Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-23


poison instead. The mistake was discoy.
cred :. once ana physician was sum.
| The oil painting OF senator W, p. Dill.
ing nam, which Was painted BY William
~ murphy, the New York artist, who
painted the portrait OF Admiral Dewey
now IN the state house, has arrived. and
VIII be hung with portraits Of other ex-
governors IN the executive chamber, This
portrait OF Senator Dillingham; is an ex-
eeiient likeness OF him.
John w. Redmond, chairman Of the
state hoard OF railroad Commissioners. mas
advised the new owners Of the Barre a
Montpelier Traction a Power Co. that
there Is no legal objection against the
company selling reduced rate tickets for
transportation OF school children under n
years old. The rate OF three and one hslf
cents a ticket will be continued in force.
The insurance. rate on mercantile risks
In barre city has been reduced Is per cent
dating from May 4, This reduction ap,
plies To the property ON which advances In
rates were made few years ago, following
severe fires, and which were due to made.
quate fire protection. the reduction is
made alter the good record made by the
nre department during the past two years.
Goddard seminary. in,erseholastlc cham
pion In track athletics through the victory
at Burlington las, spring, refuses to enter
this years contest unless all the schools
entering the competition sign the eligi-
bility rules proposed by the Vermont
Schoolmasters' club. All OF the large
schools on the wet side OF the state have
signed, but number of the east side
schools are delinquent.
Harr, 4 "..-.a
tor from Leominster, Mass, about six
months ago, was arraigned recently on a
charge OF breach OF the peace and disor-
DERBY conduct. His wife preferred that
charges should be made against him for
bigsmy, alleging that he had a wife and
child In Fort Wayne, Ind. Warren, in de-
fault OF 500 bail, was committed to the
county jail TO await trial.
The personal and real estate abstract
books, which have been filed By the Mont
pelier listers, show that $500 lists have
been taken, as against 3, 23I last year. The
improvements to real estate in the city
during the past year amount to about s75,-
600. The law removing the exemption
limit from savings bank deposits cuts off
about sixty people in Montpelier who
were listed last year, NEST OF whom were
women.
Louis Shelley, indicted in September,
1905, for stealing several chests OF tea from
HIS employer, T.. j. Thomss, Burlington
grocer, pleaded guilty in Chittenden coun-
ty court last week to grand larceny and
paid a fine OF 500. When arrested, he was
released on bail. He skipped out and his
bail was forfeited. He carried the tea TO
plattsburgh, y. ", where II was sold,a nd
then went to Buffalo, where he was arrest
ed on bench warrant about two weeks
ago.
Rear Admiral w. II. Brownson has re-
lieved Rear Admiral q. II. Converse, chief
OF the bureau IL navigation. Admiral
Converse was born in Norwich, May 3,
1912, and Is therefore So years old. He was
graduated from the naval academy in 1855
and has had a notable career in the navy.
1t has been Admiral Conyerse's habit to
pass part OF his summers in Vermont
and he intends to continue this custom,
although his winters will probably be
pass ID in milder climate.
The state board Of railroad commission
ers has ordered that the crossing nearest
the millpond in the village of Newport
Center be abolished by constructing an
upderpass, to be done by the Canadian Pa
ciiic railroad. The expense incurred by
this order will be paid in the following
proportions: Canadian Pacific Railway
Co., IS per cent; state of Vermont, % per
cent; town OF Newport, 10 per cent. IL
was ordered that the town OF Newport
construct two cross highways, the expense
incurred to be divided the same as before
mentioned.
The Memphremagog House at Newport,
the largest hotel in northern Vermont, was
burned May 10. The loss is estimated at
20 900 and the Insurance is about &c, 900.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The
hotel, q wooden structure, built more than
thirty years ago, contained more than 800
rooms and for several years had been open
only in the summer. The ground floor oil
the hotel was occupied by Albert Ford,
bowling alley; Richard Hurst, restaurant;
Fred Harvey, bar Der shop; A. q. Goodwin,
millinery; o. r. Mou,ton; ID. X. Stetson,
fruit and tobacco store.
There has been marked improvement
in the milk product in Rutland as regards
cleanliness, as result OF an investigation
begun last winter by City Health Officer
c. +. Ball. When an analysis made at the
state laboratory showed only one salts
factory sample OF milk out OF fourteen
sent by Rutland creameries and mix
peddlers, a cry for cleaner milk went up
Immediately from Rutland consumers.
The health officer called the dealers to-
gether and as the result OF the warning
at that time, the last examination OF milk
showed twelve clean samples out OF thir-
teen analysed.
Orville Lawrence, power ip Wall street
during the Civil war, died May IA, aged S4
wears, He was known as one Of the With
est men in the state, despite his advanced
age. His ready repartee was 2roverbial in
the vicinity. Mr. Lawrence was native