Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-28

At special town meeting IN Shelburne
July 10 it was voted to buy the property
in the center Of the village, at the south
OF the triangle, TO- the library site. The
price to be psid c. p. Van vliet for the
brick house and lot y ia b. 1850. The
house was formerly the Methodist parson-
age but it has been owned by Mr.. Van
Vliet for about twenty years. The library
association has about 80, 100 on hand and
remodeling the house will soon be be-
gun.
President John N. Thomas OF Middle
bury college announces that the report
widely published at commencement time
to the effect that the gymnasium fund Of
$50, 900 had been completed Was a mis-
take. There is still $4,000 to be raised
on the 100000 gymnasium fund as ORR
ginally proposed. There still remains a
balance of s62, 1880 to be subscribed to
the 5000, 900 general fund in order to Sc
cure the $500 offered by the general ed
ucstiop board.
Clothing to the value of 5000 was stolen
from a consignment OF goods shipped by
Hart, Schaffner & Marx OF Chicago to
E. r. Hopkins and company Of Rutland.
The goods came by freight and when the
box, which Was supposed to contain $3.50
worth OF clothing, was opened, but $3.50
worth were found. The stolen goods con-
sisted OF overcoats and suits and were
taken from the bottom Of the crate. The
Rutland railroad claims that the crate was
in bad condition when it was received ct
Norwood, \. Y.
The clothes repairing and cleaning
shop Of S. Bloch in St. Adams was de-
stroyed by fire July IS. The loss is about
81 900 with no insurance. The cause OF
the fire was the explosion OF a gssolene
tank in Mr.. Bloch's room, where he was
at the time OF the accident, all the suits
hanging on the walls being destroyed.
William Gilwee ran = barber shop in the
same building, but his only loss was the
damage by water, aud the building itself
WAS little damaged.
Leonard [. Story OF Fairfield is organ
izing a company for the purpose of ac-
quiring The foreign patents on a mechani-
cal mixer OF which he is inventor and on
which he has been granted a patent by
the United States patent office. The
mixer is so constructed that il will imi-
tate the action OF the human hand in
every particular in the operation Of milk
ing and the milk is carried to a closed re-
ceptacle without coming in contact with
the air OF the stable.
Miss Nellie Cross, formerly OF Burling-
ton and now OF New York city, ranked
highest out OF 247, who took an examina-
tion at Albany, n. Y, last Thursday for
The position of secretary Of the board Of
education OF New York city. Miss
Cross, who Was the youngest person who
took the examination, will take up her
work January Is next. She was educat- |
I'd in the Burlington public schools and
attended Miss Fuller's boarding school |
in New York for one year.
James Casey OF Jericho was struck BY
! train July 10 and taken to the Fanny /
Allen hospital in Winooski. He had |
been visiting in Shelburne and, when be I
got of his train, stepped directly In front /
II the other train, which met it at Bur
ington. He was rendered unconscious
1y the blow, but that the train Was not
,oing at foil speed is due the fact that he
vas not instantly killed. Ile received
,ut over one eye and one side was badly
bruised, but his injuries are not serious.
Lorenzo D. Porter of Connecticut, who
had been canvassing for some time in
Jamaica, in order to pay his way in
chool. was drowned there July 6. A
ew days before the accident be bought
,air OF water wings at one Of the stores
here, being unable to swim a stroke, and
alter his body was found standing nearly
rect in the water, which was about a
DOT over his head. The body had prob
bly, been in the water "a hours. The
water wings were under one arm when be
vas found.
A workman unfamiliar With its mech
nism tried to operate the Barre steam
oller July IS and tipped the heavy ma
hine bottom up in fourfoot ditch and
aved himself only by some lively jump
ng. The regular engineer had LETT the
oller for a moment when q gang OF
Forkmen found the machine in their way
nd one of their number, George Ellis,
olunteered to move il. He opened the
hrottle all right but when the heavy ma
hine swerved out OF the road be forgot
ow to shut it of.
John w. Titcoinb, formerly one Of the
sh and game commissioners of Vermont /
nder the old law, has accepted the APP !
ointment as state commissioner OF game /
nd fisheries to succeed Henry @. Thomas Il
I stowe, resigned, and will take the I
Hice Aug. /. Mr.. Titcomb has had |
Tide experience in this business, was for
number OF years chief OF the bureau Of
sh culture OF the United States govern :
rent at Washington, and is recognized
) one OF the most expert authorities on !
bis subject in the country.
A pair OF horses hitched to load Of q
az ran into w. ID. Smiths 30-borsepow- |
: Cadillac standing at the top OF bill in I
asst Montpelier last week Wednesday '
light The pole struck the radiator, and .
le sudden impact set the machine back I
istance of several feet, allowing the I
orses to proceed on their way. Beyond I
pair Of broken lamps and a bole in the i
ldiator the car was not badly Damaged.
he occupants Of the Cadillac, saw the
lnaways coming and vacated the car :
George and Charles schmitt, sons OF I
gorge Schmitt OF Rutland, nave succeed i
/ ia flying 200 feet in the biplane which 1
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