Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-09

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damaged. He sued to recover ~ s..;,
amount of his insurance nolicv :, Eon
The company wanted to settle for s5oo
9. L. McMahon of the firm Of Miles
McManon q Co., Stowe, widely known
90 ueaiers IN maple products, saws the
new pure 1000 law has benefited the maple
sugar SITUATION 100 per cent. People
know now that they are GETTING the oen~
uine article. Mr.. McMahon thinLs he
may have more orders than he can an
ne mas shipped two hundred pounds to
California W
Early in December, Miss Florence Rar-
Der, matron at Heaton hospital. Mont
peiler, lost gold watch which extensive
advertising failed to find. While Miss
BARBER was walking down Fuller street
! saturday, March %, she found the watch
| lying near the sidewalk, where it had evil
gently been all winter. As soon as she
picked it up the watch began to run and
has since kept good time.
Joseph Jecree, who resided on the
RINK ham road one-half mile from East
burke, accidentally shot and killed him
sell april l. He took his gun and was
starting for hil sugar house and in some
way stumbled and fell onto the gun. Two
physicians were called, but the man
lived only about two hours. Mr.. Jecree
had been an Industrious and successful
farmer IN that vicinity for several years.
Miss Alice H. Palmer, 10 years of age.
OF Bradford, was taken to the Cottage ho-
tel at Woodsviile, n. H., last Thursday
ana the large toe on each foot was ampu-
/ tated the next morning. Miss Palmer
was an employe at the Opinion office in
Bradford and while watching the large
printing press known as the Octopus,
both of her feet were drawn in the press
and badly crushed. She was hurried to
the hospital.
! The will of John s. Brown of Brattle-
/ boro just probated, gives the ''residue''
/ of his estate to the Home Missionary So
ciety of New York and the Vermont
Home Missionary society, after the death
of his wife, the income to be used for the
benefit of '.poor parishes, churches and
worthy ministers" The estate amounts
to several thousand dollars, but no inven-
tory has been made, and there are several
private requests.
Angelo DiveFsi of Barre was in Mont
pelier city court April 1, charged with
selling liquor to Joseph Chiquett. an hab-
itual drunkard.. A motion for discharge
was refused and the respondent was
bound over to Washington county court
in the sum of $500. Judge E. NJ. Harvey
called attention TO an indefniteness in
the law dealing with this phase of the
question relative to the penalty for sell
ing to habitual drunkards.
The trustees of the Kurn Hattin Home
at West minister have not decided whether
they will build one or two buildings to
replace the one destroyed by fire. Eigh~
teen boys are now quartered in the new
school building at Westminster and 81
are at the Warner home in Saxtons Riv-
er. The new building is ready for accep-
lance, but the trustees will probably de-
fer formally accepting it until ready to
discuss plans for an administration build
ing to replace the one destroyed.
William Dobinson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Dickinson of Brandon, was ac-
cidentally shot in the back Friday. The
accident happened while Dobinson and
his companion, Roscoe Sanders, were
hunting sparrows. Sanders was follow
ing close to Dobinson when his rifle, %
calibre, was accidentally discharged, the
bullet entering the center of his back and
glancing to one side. Local physicians
were called, but were unable to locate the
bullet. and he was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington. The boys
are about IL years of age.
Alice Sparks, the thirteen-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sparks of Burlington, was crushed to
death between two cars while picking up
coal along the railroad tracks last week
Monday The little girl was bending
down between two cars which stood some
feet apart. She was between the rails
and was unmindfuI of the fact that
switch engine was s'kicking" the cars to-
gether. She evidently Strengthened up
inst as the bumpers of the cars came to-
gether and was caught between the back
and chest, death resulting instantly.
Col. Joseph Battell last Friday pur-
chased from Robert Leggett what is
known as the Cotton farm in Weybrldge,
including 100 acres north of and adJoln-
ing and adjacent to the government farm
used for the breeding of Morgan horses.
It is Mr. Battelrs intention to deed tins
farm to the government as he did the one
occupied by the breeding farm. The
buildings will be put in first-class condi-
tion and work will be begun this spring.
A large tract of woodland probably Will
he preserved at Mr.. BattelPs request.
With this addition, the property owned
nv the government will include 400 acres.
Fol,owing a conference between Gov.
2 n Poctor and III. S. Wilson of Airing
TON. state cattle commissioner, in Rut-
and. it has been announced that between
JuIv and April certificates were issued
for tbe killing of condemned cattle IN
this state to the value of $40. rms
is higher figure than for any other nine
months. While these certificates anect
all parts of the state, the great part OF the
killing has been in the northern sectloh.
There are now ON file 800 applications
calling for tests. 1t is expected that the
applications will not come IN as rapidly
now as for the last few months as farmers
ore turning out their cattle and getting
more out of them.
One of the largest transfers OF property
in Washington county for long time was
made last Thursday, when christopher =.
putnam of Putnamsville conveyed 10 nis
son. Ralph w. Putnam, one-thlrd OF ms
undivided interests, the total property
being estimated at $3.50, 900: The Tn young
mans possessions include lz,ooo acles -
=, CoIois Gilmore. M1QQl6S0X