Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-02-16

/ Montpelier, bound over to await the grand
jury on charge Of holding up DR.. ID. b.
Smith OF Plainfield at the point of re-
volyer. Failing to brighten the doctor or
secure any money from him, ne rode away
on horse which did not belong to him.
John Graves OF WaItsfeld, who had his
dairy tested last summer, the greater part
OF them being condemned and slaughtered
at that time, had the remaining cows
tested last week, and live of the six left at
the time of the first test were found dis
eased and were killed, leaving him but one
OF the original dairy Of about twenty-five
COWS.
Mrs. William Horner, AZ years old, the
wife OF a farmer at Newport Center, COM
mitted suicide Friday while temporarily
deranged. The woman went to the wood
I shed, climbed upon a barrel and fastened
I halter about her neck. She then kicked
the barrel away and died OF strangulation.
the body being found some time after
| ward.
The +. T. a II. X. Ide Co., whose -four
ing mill at Passumpsic was destroyed BY
fire Dec. 18th last, has purchased of the
Lyndon Mill Co. the large grist mill which
has been run there by George Ide. This is
one of the largest mills in that part of the
state, and with the excellent water power
available it is proposed to establish an ex-
tensive business.
AS result OF eating stryehnine tablets,
mistaken for candy, Sunday, Leslie FL
I well OF Bennington, three years old. Is
/ dead and seven-year- brother, Calvin,
is in a critical condition with his limbs
/ paralyzed. Physicians say that he will be
/ a cripple II he survives. The children
1 found the tablets which their father, !. w.
/ Elwell, had in the house as medicine.
Senator w. r. Dillingham; has intro
duced a bill in the Senate directing that
the name OF Esther A. Damon, widow OF
/ Noah Damon, late Of Massachusetts, troops,
/ Revolutionary war, be placed on the pen
sion roll at the rate Of ga a month. Sem
ator Dillingham; stated that Mrs. Damon
was the last surviving widow Of the Revo-
lutionary war and was in need Of the PEN
sion.
In addition to the Hubbard fund Of
/ 500, 900, which Is invested, the Kellogg
Hubbard library at Montpelier has a gem
eral fund Of si6,576.96 and cash on hand OF
$500. This library will also soon receive
10000 from the w. H. Braman estate, |
making il one OF the richest institutions
Of the Kind in the state. During the past
year i0,3il books were taken from the
library.
Il is rumored that the New York Gem
trail railroad, which nov owns the Rutland |
system, Will make some pronounced and |
expensive changes in Bellows Falls. IL is |
stated the railroad has purchased the
meadow land north OF the James Albee |
farm and VIII lay out thereon a large rail- !
road yard and that the volume OF traffic |
nov passing over the road will be greatly |
increased
For several years there has been in force |
at the University Of Vermont, Burlington, |
set of rules regulating the attendance
OF students at their various lectures and /
recitations While the rules have worked |
well on the whole, the faculty has decided |
TO leave the matter of attendance more |
20 the honor OF the students and has
adopted a plan to be put in force, pro- |
visionally, at the opening Of the second |
half year.
Vice President Charles W. Fair |
banks has received unique gavel made |
from a single piece of red cedar. The tree |
from which 1t was cut grew on the Vermont |
shore OF Lake Champlain and Il was
whitfield out with penknife by Edward |
p. Hatch. The gavel was presented to
Senator Fairbanks by DR.. Albert Shaw,
editor OF the Review OF Reviews, on
behalf OF Mr.. Hatch, who is a warm
admirer OF the vine- president-elect.
The Columbian Marble Quarrying Co. |
OF Rutland is very busy filling several
contracts which were recently obtained. |
Among the largest is a $4,000 order for |
marble for the Seelsbach hotel Louisville, |
Ky. The concern han an 5000 contract /
TO furnish material for the interior /
InHrnlt MAEk Tor a new EhAAFUdu HAhiApu d
at Bridgeport. Conn. The government 4
has recently awarded the Columbian COM
pany contracts for marble for five build 1
ings situated IN different parts OF the /
United States.
While intoxicated, Charles Lindlof,
powerful Swede, became engaged in an .
alteration with his landlord, John
Bartlett, &C Montpelier last Thursday
night and stabbed Bartlett in the face.
Officers were summoned and two OF them
gained admittance and managed to arrest
the enraged man after struggle in
which Lindlof was thrown TO the floor
three times and hit over the nose with
club. He was held for intoNication,
breach OF the peace and assault with
dangerous weapon.
DIR. Frank NJ. Vaughan, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. II. Vaughan Of Woodstock, has
completed a three years course at the
Massac husetts College OF Osteopathy, Bos-
ton, and as president OF his class was
among the speakers at the commencement
exercises. His address was very highly
praised, and the president OF the college
announced that he was the only member
OF the class upon whom the honor of scum
lauden had been bestowed. DIR. Vaughan
has been retained as one OF the faculty Of
he college for the coming year.
Acting under the provisions Of No. 43 Of
the Acts OF 1904, which provides for per-
;
OF which shall be the s240,0O0 recently re-
turned to the state by the national gov
eminent in settlement of certain war
claims, Governor Bell has appointed the
following commissioners who serve with
out pay:-Joseph A. DeBoer Of Montpelier,
Charles II. Stearns OF johnson, Justus
Dartt OF Springfield, Nelson W. Fisk OF {
Isle La Motto, Herman p. Simpson OF |
Sheffield and John A. Mead Of Rutland. q
The meeting of the State Horticultural
society az Nergennes last week WAS the
most largely attended meeting ever held
by the society. The membership OF the {
society was doubled by the admission OF
new members. The award of prizes to {
exhibitors amounted to about $50. There
we're 125 exhibits OF apples, comprising !
about 80 different varieties. Papers re- !
lating to fruit and fruit culture were read. !
The new officers President, +. 5.
Brigham OF St. Adams; secretary, William
Stuart OF Burlington; treasurer, A. NJ. /
Vaughan Of Randolph auditor, T. l..
Kinney Of South Hero.
Two trarnf,s stole a mail pouch from the :