Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-25

An ice jam at Middlesex the 18th caused
the stone sheds Of the E. B. Ellis Granite
company and the John s. Burns comnanv
OF Mortified to close through laek az
power. The Moody q Almon Electric
company and the two granite firms have
been obliged to change to the use Of
steam power until the damaged water
power is repaired.
i Ex-Gov. Frederick Holbrook, president
OF the Vermont Savings Bank in Brattle-
boro, who will be 80 years old IL he lives
TIL February 10, attended the banks
annual January meeting and presided, as
he has done for SO many years, though
he thought ii not best 10 remain for the
corporation dinner. Ex-Gov. Holbrook's
health continues good.
John Durham and Miss Mabel G. Hazen
OF North Hero, while crossing Lake Cham
plain Friday morning, drove into crack
IN the ice about 80 rods from the Swanton
shore and narrowly escaped being
drowned. The horse, which struck Miss
Hazen, rendering her unconscious, was
lost. The crack was seven feet wide and
filled with snow so II could not be seen.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
and advisory directors OF the Valley Fair
association was held at the Brooks House,
Brattleboro, Friday, with an unusually
large attendance. The treasurer's report
/ showed deficit Of s297 SO for the last fair,
+ largely as result OF an increase in preIni-
ums 10 the cattle department. President
q. w. Pierce said a mistake was made in
cutting out the vaudeville.
/ As John Doyle and John l.. Burns were
at work loosening some frozen soft coal
at the Mortified Coal company's sheds
Jan. Is, the top OF the pile gave way and
many tons fell, burying Doyle nearly TO
his shoulders. The pick that he was
using dropped between his legs in such
way as TO protect him from the full force
OF the falling coal and he escaped with
only severe bruises. Burns was unhurt.
Rutland county farmers, headed hy A.
j. Russell, met the Central Trade and
Labor Council few days ago to discuss
taxation. Mr.. Russell made an address
in which be said:-''Get the Grange and
mechanic yoked up together on this
question and It will be but a short time
" ben they viii be together on all ques-
tions. II they once get yoked they viii
stay yokcd and / think this time is COM
ing"
Postmaster NJ. II. Moody OF Waterbury
has leased i00-acre lot and two cottages
at Lake Winnisauam, Lakeport, y. H., for
summer camp and tutorial school for
boys, TO be conducted by {. W. Nethaway
OF Wesleyan university, DIR. Swan, medical
director al Trinity college and, probably,
Mr.. Wood OF Harvard university. Mr..
Moody hopes to get several boys from
Burlington, Barre, Montpelier, Rutland
and other places.
Bloomington and Percy Hesrmon OF
Coventry, arrested for breaking into. the
summer cottages Of II q. blanchard and
Judge r. T.. Alfred In Newport, Sartwell
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
state industrial school at Nergennes, for
a term OF two years. Heermon waived
examination and was released on 500
bail to appear at the March term OF
Orleans county court,
The little town OF Ryegate will take ON
a new lease OF life through the erection
at Ryegate Falls at an expense OF 10000
OF paper mill 400 feet long, 203 feet wide
and l story in height, In which $50
hands viii be employed. A large force OF
men have been at work constructing the
mill and power plant IN the past few
months and the work viii be completed
by next May. About 300 horse power
will be developed through the waterfall.
Luke r. Wright, governor general OF
the Philippines, has been named by the
president as the first American ambassador
To Japan. Judge Henry q. lde, vice
governor and acting governor general OF
the Philippines, has asked TO be relieved
from duty June l, but has been appointed
governor general until that date. Upon
Judge Ide's retirement, Gen. James r.
smith. now member OF the Philip ne
commission, will succeed him as governor
general.
Al the annual meeting OF the Windsor
20. Agricultural society in Woodstock,
A. L. Fuller OF Pomfret was elected presi-
dent; G. j. Paul Of Woodstock, seeretaryi
{. III. English OF Woodstock, treasurer
Treasurer English reported the society
In good shape financially with s72O now
on hand. Ii WAS voted to pay 200 on the
principal OF the mortgage. The society
paid nearly 300 in premiums at the
last exhibition and received for tickets OF
ali kinds =, 362.
Young man in Rutland, fond OF
dancing, recently took pedometer with
him to a bail, and found that IN the
course of the evening he had covered
thirteen and one half miles. The average
length OF waltz was half a mile, OF
polka three quarters OF a mile, OF a galop
or echottische a male, and OF the lancers
ouarter Of mile. A girl usually dances
more than man, and is calculated 10
cover more than sixteen miles IN single /,
evening.
ID. II. O'Brien, an attendant, was ar /
rested at the state hospital in Waterbury
the 18th upon the charge OF furnishing
liquor. He was given hearing ana
nOunQ OANI 10 AnC BAohA ~
OF 800 O'Brien was recently given the
regular "a hours off and went to his home
in Enosburg Falls. He has brother
who keeps a saloon at st. Adams. and II IS
alleged that he stopped of at that place
and procured OF him two quarts oil liquor
and sent it By express TO a fellow atten-
dant. named Claude Mudgett.
From the records of the Vermont board
Of cattle commissioners. ~ appears thAt
the number OF cattle condemned by the
board on account OF bovine tuberculosis
and the sums paid by the state as compen-
salon to owners are as follows:-isOS, 5of
cattle. s13s65 40; 1904, 1855 cattle, 81
6s3. 81: 1905, 1,09s cattle, s23,9iss0; The
three largest claims paid in the fiscal year
that ended last July were;--R. NJ. Brad
lev. Brattleboro, SO head, a ,2O8.20i Z. ).
and 4. ). Wright, Williston, - head,
sS62 10; j. II. Russell, Underhill, 80 head
500. y.
Daniel Phelps, a 1s-year-old youth
from WilliamstOwn, Mass, who was re-
handed 70 jail in Bennington for at
tempting to run a locomotive out OF the
local railroad yard, tried to break out OF
bis cell the night Of the 18th. He con-
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