Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
State of Vermont.
Is News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


by President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
At Northfeld Saturday night the basket
bah Team OF the University Of Vermont
was defeated by Norwich university, - TO
10.
Fire damaged the dwelling house and
furniture of J. b. Wells at Plainheld re-
Gently to the extent Of several hundred
dollars.
Forty-fiye petitions for divorce are set
for trial at the March term Of Ghittenden
county court. Nearly ali OF these cases
involve Burlington parties.
The Hotel Poultney has been sold by
M. McCarty to George NJ. Gilieather, the
present lessee, for $1,000. The sale was
the result Of the town going for license.
Mrs. Mary Dudley OF Rutland, despond-
ent over her sonls waywardness, attempt
ed suicide March by drinking nearly
half pint Of liniment containing poison.
Arthur Bolles Of Plainield,aged l6 years,
accidentally shot himself through one
foot March 6. The bullet passed through
the foot and was stopped by nail IN the
shoe.
q. {. Greene OF Woodstock was fined
800 aud costs Feb. . for selling intoxi-
eating liquor without license. The case
was appealed TO county court, the re-
spondent furnishing bail.
The Rev. Charles {. Conner Of Monson,
Mass has accepted the call 70 The buiVer-
salist church ia Barre and viii leave Mon
son In April for his new field. Mr. Con-
nor is a native Of Kentucky.
Rev. Charles 5. Hager has accepted call
from the First Congregational church al
Albany, y. Y, and has rendered his resig-
nation 10 the Second egationai
church Of Hyde Park TO take effect May l..
The insurance on the 7. W. Eagan stone
plant al Montpelier, which was burned IN
February, has been adjusted a. sb,o0.
There was sll 900 insurance on The prop
erty. The money was paid 70 the mort
gagees.
Medic IaRochelle and George Therien,
who were found guilty Of robbing the
maui pouches at MiddleseX some time ago,
were taken to Montpelier March 10 serve
three months each IN the Washington
county jail.
The Universalist society Of Brattleboro
has called Rev. Frank l.. Messeek OF
Spencer, Mass, 10 succeed Rev. X. X.
Marvin, resigned. Rev. M. Messeck
named his conditions and they were com
piled with.
ARA M. engine caught fire in the rail-
road yard at Newport March and the
woodwork was burned. Several buildings
In the yard also caught fire, but the tire
was extinguished before any damage was
done 10 them.
George Z. Edison OF St. Adams and OF
the class of rs OF Norwich university,
Northheld, has presented the university
very valuab collection OF minerals. MI.
Edison has one OF the best collections OF
this kind ia the state.
The Burlington festival chorus has de-
cided to present Gilbert and sullivan I, 5
best known comic opera, "Ihe Mlkado,
al the Strong theatre he evenings OF June
3 and 10. The Rutland city band present.
ed "Pinatorah at Rutland last evening"
Mrs. Frank Yehnek has returned to her
husband and children at their home in
Bennington. IL Is thought by many OF
the neighbors that she had been at the
home OF some friend in town and had not
been away as reported.
The barn at the lumber plant OF l.. r..
Nay & Co. at Lower Cabot was burned
March 8, seven horses being burned to
death. Only two horses were saved. The
cause OF the fire Is unknown. large
quantity Of hay was also lost
At Newport in February, 26 out OF the
- days, mercury registered below zero
the largest number for single month
ever noted. There were up TO March !
seventy-tw0 zero days, while last year, TO
4 new stock company. to be known as
the T.. 5. Adsit Co., with capital OF 500
900 viii April succeed TO the coal busi-
ness carried on IN Burlington BY Z. ;. Ad-
sit for the last thirty years. Mr.. Adsft
will retain the management OF the com
pany.
The Fanny Allen hospital, Winooski, by
the viii of Miss Georgianna Paine, re-
ceiyes a bequest OF 5000. Miss Paine was
patient at the hospital for some time
previous to her death aud before dying
made a will, leaving her entire estate to
the Institution.
Mrs. A. II. Lewis OF Barre, wife OF Or.
Lewis, veterinary surgeon, died March >
from the effects of taking fluid extract OF
acouite, which she drank March 9th,
thinking it was cough syrup. Mrs. Lew
is was 80 years old and native OF Matt
land, Nova Scotia.
Fire which started in the basement OF
the Burlington Furniture Co.'S store at
Burlington about o'clock last Thursday
afternoon did considerable damage, the
main damage being from smoke and water.
The origin Of the fire IS not known. The
building was damaged only slightly.
Brattleboro Lodge, No. l02, F. a. A. NJ.
has appropriated 500 as the foundation
stone oi a Masonic temple to be erected in
an appropriation made by each OF the
Masonic bodies annually a nucleus viii be
established which will grow rapidly.
Governor Bell, staif and party, including
2S persons, returned March from trip
TO Washington to attend the Inauguration
OF President Roosevelt. During their stay
at the capital city, through the courtesy Of
Senator Redheld Proctor, they were intro
duced to President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
John ID. Salisbury was last week sem
fenced 20 serve eight months in the house
OF correction. Salisbury, who is about ~
years Of age, was arrested in Poultney last
November, charged with oounterfeiting,
and az that time had manufactured $40
worth of quarters and half dollars. OF
these he had passed some -.
Joe Smith OF Bellows Falls, a Polander,
a helper on one Of Wyman Flint & Sons
teams, was seriously injured March 5 by
being thrown to the ground By the slid
ing OF of portion Of a high load Of pulp
on which he was riding. He struck on
his head and was rendered unconscious.
1t is feared that his skull was fractured.
About two miles south OF the station at
Waterbury March 6. three ears on north
bound freight train left the rails, one roll
ing down a huge bank onto the ice in the
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