Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-10
State of Vermont.
lite News coadsnssd and Rewritten
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Tor Our Readers.
Memorial Baptist church, Middlebury
mas voted 70 raise the salary of its pastor,
n 800 year. ' "
: Howard l.. Hindley otLadlow assume d
charge OF the Montpelier journal ana
Waterman, rs editor and pubhsher
Tuesday, jan l.
The dedication OF the Cobleish Iibra,v
lyndonyille, was held Dee. ~ In Mnsie
hall, followed BY reception 10 Eber ~
sobleigh, the donor, In the new library
building.
Hon. John II. Merritield OF Williams.
VILE carried life insurance amounting 10
ss,oDo. The hrst premium oa his last
policy, which was Tor $1,000, was paid the
day before his death.
Gerald Daley, freight brakeman en-
pioyed In the yard at Newport, fell between
the cars Jan. 3 aud lost his right leg. The
accident was caused by the ley condition
OF the top OF the cars.
The number OF bankruptey petitien =
iled In Vermont last year was las, other
failures, II; total iy. The failures In
1870 numbered is2. The total liabilities
N 1905 were sa2s, 20i.iii in 1905, s65s, isI.-
Michael Sullivan OF Montpelier, charged
with keeping intoxicating liquor with in-
tent 10 sell, pleaded guilty and asked that
sentence be deferred and he be put ON pro-
baton. Final disposition OF the case was
held over.
David sherman Of Rutland has been
sentenced To the house OF correction for
forty three days for king an old negro
dance by shooting bullets into the floor
near the colored mans heels, and forty
nve days Tor Insulting a woman.
The Barre Congregational church has
voted to increase the salary OF its pastor,
the Rev. r. A. Poole, from 81 900 and par
sonage 10 u, 800 and parsonage for the
year 1907; to u 300 and parsonage for 1905;
aud 5000 and parsonage in 1903.
Senator Charles s. Chase OF whitingham
has decided TO become a resident Of Brat
tleboro and take up thu practice OF law
there. His plan is TO move to Brastleboro
with his family as soon as possible after
the adjournment OF the Bennington
county term Of court.
The web known wholesale aud tobacco
firm OF q. Z. Taylor A Co, Burlington, has
been dissolved by the Withdrawal OF &. l..
Soule, who has sold his holdings in the
firm to j. ). Flint. The business will be
continued under the same firm name at
the same location by Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
Flint.
John Pratt, aged eighteen years, a
painter, OF Burlington, was sent To the
house OF correction, Rutland, for forty
d iys on larceny charge. Pratt stole
solid gold watch and chain and package
OF handkerchiefs from fellow boarder at
a house in Rutland. The missing articles
were found on his person.
Messrs. Hazen a Whipple, the New
York consulting engineers to whom was
referred Burlington's water supply prob
lem, IN an exhaustive report favor the in
staliation OF sand filter on the lake
shore, near the pumping station, and esti-
mate the cost to be sS9l 900, with annual
charges amounting to $3.50.
The state board Of normal school COM
missioners held meeting at the Van
Ness, Burlington, Friday. Several mat
ters pertaining to the work OF the board
were discussed and an organization was
perfected. Walter +. Howard of Middle
bury was elected president, and o. ID.
Mathewson OF Barre, secretary and treas
urer.
As result OF a shooting affair at Ira
Christmas eve, when Mrs. Charles Gill
more aud Mrs. Henry Gilmore were
wounded during a wedding reception,
Andrew Farrell was bound over to the
Rutland county grand jury and furnished
sl,0O0 bail, ON the charge OF assault with
intent to kill. The hearing lasted two
days.
The Rev. DIR. Edward ID. Eaton has re-
signed as pastor OF the North Congrega-
tional church, st. Johnsbury, TO return to
the presidency of Beloit College, Beloit,
Wis. Doctor Eaton went to st. Johnsbury
year ago, resig Iing at that time the pres
idency OF the college after nineteen years
service. His resignation will take effect
April 80.
The body OF Clan Stoughton of North
Hero, who left Maquam dock Dec. ~ in
company with Merrill Towne to return
home from Swanton, and whom Tewne
left upon the ice, going on his way alone,
was found New Years morning frozen
into the ice about two miles south OF the
dock and about half way home. Slough
ton was about 40 years old.
Owing to the discharge of men for ex-
piration OF service the entire squadron
OF cavalry uour troopsl at Fort Ethan
Allen has only twenty-thres men for duty.
No one seems to re-enlist as con-
slant rumors have it that times are
better on the outside and all soldiers
with good character have no trouble in
obtaining lucrative position.
II is understood that none of the seven
CdHuludtts W no tpOh tnS III
Montpelier before the state board of
pharmacy last week passed in all the sub
jects, but the board is well satisfied with
the work accomplished, and it is probable
when these young men have another try
they will emerge as full fiedged druggists.
The examination is very strict.
The new railroad commission an
nounces that it will not investigate the
Vergennes wreck. The wreck occurred
before the commission took office, and it
consequently lacks authority. Then the
matter is already before the criminal
courts, and besides it is conclusiveiy
determined already that the fatalities
were due to the deadly car stove.
The man who gives his name as 'E. G.
Smith" and who, with woman who
claims to be ''Mrs. Smith," has been con-
fined in the county Jail at Bennington
since Oct. charged with forgery, broke
out of Jail New Years morning. "Smith''
effected his release by means of double