Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
STATE OF VERMONT.
Its News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

fracture Of one arm Aug. n while crank
ing up an auto.
James Bowers, who is confined to the
state hospital for the insane at Water
h,yy. escaped the 18th but was captured
later In the day at Montpelier.
The consular agent for the Austro-Hun
oarian empire at Proctor, Carl Grossman.
saws he has discovered perpetual motion.
water does the trick. II Just starts run
ming around in the machine and flows on
forever.
Hamilton s. Peck was nominated for
representative in the Republican city eau
ems OF burlington the 18th by majority OF
276 over Joseph Aud in total vote of
622. Peck carried every ward by q deci-
sivs majority.
Arthur Cole, a former ~strikebreaker and
hailing from Lewis, ". Y, was badly in
iured in the freight yard at White River
Junction Wednesday. He was taken to
the Hanover hospital where he died Is q
result OF injuries.
The listers Of st. Johnsbury have COM
plsted the quadrennial appraisal and the
real estate valuation has been increased
st.4Os, 900. Four years ago 1t was ga
900, 900. The personal property increase
in April Wal s62s ZOO.
The manager of the Fair Haven base
hail team skipped the town with all the
cate receipts OF the R~utIand-Fair Haven
game. The Rutland boys did not get any
money for the game and the manager Is
in the g35 received at the entrance.
The following have filed nomination
papers in the White River Junction town
clerks Office for the Office Of town repre-
sentative: Warren Bugbee, independent;
Horace c. Pease, Regular Republican, and
ID. A. Elliott, Progressive Republican.
e.. n. Thorp has been appointed chief
Of the division Of salaries and allowances
of the frss assistant postmaster-general's
oncc by order OF Postmaster General
Hitchcock. Mr.. Thorp was born in
Charlotte and entered the service in 1901.
II IL expected that Russell Page, son Of
Senator Carroll 8. Page, will be nYminat-
ed for town representative at the Republi-
can caucus to be held this evening in
HYDE Park. II Is said that the Democrats
will not put up any candidate in opposi-
tion.
Isaac NJ. Bicker OF Groton died in a
hospital at Woodsville, n. H., Aug. 10,
death being due to two paralytie shocks.
He represented his town In the state leg
islature in 1895 and 1895 and was we'll
known in business circles throughout the
state.
Arthur Yandow OF Williston was
drowned Sunday at Thompson's Point,
Malletts Bay, while in bathing. A short
distance from shore Yandow stepped on
a ledge into about II feet OF water He
ant aud did not come Up. He could not
swim.
The Domino Manufacturing Co. has Sc
cured the lumber rights on about 500
acres Of land in the whitcomb %neiRhbor-
hood near East Enosburg. II is planned
10 build q mill on a site at once where the
lumber can be hauled without encounter
ing q grade.
The March term Of Washington county
court cost the state S5,i6s. Tbs princi-
pal items are:-Petit jury, s3,2i2.I2 &C
count OF Sheriff r. II. Tracy, s570.ssi
referees. auditors and special masters
F528.46; witnesses, s7l5.e1i assistant
Judges, e437. 20; reporters, sbfo.
The milk strike on the western sid
has been brought TO a close, the striking
WeybridRe farmers all asking for their
usual supply OF milk cans. They have
been supplied BY ths Boston Dairy COM
pauy. v hich some days ago made them
an increase in the price OF milk.
A large barn filled with hay and q
Rrainstack the property OF Isaac rat
neaude OF Winooski were totally de
stroyed by Are about 5 a. ~. FRIDAY.
The loss Is estimated at over s2oOO' only
part OF which Is covered by Insurance.
The cause Of the Are is unknown.
The new appraisal OF real estate has
raised the total valuation OF property IN
Rutland to over 81, 600, 600 more than four
wears ago. This is due partly TO exten-
siye building and partly to feeling that
real estate IN Rutland has not beer as
sessed 1T a fair cash value heretofore
willard Martin, g brother OF state
Commissioner OF Agriculture o. l. Mar
tin. and Prot. Leo Lewis Of Tutts college
left Boston in a so b. p. one
morning at $50 and arrived at Barre at
1890 n. m. of the anne day, spending
an hour at walpole, n. H., for oreakiast'
Harmon David OF Mendon, totally
blind, has recently returned from an IN
stitution where he has learned to maze
brooms and, although he has an lnvailo
wife and small children, Is building up q
very creditable business in a little shop
there. It is said his skill in total dark
ness is admirable.
Miss Mary Ann living, daughter OF
one Of the early families in Barre, died at
her home in that city, Aug. 10. Miss
living would have gained her s6th birth
day October II o; this year. she was me
Oldest member Of the Church OF the Mes
slab and Is said to have been the OLDEST
citizen of Montpelier.
The Republican headquarters al hut-
land have lust issued a booklet contain
ing the acceptance address OF John a.
Mead, extracts from addresses OF hon.
Frank PIumley and Hon. D. J. Foster
an appeal to young voters, the kepaoh-
can platform, ETC., aud a statement Of the
tate treasurer = report.
Josiah Barker, steward at the Home for
Destitute Children, at Burlington re-
ceived an imperative call to visit ooediah
Walston OF Wiliisfon. He did 80, ana
apon mis- arrival Mr.. Walston placed s5Ou
in greenbAcks in his hands with the re-
mark that he wanted to do something Tor
the children during his lifetime. I