Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21

to the fund before returning its portion
OF the fund.
twenty-five citizens Of Middlesex have
MED with the assistant judges of Wash
lhstoh county femonstFanee against the
appointment OF license commissioners in
that town on the ground that the vote of
yes 10 and no "a Marcia was illegal. They
al'ege that four men who were legal resi-
dents OF Montpelier voted there, and that
evidence can be obtained TO show that they
Voted yes. No decision has yet been given
on the petition. One OF the judges, l.. II.
Wells, Is resident OF Middlesex. The
Judges are now busy lodging candidates
Tor license commissioners IN Barre. They
nave received III applications already, and
more are coming.
The malpractice case of John 5. wilkins,
administrator, vs., W. W. Brock and l.. X,
hoseile, which has been postponed from
term To Ter n for the last seven years, at
last has come 10 trial before the Chitten-
den county court, opening last week. IL
y alleged that Lucia wilkins, for whose
death damages OF $4,000 are sought, went
To the defendants, who are Osteopaths, for
treatment In 1898, and that her death,
which followed soon after, was induced by
osteopathlc treatment, The deiease
claimed that Mrs. wilkins had suffered
from partial paralysis since 1891, and that
her condition was no worse az er receiving
treatment from the defendants, also thar
there is nothing mysterious In osteopathy.
The old Piumley lumber mill on Mt.
Pico and he Gould lumber mill at Wind
ham, both owned by the Vermont Marble
company, were destroyed by fire March II
al almost the same time aud under similar
circumstances. The origin OF the fire Is a
mystery Ia each case. Employees declare
the whole matter only a strange coinei-
denee. The company will rebuild the
mills at once, as they constituted the chief
source Of it's supply, aud some difficulty
may be experienced In securing the neces-
sary lumber for use al Proctor. The
Plumley mill was formerly operated by
Frank Plumley OF Sherburne. Twelve
600 feet OF lumber on the grounds, ready
10 saw.
The shop girls OF Brattleboro believe
that partialty is being shown ia the adj
ministratlon OF the Thompson fund in
that town and they are planning TO make
an organized fort to bring about some
arrangement whereby the benetielaFies
under the viii of Thomas Thompson may
receive the assistance due them in times OF
need, aud which they claim is uniustly
withheld in many instances. The income
or that portion OF the thompson estate
which is available for Bratlleboro is about
s30,0 600 year. Out OF it has been estab-
lished hospital for both pay and ehsrila-
bic patients, also free kindergarten. The
testator willed the income to the seam.
stresses, needle women aad shop girls who
might be in temporary need from want OF
employment, sickness or misfortune.
The condensed milk plant Of the Van
Camp Packing company in st. Adams
will be opened for business April /. The
SO employees, OF whom IS will be men and
30 women, will be paid 500 every week,
and every month the SO farmers who have
agreed TO supply the factory with milk
will be paid in checks totaling $4,000.
Thirty-ive thousand pounds OF milk
will be furnished by farmers living
within a radius of six miles from the city,
and will be paid for at the rate of one
and one-halt cents a pound. The milk
will be conveyed in receptacles owned by
the farmers aud in their own teams. With
50 employees and $500 pounds of milk to
start on, the Van Camp people intend TO
develop the local industry to the point
where il win handle from 10000 to $780,
600 pounds Of milk every day.