Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-29

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/ IN Ghlttenden county court, awarded the
I plaintiff damages OF =, 900, together with
/ her costs, for injuries received while a
| passenger. Counsel for the defendant
company has announced that the case
I will probably 90 to the supreme court on
exceptions.
An effort is being made in Mortified to
I open some sort OF homelike rooms for the
] benefit Of the comparatively large number
Of men there who are strangers. The form
Il may take is not yet determined. A
meeting for the discussion OF the subject
is soon to be hsld when an opportunity
VIII be given interested persons to ex-
press their views.
The Rev. c. II. Wells has resigned as
rector OF St. James Episcopal church,
Woodstock, 10 take effect May /, in order
to accept curaey in Trinity church,
New York city. The Rev. n. l. Candeld
who has been pastor Of the Universalist
church in Woodstock for the last three
years. delivered his farewell sermon in
that church Sunday.
By a decision OF the Vermont supreme
court, il is established that requests OF tes-
tators residing in this state are subject to
the collateral inheritance tax when the
beneieiaries are without the state. The
estate was that Of Julia F. Hiekok, late Of
Burling on. The requests amOuntet 10
viii receive are about q, 400.
An epidemic OF measles in johnson has
numbered nearly one hundred victims.
There is also an epidemic Of measles in st.
JOhnsbury and several cases have been
pretty severe. There are 80 cases at the
Center, more than that number in the yil-
lage 81 St. Johnsbury, and at East st.
Johnsbury the schools have closed to pre-
vent a further spread Of the disease.
Col Hugh Henry Of Chester, pension
agent FOR the district Of Vermont aud
New Hampshire, with headquarters AZ
Concord. y. H., viii soon have completed
his eight-year term in this office and be
followed By Grovenor A. Cartice Of
Contoocook, y. II. Col. Henry will re-
turn to his former home In Vermont
when his official duties are brought to
close.
Several weeks ago the Barre board Of
aldermen ordered the extension Of the
street railway h1e to the city limits, about
a mile and half, and It is intimated that
there are those who desire TO take adyan-
tage OF this fact and establish a saloon
Just over the town line to catch the Barre
trade, in which case large trade is ex-
pected Barre city voted no license, but
Barre town went yes.
A. W. Daley Of Montpelier. manager for
the past two years OF the Barre Montpelier
base ball team In the Northern League, has
been engaged in the same capacity for the
Ottawa team this season. Ottawa is
new conner In the league, and means TO
carry the pennant across the border. The
Intercity team has secured Tommy Oniac,
a last years player on the nine, as man
/ ngar in place q Daley.
AIr. aud Mrs. II. F. Dodge Of Rutland
are the parents OF a seven wee ks old
daughter that weighs pound and nall
and is perfectly healthy. The child Is
F kept in a basket over the radiator IN an
T improvised incubator. Il grows steadily
/ and there IS every indication that u VIII
+ mature. The mother has given birth TO
I two other children, now grown, that
weighed under four pounds az birth.
/ Charles Balrd's residence IN Pittsiord,
/ known as the "Hermit's Rest, was
/ burned to the ground early last Thursday
morning. Nh Bsird and bis hired man
I we're awakened about two O'Clock BY the
/ smell Of smoke and, rushing out found
+ the house IN flames, They saved only a
B few clothes. Vi l. not known how the fire
I started. There was q small insurance on
/ the house, which viii partially cover the
Alta public meeting held in Bellows
Falls March 20. George b. Wheeler, +. l..
Keefe and Henry {. Bacon were APP
pointed liquor license commissioners
I Two are license men and one prohiol.
Z ZIONIST. The no-l license element, headed
I ~ cen. y. q. Williams, tried TO secure
I the appointment Of a prohibltionist IN
place of one Of the license men, m order TO
control the board. The meeting was very
exciting.
The iory in the case Of State ". Almon
White Of Richford, charged with the NE
gal sale Of liquor, growing out Of the So
called wood alcohol poisoning cases, IN
T H.H returned "a NEFU.EI
saturday OF guilty OF four offences, ana
the respondent was sentenced TO pay a me
OF y 600 and costs 81 prosecution with an
alternative sentence Of Imprisonment IN
the house OF correction Of three days Tor
every dollar OF the fine and costs
Judge George NJ. Powers has denied the
petition for the appointment OF receiver
In the business Of Or. J. W. Morrow o.
Harrington. This petition was brought
nv Mrs. Morrow on the ground that the
business was being ruined, ana on the
ground that the business was really hers,
having been assigned 70 her when they
lived n the West. Mrs. Morrow several
months ago applied for divorce from III
Morrow and soon after be filed papers ~
counter suit.
BENJAMIN r. Bailey OF Nergennes e sur
fertng from the effects OF peculiar acci-
dent. One morning recently ne TOOK
down his shotgun to see n IL was rusty
and while handling il il was discharged
As he was holding It loosely In ms hands
the recoil caused the barrel to strike MIN
in the face, breaking the bridge OF nus
nose. and causing the hammer TO cut :
deep cash in his che X just below MS let
eve The reeoil OF the gun was so great as
to knock him down.
The barn ON B. B. Hemenwsy.s farm IN
Hartland was burned Mar. Is. seventeen
COWS and five hogs were burned, also
moving machine, horse rake and some
~ he carriages in a shed adjoining, ana
nav sufficient for wintering the stoeA.
The horses and sheep we're saved. ne
cause OF the fire Is unknown. II siarte q
about a half hour after Mr.. HemenWay
had finished his chores. There vas some
insurance on the barn.
Mrs. Charlotte Walbridge beeoe, tor
number OF years a resident Of Benning-
ION. is left $1,000 IN the will Of frankiih
uouse. A former resident who recently
died in Coburg, Ont, his BODY btlhg
$50 -.