Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-31
State Of Vermont.
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new duties soon.
Joseph St. Peter, the oldest survivor OF
the Civil war living in Vermont, died At
his home in Rutland Dec. % OF senfle de-
biiity, aged 80 years aud nine months.
After the holidays the United States
Senate win confirm the presidents an
I pointment Of Arthur =. Stone, editor 81
the Caledonian, Is postmaster OF st.
Johnsbury.
The annual play TO have been given At
the honse 81 correction, Rutland. Christ
mas night had to be indefinitely post
poned on account OF the illness Of one In
mate with diphthevia.
Mrs. Achiile Moriglioni Of Center Rut-
land win be disdgured for life e. the re-
suit Of fail downstairs Friday night,
her face being torn BY spike which pro-
truded from the wall.
| The Salvation Army at Rutland provid-
ed Christmas dinners for some 400 people.
sixty tickets were given out, each OF
which entitled the holder to q basket con-
tanning dinner for at least seven people.
The dividend on the preferred stock Of
the Rutland railroad has been passed, the
last payment being made Jan. rs last.
The stock Is seven per cent cumulative
and the accommodations amount to 177i6
per cent.
Fred Howard OF johnson committed
suicide by shooting himself in the mouth
Dec. "a with q revolver. He had had
melancholia since the death Of his only
son Oct. "a. His son died Of consump-
tion and he feared he had contracted the
disease.
A suspected case OF smallpox has APP
peared in Heartwellville, a village in
Readsboro. The selectmen OF Stamford,
an adjoining Bennington codnty town,
have ordered the immediate vaccination
Of al school children and a strict quarnn-
tine has been maintained against a spread
Of the disease.
Thomas Daley OF Newport, who fell
and broke his hip recently while crossing
the lake, was found in q helpless condi-
ton by Henry Prue and Thomas Lynch,
who took him to his home. Mr.. Daley
was just recovering from a six weeks at
tack Of rheumatism In the same leg which
he injured IN his tall.
George stone Of RutlaBd, . brakeman
on . special freight, was run over by his
train and killed Dec. % at VerRennes. II
Is supposed that the unfortunate man
missed bis footing and fell from the top
lol car under the wheels When the
conductor reached him, Stone Was alive,
but died shortly afterwards.
The portable steam mill Of Walter In
graham was destroyed by Ere ct VIII
Evansville Last Thursday morning. Mr.
Tngraham had built FIRE In q small stove
to heat water for the gasoline engine
while he was at breakfast and the irst he
knew his property was In flames. He
carried no insurance but will rebuild 81
once.
Fire caused By an exploding lantern de-
stroyed The farm buildings Of Arthur &.
Pndvah Dec. n, causing loss Of be
tween $4,000 and a, 900. The buildings
we're about four miles from Fairfax One
COW periahed In the flames. Lack Of wa
ter prevented saving the farm house, bul
the furniture was removed before the firs
reacbed Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bsvins Of West
ford drove to Milton Dec. 10 to attend I
play, accompanied by their three
: months-old child. On arriving at thi
I end Of their journey and unwrapping thu
\ infant. Il was found that the baby wa
0 dead. The child had not been well dur
Ing the day but the exact cause Of deatl
= unknown.
There was q fiood Of postal cards at tn
Rutland postofflce last week such as ha'
= never before been experienced For tire
days, over 1000 cards a day were re
ceived and even with the extra force o
clerks put on for the holidays it was i'm
possible to deliver all the cards with tn
> other heavy mail One man mailed 3
cards ia a bunch.
The Valley fair ct Brattleboro ran be
hind between $500 and $500 last fall du
/ -. 49, his mid At a n
ever $500 and increasing the premium lis
about $1,000. President James T. Hooke
recommends limiting the number Of cal
tie accepted, requiring an entry fee in To
poultry department and charging an ac
u mission to the dog show.
n Congress Hall, the old familiar hot.
lt building that has stood at Sheldo
Il Springs for so many years as a renlinds
a OF former days OF tourist activity In this
region, was burned Dec. %. The IA
n, caught from . chimney in one part Of II
building used as q tenement. The builc
n inRs we're given to the Roman Cathol
diocese Of Vermont several years ago.
The r. r. Patch Manufacturing con
= pany has secured q contract for large Il
Of marble machinery for the Colorado va
Marble company, the contract amountin
10 about $50, 900. The outfit ordered wi
include one diamond cutting saw, OF
sombination diamond and carborundu
saw, four planners and three rubbing bed
The shipment will be delivered IN Apr
While George Vincent and family
North Enosburgh were absent Christm
eve AT Christmas exercises, neighbors al
2 covered their home 10 flames by noticiK
y the rudy lights through the window
The house and contents were burned at
- loss Of about SO, 600 which is partial
1u covered by Insurance.. Il is suppos'
- that the Ere originated from an over-hea
wv ed furnace.
Not IN two generations has Linco
III had 30 severe q water famine &c NO
Scores OF springs and weIiss supposed
" ba never falling, are dry or nearly dry.
the north part Of the town In particul
az the farmers are hard pressed, some
10 them being compelled 10 draw water me
than q mile for their stock. New bav