Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-06

: state hospital tor the insane, Waterbury
e are being well cared for there. There !
i no truth in the rumor that the patient
? are 10 be removed 70 Bgattieboro. On IN
women's side the patients have beef
9 moved from Ward / into the other WON
: ems wards and to the nurses home. Par
4 OF the men have been put in the ward
! thus made vacant DR.. Don d. Grout
1 the superintendent, is Of the opinion thai
! II will take three months to restore the
! burned section.
Louis F. Langevine of Pittsford, ad
E ministrator OF the estate OF We're Lauge-
: vine, his nine-year old son, has brought
7 suit In Rutland county court againsl
Jerome Mccormick, q member OF the firm
OF Ray Il Mccormick. Pittsford mer.
chants, to recover 60, 900 on the ground
that We're met his death through the negli.
| gence of Mr.. Mccormick, The declara-
tion sets up that Sept. 3 last Mccormick
invited We're TO ride on the running board
OF his automobile, that the machine was
run at high rate OF speed, and the lad
was thrown of and killed.
A department Of education, for the pur-
pose OF providing for the public schools
OF the state and for positions elsewhere in
schools Of secondary education, teachers
Of the high character demanded by mod
ern educational standards has been es-
tablished at the University Of Vermont,
Burlington. Students " ho have complet-
ed the first two years in any department
OF the university may enter the depart
inent OF education and when the two years
work which constitutes the course is COM
pleted they will receive the degree OF
bachelor OF science in education.
A number OF oId-time Springfield
friends honofed Frank w. Stiles, who
founded and published the Springfield
Reporter for over 80 years, with a genu-
inc surprise visit last week Monday even
/ ing, thus marking his Goth birthday as a
red letter event in his life. Mr.. Stiles
retired from the newspaper business in
! August, 1908, since when his Breezy Hill
farm and extensive real estate holdings in
the village of Springfield have occupied
his time and attention. The visitors
were served an elaborate luncheon at his
residence, and 'tsmoke talk" followed,
with interesting "reminiscences.
The Rutland Garage company has just
completed the most modern machine
shop for repairing automobiles to be
found in the state. The machinery takes
up the greater part Of the upper floor of
the big building, and an electric elevator
OF three tons capacity makes it possible
to raise large touring car to this floor
With ease. The entire plant is electrical
~ equipped, and every machine has its
own motor. Although designed primari-
~ for automobile work, the equipment is
such that all kinds OF machine repairs can
receive attention. The lower floor is used
as q garage and has a capacity OF thirty
cars.
What will be one Of the most interest
ing cases to test a Vermont law was filed /
Dec. 20 In Rutland county court, the
state OF Vermont suing the Clement Ma
tional bank OF Rutland for $2,025.33 in /
taxes. The case is brought both in as
sumpsit and on a debt by agreement Of c. 1
c. Fits, who appeared for the state, as
Attorney General j. @. Sargent is dis
qualified, and o. NJ. Barber Of Benning
ton, counsel for the bank. The bank re-
fused to pay the seven-twentieths of one
per cent tax on certain deposits, main
tanning that the law was unconstitution-
al and the suit is the result. The matter
will be taken to the supreme court as
speedily as possible.
barn belonging to Miss Julia A. /
Jackson in Brandon was burned last /
week Wednesday, caused by fire started
by tramps, it Is supposed. There were 80
tons of hay in the barn and when Mr..
Breese, its owner, vent to get a load Of
hay be smelled smoke. He saw hole in
the hay which looked as though someone
had slept there. With a pitchfork he
pulled out a mans coat, and the fire
which had been smouldering under this
coat spread very rapidly. Two whiskey
bottles were found there also, and it is
thought that someone had slept there
during the night and had been smoking.
Miss Jackson's barn was insured for $500
and Mr.. Breese's hay for $500.
The will of Columbus Smith, late of 1
who was reputed to be a
man OF great wealth, leaves to his wife
FPS, 900 or $50, 900, as she may elect. Upon
her demise his entire estate, not other
wise provided for, shall be devoted to
The foundation of an old peoples home to
be under control Of the bishop Of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Vermont.
One thousand dollars each tothe Metho-
list society OF West Salisbury and the
-oukEcRhltOHdl CuuTcu o. oaAlhputg VII 4
age is provided for st. Stephens e
,hurch in Middlebury is remembered s
With an annuity of $50 and mausoleum d
Ind the land on which it stands in Sails c
bury. Various requests OF small sums
ire made to large number Of relatives. i
United States Judge James L. Martin of
3rattleboro, who presided at the trial OF !,
he sugar trust fraud cases in New York, :
eceived high compliments from the /,
ttorneys at the close OF the trial. =
oliver Splitter, dock superintendent, =
John r. Coyle, Thomas Kehoe, Edward :
|. Boyle, and Patrick J. Hennessey,
heckers formerly employed on the Have :
meyer q Elder refinery docks of the Amer :
can Sugar Refining Co. in Brooklyn, :
we're found guilty December "a OF con- :
piracy to defraud the government by I'M !,
Ierweighing sugar cargOes. Judge Mar !.
in granted an arrest Of sentence and )
lxed Saturday, Jan. s, as day for an ar
Iument on an application for new trial. :.
I is understood that Judge Martin will =
'e assigned to try other sugar fraud cases i
n New York. :
An interesting and significant meeting Il
rae hoId In proofor last Waak hpinu a ri