Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-24
STATE OF VERMONT.

j. f. Davidson Of Montpelier has been
elected president OF the New England
Electric Light association.
At q recent sale OF rare stamps IN New
York city a Brattleboro, 1876, stamp
brought the highest price, 900.
Mark Beattie, q Delaware q Hudson
yardman in Rutland, fell OF the tender Of
an engine March. IS, breaking two ribs
and dislocating one hip.
Foster, the 14-yesr-old son Of Moses
Carpenter, who lives on Cove hill, in
Lincoln, was instantly killed March IA
when a large log rolled over his body,
crushing him.
The total number OF divorce cases on
the docket OF the Washington county
court il o., believed to be the largest
number on record for any term OF court
Ia that county.
Col. Francis Walker has resigned his
position in the scale shops Of E. and T.
Fairbanks 4 Co. at St. Johnsbury after
continuous service with the corporation
OF nearly So years.
Frank NJ. Rich, superintendent of the
union school district in Brattleboro, has
announced his intention OF resigning to
puoAAtJu WIN knS hhA0h
district OF Cape Cod, Mass.
The new veneer mill at Bradford is
starting out we'll, having capacity OF %
hands and already employing 20. The
mill is capable otturning out 5000 to TO-
900 feet OF veneer a day, requiring 1000
feet OF lumber.
Ernest Hutohins OF Plainield has been
taken to the state hospital for the insane
at Waterbury for further treatment. The
mind Of this young man gave way two /
years ago through over study in prepar- /
ing for the ministry.
Raymond Watson met with serious
accident March is in Irasburg. As he /
was helping his father remove some sleds,
the bunk Of the sled dropped onto his
hand, the iron passing through his hand,
breaking the bone.
The Rev. c. W. Turner, pastor OF the
Beth Eden Baptist church al Fitchburg,
Mass, for the past eight months, has &C
cepted call to the pastorate OF the Baptist
church at Brandon, and will begin his du-
ties there next week.
Henry wilkins, 81 years old, native
OF st. Adams, who is said to have been
the youngest soldier to carry a musket in
the Civil war, died at Rutland Saturday.
file enlisted at the age OF is years in the
123rd New York regiment.
While Frank Rowland was running a
foot-power circular saw March Is at
Brandon, his left hand got caught under
the saw and his middle finger was cut
nearly of. while his thumb on the same
hand was cut to the bone.
Marcellus A. Bingham, Judge Of pro-
bate for Chittenden county, since 1898,
died last week OF kidney trouble at his
home In Burlington. He had been fail
ing in health for some time, having been
confined to his bed for four weeks.
When the sleeve OF his jumper caught
in the shafting at the Stewart tin factory |
in Rutland March IA, Moses I. DeRose I
was whirled around the shaft and hurled
with great violence against the side of the '
building. His spine was badly injured.
F. B. Shepherd, who has been proprie-
tor of the Windham hotel at Bellows
Falls for the past eight years, has leased
The Rockingham, and the Windham will
be operated by the present owners, L. g.
and &. e. Howard, with F. c. Willis as !
Fourteen thousand dollars has been
subscribed by public spirited people OF !.
toward the $4,000 which it is !
planned to raise to take over and enlarge
he Brandon Inn. II the plan material Z
yes, as expected, stock company will
be formed.
During the past year applications from !
Barre and Montpelier for naturalization !
papers have broken all records. The :
,lerk received 44a applications for first !.
papers and 2l7 for second papers, nearly
I'll OF which came from people living in !,
he two cities
More votes were cast at the annual b
nesting Of the village OF Bennington, I
March 10, than at any previous election /
N the history OF the village. and in every I
Instance in which there was contest, r
With two exceptions, Democratic caudi-
iates were elected. 5
q. r. Aud, paymaster in the United 4
states navy, who has been at his home 10 c
Burlington on leave OF absence for sew j
iral weeks, has gone to New York and 8
rom there will 90 to Seattle, Wash, to y
axe station on the armored cruiser Penn c
ylvania OF the Pacific feet I
While Carroll Foster. eight years old, i
vas playing on the slide where the ice is
lrawn up at the creamery 10 South Wall
len, loose sliyers caught in his clothing :,
md we're forced into one OF his legs. A !,
ioctor was called TO remove them. One !,
liver was eight inches long. !
Plans are being completed for the erec- '
ion OF a large temporary structure on D
college campus. A Latin a
play will be presented ia the building D
Turing the coming commencement OF /
college. The structure will '
be 80 feet wide and 1870 feet long. q
A. Allyn Olmstead OF Newbury, a u
prominent Orange county man and one Of Y
he leaders Of the Vermont Democracy, is
lead. His last important state service
was as member OF the state commission 6
20 investigate the subject OF taxation APP
pointed by then Gov. Fletcher ID. Proc
or.
Harry Daniels was the victim OF run o
lway accident at Middletown Springs 4
March IA. The kingbolt dropped out Of ?
he wagon In which he was riding, and n
be was thrown cut and dragged on the a
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