Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-02

at the Addison county jail in Middlebury,
| went to feed stock last Thursday after
/ noon. An hour and half later he was
/ found back OF the horses in an uncon-
scious condition, having fallen through
one OF the pitching holes in the barn loft.
An examination showed that the skull had
I been fractured. The man never regaIned
/ consciousness and died Friday.
| j. w. Ketehum, who for the past thirty
I four months has been serving time in the
Chittenden county jail on seven years
/ sentence for completely IN the wrecking
/ Of the Farmers National bank Of YER
gennes, was taken to Middlebury last
week, where he will serve the remainder OF
his sentence in the Addison county Jail
The change was made at Ketchum's re-
quest, on account of his impaired health.
There are now Matching at the state
fish hatchery at Roxbury 100000 brook
trout eggs and 100000 more Of the same
kind of eggs we're received from Duluth,
Mimi, last week. During the past mouth
1000 lake trout, two years old, have been
placed in Big Averill pond, in the north
ern part OF Essex county. This week
5000 brook trout, six inches long, will be
placed in Lake B1moseen in Rutland
county.
Bellows Falls physicians have arranged
a uniform schedule of prices TO go into
effect April /. Their charges for day
visits will be q; night 81; child birth 80.
This has caused considerable comment
and paper is being circulated, the sign
ers of which pledge themselves not to
employ these physicians but to endeavor
TO induce some doctor to locate there who
will give them medical attendance at the
old rates.
DR.. L. j. Delehanty was arrested last
week on a charge made on the complaint
OF the state board of health of non-com-
pliance with the state law, which requires
physicians to report all cases of cOnta-
gious diseases to the city health officer.
The case which the physician is charged
with not reporting II one OF membraneous
Group, which caused the death of a Ma
honey child few weeks ago. He was
fined so and costs.
NJ. NJ. Gibson of Ryegate has made a con-
tract with the World Drug Co. Of London,
Eng, for s1,0O0,0O0. The company
has given his five remedies a SIX months
trial and found them satisfactory and
even better than expected. Fifty thou
sand dollars worth is to be shipped
April /. Mr.. Gibson has purchased
$1,000 worth OF stock in the cream
cry at Ryegate and has controlling inter-
est in the South Ryegate creamery.
John Robbins, the defeated candidate at
citizens caucus for the nomination of
mayor OF Barre, filed papers aud will run (
in opposition to Mayor Barclay, who is
running for reelection. Martin Riley, 1
the labor candidate for mayor, did not file I
a ticket and consequently is out of the l
race. Mayor Frank Cory was renomi-
mated at a citizens caucus in Montpelier 4
for third term. In st. Adams the Re-
publicans have nominated III. Elmer
Wheeler for mayor and the Democrats
Chester w. Butterworth.
The shop OF the Cotton Manufacturing
Co., Montpelier, makers of saddlery. hard
ware, ETC., was closed Saturday, the en-
ployees TO the number Of So having
walked out pending the settlement OF
grievances. A committee from the I'M
skilled laporers recently asked for raise
10 wages. In response, the spokesman
was discharged, though the company
claims for other reasons. Thereupon, all
the men went out. The strike was set
tied and work resumed Monday, all the
men being reinstated, after compromise
In wages.
Attorney General Fits has addressed
the selectmen Of the various towns with \
relation to the act providing for education
Of deaf, blind, idiotie and feeble minded
children at expense OF the state. The
boards OF civil authority are required by
statute to certify TO the county clerks
annually as to the number OF such chill
iren and the pecuniary ability of their
parents. The clerks transmit this infor-
nation to the governor for his use in di-
-ecting what children shall be benefici-
,ries OF the states bounty. The last ses-
ZION OF the legislature increased the appro-
lriation for the education OF children OF
his class from $1,000 TO $4,000 per an
lum.