Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-18
State of Vermont.
'ts News coadsnsso and Rewritten
tor Our Readers.

II
ely has accepted the resignation OF the
rev r, Z. Putnam AS pastor,
The Rev. O. Ill, Coolidge OF Lowell has
accepted call from the Congregational
church IN Eden Tor the ensuing year.
The Rev +. 5. Baird, rector OF the Epis-
eopai church al lyndonville, has resigned
aha VIII take course OF theological
study.
Harold, son Of DIR. and Mrs. c. 5. Camp
hell on ~, Adams, as accidentally shot in
me llghs leg saturday. The wound is not
dangerous.
Andy Fuseo, a West Rutland Pole, was
hned sj0l1, si0 for breaking the sabbath
aad the balance Tor ten robins he had in
MS game bag.
Guy III. Johnson, vice president Of the
American lee Co, Is TO build a 81, 600
residences on the lot he recently purchased
In Bennington Center.
At special meeting held Ia Bristol re-
Gently the vi lage trustees were instructed
10 borrow money, not to exceed $500, TO
complete the reservoir.
The creamery building at Hyde Park
] was burned Oct. .. The Insurance ON the
creamery and contents was $500. Mr..
Johnson The proprietor, expects to re.
Frank Z. Kennedy, aged y years, a
brakeman employed by the Rutland Rail.
road Co, was Instantly killed Oct. 10, be-
lag hit ON the bead by low bridge be-
tween the Middlebury and Salisbury sta
| tions.
The Barnet Manufacturing Co. has been
Incorporated with capital stock of si0,-
uuO 10 do general manufacturing business,
but IT'S main business, at present, will be
the making, repairing, etc, OF wagons and
sleighs.
Figures OF the special. census in Brattle-
boro, taken by the Brattleboro board OF
trade Just made public, show a population
OF 1898. The official census six years ago
gave population OF 6,6i0.
Harvey Osborne OF Milton has been
arrested on suspicion of being one Of the
gang who have been breaking into the
stores in that village. lie was taken TO
Burlington jail in default of bail.
A woman named Mrs. Peter swallowed
large quantity OF potassium promangan-
ate at Barre Oct. d, il is supposed with
suicidal intent, but prompt medical at
/ tendance saved the woman's life.
At another special village meeting held
IN Brattleboro FRIDAY, attended by 500
voters, II was voted not to pay s2a5, 600 for
the Crowell water systems aud not to arbi-
tra,e the price, but TO secure legislation
permitting the village TO construct its own
/ system.
Captain Best and Rockwell, two of the
star players on the Burlington high school
football team, have been forbidden TO
play by Pri1cipal Isaac Thomas because
they smoke. One Of the officers OF the
tennis association will have TO resign for
/ the same reason.
The Rutland board of aldermen has
granted the Home Telephone Co. Of
Albany, \. Y, a franchise to operate
plant in the city OF Rutland, passing the
matter over the mayors veto by a vote Of
5 TO 3. The Home company will petition
the legislature for right TO incorporate.
| Edward A. Hughes OF Burlington, who
pleaded guilty to embezzling the funds of
Local 6l3 OF the Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paper hangers OF America,
has been sentenced to serve not less than
two nor more than two and one-half
years in the house OF correction at Rut-
land.
/ +. f. 0rmsbee, who was convicted in
Washington county court last week of
| burglary in breaking into freight cars in
the Cent al Vermont yard at Barre, was
sentenced to not less than two nor more
than two and one-hslf years at state
prison at Windsor and to pay costs OF
prosecution.
A high wind prevailed at Burlington
| Tuesday of last week, the velocity re-
corded being 40 to As miles an hour. In
twelve hours 500 miles of wind blew over
| the city. The pleasure yacht Eagle,
owned by &. III. Brownell and F. II. Pease,
was blown from her moorings and
wrecked by striking against pier.
+. d 7. fairbanks d Co., the st. Johns
bury scale makers, are completing three
story building to be used for the manu-
facture of their automatic scales. A
feature OF the building is model elevator
with shutes carrying the grain so tlat the
scales can be tested before being shipped
to the big elevators for actual use.
Postmaster L. w. Bisbee of Barre has
been honored by being elected president
of the New England Postmasters' associa-
| ton. The election was held at the annual
| meeting of the association in the Am ari-
! can house in Boston last week, at which
there were 300 people present, nearly every
city in the six states being represented.
| The store and postoffice of c. c. Ward
at Middlesex was broken into Oct. 10th and
| considerable damage done. The postoffice
was rlfied and mail strewn around. In the
store the burglars took several pairs of
shoes, gloves and seven or eight boxes of
cigars, etc. Entrance was effected through
the widow. No clue has yet been found
The house in Centerville, just outside
the village limits OF Brattleboro, owned
| by Enoch Larson was destroyed by fire
Oct. 9. The fire started in a shed attached
| W tbS uouses Dut ils OItSlu is not kHOWH.
Mr.. Larson's loss will be about $780,
The property was insured for $500, cover
| ing barn and household furniture which
were saved.
Capt. James N. Banks Of South Ryegate
! was injured recently by falling from load
of rowen. He suffered conclusion of the
spine. His legs and arms were paralyzed
| at first. Mr.. Banks il an old sea captain,
over rs years old. The force of the shock
may be sufficient to cause his death,
| although at present the physician consid-
ers his condition Improved.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
the establishment of an auxiliary fish Gull
| tural station in connection with the fish
cultural station at st. Johnsbury, VT, at
point to be selected by the secretary of
| commerce and labor, this sum to cover the
purchase of land, construction of build
ings, and purchase of equipment. The
matter of location is now being investi-
gated.
Benjamin Williams, who was sentenced
| to the state prison at Windsor at the
| March term OF Chittenden county court
for shooting Officer McGrath in May, 1904,