Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-22

Rev. Olga Robert Houghton has &C
cepted the call extended to him by the
members Of the Congregational church in
Bakersfield to act as their pastor. For
the last seven years Mr.. Houghton has
held q position in the United States Gus
tom house department. While at Alburg
he was instrumental in re-establishing
the Congregational church Of that place.
The December term of Addison county
court which ended at Middlebury Apr. 10,
was probably the longest ever held in the
state, lasting four months and ten days.
Sixty-three days we're taken up in recesses.
The juryman who drew the highest pay
served 81 days. The total cost of the petit
jury for the term was 1884 including
mileage, while the grand jury cost
s133.36.
Rodney @. Abell, widely known in the
state for his long legislative record, died
at his home in West Haven April IA,
aged IS years. He was known as the
"Father of the House." He served thir-
teen terms between 1859 and 1900 and
was state senator in 1870. He was said to
be the best parliamentarian in the state.
He was president OF. the First National
bank of Fair Haven from 1882 until his
death. He was a native Of Benson.
The case OF State VS.. Edward Darling,
charged with illegal distribution Of sam
pies Of medicine, has been continued In
Chittenden county court until next term.
| BarIing, who came to Burlington as the
representative OF the Kohler company OF
Baltimore, was the promiscuous distribu.
tor Of Kohler's headache powders. The
statute imposes . heavy penalty on this
practice, as the effect of samples of medi-
cine upon children who take them is very
dangerous and often fatal.
A. ]. Howes, the new state forester,
says that already be has received orders
4 for more than loo, 900 seedlings, mostly
white pine. He lie looking for land suit.
able for q state forest. Two Yale stu.
dents will assist him the coming summer
A forestry school will be held at the Uni
versity Of Vermont, Burlington, the lasi
of the month. Professor Howe will givs
advice on forestry problems free and will
investigate any matters relating Il
forestry upon payment Of bis expenses.
The frst recorded instance OF an arrest
in Washington county for violation o.
the law prohibiting hunting Sunday oc
CURED last week when Maia Glavin, Man
uel Lestera and Victor Farnadiz, ell Span
laruB ana resluenls Oh MOutpeiet, Wer'
arrested. The men had in their posses
sion a rabbit they had just shot. Tn
penalty for Sunday hunting is not lesl
than $40 nor more than 600 or imprison
ment for two months. They were as
sessed $40 with costs, which they paid
The state board OF health announce
modification Of the regulations regarding
the pasteurization of SKINNED milk anS
buttermilk sold back to the farmers from
the creameries. The requirement tina
the temperature OF such products shall
J not exceed $50 degrees Fahrenheit for no
less than fifteen minutes and not owe
thirty minutes will not be enforced, bu
the board will require that skim milk AM
buttermilk be heated to 176 degrees.
this is done, bovine tuberculosis canno
be communicated to calves that drink tn
, skinned milk, as the germs win be de
stroyed.
J A large plate glass window in the toy
store OF Q. +. Rich across the street fror
J the Atwood building in Middlebury
, which was burned April 10, having bee
) loosened by the heat OF the fire, suddenl
fell to the street last week Monday