Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-16
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Headers.

It's news OoooenSeo dnc neWSfttcn
for Our Readers.
The Mahan murder trial was interrupt
ed last week by the illness OF two of the
jurors.
The Vergennes Baptist church has re-
scinded the call recently extended the
Rev. Edwin p. Hoyt of Derby.
Rev. Henry Lamb of Bridport has re-
ceived a call to become the pastor OF the
Congregational church at Cornwall.
The total expenditure for building in
Bellows Falls the past year will not ex-
coed $50, 900. In 1906 it was about $780,
900.
During the year 1906, Vermont ranked
fifth ia pulp wood reduced by mechanical
process, and first in price paid, the aver
age being $3.50 cord.
By the will OF Mrs. Philena ID. Davis of
Lebanon, N. H., Goddard seminary re
ceivcs bequest OF $1,000. The whole es-
tate amounted to 100000.
Rev. Fred Williams OF Sawyerville,
Que, has come to supply at the Troy
Methodist Episcopal church until the
annual conference session.
Fire resulting from child dropping a
lighted match into waste paper basket
resulted in about 800 damage at the
home Of Frank Flint Of Newport.
Rev. Louis vandenburg, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, Brooklyn,
has received a unanimous call TO the First
Congregational church in Burlington.
William Francis OF Burlington, aged
%, and unmarried, teamster, committed
apicfGe nj his 10 ~ Sr.ts inn "a =
bolic acid. No cause for the deed is
known.
Gov. F. d. Proctor has appointed y. l..
Davis of Pomfret member OF the state
beard of agriculture to succeed George
Aitken of Woodstock, who resigns TO
make an extended trip TO South Africa.
DIR. William r. Durham, one OF the
oldest physicians OF Keene, n. H., is IN
der arrest charged with performing an IL
legal operation on Mrs. Mary Austin OF
Chester, VT, which resulted in her death.
A subordinate lodge of the Vermont
State grange has been instituted in Bur
lington under the name of Champlain
Valley grange, there being 66 charter
members, most OF whom are from the
near vicinity OF Burlington.
Rev. o. j. Anderson has given mp his
labors as pastor of the Methodist church
at st. Johnsbury Center and has gone in
to business at St. Johnsbury Rev. Mr..
Gregory Of Lyndon will occupy the pulpit
for the remainder of the year.
All the property of the Oxford Linen
Co., which had under consideration plans
for opening factory in Bellows Falls,
has been shipped to Gardner, Mass,
which is taken as an indication that the
company will not open the factory in
Bellows Falls.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Black OF Newport, while running about
the house with pencil in his mouth. re-
Gently, fell and the pencil was driven into
the roof of the mouth distance of an
inch or more. Though very painful, no
serious results have yet developed.
Judson james, prominent farmer at
Maquam in Swanton. who was injured by
falling tree Thursday afternoon. died
Friday frcm the effects of his injuries.
Mr.. james was life long resident of
Maquam and was about 90 years cid
He was one of the leading farmers of the
town.
Robert Bourne, the young man who
was accidentally shot while hunting at
Pleasant Valley, Cambridge, last fall, has
undergone two operations for the remov-
al OF shot from his thigh since returning
to his home in Burlington. Ii is expect
ed that another operation will be per-
formed soon.
Mrs. George Longeway of West Derby
narrowly escaped being badly burned
while lighting the fire one morning re-
Gently. Her hair, which vas down,
caught fire and her clothing caught from
that. Mr.. Longeway, hearing her
scream, went to her rescue and extin-
guished the blaze.
A. j. Eastman's tenement house in
Bristol was burned Saturday, Jan. 4, the
fire catching from the stove pipe. The
house was occupied by John Boosks and
family, and he saved a portion of his
household goods. He carried 5000 insur-
ance. Eastman was insured for 1900.
The loss is about 800.
The Rutland city council is getting aft
er the meat vendors there. To accom-
plish its end, City Health Officer c. f..
Ball has been empowered to take the ini-
tiative in prosecuting all violators OF city
health ordinances. He reports finding
bad meat in three shops lately but he did
not then have authority to act.
Five small boys of Rutland, aged from
10 to IA years, have been sentenced to the
industrial school at Vergennes for the
remainder of their minority for burglary
The offence was committed on New
Years day, when they broke into store
house, stole quantity of old rubber and
divided the profits. They were placed
under surveillance of the probation
officer.
As Charles May was drawing load OF
logs over the crossing on the st. Johns
bury q Lake Champlain railroad in VOL
colt the other day the brakes on the sled
dropped between the rail and plank and
set the team fast. Just then an extra en-
CINE came along and boosted the load OF
logs and sleds some twenty feet over an
embankment. Fortunately both man
and horses escaped uninjured.
Rev. Walter C. Clapp, formerly OF Jeri-
cho, who has been an Episcopal mission
airy in the Philippines, came from there
to marry girl in Toledo, 0. At the
church Jan. while waiting for the brid-
al party, he received a note saying the
marriage would not take place. 1t is said
Mr.. Clapp Will return at once to the
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