Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-09-12
LATE STATE NEWS.

Dr. w. Seward Webb's 800 Merce-
DIES touring car was badly wrecked Friday
on the Shelburne road by running into a
loaded milk wagon. Miraculously, no
one was injured.
Adjt.-Gen. w. II. Gilmore, who has
been i'll at the Van Ness house in Bur
lington for over three weeks as a result of
sunstroke received during the state
muster, has returned to his home in
Fairlee.
The new Morrisville municipal dam
has been closed and "Lake Wabun" is
rapidly filling, over half OF the acreage
being flooded. A rise OF about five feet
will cause the water to flow over the top
OF the dam.
Charles. Bianchi of Barre, aged 2l
years, I'D Friday from lockjaw. A
little over week before he stuck a
rusty nail into his hand and tetanus de-
veloped, causing lockjaw, which set in
Wednesday.
The Rev. Alvin NJ. Smith, pastor OF the
Universalist church at Plainfeld, will go
to Hiram, Me-, to succeed the Rev. III.
H. Hoyt, who has been elected state
president and secretary OF the Universal
list churches of Maine
The corner stone OF the new school
building at Kurn Hattin homes, West
minister, was laid Sept. 10. The address
OF the occasion was delivered by Gov.
Fletcher ID. Proctor. The buildings were
open to public inspection and field 'exer-
cises formed part of the program.
Mitch. Blay OF Barton, just discharged
from prison, where he has been doing
time for horse stealing, lost no time in
resuming his old habits. He borrowed
SIS from his father and went to the barn
of Wilbur Moulton, lighted lantern,
and harnessed the horse Mr.. Moulton
found the lighted lantern next morning
but no trace of the rig can be discovered.
Senator Redfield Proctor has said that
the new United States fish hatchery will
be located on the west side OF the state,
all the sites proposed having been re-
jected except Bristol, Pittsford and
East Arlington. The site will not be
definitely decided upon until the result
OF this years experiment at East Ar
lington is determined. He believes the
government could raise ten million fin
gerlings there.
H. c. Gleason, junior member Of the
l. P. g. H. c. Gleason Co., Montpelier,
has purchased Of the l.. P. Gleason estate
its interest in the firm and H. ]. Vol
holm, who has been associated with the
firm, has purchased the furniture bust
ness Of the Gleason estate and H. c,
Gleason. This is one OF the biggest mer-
camille changes made in Montpelier in
some months and was caused by the
death Of l. P. Gleason.
The people Of the United States who
SO literally contributed to the fund with
which magnificent home was pur.
chased and presented to the hero OF
Manila, Admiral George Dewey, doubt
less VIII be interested in the announce.
ment that Admiral Dewey has just leased
the house to Frank Mitchell, millionaire
and clubman. When the retired naval
officer returns to Washington from his
summer vacation, he will take up his
residence in the house owned by his
wife which was occupied by Secretary
Hitchcock until his retirement from the
cabinet. This house is larger and better
ntted for entertaining than the one
purchased from James E. Fitch with the
money raised by popular subscription
Dhnham g. Burt, one of the most
widely known newspaper men and cor
respondents in Vermont, died Sept. 5 in
Bennington from On affection of the
heart resulting in gradual harde ming q
the arteries. He was native OF Castle
ton and when not 16 years OF age, to
gether with his brother, who was still
younger, he enlisted in the First Yer
mont battery and, with that regimen,
and the United States regular artillery
: served four years in Louisiana ant
mississippi. He was among the young
Vermonters whom the late Trenor Parl
took into service when he secured contro
OF the Panama railroad and for min,
years Burt acted as freight agent a,
Colon. In 1898 he established a new,
bureau at Bennington and furnished
tsIecial matter for the city dailies.