Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-19
WHAT'S DOING AROUND THE STATE.
Items of Interest Outside Our Own Bailiwick Con-
denSed and Rewritten.

March term of Chittenden county
court. Loco was injured January p
1903. He was employed to feed a rae
picker, became caught in the betting
ana was wound around the pulley Of
the machine. He was alone at the
time so that the first knowledge of the
accident came when his mangled body
was later found by fellow workmen.
The suit is brought upon the ground
that LOCO was needlessly exposed to
danger.
A bill has been introduced in the
house OF representatives by Represen-
tatiye }. G. Sibley of Pennsylvania,
who has summer home on the New
York shore OF Lake Champlain, ap-
prcprlating the sum OF $4,000 to
establish military park on st. Mi
chael's island in Lake Champlain and
TO erect monument in honor of the
American sailors and soldiers killed
in the battle of Plattsburgh The bill
provides that the island shall be desig-
mated as the Macdonough National
Military park. The bill provides that
the execution OF the plan shall be
under the direction of the secretary of
war and that alter it is completed the
park shall be under the supervision of
the commanding officer at Pittsburgh
barracks.
John n. Woodfin of Rutland, chair
man OF the state board of prison COM
missioners, has stated that not one of
the numerous papers and magazines
In that section OF the country will be
granted permission to take photo
graphs OF the state prison at Windsor
in connection with the coming execu-
ton Of Mrs. Mary Rogers, the Ben
nington murderess. A large number
OF camera fienaS have appeared at
Windsor for ths purpose OF taking
photographs for publication but all of
them have been denied access to the
prison. The prison commissioners
will do all they can IN this case to
hinder the city papers and the maya
zines from making the execution OF
Mrs. Rogers spectacular, as the latter
doubtless intended to do
The first annual meeting Of the Yer
mont Forestry association was held in
Montpelier Jan. -, and the election
OF officers resulted as follows .-Presi-
dent, w j Van Patten OF Burlington
vice presidents, +. c. Smith of St. Al
bans and George Aiken of Woodstock
secretary and treasurer, Ernest Hitch
cock OF Pittsford executive commit
tee, &. II. Green OF White River juno
ton, Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier
and Prof. r. L. Jones of Burlington.
DR.. b. +. Fernow OF Cornell college,
formerly chief of the division of forest
~ of the United States department OF
agriculture. and Prof. Il. L. Jones of
gave addresses at the even
ing meeting. George Aiken OF Wood
stock and A. j. Croft OF Enosburgh
gave reports OF the national associa-
ion meeting at Washington last week.
The association voted to join the ma
.ional association.
NJ l.. Hinchman of Rutland who |
discovered platinum in Vermont some |
ime ago, is waiting for patent on a /
process which he has invented for sep /
Irating the platinum from the ore, i
which will reduce the cost from 81 to
% cents ton, Charging and empty 1
NO tanks bring the total cost OF get
ing the platinum ready for melting or
uses up TO 81 per ton OF
ire. The largest deposit is at Ply
mouth Five Corners, where Mr.. Hinch-
nan made his discovery. The place
II discovery Is on the right-hand side
Il the road. three-fourths OF a mile
rom Plymouth Five Corners on the
way 10 Tyson. The deposit Is 200 feet
vide in this region and runs for three
ourths OF a mile. Mr.. Hinchman sunk
l5-foot shaft and found that copper,
old and platinum all increased the
eeper he went. On the surface there
gas one-iourth ounce of platinum to
on OF ore, which is the only metal in
paying quantity, while at a depth OF
5 feet it assayed one-third ounce.