Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-18

nslly for 80 days for intoxication.
Melvin Lawrence was sentenced in
Brattleboro last week to not less than Il
nor more than is months at bard labor 10
the state prison al Windsor on a statutory
charge. Lawrence eloped about 3 veal
ago from Ashby, Mass, with Mrs,
Charles Davis OF that town and went t.
Brattleboro with her about three months
ago. He was arrested about q month
ago.. Mrs. Davis, who was in the last
stages OF consumption, when she went to
Brattleboro, died about two weeks ago.
Edward NJ. Goddard, the assistant H.
brarian at the state library in Montpelier,
has resigned after nearly ten years. serv-
ice and will accept a position with the
American Fidelity company. His resig-
nation will take effect on September 1.
MIR. Goddard is librarian OF the Vermont
Historical society and is also q member OF
the Vermont library commission. E. Lee
Whitney, who has been an assistant in
the state library, is a candidate for the
position OF first assistant, to ill Mr.. God
dard's place.
Every indication points to q large apple
crop in Middlebury. After two years OF
poor crops due TO drouth, the farmers are
rejoicing over a notably prosperous sea
son. The hay crop was so large that suf-
hcient barn room could not be obtained
and many stacks had TO be built. The
grain crop has been heavier and Of better
quality than usual. Many farmers had
to thresh their grain in the field. The
corn crop promises to be up TO the aver
age and, II the weather continues favora-
BILE, apples and potatoes will be excellent.
Congressman ID. J. Foster has announced
his intention to recommend George F.
Pease as postmaster at Rutland to succeed
the late John Sheldon. Regarding this
decision Mr.. Foster makes the following
statement Tin recommending the ap-
pointment OF George F. Pease as postmas
ter, | have carried out my determination
10 recommend the man who was most
strongly endorsed. Mr.. Pease had about
700 endorsements; Mr.. Fairfield had
about 440; Mr.. Field about 275; Judge
Merrill and Mr.. Richmond about 100 each.
The recent unwilling in Paris Of a o
ument TO DR.. Horace Wells, who first
used nitrous oxide gas rs an a~naesthetic,
recalls to the mind the fact that DR..
Wells was q native OF Hartford, VT. Il was
in 1874, after hearing Of the effects OF nj
trous oxide gas upon q young man who
had inhaled il, that DR.. Wells tried it
upon himself and had a large molar tooth
extracted without the slightest pain. Its
use in dentistry soon became general,
and until the discovery of sulphuric ether
it was used as an Anaesthetic in surgical
operations.
Because Mrs. F. d. German imagined
the noise from telephone wires on the
Middlesex road disturbed her, she cut down
three poles belonging to the Vermont Tel
ephone d Telegraph Co. The poles were
over eight inches in diameter and Mrs.
German, who is nearly so years old, cut
them down with an ordinary hand saw.
She was arrested but her relatives will
make good to the company the poles she
destroyed and no prosecution will be
made. Her relatives also promise to look
after the woman until her mental condi-
tion improves.
By the will Of the late John E. Smith
Of Barre, the sun of 90, 900 is bsqueathed
to Barre City hospital, tc be known rs
the Elizabeth Smith fund, the income OF
which is to be used in maintRining q free
bed at the institution. Besides this be-
quest, Mr.. Smith willed $500 to the SUM-
day school OF the First Congregational
church, with the intention that the in
come OF the fund be used for the enter
tainment Of the children at the picnics Of
the church. The residue OF the estate,
which is estimated to be in the vicinity
Of S1OO, 600, goes to the heirs.
The Rev. L. d. Green of New York
city is at the state house in Montpelier,
looking up the records of the state
prison, house OF correction and state in
dustrial school. He las visited every
state 10 the Union since October, 1907,
this being the last one. Mr.. Green
passes from 20 to 80 days at the capital in
each state in looking up the records of
the penal institutions and trying to dis
cover the cause Of the large number OF
crimes and to find some remedy for 1t, his
work being along much the same line as
that OF Judge Linsday Of Denver.
Nelson Sleeper, aged So years, an EN-
rloye on the E. G. KinRsbury farm on the
Mortified road, a mile from Montpelier,
was buried alive in q big cavern OF a
gravel Dit where he was working alone
early last Thursday, filing his dump cart
for a trip to the city. The mans predica-
ment was discovered by Mr.. Kingsbury,
who is his brother-in-law, about 10 min
utes after.the accident. 1t took IL men
half an hour to dig Sleeper out and he
was dead. Six feet of gravel had covered
his body. Sleeper was a native OF More
town, where be was road commissioner.
At the recent examination OF the Yer
mont state board OF medical registration
held in Burlington the following appli-
we're successful: Thomas, F. Crow
ley, Luther j. Callahan, Everett L. Chap
man, Ambrose F. Dowd, Delmar d.. Dur
gin, George q. Fisher, William @.
Guthrie, Arthur B. Howard, William j.
Kennedy, Willis K. Noodle, Seth H. Mar
tin. Sidney L. Morrison. Edwin W. Sart-
we'll. Joseph H.. shuffleton, Ernest L.
Tracy, Raphael Yood. Fifteen applicants
who bad finished the studies OF the
sophomore year we're also successful in
their examinations.
The mail of c. n. Ferrin, s~ergeant-at-
arms at the state house, is burdened daily
" 18th scores Of applications for the % CT
more appointments at his disposal dur
the coming session OF the legislature
This year Mr.. Ferrin has made a rule that
with the exception of the doorkeepers OF
the senate aud house and the postmaster,
be will not appoint overgrown boys OF IL
or is years old for the positions of mes
aen0era and uepes. No BOYS over Ia years