Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-16

agreement there must be a meeting Of the
Central Vermont railway directors, to
he approved by he American Trust Co..
the mortgages. The deed of the sale OF
the wharf will be drawn and will lie
signed ty the Central Vermont railway
officials after the approval of the pction OF
the attorneys and officials of the COM
pany.
The state taxes OF the savings banks
and trust companies are all in for the six
months ending June 80. These taxes
must be paid the state before the last day
in August. The tax for the six months
is seyen-twentieths OF one per cent on the
average deposits. The total tax is an in
crease OF over 90, 900 on the previous six
months business. This is about g, 600
more than the increase in taxes has been
heretofore. The trust companies in
creased their deposits more than the saw
ings banks during the past six months.
The tax paid by the savings hanks is
s146, 45S.07. The trust companies paid
s75,924.60, making a total for the six
months OF 1921, 3s2.67.
While Dan Stewart, q well known New
York sporting man and fight promoter,
was driving from his eottags on Lake
Dunmore to Middlebury Saturday in a
wagon drawn by two mules. the driver,
y man named Nichols, lost control of the
animals and before they were stopped
had run half a mile. They were finally
brought to halt by coming in contact
with a tree. Mr.. Stewart was thrown
head foremost over the dasher, while
Nichols was thrown several feet forward
Mr.. Stewart, who is man weighing
about $50 mounds, was in a dazed condi-
tion and it could not be ascertained how
seriously he is injured. Nichols is but
7 just recovering from kick from a mule
and is in bad condition.
I John Shannon, aged 81 years. a labor
er, WAS run over by an electric car on the
Swanton and st. Adams electric railway
/ Sept. and instantly killed. He was said
I to be intoxicated and was lying on and
parallel to one rail when the car ran over
I him. The car was in the charge of Con-
ductor Lynch and Motorman Powers.
{ The latter saws that he was running the
car at a moderate speed but that be could
not see the man until be was almost on
him. Reversing his power be did his ut
most to stop the car but both trucks
passed over the body. The body was ter
ribly manRled and none of the SwaEton
people could identity it until Frank
Shannon, a brother of the dead man,
CHANGED to examine it closely.
w. J. Bigelow of Burlington has pur-
chased of A. F. Stone his entire interest
in the st. Johnsbury Caledonian. Mr..
Stone, who is serving postmaster at
st. Johnsbury. found it necessary to give
his entire time to that office and so dis
posed OF the paper. The Caledonisn was
established in 1887 by A. G. Chadwick,
who published the paper for II years and
then sold it to c. NJ. Stone, who was edi-
tor for 35 years. He was succeeded by A.
F. Stone, his son, who has published the
paper for 20 years. There is large JOB
printing business also carried on in con-
nection with the paper. Mr.. Bigelow has
been for several years night editor of the
Burlington Free Press. He has been
mayor of Burlington two terms.
st. Johnsbury hospital will get only
"a, 500 from the estate Of Mrs. Jean K,
L. Babcock, . former patient Of the hes
pital, Who died at West Barnet March s.
1908. By the will OF Mrs. Babcock hel
entire estate of 10000 was to revert tc
the hospital after the death of her five
sisters and brothers. During their lives
they we're to receive the income from the
estate. This will caused some contention
among the relatives Of the deceased bui
matters have been adjusted and the hos
pital will at once receive $4,000. 1t wal
the intention OF the hospital management
to use the original sum designated il
} Mrs. Babcockis will to enlarge the build
ing but no plans will probably be mad'
until successor to the late Rev. j. A
J Boissonnault is appointed.
A remarkable exhibition Of pluck wal
made Sept. when Roman Angeleski, I
Polander Of West Rutland, sustained tn
shock Of the grinding OF of his RICH
} hand by a huge block of marble withou
fainting or making an outcry. His sid
! was also bruised but he wss not fatal!
; injured. ADgeleski, with others, wa
! engaged in moving q lotion block OF mar
: BILE from the yard into the old Sheldor
mill Of the Vermont Marble Co. A wir'
! cable had been attached to the block anS
: it was being drawn into the mill by pow
, err. As Angeleski was standing between
the block and the gang on which it va
to be sawed, the block rolled over and tn
D mans right hand was pinned against tn
} gang. Before he could be released tn
/ hand was completely ground on at tn
I wrist.
r State Auditor H. F. Graham has recei se
: no further information on the matter O
! the deed of the state fair grounds whic
= he sent back. He is expecting to he's
I from Maxwell Evarts most any day abou
1 the case. Unless the state receives cles
e title to the grounds the money appropr
$ ated this year cannot be paid over to tn
: State Fair association. The legislator
] appropriated IS, 600 for this year and IS
600 for next year. The deed submitte
: provided that il the state should fail
: hold a state fair there for three years th
! property should revert to the Billings e
s tate. The auditor decides this does nc
: give clear title, refused the deed an
: will not draw an order for the state fair al
il preparation until the deed is corrected
2 It is reported that about $4,000 has bee
8 collected by private subscriptions
d guarantee the fair.
> The Consolidated Rendering eompan
: is again in trouble at Burlington
y Thursday there was a partial hearing o
the citation brought by Judge W. I
Taylor upon the petition by States A
IS torney Shaw, alleging that the Rendefin
V company had violated the injunction o.
e der brought by the state against il o