Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-02-02

& society I0F the race next iaIi, ana IT
satisfactory arrangements can be
made il will come of during the fair
next September.
George ID. Parkhurst of Fair Haven,
administrator OF the estate Of the late
/ Daniel Regain OF that place, has
+ brought suit against the Vermont Tn
/ fading Green Slate company of Fair
/ Haven for $4,000 damages. The
plaintiff claims that on Sept IL, 1908.
while employed by the defendant
| Daniel Regain tell 60 feet from near the
Top OF a high derrick pole from which
/ he was suspending a cable pursuant to
I the defendants orders, and was killed.
/ He left widow and three children.
] II is also claimed that the pins for
/ climbing the mast, and upon which
/ MIR. Reaau was standing. were OF old
+ iron and unsafe through the negligence
OF the defendants, aud that one OF
these broke, letting Mr.. Regan tall.
John Tudor OF Stamford has brought
suit tor $4,000 against the w. w.
| Peck Lumber company Of Somerset
and has attached all the real estate,
mill machinery aud logs Involved In the
recent Wrght-Peck timber land deal.
/ The suit is 20 recover for money
/ claimed 10 have been advanced to
/ Wright by the Tudor brothers, and for
/ damages TOR the failure OF the deien-
dant Ia deliver logs contracted TO the
plaintiff. IL is not believed that this
suit will seriously interfere With the
contamination OF the recent deal
/ whereby 5000 acres Of spruce land in
/ the towns OF Somerset and stratton
are conveyed to Fremont II. Wright
+ of Auburndale. who Is supposed To
represent a syndicate OF lumber
/ operators.
Secretary OF the Interior +. A.
! Hitchcock has forwarded to Speaker
Joseph G.. Cannon letter formally
announcing how the funds Tor land
/ grant colleges in the various states
/ have disbursed during the last fiscal
wear. This shows the payment Of
S25. 600 to the University OF Vermont,
I darlington. the same sum paid TO each
state university. The appropriation
originated in an act Of Congress drawn
bv Tine late Senator Morrill, OF Vermont
and started in 1890 with the payment
/ of as. 600 10 each institution, ms
was increased II 900 annually till It
reached the sum Of SO, ZOO annually
4 Tor each state and territorial universe
tn In 1900. Since then the payments
have uniformly been $4,000 year.
No small interest is felt throughout
the state over the selection by the
suuerjntendeut of West Point OF
ICslyin p. Titus, "a student there. as
lone OF the four aides from the military
academy on the staff OF Lieut.-General
lChatfec. who will be grand marshal
at the inaugural parade. At the break
inc out of the Spanish war lltus was
Ia private in the Salvation Army. ne
enlisted as bugler In Company n, ISL
Vermont. of Bennington. Atter the
regiment was mustered out he enlisted
in the 9th United States infantry
went to the Philippines and theh 10
China. At the siege Of Pekin ne was
the first man to gain the top OF the
wall that surrounded the city. FOR
His bravery he was appointed to West
Point and is serving his thru year
there. ....,-..- ..-;.h
Several parties are negotiating. with
L q Holmes to rent the LenoX hotel
Montpelier. which is now idle. Mrs
Is a Doty went away the last oil De
cember and is not coming back. MT
lnofv ran the hotel until a few days
AGO. lie purchased the furniture LOT
s5OO of Mr. Knapp who moved 70
iIardwick and il is understood pald an
INT $50 on il. Ii is reported that there
ara about $500 in bills outstanding
/ which can be paid as soon as the iur-
! nitnra i disposed of. which will prob
= ably be as soon as the hotel u Iei,'eu Gu
, Two attachments have been Plaeed on
the furniture by local dealers. Mfs'
lDotv would like to run the hotel again
I II Is said if she could have full charge
. This hotel gained considerable prolnl'
. nence during the recent session OF the
a legislature as the boarding place OF
. GOV. c. J. Bell and family.
The city of Burlington fears it may
: have an elephant on its hands III th'
!. new Carnegie library building recently
dedicated. In the agreement VIII
! Nr Carnegie at the time his oHel
: ~ ESQ 600 was accepted it was sdpu
= Ilatad that a sum not less than 10 PEI
l. nent Of the amount must be raised oN
: tbe citv 10 maintain the building ant
!. The library. This sum, S5,0oo, Il
y Janble tbe amount needed when thu
: hooks were housed in the old library
bUiI3ing. Now the trustees nave
Y decided that the entire library mus
d go @r,arcatalouued. 5000 volumes, at
k cost of $4,000 at least. TINS 0rlns
e tbe bnduet to raise for library pur
) noses mo to nearly $1,000 to be raise -,
d mis- next year 10y a direct TAX. lu'
r. new building which was planned U
e rost to erect about the sum gwen q. ..
IS Nr. Carnegie. has really cost 2o'Vo
4, MOI than that, and the trustees 81.
-e here here i none too much room now 10
ID the books.
.-,,.-i- ,.orx MRS. H. II. BEAN