Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-08


from freezing. Machines for operating
TINS device have already been placed in
several STONE sheds IN Barre and are said
TO give excellent satisfaction.
Among recent pensions granted are one
ton, widow OF Warren r. Dunton ~ NJ
sci, whose husband was a first lieutenant
ia 20. u, nth VI. Vols; pension OF 40
a month and back pay from February la05
Tor the widow OF John Pecu OF Vergennes
and an increase for Henry Perry Of Yer
gennes, from sl7 to s2l a month.
Chester Gates, the young lad wac was
arrested by Constable Smith IN Woodbury.
recently on the charge OF stealing "a
rom his employer, was released from Jail
Jan. 80 and went to the home Of his father
IN East Wallingford to remain until bis
case comes up for trial at the March term
o. county court. The father, Jacob II .
efates, became surety for the bail Of 500.
Chesney Stanisles, 11-year- boy OF
PADDOCK village, near st. Johnsbury, has
been bound up to the June term Of Gale
donna county court In the sum of $50 for
stealing the team Of Joseph Bedor, hitched
opposite the Catholic church while the
owner was attending early mass within.
he team and young driver were over
haulf by the sheriff near the Lyndon line.
ID. w. brisbane, aged Is, a brakeman on
the Rutland railroad. was killed at Bellows
Falls Sunday. He was to go out on the
paper train run to Rutland and having to
throw a switch jumped on the brake beam
OF the engine. In some way he fell. the
engine passing over MIN, cutting on both
legs and an arm. No one saw the accident
and he was found later lying beside the
rails, and lived an hour.
Frank Jones OF Groton had battle re-
Isr !. Il
Ice on Groton pond, where ne saw the ami
NAL struggling in an air hole in the ice
and went to its assistance. As soon as the
deer was out OF the hole he made a dash
for Mr.. Jones with lowered head and evil
dent purpose OF tossing his benefactor in
the air. The latter made good his escape
after being chased a short distance.
The Vermont branch Of the New York
state institute, incorporated at 5000, has
filed papers with the secretary Of state, the
subscribers being Sam Sparhawk, w. II.
Hendee, George A. Hall, c. ID. Ordway and
A. A. Tiffany Of Burlington. The object
OF the association Is to acquire the right 10
use the New York State institute treat
meat for persons addicted 10 the use Of
drugs, narcotics and alcoholic liquors.
A trainload Of field artillery has arrived
at the garrison at Fort Ethan Allen and a
load Of old artillery has left. Eight new
three inch field artillery guns that fire
thirty shots a minute, sixteen eaissOns, /
two forage and two battery wagons, with
new ordnance stores, composed the ship
ment. This complement will be divided
equally between the Tweuty-third and
Twenty seyenth batteries OF field artillery.
The state fish hatchery at Rox bury has
received consignment OF 5000 eyed
brook trout eggs from the United States
government station al Leadyilie, Colo.
These are native wild trout eggs and are
for the improvement OF the native YER
mont trout. All persons who wish either
brook or lake trout should apply to 81. q.
Thomas Of Stowe, state fish and game COM
missioner, al once for blank acquisitions.
That the rural free delivery service in
Vermont is still growing and extending Is
shown hy the fact that eighteen new
routes have been established in the six
months from June 30, 1905, to the first OF
January, 1905. During the last fiscal year
rural carriers in Vermont delivered on 2os
routes, some OF which lid not operate Tor
the entire year, S,T36,4l1 pieces OF mall
matter and of these 217,sl4 were packages.
NJ. w. Bingham OF Shoreham has not
been seen since Jan. n, and II Is feared
that he is drowned in the lake. He went
to the lake shore in the vicinity of Five
Mile point, locating in a shanty used IN
the duck bunting season. He had been
very successful in catching fish, VII oh he
sold. The searching parties have found
no clue but hole through the ice where
swift current carries away everything that
gets into II.
The first official announcement OF the
actual cost OF Montpelier's centennial eel
ebration OF the choice OF that city as the
state capital has just been published, and
the figures are surprising 10 those who
predicted that the original appropriation
OF $4,000 would not be large enough 10
cover the expenses. The total cost was
- .25s. 81, less than half the amount which
was placed at the disposal Of the centenni-
al committee.
Frank II. Wrislev. fireman on the south
bound midnight sleeper OF the Central