Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-17
STATE OF VERMONT.

Tue AHuE- 9bhE-uA1 UhuButEI OF MI. ANt
Mrs. Luigi Bellfiower Of Fowler, who Eel
into usii OF hot water while playing a
the home OF a neighbor. and was scaldeC
so that the skin peeled from the flesh, 4
recovering.
In the case of State VS.. Louis Alfred Of
Burlington. the respondent being charged
with selling cigarettes to minors, Alfred
did not put in any defense and was found
guilty and fined IS and costs. the total
amounting to S19.15.
The house owned BY Jason Nye and oc.
oupied by P. E. Davis aud family iE
West Charleston burned 10 the ground the
9Th together with the barn. Their cloth
ing and most Of the furniture were burned.
The cause Of the fire is a mystery.
The Congregational church and society
OF Springfield has extended a call 10 the
Rev. Raymond A. Beardslee of Hartford,
Conn. Mr. Beardslee is native OF Col
orado and has been doing post graduate
work at Hartford Theological seminary.
The plant OF the Fair Haven Marble &
MarbIeized Slate Co. has been damaged
to the extent Of $4,000 by a fire which
was discovered in the night. The finish
ing shop was destroyed and the office
badly Quilted. The cause of the fire is
unknown. The loss is covered by insur-
ance.
Mrs. Mary Ross OF Readsboro has lost
"A hens killed by a wildcat. Hearing
connection among the fowls she arrived
at the henhouse just in time TO see the cat
leap through the window aud flee to the
woods. A LEGAL hunter tracked the beast
to his lair and shot him. Only five hens
in the flock escaped.
One of the oldest women in the state.
Mrs. Betsy Ann Stark of Mendon, died
March at the age of 80 years and II
months. Her husbands father was a
brother of Gen. John Stark OF Benning-
ton battle fame. Mrs. Stark's only sur
yiying son, J. J. Stark, with whom she
lived, is a veteran of the Civil War.
President Thomas OF Middlebury col
lege is sending out letter to the alumni
appealing for 100000 to build gymna-
stun. He says be wishes to install an in
structoF in physical education at the /
earliest possible moment, believing that /
every student should be required 20 take /
physical exercise under skilled direction. /
Four hundred fifty employees OF the
Bellows Falls plant of the International
Paper Co. voted at a meeting of the Paper
Makers Union, held March II, to strike.
The action was taken partly because OF
local grievances and partly because OF the
strike against the company at Glens
Falls, Corinth and other places in New
York state.
II has become known that the three
names of the priests presented at Rome
on the bishops terna for the Roman
Catholic bishopric Of Burlington were the
Revs. j. d. shannon of Middlebury.
Father Milan OF Amesbury, Mass, and j.
J. .Rtne OF Northbirdge, Mass Father
Milan has since been appointed bishop OF
Hartford, Conn. f
The boiler house at G. I. Frary Co..
shop in Bristol was burned the 4th inst.
The loss is estimated at 5000, insured.
Spontaneous combustion was the cause. /
Several of the employees are quite hea W
losers, as they had left their overcoats, 1
rubbers and other apparel hanging up in {
the house. The work OF rebuilding has /
already been begun. {
Alexander Dunnett OF St. Johnsbury. :
United States district attorney, has re- {
ferred to Attorney General Wickersham
at Washington the determination OF the
question whether the three car loads Of
Italian sour wine seized in Barre was b
shipped in violation of the federal law {
which went into effect January l. A II
hearing in the matter ill be held at Rut- I
land April 5. v
The carpenter work on the new finish
ing shop at the Vermont Marble COM =
pany's works at West Rutland, is we'll 2
under way The frame, except a small y
portion, is all up and the roof covered. =
The work CT excavating Tor the rubbing =
beds has been completed and the founda. =
ton for them will he begun in few q
lays There are now about 30 carpen. =
.ers, masons and helpers engaged at the 2,
work. N
Alter having been separated from him -
or q years and having brought up 4,
amily Of four children by her own work, 90
lts. Angie Cook Robbins OF Rutland is Il
making preparations u join her husband Il
Wills +. Cook OF Greenfield, Mass. .,
lWenty-one wears ago, ostensblv to look
or work. Mr. Cook left home aud bad m
Iot been heard from since until last Christ =,
aas when be communicated with his p,
vile and little later visited her.
The deco passing title OF the Junction Bio
io,el COMPANY 10 Messrs. L. n. Gibbs re,
nd \. 2. Wheeler Of White River june til
ion has been executed and delivered. II
overs the Junction House and livery sta
lie property and leased stores aud rooms
} the Gates block. The new owners an
ave operated the premises the past nine ID.
ears ana bave made il one Of the most Nj
rosperous hostelries in northern New L.,
ngand. The consideration named is Re
so, 000 del
Burlington is getting its supply OF ice Blu
.om Aiburg. Thirty cars were sent TO
lburg Friday and 100 more were sent an
aturday to help bring the ice crop to hat tar
ty. Sunday about so cars were sent 30
I'd for the following two weeks about 40 Blu
ars per day will be used. Ice was cot on pla
he lake Friday, but the amount handled loo
as not important as the ice is so thin the
lat the weight mounts up slowly. Work sue
as begun Saturday at Alburg with a Mi
lrce Of about 100 men. yes
Clerk Rufus W. Spear OF the public fie'
ryiee commission hes issued an order the
gned BY all the members OF the commits -
on eliminating two grade crossings in
e towns of Ludlow and Mount Holly,
be cost incurred by this order is q. 500