Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-16
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

for Our Readers.
Vermont has 324 rural mail routes. COW
aripg ,452 miles of road, az miles of
which are nlacadamized.
The Bellows Falls library committee
hes raid $1,000 for site for the building
for which Andrew Carnegie has donated
$4,000.
To save the pretty post card pictures
from being injured, Vermont postmasters
have been instructed from Washington
to stamp the cards only on the front.
Rev. G. W. Campbell, for the past three
years pastor of the Baptist church at
Hvdesville in Castleton, who preached
his farewell sermon March 80, is to re-
move to Horic, N. Y.
The Fairbanks museum at st. Johns
burv has received bequest from the late
It W. B. Clark of Boston consisting of
about one hundred scientific books and
his collection of minerals, insects, shells
and harnacles.
r. A. Perry's horse barn and hen house
in Westford we're burned Sunday, April
3. also both Mr.. Perry's horses and every
thing in the barn except some hens. The
cause of the fire is not known. The prop
erty was insured for about $500.
After being shut down for three weeks
for the first time in ten years because OF a
lack of business, the Stark Paper COM
pany's mill at North Bennington has re-
sumed operations with whirl. Solid
color wall paper is manufactured.
Rev. A. ]. Bowser of Grocer Theological
seminary has accepted call to become
pastor of the Baptist church at Readsboro
and will begin his labors there about the
middle of June. He will be graduated
from the Grocer seminary about June 1.
An unknown donor has presented sill
yer loving cup to the Rutland High school
for the purpose of keeping up interest in
baseball and other athletics by creating a
healthy class rivalry. A series of class
games will be commenced soon to win the
cup.
William Dickinson of Brandon, the
tWelve-year-old boy who was accidental
" shot in the back with 22-caliber rifle
while hunting sparrows, and who was
taken to the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Bur-
lington, for a surgical operation, died
April 4.
Louis Barrow of Massachusetts, SEN
fenced to the house of correction by JUS
tice Il. H. Amesden of Ludlow, on the
charge of going to the town with the in
tention of becoming pauper, has been
pardOned by the governor. This was an
other so-catIed "graft'' case.
Joseph W. Sault has bought the Yer
mont Tribune at Ludlow, with the job
printing plant attached, of the Vermont
Printing Co. Mr.. Ssult went to Ludlow
two and one-half years ago to succeed
Howard L. Hindley, and since that time
has been editor and manager.
The death of Miss Marietta Allen, who
died April Z, at her home at NorthfieId
Falls, following a short illness, was the
result of blood poisoning which origin
ated from the getting of small silver in
one finger. The silver came from cane
in a cane-seated chair. She was so years
old.
Wilmington dogs are muZzled for nine
ty days as it appears that one had rabies.
A rabbit inoculated at the state iabora-
tory died with symptoms of hydrophobia.
No spread of the disease has occurred in
Wilmington but the period of develop
ment is very indefinite, varying from two
weeksto two years.
Nine freight cars loaded with grain and
lumber we're wrecked on the Boston &
Maine railroad half mile below the East
Ryegate station Thursday night. Two
tramps who were stealing rides were on
the train. One was killed and the other
was injured, but made his escape. The
name of neither man is known.
Joseph Farkesei of Proctor, who was
shot twice two weeks ago by Miss Louise
Euyinge of New York, former sweet
heart, has developed blood poisoning at
the Proctor hospital, and it is feared that
he will die. The woman is being held at
the house of correction until the result of
the mans wounds can be determined.
The contract for moving the steam
plant of Moody & Almon from Mortified
to Montpelier has been let to d. w.
Cooley of Waterbury. 1t calls for the
completion of the work by June 20. The
new plant will be on the Central YER
mont railway line between Montpelier
and Barre, near the Pioneer station.
Rev. Mr.. Wilder has finished preach
ing in the Methodist church at Derby and
Rev. DR.. Flanders, who has supplied at
the Congregational church in that place
Tor about sixteen months. has accepted a
position in a large church in Canada.
This leaves the three Derby societies with
out pastors until otherwise supplied.
A verdict of IS, 208 in suit for dam
ages brought against the Dalton paper
mills at FitZdale has been awarded Thorn
as j. Marshall of Lunenhurgh in Essex
county court. He slipped and fell into
the machinery, injuring one arm SO seri-
ously that it has since been paralyzed.
Marshall is % years old and has wife
and two children
The supreme court of the United States
has decided that the National Life Insur-
ance Co. of Vermont alone has right to
the use of that name. This decision, an
nounced Monday, April 6. affirmed the
circuit courts finding in the controversy
between the Vermont company and the
National Life insurance company OF the
United States of America at Chicago.
A $1,000 damage suit results from the
use OF an alleged Anticipated set screw in
the sawmill of p. V. Allen in Chester a
year ago. Pin FL. Wetherby of Brattle-
boro seeks to recover said $4,000 by pro-
cess of law, alleging that while at work
Tor the defendant his clothing became
caught in said set screw and that he was
lacerated, bruised and thrown down.