Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-14


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Gen. q. NJ. Dodge, the distinguished
eivil engineer and soldier, graduate OF
Norwich university, class Of 1850. has
Just presented that institution with a
valuable collection Of books, numbering
fully 800 volumes. lie has also pre.ented
the original profile Of the Union Pacific
railroad, made under his direction As
chief engineer.
According 10 the announcement made
by Dr. u. X. farkin, OF Ottawa, admins
traitor OF the Rhodes Scholarships. two
asfmonters, j. Med. olmstead and Z. q.
wilson OF Bethel are among the successful
Anefieah candidates. Out Of the 2i5 can
didates who took the examiaatiOn In The
United States l3s passed. All but three
states presented candidates.
The Capital Slate quarry in Northae,d
has been sold by Joseph AlmOn To Charles
u, Griffith OF New York Tor 5000 and
other matters OF value. Mr.. Griffith Is
understood 10 be capitalist and promoter
and purposes To form a COMPANY In New
York With sufficient capital 10 work The
quarry 10 good advantage aud will prob
ably begin operations this season.
George Dragon OF Middlebury. charged
with breach OF the peace, was found guilty
and lined - and costs. lie appealed his
case 10 the county court. Dragon is the
man who fought with Arthur Fits, the
stage driver, recently, and who claimed
ears during the struggle. Fits is under
bonds OF sl,ooo for appearance in county
court.
The will OF the late Col. Fred Smith of
Montpelier contains bequest OF $1,000 10
Christ church of that city and the Episco-
pal diocese OF Vermont. The sum OF
$1,000 Is divided into various small sums
Tor the aid OF certain work In the church,
aud 1900 is provided for the erection OF a
chapel for Sunday school work on the
condition that Mrs. Smith is named as ex-
ecutrix.
In Orleans county court, the case Of the
administrator OF the estate OF the late Con-
gresham William w. Grout vs.. z ingress-
man David J. Foster has been discontinued.
In Rutland county court, George W. Kel-
ley Is suing the Rutland Railroad COM
pany Tor $1,000 damages for the loss OF his
mill in South wallingford by fire, claim
Ing that the flames were started by loco
motive spark.
A Proctor undertaken reports that he
has had charge OF twenty-six funerals
since January ), a number larger than in
any other two months during the many
years he has been in business. The vital
statistics OF Bennington for February
show seventeen deaths, sixteen births and
three marriages. For the corresponding
month OF 1905 there were seven deaths, six
births and seven marriages.
Carl Grossman, who acts as agent and
banker for the members OF the Hun
earian colony in Proctor. has just received
from King Charles |. OF Roumania a fine
medal, struck in commemoration OF the
day on which the king completed 40
years, term, from 1896 to 1906, as honorary
colonel OF the 9th regiment OF Hungarian
infantry, with which Mr.. Grossman is
still connected as lieutenant OF the
reserve.
The docke, OF Washington county court
contains a petition for divorce brought
by Geneyieye III. Wilder OF Montpelier
against George II. Wilder, the we'll
known musician and orchestra leader,
who is now located in Burlington. Mrs.
Wilder and young son, Robert, are living
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. {.
Holmes, an Montpelier, and she is en-
ployed MS collector by the New England
Telephone company.
The Vermont-the powerful new $1,000
ton battleship-was placed upon the active
service list oil the United States navy at
the Charlestown navy yard at p. m.
March 5, and thereby the record for the
largest size ship ever commissioned there
was broken, the Vermont being OF 1862
tons greater displacement than the battle
ships of the New Jersey, Georgia and
Rhode Island clsss, the biggest previously
put In service at the Charlestown yard.
Anticipating the movement on the part
- Il. h..r a To- tnsaA cal m
Rev. +. A. Poole, its pastor, at a much
larger salary than he was then receiving.
the Cong'l society at Barre held a special
meeting OF the church recently at which it
was unanimously voted to instruct the
the business committee of the church to
make an agreement with Mr.. Poole to
continue for five years at salary to be de-
termined by the committee and the pastor.
Harry Toilette, paper hanger and plas-
terer of Burlington, awoke at a. IN.
March to find his room over the Parker
drug store in flames. He had barely time
to escape in bis nightclothes and lost all
his personal property. His hands and
face were seriously burned. The blaze was
easily extinguished by the fire department
with little damage to the block. The ORR
gin OF the fire is in doubt. The owners OF
the building claim that Toilette was smok-
ing cigarettes in bed, a charge that the
young man stoutly denies.
A nine year-old boy named Johnny
McGreen, partial imbecile, is being
treated by the doctors at the Brattleboro
retreat for frozen feet. He was brought
from Westminster where he was living
with his grandfather, Comfort Wyman,
and where he was found by the town
officers of Westminster. 1t is claimed that
he has been a victim OF neglect and abuse:
The doctors at the Retreat say the boy will
fully recover the use OF his feet. The
Westminster officials will place him in
home for feeble minded children.
The Granite Mutual Insurance. Co.,
which was chartered by special act Of the
legislature OF 1906, and which was organ
lied at Barre, Jan. %, began writing bust
ness March 1. The company has capital
stock guarantee fund OF 100000, author.
lied by It's charter for the protection OF
policyholders, OF which $4,000 has been
paid into the treasury in cash. The
officers of the company. are Pres,dent, r.
G. Rowland; vice-presidents, II. q. WOOD