Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-28

t"1a} tut thc truciat Napttaii taxing thts
trip instead of holding graduation exer-
clses, In the party Will he twenty
Bellows Falls High school seniors ane
about tiity friends, the members OF tht
senior classes at 81. Johnsbury, Newport,
Lyndonyilie, White River Junction, Mind
s0r, Springfield, ClaTemont and Malpole,
\, Ill Chester, Ludlow, Swanlon, Proctor,
Fair Haven aud Rutland, There will be
over four hundred people in the parties.
State Treasurer T.. III. Deayitt has re-
eeived the decision OF the state board OF
appeals on the appraisal of the property
OF the Springfield Street railway, made BY
the state tax commissioner, j. Z. Cush-
man, from which both the railroad and the
state appealed. The commissioner liked
the appraisal at sl00,sOO ard the board
raised Il to slt2OO0. The state treasurer
says the appraisal Of the Brattleboro
street railroad was not cut down by the
board as press reports gave II, but was
fixed by agreement, the sum of $4,000 be-
ing an increase OF 5000 over the old APP
praisal.
A meeting OF the county road super
yisors Of the state was held at Burlington
March 20 to discuss plans OF work under
the new highway law. The following
were PRESENT.. T.. Buttolph from
Addison county; 4. b, Smith, Bennlng-
ton county; George o. Ford, Caledonia
county; q. A. Bsrrows, Lamoille county;
Orleans county; L. j. Caiue, Rutland
county; II. ). currier, Washington
county; David I. Perry, windham
county; NJ. &. Noyes, Windsor county.
The county meetings will begin al
Middlebury April2.
Herbert Clark, aged three and one-hali
| wears. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark
OF West Mortified, was drowned Satnr-
day morning while sliding down hull IN
front OF their house. lie slid into hole
In the river under the ice. Mr.. and Mrs
Clark were absent from home and theil
ten-year-old daughter was LETT m charge
of the four younger children. The gar
missed her brother and traced him to th'
river. She at once summoned help, bu
had a considerable distance to 60, severa
men proceeded to chop the ice aud will
poles secured the body about hundred
feet from where the boy slid into tn
river.
state Fish and Game Commissions
III, q. Thomas OF Stowe announces tina
one OF the difficulties in the shipment Q
trout fry and fingerlings from the stat
hatchery has been remedied. The rail-
road companies held that the state anti
pass law made II impossible for them I
has, hitherto accompanied each shipmen
! without the payment OF express charge
, aud transportation fare. General Passen
ger Agent {. A. Nlmmo OF the Rutlan
railroad has, however, informed the CON
. missioner that his road will carry u
} trout and return the cans over its line
5 when accompanied by messenger wit
a mileage.
Miss Lillian Newton OF Bennington
Q aged % years, attempted TO comm
$ suicide Mar. Is at her home by drinkin
carbolic scid. She swallowed enough
x tbs fluid to end her life, but the proml
;. services Of two physicians revived ne
/, The Young woman was 10 have bet
e taken that day to the Brsttleboro retire
d and il was Immediately after being u
n formed OF this plan that she attempted
i Kin herself. Miss Newton, who is Z
daughter OF w. ID. Newton, leadii
,a hardware dealer, had been acting strang
y ly of late, and trouble resulted over
! teptiops paid her by Henry Griffin,
m employe OF the electric railroad, viii
,e were distasteful to her parents.
l. Barre was in turmoil last week on
he count of the failure Of the assistant luog
W OF Washington county to name the licen
Of commissioners for that city within !
he period fixed by law. 1t was tnonght
the city and that no licenses could DE
l. sned during the year. Better opinion
(, that the law is merely directory In Il
~ particular. and that commissioners nam
~ later would be upheld, II the questi
of should be tested. The two judges, l..
ia Wells of Middlesex and c. Nj. Winch
. barre town, could not agree upon IN
a. men for commissioners and were at iogg
he heads until the period expired. II
m named the Middlesex commissioners.
OF Canadian fishermen have begun spr
lr. seining in Lake Champaign, contrary
e. the assurance of the Canadian governmi
that this practice would not be permit
eh in ia mart of the lake this season.
Use varacious resident OF st. Adams repe
ay that March II he saw opposite Phiiipso
are an the Canadian shore at the west sia'
ers Nissisouoi bay twelve seines being ora
he nv about fifty men, and two more SCI
ms not in use were in sight. State Fish
ec- Game Commissioner Thomas says
ice during the last two years he has been
Ter formed by Minister Provost tnat SEN
ply would not be sllowed on the Canaoian
to this spring. He has taken the matter
the with the Dominion officials, VINO say
reduced number OF licenses VIII
,ho issued this year and none next.
,ey. The sketch of Joseph st. Peter OF /
tUt land. aEtu ~
in and giving Mr.. st. Peter the creoi !,
the being the oldest Civil war veteran IN
ons mont, has brought to light the iact
of there is a still Older one in the perso
,ate The Rev. Leonard Dolph OF Brandon,
on i 1ol wears old. Mr.. Dolph is ret
,ew Methodist minister, having ceased ae
ken work in 1857, after over hity year,
this service. Although IS years old ne lei'
tial nn,pit when the Civil war broke OUT
Enlisted in Company 4, 11Sth New
,ont Infantry, serving as chaplain. M. ~
Of ;s member of Ormsbee post, Y. a,
in Of Brandon, and at the time OF MS
in birthday a q CELEBRATION was held unael
Of direction of the post. Mr.. Dolph Is
an In GOOD health. He is able to walk
stiii every day and entertains many cal
an especially his G. A. K. friends.
hom Eugene Sullivan & Sons, granite m
ows tactnrers of Barre, were notif1ed Mar.
his hat The monument designed BY,
, he tor the grave OF Mary Rogers, II, ma
head Dec. s. 1905, in the state prison az VII
for the murder of her husband,
onas hurled at Hoosck Falls, n. X, coul'
tate tate he erected, permission being refuse ,i
mont the Augustinian