Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-03

$50 w. SUN PtohioAcu 10 the pOstlOnt 0f
porter Ia which capacity he served until
three years ago last July, when he Was
made manager.
A mail pouch which should have been
caught bya night train al RartOn Was
missed and drawn under The wheels OF
another train, The pouch Was found al
barton Landing, six miles north. aud
letters ana packages were slrewn all along
the way, The Barton National bank had
more than 5000 In checks aud notes in
this mail, while many other letters con.
tanned vaiuables. part OF the checks
and SONS mileages we're found, but much
Is sllll missing.
The Rev. John =. Brown OF Pittsford,
who has been appointed by the Rt. Rev,
bishop John ), Miehaud 10 succeed the
key, I, j. Gaffoey Is rector OF st. Peters
church al Rutland, will begin his duties
the second sunday IN January. The new
rector was born IN Clarendon 81 years ago.
lie was assistant at Rutland six years be-
fore going TO Pittstord, lie was educated
Ia Montreal and studied theology abroad.
Rutland people are greatly pleased with
the appointment.
The case OF John II. Watson OF Montpe-
ller vs., w. A, Doe of Iowa, was heard Dec.
2s IN Montpelier city court before Judge
r. Nj. Harvey. The suit was brought To
recover for legal services when Judge
watson was practieing law in Bradford.
Doe returned from the West last week,
bringing the body of a relative for burial,
and was taken under the ahseoading
debtor act. Doe acknowledged judgment
Tor sl73 81 and then took the poor debtors
oath. lie Is a travelling salesman.
George wishart, expert mineralogist for
the Slip Butler Co. Of New York, dealers
In ore and metals, has returned from an
investigating trip to Plymouth Corners.
lie secured an option ON a large tract and
the company Will put men at work al
once prospecting and getting out ore.
Mr.. wishsrt has found arsenieal pyrite
that will pay = ton, beside gold depos-
u paying about - ton. The company
Will ship the product to Europe, as II has
no reducing plant for pyrite ore IN this
country.
The firm OF Bottum a Torrance, In
Bennington, manufacturers OF collars,
cuffs, sheets and pillow cases and laundry
machinery, has been organized into
corporation with a capital stock OF
300, 600, all paid in. The company has
organized with +. l.. Bottum as president
ana treasurer, A. NJ. Torrance AS vice
president, and f. p. Pope as clerk. The
Incorporation OF the company has been
effected without the addition OF any
cap.,al, and there is no change IN the
ownership OF the interests.
United states Judge James l.. Martin,
before whom a hearing was held in Mont
pelier Dec. "a on the petition TO stay the
execution IN the MiisonC Clement SANDER
case or to impound the money in the
hands OF the court until the case can be
heard by the circuit court OF appeals on
exceptions, has denied the petition on the
grounds that he had no legal right TO stay
such an execution. Max l.. Powell, attor-
ney for the plaintiff In the case, will take
up the matter at once and collect the sum
involved, 1t being Il 900 with costs.
Dec. %, officers made raids on the
Lamoille House in Morrisvills, which is
owned and conducted by 4. g. foss, and
pool and lunch room in the Avalon build
ing, which is also owned by Mr.. foss and
conducted by Charles Wright. At the
Lamoille House no liquor was found, but
several men were found in an upper room
engaged In a game OF poker. AT the
Avalon building two cases OF lager beer
were found. Wright is now under bonds
to appear at county court in furnishing
case, which offense occurred last spring.
The newly chartered Brattleboro Trust
Co. will begin doing business about Jan.
10, having both commercial department.
and a savings department. The capital
stock is 100000, fully paid in. The
officers are:-President, A. b. Clapp;
vice president, o. NJ. Lawton; treasurer,
Charles A. Boyden; assistant treasurer,
John X. Ryder; bookkeeper, Ray L.
Greene; executive committee, A. h.
Clapp, o. +. Randall, NJ. j. Moran, +. w.
Blodgett and j. T.. Gale; auditors, Nj. A.
Brown, l.. ID. Taylor and F. W. Putnam.
As result Of playing the part OF Santa
Claus in festivities at his home Christmas
evening, I. w. Parke OF Hardwick is suf-
fering from badly burned face and hands.
A Christmas tree had been arranged and
candles were burning, and In moving
bout the room, Mr.. Parke, clothed in the
usual garb of Santa, with cotton battt9g
covering his apparel, came in contact
with a candle and in a second his clothing
and mask were all ablsze. With assist.
ance, the flames were extinguished and
Mr.. Parke was Immediately put under a
doctors care.
| Myrtle johnson, the eight-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark W. john
son OF Rutland, was nearly burned TO
death by the explosion of an oil stove in
her home Dec. %. Before retiring Mrs.
johnson lighted an oil stove used to heat
her bed room. Five minutes later the
stove exploded, the burning oil being
thrown all over the little girl who was
standing near by. Nearly all OF the
child's hair was burned off and her right
arm and abdomen were badly scorched.
While the girl is painfully injured, her
burns are not dangerous.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
OF Bellows Falls is now mailing to all parts
of the country supply of 100000 calen-
dars. An extra force OF is clerks has been
employed the last two weeks in putting
them up ready for shipment. An idea OF
the expense OF this branch OF the com
pany's advertising may be had from the
fact that as each calendar roll bears a
three cent stamp, the postage alone upon
the edition amounts to $1,000. In addition
to this is the expense OF the calendars,
which are beauties and expensive, as well
as all the extra expense of preparing Tor
the mails.
The week ending Dec. % was record
breaker in number OF fires IN Burlington
From the previous Sunday morning there
were seven alarms aud in most cases the
fire companies were up against stubborn
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