Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-16

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the Rev. DIR. Edward ID. Eaton. who hss
returned TO the presidency OF Beloit col.
lege. Mr.. Hill has been pastor of the
union church at Proctor for nine years.
Alfred Mahan was arfaiened In muniei.
pal court at Bennington May 4 to answer
TO the charge OF having murdered his
four-year-old niece, Ethel Mahan, al
North Bennington April Is. He was held
without bail for the June term of the
grand jury, Mahan was remanded TO
Bennington jail.
Brlstol's new water system has cost that
village about $40, 200 up TO date and has al
ready secured a reduction in insurance
rates that will net the business men Of
Bristol $500 annually. Rates have been
reduced 70 per cent ON specifically rated
risks. The rates ON dwellings are lowered
from SSl to 80 cents per hundred,
The Rev. w. A. kinzie Of Barre has re-
signed the pastorate OF the Baptist church
OF that city while en- route TO attend the
sessions OF the worlds Sunday school con-
ference at Rome. lie resigns TO accept
call To church In Lynn, Mass. His time
expires in Barre July 81 ana be is not ex-
pected to return from Rome before July 10.
Word has been received in Proctor of
the death OF Peter Swanson, formerly OF
that town, who was killed by masked
cattlemen In Colorado. With other Sheep
men he was engaged ia driving $500
sheep from Cisco, Utah, TO Cimarron, Col,
They had reached Whitewater and had
csmped there for the night when attacked.
Frightened by an automobile at Pitts
ford, six horses attached TO a road ma
chine dashed through n fence at A. ID.
Tiffany's place and the whole outfit
stopped IN the garden, two OF the horses
falling. None OF the animals were In.
iured. George Fitzgerald, the driver,
was thrown from the machine and nearly
run over.
liquor license commissioners with the
proprietors OF the two hotels an agree
ment has been reached by which neither
OF them will serve liquors OF any kind IN
rooms or tables sunday. This will do
away with a feature that was always
objected 10 when licenses were in force in
Barre before.
DIR. II. ID. Holton OF Brattleboro, secre-
tary OF the state board OF health, says
there have thus far been total OF Il cases
OF smallpox in West Berlin, Northiield
Falls and Mortified, but that all are doing
well and the quarantine is being strictly
enforced. He does not fear any further
spread OF the disease. Only one or two
thott Ca,eo uaNe ueeh itpofNcu tuc past
week.
At a meeting OF the Burlington city
council MAY to consider the charges
against Street Commissioner j. w. Daley,
under suspension for malieasance in office,
the charges we're sustained by vote OF
eight to four; Daley was removed from Of
flee and james B.Henderson was elected TO
serve in his place. The meeting was one
OF the most tempestuous in the annals OF
the city.
The license commissioners OF Bellows
Falls have taken the same stand as last
year and will grant no licenses for the sale
OF bottled goods. Four iirst-class licenses
have been granted to the same holders as
last year, the fee being $1,000. Three
druggists licenses have also been issued.
The business men stand three to one
against second-clsss licenses, although
Bellows Falls is entitled to two.
The case OF John w. Eagan against the
Central Vermont Railway Co., which had
been on trial in Washington county court
Mt Montpelier nearly two weeks, went TO
the jury Friday afternoon, and in the
evening the jury rendered verdict for the
plaintiff to recover s5,SS3.33 and costs.
Eagan lost his mill and lumber in Middle
sex IN 1902 from freshet, the water back
ing up from the railroad culvert.
Fred S. Savage OF Granville, n. Y, one
OF the managers OF the Rutland opers
house. has brought suit to recover 10000
from the Rutland Railroad company in
the federal court for injuries said to have
been received in q wreck at Nergennes
Der. 1, 1906. Savage suffered blow on
the head and internal injuries and is not
| yet strong mentally. He was in Bur-
/ lington hospital for many weeks.
| The custom OF Rutland merchants to use
the sidewalks for the display OF goods has
been ordered discontinued by the city
council and the chief OF police has served
official notice upon the business men that
the past conditions must be remedied
Awnings below the regulation height
must be raised and signs on the sidewalks
will be taken in unless permission fol-
their display is granted by the board Of
aldermen.
| Charles l.. Galusha, a young man Of
Bennington, pleaded guilty May te
entering the clothing store OF Burt Bros
| the night of April 30 and stealing clothing
and jewelry valued at 500. Galusha has
! been suspected from the first for he was
seen on an early train following thu
burglary with large bundle OF clothing
He had on one of tue stolen suits wher
arrested. He was sentenced to 10 year,
in state prison.
The buildings OF DIR. Silas Cheney, al
eccentric character, aged 81. living alon'
on the road from West Burke to Viii
loughby lake, were burned early Thurs
day morning, together with two horses
DR.. Cheney's remains were found IN tn
ruins. 1t is supposed that he discovered