Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-26

/ " but be was carried down by the swift
current within twenty feet Of the shore.
Mrs. Willow is suffering from nervous
prostrstion and is in a serious condition.
Berg was in a semi-conscions state when
brought ashore, but has now fully reeov-
cred.
One of the principal topics OF converse
tion in Brattleboro is the ACCESSIBILITY of
incorporating as a city. There are a
large number Of progressive people in the
town who think that now is the psyche
logical time 10 make Brgttleboro a city
since the present village charter is consid-
cred obsolete. A special committee con-
sisting OF E. W. Gibson, chairman, Kit
tredge Haskins, c. c. Fits, G. L. Dan
ham and Dennison Cowles, has been ap-
pointed by the bailiffs to secure a revised
charter from the next legislature in ac-
cordance with a resolution passed at a re-
cent village meeting. As is always the
case, there are those who are against it,
as well as those who approve, but the ma
\ jority feel assured that this is a most OPP
perfume time to incorporate in that way.
The burglary at Wilson & Abbott's
clothing store in Bellows Falls, May 16,
was cleared up the following Friday,
when Frank Arachet, 70 years OF age,
Hungarian, confessed to stealing goods.
| John Wolfe, clerk in the store, saw the
stranger passing and noticed that the
coat be wore was similar to one stolen
from the store. Communicating with the
owner of the store, the man was corneren,
but not until after a brisk chase He
said he came from Pittsburg, Pa, and ar
rived in Bellows Falls in freight car
Saturday night. Monday morning he
made his haul, which consisted OF two
suits, pair Of socks, underwear, ETC.,
and these be sold at Alstead, n. H., to a
teamster for So and drink of whiskey.
he was taken to Negiane for sentence in
the county court.
A suit for IS, 900 alleging alienation of
her husbands affections has been brought
against Mrs. Lillian Morse Of Marlboro
by Mrs. Ellen A. Frederick OF the same
town. Mrs. Morse was arrested but re-
leased, furnishing satisfactory bail Mrs.
Fredericks husband is George Fl. Fred
erick, a well-known portable sawmill
operator. Mrs. Morse is the wife Of Fred
Morse, q farmer and teamster. Her father
was one OF the two Williams brothers
who lived together nearly 80 years with
out having any financial settlement, &C
cumuIating an estate amounting approx
mateIy to 10000. The brother died
some years ago and the courts were called
upon to settle the estate, but private ad-
justment was made last January. Mrs.
Frederick alleges that her husband has
left her because Of attentions paid him by
Mrs. Morse Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
were married about ten years ago.
The Vermont Homeopathic Medical So
ciety held It's Goth annual meeting May
IS at Montpelier. A business session
was held in the afternoon at which DR.. K.
L. wyman Of Manchester, the retiring
president, delivered an address and the
following officers for the ensuing year
we're elected President, Frederick Hamil-
ton CT Brattleboro; vice-president, James
Hsylett OF Moretown; secretary, G. |.
Forbes of Burlingtoni treasurer, +. Z.
Steele of Montpelier; censors, +. b.
Whitaker OF Barre, +. f. Steele OF Mont
pelier, Edward Kirkland OF Bellows Falls
auditors, F. II. Davis OF Lyndonville, r.
II. Burke OF sutton, I. X. Waugh OF st. I
Adams; legislative committee, +. f. Steele
Of Montpelier, w. b. Mayo of Mortified,
f. B. Whitaker of Barre, q. /. Forbes of
Burlington, d. c. Noble OF Middlebury,
Sam Sparhawk OF Burlington. The re-
naming time aus the evening session
we're taken up in reading technical papers
and in discussion of the same.
Grange hall ct North HArtland was
filed with a crowd on May IA, who came
to hear the proceedings for the purpose of
determining the exact condition of affairs 4
in the controversy over the change OF the I
name of the local post office from North .
kgroafdant Nfakf,la
and Professor Worthen of Dartmouth
college we're the referees who had been
appointed by the postofice department
to hear the two factions and report their
findings to 4he department for final adj
Indication and these two gentlemen pre-
sided. The Evarts faction wanted to set
tie the question by a popular vote but
this was objected TO by the opposing side
and was sustained. W. B. G. Stickney of
Bethel represented the Evarts faction and
Stevens OF White River juno
ton appeared for the North Hartland peo-
pie. The trial lasted from / 80 until $3.50
and is said to have been a very noisy
meeting. No definite action was taken
and the further acts Of counsel for both
sides will be that each win submit brief
to the referees.
DR.. Fl. ID. Holton, secretary OF the state
board OF health, says that the state is in
excellent condition, so far as contagious
diseases are concerned, and that no seri-
Gus maladies are prevailing anywhere.
He speaks in high terms OF the effective
ness of the tubercular campaign, which is
nov being waged in the state. The ex-
hibit has been shown in p places. in
each place two lectures we're given, so
that they numbered AZ in all. 1t is esti-
mated that between IS, 900 and 10000 at
tended. This is done on an appropria-
ton of $4,000 made BY the state. The
was also responsible for the re-
cent Observance of tuberculosis Sunday
the state. In the smaller
towns union services we're held, which
we're addressed BY a physician or some
other man well qualified to speak upon
the subject. The result OF the work is
shown by statistics which go
to show that in the early SOS the deaths
by the disease numbered about 200 annu-
ally and that now they have been reduced
to l25, Notwithstanding the increase in