Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-02
Stale of Vermont.
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3C0) galvanized sap buckets and attends
q use 5000 buckets in his sugar place next
spring.
The recent school census Of Montpelier
shows that Peter Grape, Philias Chenette
and William keogh are each the fathers Of
fifteen children.
The Rev. c. &. Conner of Monson.
Mass, has been called 10 the pastorate OF
the Uniyersalist church at Barre He has
the matter under consideration.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
by Dan Emery, granite manufacturer OF
| Montpelier. He has Liabilities OF :. $50. IS
ana assets of sl,535.90, Of which s132 are
claimed exempt.
A trained nurse is to be employed BY the
| Kings Daughters OF Woodstock at a reg
ular salary. She will 90 to care without
| charge for those persons who need but
cannot pay for nurse.
As J. II. Robinson OF Middlesex was
| trying to start a sled with span of horses
| Feb. p, the whiffitree broke, piece flying
and striking him in one eye, laeerating il
and destroying the sight.
L. II. Sheldon Of Fair Haven has been
offered by Chairman George Aitken Of the
state board Of agriculture the position
made vacant by the dismissal OF Euclid
n. Cobb Of Monmouth, III.
The centennial OF the First Congrega-
tional church of Burlington was cele-
brated last week. The annual meeting OF
the Congregational club Of western YER
mont was held in connection.
The Rev. DR.. w. 5. Smart, who for the
past fifteen and a half years has held the
pastorate OF the CODgre gational church at
Brandon, has rendered his resignation, to
take effect May /, owing TO i'll health.
The employees OF the Queen City cotton
mill, Burlington, have decided TO accept a
10 per cent decrease in their wages. The
cause for this decrease is attributed to the
scarcity and consequent high price OF raw
cotton.
Percival w. Clement has brought suit
10 recover 200 from the Rutland Street
Railway Co. for alleged negligence. The
Clement family carriage collided with a
trolley car last March, and was badly
damaged.
The license commissioners OF Barre have
ruled that under the new license law,
which went into effect March LIST, license
holders In Barre can continue 10 keep open
the hours prescribed IN the licenses until
their expiration May l.
Fred johnson, aged IS years, fatally shot
his brother, jay, aged Al years, in Minhall
Feb. p, the result OF quarrel. After the
shooting Fred went TO south Londonderry
and gave himself up. lie claims he shot
in self-deiense during quarrel.
Gov. Chas. j. Bell says that he received
only three petitions in favor Of Mrs. Rog-
ers. One OF the petitions was from her To-
cality and was signed By 500 people.
There were about IS names ON the other
two papers.
The Central Vermont Railway Co. has |
placed an order for two parlor observation /
cars and four frst-class day coaches, and 4
two smoking cars which will be used next I
The cars will be second to none IN use on
any road In the country.
William Alexander, president OF the |
Barre Granite Manufacturers association, |
and member OF the manufacturing firm OF
Bugbee a Alexander, has accepted the /
secretaryship OF the National Association |
OF Granite Industries Of the United States, /
recently formed in Boston.
Among winners in the Boston Globes
great educational prize contest recently 1
completed m which $4,000 was distri-
9uted, were Harold Harpin OF Windsor,
who received first prize OF $1,000, and
George l.. Provost OF Bellows Falls, TO
whom went second prize OF 900.
DR.. j. NJ. Allen OF 81. Johnsbury has
lust received y. S562j in fail settlement
u his claim for eighty-four weeks in
demnity on account OF injuries received
In the automobile accident at the fair
lfhMAAH al HA1NAnNAs A7Nas III " htAA
Herbert Ianpher was instantly killed.
The Mount Mansfield electric road at
stowe was opened its entire length Feb
20, having been closed several days. IL
was blocked by a heavy wind which
filed The tracks with hard snow drifts. II
was impossb bic to work on the road until
Monday, owing to the disabling OF the
power plant
A hall belonging to b. NJ. Newton in
Reading was burned Feb. p, also a long !
um Der shed containing a lot of lumber [
vas consumed. The hail had been in use /
turing the evening. The blaze is sup
posed to have started in the chimney. Z
fhe loss is about 100. The building {
vas partially insured. II
A double funeral was held in Burlington
asst week. +. A. Il. Lefebvre died Satur- q
iay afternoon, and his wife died suddenly /.
II heart disease, Monday, probably from !
he effects of the shock OF her husbands y
leath Both were ia the 10Th year OF their [
ge Had they lived they would have cele- q
rated their 50th wedding anniversary in
few days.
The through freight train south on the
BOSTON a Maine railroad was wrecked at
Iyegate Feb. 10. The train was largely !,
1aded with beef and seventeen cars were
brown of the iron, three Of them rolling :
yer the EN- bankment. The cause of the
lreck is unknown, but il is supposed TO y
< the result Of spread rail. Nobody !.
ras injured. II
The home of James Mallory IN Benning- II
on was searched last week and goods Il
stimated at from II 900 TO 5000, taken n
rom A. X. Ritchie's dry goods store, =
-ere recovered. Mallory had been in
,itchie's employ and been trusted and a.
lvored untl recently discharged on hi
nspicion of theft. Mallory skipped be- p
ore warrant could reach him. l1t
l.. p. Perry, employed at the johnson & %
ash lumber mill at North Springfield, q
III backward upon a circular saw last v
thursday, cutting cash over foot long h
nd about five inches deep The blade X
assed through the shoulder blade and all 81
be ribs on the left side, entering the lung.
he victim died about midnight. He IS p
urvived by a wife and three children. 81
Charles Winch, aged Is, son OF Monroe Vi
Winch OF Addison, died Feb. 10 from the Nj
fleets OF a gunshot wound received the n
ay before lille the boy was hunting. nj
'oung Winch attempted to climb pile of n
lgs and in doing so leaned against the Al