Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-19


bosrl of railroad commissioners.
The Central Vermont Railway Co
has ordered and expects 10 receive
trifhin TWO weeks time nine heavy
f,afgbt engines. The locomotives are
tap-driyer, consolidation engines OF a
heavier type than any in present use
on the company's lines.
lanes Collins of West Fairlee has
. been committed TO the state hospital
IA tor the insane at Waterbury. Collins
was taken with mania that men were
"a after him to put his body into a stove
for cremation. Previous 10 his deten-
III lion be roamed the country and was at
one time armed with razor, but so
HI far as is known did no damage.
Attorneys Plumley & Plumley of
NJ Mortified filed in the county clerk
. office Jan. IL a case for $4,000 dam
81 age against the Central Vermont rail-
way. The case was brought by Mary
i Mccarthy OF Berlin, sister of Timothy
Fl ONeil, and alleges an accident which
Fl happened in the spring OF 1908 a short
distance from Northfeld and in which
tbe said O'Neil was killed.
Fl Charles +. simmons, a clerk in the
Montpelier greenhouse, is missing. A.
n EmsIie, one OF the owners, gives it as
4 has belief that Simmons had collected
u the FIRMS money to pay his own bills.
. Losses had been noticed for some time
A and the firm put in cash register, it
4 being suspected that things were not
4 all right. Simmons lett on an evening
train. and Is believed to be in Boston.
Rev S. II. Green, formerly of Mont
goWery Center, now pastor Of the Cal
vtfy Baptist church at Washington,
.. C.. has sent a S75 check contrib
utcl by his church TO the Baptist
church in Montgomery to be used in
the placing Of a baptistry in the
church. The church also received as
@ Christmas gift an individual COM
muuion set from the Rev. and Mrs. j.
Berry, a former pastor and his wife.
The annual meeting of the directors
OF the Dog River Valley Fair associa-
ton was held in Mortified Jan. To-
Charles Williams OF Brookfeld was
elected superintendent OF cattle and
swine +. w. Gold of Mortified, SUI
perinlendent OF horses q. w. Lyons
Of Williamstown, superintendent of
race, Chauncey NJ. Wiley of Barre,
superintendent of floral hall Ii was
voted to hold the fair Sept. 70, 20 and
a.
E5er Cobleigh has given to the town
Of Lyndon $40 900 tor a public library
on the condition that the library be
built within two years. The town will
act on the matter AZ once. 1t is prob 1
dDle that the bequest of $4,000 by the 4
late Isaac w. Sanborn and the sum OF 4
money raised by the Woman's club of
Lyndon, amounting 10 nearly 81 900, +
will be put with the money given by +
Mr. Cobleigh, making about $4,000 4
available Tor the purpose.
The Bradley farm herd of Jerseys
and Guernseys in Brattleboro was test d
ed for tuberculosis last week and SO
head cut of about 1855 responded to the
test and were condemned. The state
allows the Bradley estate so per cent
OF the appraised valuation. Ii was de-
eided not to slaughter the animals, but
90 ship them to Boston. as Is allowable
: under the law, to be slaughtered there
aud inspected, the beef being put 10
such use as Is permitted by the in
speClors.
-, Norwich University is to be present
p with the shovel that turned the first
sod ia the building OF the Vermont
Central railway. The shovel, which
was used by Gov. Charles Paine in
l>i1 Ia the inception OF the road build
mg, has been preserved in a glass
ifonied case at the Central Vermont
headquarters in st. Adams all these
years and now, through the courtesy
al The management, will at last be
placed among Norwich University's
most valued relies.
The Baptist society of Middlebury,
which has been the recipient of sew
erai gifts from Col. S. A. Illsley, is ,
again to be benefited ty the generosi-
y OF Col. lllsley, who announces that /,
he has purchased the Wooley house on !
Washington street, which he will pre-
sent 10 the church society as parson-
age Tor the use of its pastor, the Rev.
george X. Stair. The Wooley house
Is one Of the handsomest residences in !
Mildlebury and It's valuation is, APP !
Fortunately, $4,000.
ue electoral college was IN session +
al The slate house Jan. 8, and organ :
!Le1 boy the election OF +. A. Bond OF |,
Ai4aleburY as president and A. +. !
stone OF 81. Johnsbury as secretary. u
HE votes ofthe electors were all cast
lar Theodore Roosevelt for president I
ana Charles Fairbanks for vice presi-
Gent. the other electors voting being
w alter F. Berry OF Bennington and +. a
b. Flynn OF Springfield. Elector Stone q
was chosen as the messenger to carry .
tae votes from Vermont to Washing G
'9h Tor the electoral college which will !.
meet in that city. c
Col. Charles X. Darling Of Boston OF Ii
lle sixth regiment, NJ. V. NJ, formerly c
Oh chelsea, has retired from active d
vice in the militia. The reasons 3
iof his retirement are, il is said. his
aaiies as United States marshal and 81,
MS law practice. He will 90 on the =