Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-19

| Templars held its annual session in Hard
wick last week. The session was of great
interest with a larger attendance than
usual. Thirty-three members OF the In
| ternational Supreme Lodge were present
and seventy five members OF the Grand
| Lodge. The feature OF the last evening
was a strong address by DR.. G. f. Mann of
/ Bro )klyn, n. Y, who is the head Of the
world organization OF Good Templars.
The next session Of the Grand Lodge will
/ be held in Barre.
Patrick W. Lalor, who pleaded guilty
/ m Rutland county court last week to
I selling liquor without a license, the
offence being committed during the
/ recent county fair, was fined 800 and
/ costs, which be paid. John Dugan. who
| pleaded guilty 10 selling liquor in excess
i Of his license, was fined go and costs.
/ lie also paid. John F. McGuirk was SEN
fenced to serve not less than two years
| nor more than two and half years Al the
I house Of correction for breach Of the
| peace, the offence being an assault upon
! one OF his tenants.
The 18th annual session Of the State
| council OF Vermont Junior Order of United
/ American Mechanics was held at st.
Johnsbury Friday. All the nineteen coun-
/ ellis IA the state were represented and
/ about 100 delegates were present The
/ national organization was represented by
I
national councillor. The secretary's re-
| port showed a total membership OF over
/ 800 in the state In the 10 councils. The
work IN the state is in a very satisfactory
condition. The next meeting of the State
council will be held at Glover.
Crushed with grief because her l6-year-
old daughter, Claudia, was sentenced to
/ the house OF correction at Rutland for
4 disorderly conduct, Mrs. Delphine MOquin
90 aFHdHantr EradaW nil
OF a broken heart. The girl was taken to
the institution Thursday and Mrs.
I Moquin, until then apparently in ex-
I cellent health, began to pine. Mr.. Moqutn
was aroused from his sleep the next
night by the heavy breathing OF his wife
She passed away before a doctor arrived.
7 The physician pronounced death due TO
a broken heart. She was 81 and native
of Canada.
A head-on collision between Central
! Vermont freight trains in the Northteld
ward on ne night Of Oct, 10 blocked the line
until the next morning tramp who
was stealing a ride was badly hurt and
Brakeman George A. Austin Of ST. Adams
was slightly injure1. Engines 4O6 and 4Ol,
two of the big freighters recently pur-
chased, lost their pilots and seven freight
cars were derailed. The accident was
caused by the failure of the air brakes on
the north bound train to hold, and the
train. which was moving at moderate
rate Of speed. ran by a switch and into the
south bound engine.
Frank Blanchard, the 17-year-old boy
who attempted 10 wreck train at Bran
don one night last spring by placing ties
on the track and who telephoned from the
stable where be was employed that he was
the man wanted, recently shot himself.
possibly fatally, in Shapeleigh, y. II.
Blanchard was thought 10 be out OF his
head. having suffered a partial .snnstroke
last summer. Ii is also thought that his
rash action was caused by a love affair.
Il Is thought that be has chance for re-
covery. but that he will never have the
use Of his legs, his body being paralyzea
from his hips downwa
Foremen Of the Fairbanks Scale Co TO
the number OF forty-five were entertained
alta supper at the Casino last week. The
aggregate terms OF service OF the men
amounted to 1901 years. Seven had
served forty years and over, nineteen hau
served thirty years and over, twenty two
had served twenty-f five years and over' ana
twenty-nine had served twenty years and
over. The supper was given partly IN
honor OF Col Francis Walker, foreman
Of the foundry department, who began
work sixty years ago. Caleb Marshall,
foreman Of the polishing room, has served
the company fifty-eight years, and Haryiin
Paddock and Luther Brooks have served
forty-nine years each.
The tenth annual meeting Of the YER
mont state Federation OF Woman's clubs
was held in Barre last week "Wednesday
and Thursday. The number Of federated
clubs Is the same as last year. The No-
mans Literary club Of Bennington has a
membership OF 30i, 106 members having
been taken in during the past year. The
Brattleboro Womans club reported m
araar fab n -
bers during the year. The Lyndon No-
MANS club had raised $500 the past year
toward furnishing the public library OF
IvndonyiIle. Wednesday evening large
lv attended reception WAS rendered by the
local woman's clubs to the visitors IN the
rooms Of the Nincitia club.
Atty. Gen. Clarke G. Fits Of Brattle-
boro entered Oct. 10 motion before the
Supreme Court Of the United states al
Washington for the Advancement on the
docket of the case OF Mary NJ. Rogers,
Atty.-Gen. Fits said II the case should
NOT be disposed of before Dec. 5 next
great delay must necessarily result De-
cause ola conflict OF state and federal
laws. The motion was opposed by Mrs
Rogers attorneys. The story has been
revived by certain newspapers that Mrs,
Rogers i about to become a mother, but
this can be denied on unquestionable
authority. The court Monday advanced
Mrs. Rogers case for hearing to November
g. Her last reprieve expires Dec. s.
At the meeting OF the board Of state
medical examiners at Burlington Oct. 10
the fact was developed that IS practising
physicians from all parts OF Vermont had
been summoned before the board 10 take
examinations in conformity with the state
laws. Among those who we're summoned
were physicians who have been practising
80 wears. This action grows out OF law
passed at the last session Of the legisla-
ture. which requires physicians 10 secure 2
license and have Il recorded at the Office OF
the secretary Of state. Under the old law
the physicians were required to have their
certificates recorded in the Office OF the va
rious county clerks. Many did not DO
this. and in consequence will have 10 take
The examination now. Most Of the negli-
gent phys clans have appeared before the
hoard and taken the examinations some
having the fee under protest.
The god annual meeting Of the Vermont
state Medical society was held in Burning
ron last week with fair attendance The
secretary reported that there were Joy
members in the society, eight having dieo
--s.hs,, H. YEAR The Orange county So