Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-12

alleged TO nave caused the banks SukDen-
sion by bis improvident loans.
At special town meeting in ST. Johns
bury sept. 30th resolution was carried
instructing the school directors TO pay a
tuition of sl6 annually for all town
students attending St. Johnsbury acade-
envy. The directors had been advised by
the town agent that by a new school Law
the town could only pay "a annually aud
! this decision had also been confirmed bg
letter from Atty.-Gen. Clarke {. Fits
to State Superintendent NJ. 5. Stone. The
town has been paying si6 to the academy
for several years.
j l. \. Chase Of Brandon, the owner OF
the horse "AdYancer,R which recently
Travelled the circuit without suffering a
defeat, has again come into prominence
by the success OF his chestnut geiding,
Forester which won the 2:2i pacing
race at Rochester, n. H., In straight heats,
the fastest time being 2:11l. Forester
is by Alexander" and a full brother to
"Ginger," his dam being by Holabird's
( "Ethan Allen.n and the second dam BY
"Noodburn Pilot" He received all his
training at bis owners private track at
Forest Park farm.
By allowing her scalp to be torn off in
Z loom at the wooden mill Of III. I. Murdoch
a Co. Oct 9TH, Mrs. Abbie NJ. Fullam of
] ProctorsYiile, an employee, escaped imme-
date death, but may not recover from her
/ terrible injury. Her hair caught on a
screw near the head of the loom. The
screaming woman struggled to free her
self, but found this impossible and was
rapidly being drawn into the machinery.
She then braced herself with her hands
and body against the loom, aud the entire
scalp was pulled from her head. She was
/ taken to hospital in Burlington in a crit |
ical condition.
/ The 18th annual meeting OF the North |
eastern Dental association, which COM |
prises practically all of New England was
held at Rutland last week Tuesday /
wednesday and Thursday, with the larg-
est gathering OF dental men ever assembled /,
| In Vermont, The State Dental association i
Of Vermont hta Ne amman meeting n
conjunction. Abodt Nu dentists, ptslaes .
their ladies, were present. Mated praeti.
TONERS and lecturers gave Clinics and /
talks. There was an excursion to Lake i
Bomoseen, trip to the Proctor marble
works and other festivities besides the
convention itself.
DR.. w. 4. Blossom Of Rutland was
found guilty in Rutland county court FRI
day OF shooting deer out OF season. Pat
rick w. Lalor pleaded guilty to the charge
of selling liquor at the Bardwel House
without license. Sentence was deferred.
This case grew out of the scenes in the
Bardwell House, where a "wheeln was OPP
Grated evenings during the recent Rutland
county fair. Several complaints were
lodged with the officers that the wheel
had way Of being kind to the operator,
and that liquor was served to people In the
billiard room communicating with the
bar long after midnight.
At the annual meeting OF the State
Chapter, ID. A. r., held in the Wood art
gallery, Montpelier, last week, it was vot
ed to erect during the coming year suit
II ri no ~ Ia,
Isle La Motto, where the French estab-
tished camp, the first white settlement
in Vermont. Ii was also the place there
General Montgomerys men sought shelter
on their return from the invasion Of Cana
da at the outbreak OF the Revolutionary
war and where General Montgomery
awaited the assembling of his men for
second invasion. IL was also voted that
Vermont do lts part in the construction Of
Continental hall in Washington.
Governor Bell has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent Vermont at
the convention on interstate commerce 5
law To be held In Chicago, Oct. 26;-Fuller
Z. Smith, ST. Adams, George II. Bickford, {
Il. l.. Kinney, South Hero,
Frank c. Partridge, Proctor, James f.
Hooker, Brattleboro, Albert w. Silsby OF !.
New bury. The object OF this convention :
is to endeayor to impress upon Congress
the extent ana persistence of the demand
Of the people OF all parts OF the country :
for legislation outlined In the presidents q
last annual message, proposing that the
commerce commission shall be Y
given power to fix railroad rates. v
The Vermont state tuberculosis commits
sion is having difficulty in finding a loca s
ton for the sanatorium for which Senator I
Redfield Proctor recently gave Sl500O0.
There are numerous suitable locations in I
the mountain towns, Mount Holly, !
: Is abasapa hon IA ton dan
Pittsford, all in The senator's home coun- :
Isl, being the most favorable. Or. w. n.
Bryant OF Ludlow, chairman of the COM
mission, says that an expert viii probably
De called TO Vermont from Saranac Lake
ind the Nermonters viii rely on his adj
ice. Senator Proctor IS anxious to have
he preliminary arrangements completed
n order that actual work on the structure
nay be begun in the spring.
The Howe Scale Co., Rutland, VIII erect e
in extensive addition to its plant in the
rear future. The new building will be A
Il brick, so by so feet in dimensions and
hree stories high 1t Will contain the r.
ron, wood and pattern shops, the
department and rooms for !,
work. Another feature Of y
he new building will be tireproof vault
unning up through the three stories.
n il Will be kept not only the perishable ii
looks and drawings but also the COM II
any s COAieCli0n OF the exact StanuaFua
/ weights Of every different system used se
q the countries where the Howe scales Il
re sold These weights have been OBJ
aimed at great expense and are invaluable 4,
0 the makers Of scales for foreign use. n
Postmaster A. T. Davis Of Marshheld
nd others were aroused about ! o'clock +,
m, Oct. ? BY an explosion. A little *
tier a second explosion was heard and -
ostmaster Davis, who lives across the p
Dad from the postoffiee, saw two men
saying the office through a window. He
red twice at the robbers and they re- st
lrned the fire, ordering him to keep his le
cad in the house. As soon as possible
Ir. Davis went TO the postoffice and found
be safe wrecked and about 300 in money
nd stamps missing. The fire alarm was m
FUNDED and the whole village was
reused. An attempt was made to follow :.
le robbers but it was not successful. -
bout a year ago the same office was
,bbed and about the same amount taken. h
Miss Grace Page, who left Barre