, Lieut.. Gov. stearns and
sneaker Merrifield paid an unannouneed
visit TO the state prison last week.
All the merchants of Hinesburg have
| signed an agreement 10 discontinue giving
any kind OF trading stamps after June /.
The Backus sawmill in Hartland was
burned Saturday morning. The loss is
| 1000. The cause OF the fire Is unknown.
Miss Georgia Gilbertson OF Barre was
| critically i'll last week as the result Of
being poisoned by eating canned salmon
Miss Minnie Edith Williams of Mont
4 f,qlier Is the first woman in Vermont 10 be
granted an operators license on an auto
mobile.
Alta village meeting in Fair Haven Abr.
d Il was voted to issue $1,000 bonds 70
complete the sewer system and put in
six inch water main.
William Laramour Of Rutland, II years
old was fined go and costs last week for
where be was painting.
Granite Lodge, No. IS, F. q A. NJ, Bar
re- Z the banner lodge in the state in point
Of membership, having a membership OF
3d., and is gaining rapidly.
Rev. George Gilmour has been persuad-
III 10 withdraw his resignation as assist
ant pastor OF the Cong'l church, which he
rendered some time ago, and 10 remain in
Rutland.
Or. George c. washburne Of Waterbury
4 pleaded guilty in Washington county
contrary to the statutes and paid fine OF
800 and costs.
Barre officers Apr. rs raided a car in the
Central Vermont railway yards at Barre
aud seized sixteen barrels Of wine adj
dressed 10 various persons IN Barre, Mont
pelier and Mortified.
Albert Atwood, a Bennington painter
who fell some months ago, suffering bad
4 compound fracture OF one ankle, recently !
underwent an operation for the amputa.
ton Of the lower part OF the leg.
The ladies OF Heaton hospital at Mont /
peler cleared for the institution over $50
from the charity ball given In the armory 4
an Apr. Is. Gov. Bell aud wife led the /
march. In all, S241 was taken in.
Mr.. Marshall OF Weston lost 500 by the /
burning OF his house recently. Mr.. Mar I
shall had been saving the money to buy a
farm, and not having confidence in hanks 4
had kept the money in the house.
Or. n. s. Brown OF ST. Johnsbury has /
brought suit against Austin Morrill, for /
5000 for injuries received last January BY /
the alleged carelessness of Mr.. MOrrills 4
driver while taking him 10 the station.
Dr.. r. G. wilkinson OF Bellows Falls /
saws that several dogs about town have /
died OF cerebro-spinal meningitis and that /
this disease is as communicable from dogs
% the human kind as from man TO man.
James Burns, lineman, fell from a 30
foot electric light pole al Burlington sat
urday and fractured his skull and injured
his back He may die. The pole was
rotten and broke OF at the base, carrying
the lineman with II.
The barn OF Charles NJ. Bruce at New
ark was destroyed by fire last week, to-
gether with lis contents, including SIX
horses, Is young cattle, eight hogs ana
quantity OF farm machinery. The loss
was u 900, partially insured.
The state board OF health has notified
the trustees Of the village OF St. Johnsbury
that something must be done about puri-
wing the village water and the trustees
lave called a special meeting May 10 TO
see what action will be taken.
The Easter ofertory at Christ church,
Montpelier, was one Of the largest that
has been taken in that parish on an Easter
day. The amount OF offerings from the
congregation Melted ss,9.62 and this DID
not include gift Of sl00 from the Ladies
Guild.
George f. Lord, who was arrested re-
Gently In Springfield, Mass, charged with
CO. of Nashua, n. H., entered plea OF
guilty Friday in Washington county
court and was fined 900 and costs, which
be paid.
In United States court at Rutland Fri
dav, verdict WAS rendered for the plain
til in the negligence case OF w. W. M
kIns, administrator OF the estate OF Bar
tolomeo Genovesi Of Center Rutland vs.
the Delaware q Hudson Railroad Co, OF
g 200 damages.
Rev. T. ]. Gafney, who has recently
returned to Rutland from a trip to -.
Peters and the Holy Land, was presented
with $500 by the members OF 81. Peter
parish at Rutland at homecoming recep-
ton given him last week by his parishion-
ers and friends.
The great demand for dwelling houses
iu the village Of Northfield during the
past has started the building OF tenement
houses on a large scale. There are now IN
the hands OF different contractors, plans
for eighteen houses which will be COM
pleted before fall.
The state board of railroad commission
ers inspected the condition OF the road
bed, rolling stock, etc, OF the Mt. Mans
field Electric railroad last week. Inc
commission gave out no decision or report
but there is a feeling that there IS "some-
thing in the wind"
Mrs. II. S. Martin Of Barre recently
threw some kerosene on the charreu MV'u
n the cellar furnace. There were some
live en- b RS remaining and the explosion
that followed hurled the aged woman
across the cellar, burning the side OF her
face, her hands and hair
state Fish and Game Commissioner
Fl. e. Thomas has made arrangements TO
ship l00,O00,OO0 fry from the state hsh
hatchery at Roxbury TO different paris o.
The state Beginning May ], hsh VIII be
shipped at the rate OF from $1,000 to oO,OuO
a day until the stock is exhausted.
The house aud barns occupied by a. h.
Han at Windsor were burned SATURDAY
Four horses, two hogs and fifteen cows
pershed. The loss is 5000. The cause Is
unknown. The timely discovery Of IRE
10 Putnam's bakery prevented loss. Inc
fires are believed to have been incendiary.
Ground for the new Alumni hall ~ not
Weh university has been broken az
Northfeld, faculty and cadets all having
hand in the proceedings. The new Duhd-
ing will be located 500 feet south OF par
racks No. 1, facing the east, and II Is est
mated the cost of the structure VIII De