Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-19

/ er. Mrs. Bates Nichols oil Dlnuba, Is eA-
/ pected also to arrive.
/ Fourteen head OF cattle belonging to
I George l.. Hutchinson were tested for tu-
. berculosis Saturday and every one con-
demned. Eight years ago Mr.. Hutchln-
son had the test applied to a herd of TWEEN
IL animals and lost all but four. This
second appearance of the disease IS sup
posed 10 be due TO less thorough disiniec-
ton Of the premises after the slaughter OF
the first herd than perfectly sanitary con-
dition required. This time the last NIL
crobe will be banished from the barns and
stables if disinfeotants and the most rigid
system Of cleaning will do It.
/ Road Commissioner j. b. Wells states
I that Randolph has i2l miles OF highway
an extent Of mileage only exceeded by w
I other towns in the state. Eleven miles are
within the corporation limits Of this VII
i lage and 10 outside. OF the 40 miles,
eight are permanent highway, which
/ shows a great gain in such road building
under the new law. All OF the eight miles
h of permanent road has been made in the
Y 10 years that Mr.. Wells has been road
commissioner, and none OF II has had 10
I be repaired beyond being recovered with
dirt IN some places. Two stretches OF per-
manent road have just been completed
one near the East Bethel line and another
Z in the vicinity OF North Randolph.
Miss Cora White was called to Burling-
ton Friday by the sudden death that
morning a her brother, +. j. White, who
was taken IN the night before while con-
Quoting business in his lunch cart on
Main street. The cause of death was pro-
nounced acute Bright's disease. Mr.
White up 10 two months ago was nurse
\ in the Mary Fletcher hospital, having en-
I tered that institution IN March. 1897. lie
] A. a., In
and two years ago was married 10 Miss
\ Eva Lawrence OF Burlington, who sur
wives him He also left a father and
mother, SIR. and Mrs. Louis White OF
Barre, five brothers, Louis, Edgar, David
and Arthur OF Barre aud William OF New
London, Conn.,, and one sister besides
Mss Cora, Mrs. Leon Carroll Of Barre.
Passersby on Highland avenue the other
day had their attention attracted by q
group Of three small boys, possibly i've or
six years old. Two Of them were playing
horse, and the little yahoo cast for the
role OF horse was backing and shying
exhibiting all the symptoms Of extreme
equine fright and refusing to 60 forward
Z IN spite OF his drivers free use Of the whip
The third urchin was standing at one side
OF the walk and kicking up a terrible
muss, putting and blowing and snorting al
a fearful rate and apparently taking nc
notice OF the other two. In an unavoid-
able pause for breath, he was asked the
occasion OF his strange ebullition OF ener-
CIV, and replied that he was an automobile
and s'his horse, he added, pointing to the
still prancing steed, sis awful fraid OF me-
The dispatch from Denver, Col, which
appeared recently in the Boston Herald
giving an account OF very peculiar vii
I made by the late Harmon j. Rood, for
merry OF Brookheld, was incorrect IN near
IL every particular according TO r. X. La
velle OF Denver, who has been heard IRON
and Is the husband OF Mr.. Rood's fostel
daughter. Gertrude The estate, which
Was estimated at $4,000, consists only oil
about $3.50 tn notes on deposit in Denver
and NE farm and stock in Brooktield
worth 5000 and mortgaged to the Wood
stock bank for 1890. Several claim'
against the estate have already been hlec
by Vermont creditors with the commits
sioners, T.. IL. Allis and +. IL. Nichols o
Brookfeld Only two wills were found
instead Of three, as stated IN the dispatch
and the last one will be proven ana pro
bated as soon as possible, a copy beint
forwarded TO the probate office here IN du'
season.
{. w. Hayward drove to Tunbridge sun
day, having received word that his son
Dr. II. II. Hayward, had been seriousl.
injured In a hunting accident the day be
fore. He found that the doctor starting
out on his rounds Saturday had taken
gun with him and going through a stretcl
Of woods on his route had stopped Tor
little hunting, the man riding with hin
being also equipped for sport. The doc
tor carried a stevens rifle, supposed TO D.
good make, but through some flaw Il
the manufacture, the barrel exploded nea
J the bridge and passed so close to his heat
that il went through the visor OF his cap
His life was saved by bare halt inch, bu
his forehead and face were badly burne,
and filled with powder. DR.. Fish OF Soutl
Royalton has been attending him, and
e,rcat deal OF the powder has been takel
out. but as soon as il is advisable DR.. Hay
ward will 90 to hospital to have the re
naming PARTICLES removed.
T. W. WEIGH OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
former resident of Randolph, with hi
wife and two friends, Mr. and Mrs. Shank
Of Grand Rapids, has just completed
long automobile trip of seven weeks with
out a single accident. The party starte
August by train for Cleveland, ono
I and. there taking the automobile, toure
/ 10 Buffalo. Washington, ID. C., throug
: pennsvlvauia. MARYLAND, Delaware, Viz
: GINA, Nor Carolina, New Jersey an
! New York to Boston and Springfield
/ Mass The Berkshires visited, they turne
towards Albany. where they were detaine
. three nights by rain, the only unpleasan
, weather they encountered. The lourne
from Albany TO Detroit was by boat an
, then by automobile home. MIR. Wele
. has ordered a new seven passenger, On
horsepower machine in which 70 make
tour OF the White and the Green noun
tains another season. During his res
dence In this village, Mr.. WEIGH was !
the furniture store of w. K. Lamson, an
afterwards established himself in BETH
; In the furniture business, in which he NJ
!, since branched out extensively at Gran
! Rapids.
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