Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17

=. DE- hilpurui OF mhlutu, Mass. Mr.
Kilburn was, until a few years ago
pastor Of the Congregational church a
Bradford, and it was at his home 10 Nal
den that Miss Hesier had been visitiD,
for several months, prior to the eyentiu
hop, when Or. Ccwles was asked to leave
An important find has been made il
White River Junction in a deposit OF traI
rock, such as is used TO make macadau
roads. A sample was sent to the office o
the public roads department in Washing
ton and an anslysis received pronounced
it OF good quality, which would make
hard, durable road. But little trap rocE
is found in New England outside OF Con
necticut aud, therefore, this fiud is oil
great value not only to the section neal
White River Junction but to the whole
state.
Suit for $1,000 against the Pullman Cal
Co. has been entered by Mrs. Annie La,
Z Chapelle OF Holyoke, Mass, and her has.
band, Narcisse LaChapelle, for failure Of
the compaDy's servants to awaken Mrs.
/ IaChspelle upon her arrival at St. Albans
/ in time to properly dress. The woman
seeks damages OF Sc, 900, alleging that she
was forced to leave he sleeping car Insult
ficiently clad, and that she was "bumili-
ated Ia the eyes Of her fellow passengers
and others" Her husband sues for
$1,000 for the loss OF his wiie's services.
The Vermont Marble company Of Proc
tor within the next few months will begin
the construction Of an extensive plant ia
Seattle, Wash. Through ex-Gov. r. d.
Proctor, president, and W. q. Higbee, a
t,Nn T. h.
Marble company has bought the holdings
OF the Western Marble company OF Seattle
and Tacoma, which operated a finishing
plant in Tacoma in conjunction With
quarries in Alaska. The new plant will
employ about 200 men and viii receive
rough marble from the Alaska quarries
and prepare it for the commercial use.
The complaint OF Burlington parties to
the public service commission against the
Central Vermont Railway company on &C.
count OF an alleged discriminatory rate
on rough granite shipped from Barre to
Burlington, as compared with the rate to
st. Adams, hae led to readjustment by
which the Burlington rate will be sl.20
ton instead OF s1.s0, and 35 cents TO both
st. Adams and Burlington on rough
granite that is TO be reshipped over the
Central. The latter rate has been 25
cents. A similar rate from Barre to
Northdeld and Waterbury is II cents a
ton.
David Palmer, aged so years. was carry
ing basket OF shavings from the saw
mill across the swing bridge in Hardwick
W hen, having reached the middle of the
bridge, be slipped and fell head first into
the river, 10 feet below. The basket
which be was carrying struck on the ice
below the bridge. The man landed on
the basket and bounded into an open
space, where the ice had not frozen over
since the last thaw. Charles Mcclellan
and Ashley Smith, who witnessed the
accident, wsded in and pulled Mr.. Palmer
out OF his icy bath. He was not severely
injured.
Ex-Alderman Homer c. Laid received
the nomination for mayor at the Barre
citizens caucus Thursday evening, over
the trade unionists' candidate, James
Mulch. The vote stood, Laid 1919.
Mulch 1876. The caucus was one OF the
largest and hottest contested citizens
held in the city in a long time.
Two tickets, the citizens ticket and the
.rade unionists' ticket, being before the
,aucus, made ballots necessary for nearly
svery office. In two instances the trade
lnionists' candidates were nominated,
hat being for three auditors and assessor
or three years.
The Rev. Leroy F. Fortney, Universal
st minister without pastorate, bat en-
ragged in successful coal and lumber
business, started out to collect the house |
ent due from his tenant, Mrs. Young |
n Plaindeld. A dispute arose over the
mount due, and a heated argument en-
ued, ending with Mrs. Young giving her
'isitor a good pounding. When Fortney
ook an account OF stock later, he found
hat he was marked about the face and
hat tooth had been knocked out. Fear
ng that she would be arrested, Mrs.
'oung swore out a complaint against
erself and was tried. Mrs. Young
loaded guilty.
Ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury. announces
hat he intends next fall to tear down the
outh wing Of the Van Ness House at Bur-
ngton and erect in its place five-story
re-proof structure, with bath for every
pom. The new structure will be story
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lade absolutely fire-proof. To the south
will extend over the driveway. This,
18th the extra story, will give 80 sddi-
onal rooms. The work will probably
,ntinue through next winter and the
IONS over the dining room, which are {
closed from Nov. / to June / |
in be kept open in place OF the usual e
inter accommodations in the south wing.
The dairymen OF Rutland and vicinity !
i've organized COW testing association I.
20 members and they already have an
pert COW tester at work. There are 2
ore than 500 cattle in the herds of the :
embers. The COW tester, J. Frink, will !
ss one day a month with each of the :
embers. He will weigh the food con- r
med by each COW, the milk she produces :,
d will also test the milk. He will \
rnish the dairyman with data which =
II enable him to determine at the end y
the year just how much profit he has :.
rived from each animal in his herd. =,
lis will enable the owner to weed out !"
e poor animals and greatly advance the =
lndard of his herd. A meeting Of the Z,
will be held esoh month. ~
An early morning FIRE Thursday in the m
,pkins tenement block on Spring street, 81
'ntpelier, rendered nine families home dl
s and practically ruined the block, "a
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