Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-07


the stove ruined.
The usual price OF ice has been raised
ten cents a hundred in Burlington, to
take effect at once. Less than 4,0Oo tons
have been obtained from Burlington bar
Dor. and v hat was harvested Is not good.
Five thousand tons were purchased In Al
burg and this is 81 fine quality, but the
1000 tons thus on hand are but three
fourths of the supply needed by the city
for an average season. There will be no
ice famine, however. as two dealers N
Winooski and one at Lakeside can furn-
ish the residue needed.
The time-linit set for raising $4,000
nv subscriptions for stock in the proposed
new hotel for st. Albans was april /, and
the SIC, 900 has been raised. So far as be
popular subscription goes, the Colonial
Inn project appears to be assured. There
vet remain certain details OF organiza-
ton and financing to be completed, how
ever, before he day when ground VIII be
broken for the construction Of the hotel.
Level headed business men who have been
active in the enterprise and who know
its details thoroughly appear to Be conf
dent that the new hotel viii be built.
A. BENJAMIN Darling OF Peacham was
cutting down a tree March IS, the tree
fell on him, breaking two ribs and other
wise iniuring and bruising him. In the
last few months The family OF Mr. Darl-
ing seems to have been selected by the
fates for misfortune. in the terrible hre
at ST. Johnsbury last tall, the eldest son,
Leonard. lost his life; Bonnie, the young
est son. early in the Winter cut his foot
very badly while chopping, and has been
laid up ever since; George. the son OF
home, has been quite i'll for some weeks,
and now the father just narrowly escaped
death.
1t Is probable that no license will be
issued 10 New Haven this year as no APP
pIication has been made. II Is Under
stood that the commissioners inteud TO
charge the maximum fee OF 1900 and
that no one feels like paying this amount.
A story is told to the effect that previ-
Gus 10 town meeting some thirty citizens
iokingly agreed to vote for any candidates
for town Office on whom they could
agree. II transpired that there was nc
possibility OF uniting on any candidate,
wheteupon they agreed to vote for IL
oense, and New Haven went wet by ma
jority 81 seven.
Last year was the first year OF trial OF
the new library Law giving aid to free
town libraries in towns OF less than
SIC. 900 grand list, exclusive OF poll.
The library commission had but $1,000 to
sneud and with this aided 3s small libra
RIGS. Applications for aid for this year
are coming In rapidly and should be filed
with the secretary OF the board by May l.
II is probable that many more applications
will be received than can be granted, 90
that only those libraries which are doing
the best work, making the books useful
in schools and circulating them widely,
etc, can receive help.
/ An appsrenr attempt to wreck the
night airline express on the Boston q
+ Maine railroad occurred ON the b. Il M.
tracks near the fair grounds in st. Johns
+ bury one night recently. Section Fore
man Charles IeCEance found saturday
morning several fish plstes, which had
! been placed on the rails and then
knocked of by the passing train. The
constable with a railroad detective from
f Boston went to the scene OF the attempted
wrecking and found tracks leading NJ
over the bank to the fair grounds but
they could not follow these farther. j.
the attempt had been successful, the trair
would have gone down a steep embank
ment into cove some is or 20 feet below
Paul Revere bells may be more numer
Gus In Vermont than would be anticipat
ed. The town OF Woodstock claims NJ
less han four:-One bell in the Congre
eational church, marked with blue chall
in the inside. with the weight 6s
pounds, and ths year 1878, and the nam
ssRevere & Sons, Boston" cast in the top
one in the Christian church with IRE
we're, Boston," cast in the top and tn
weight. $40 pounds, marked inside Will
blue chalk; one in the St. James church
"Revere, Boston, cast in top, and IT,
weight, 500 pounds, marked with blu
chalk: one in the Universalist church
"Revere. Boston, cast in top, aud tn
weight, 1921 pounds, marked with blu
chalk.
Under the will Of the late Agnes F
willard OF Boston, the st. Johnsbur!
Athenaeum in st. Johnsbury, VT, is Civ
en- a oequest of s25, 900. The testator lief
a fortune OF nearly two million dollar
which is divided between The relatives
the deceased. Under q clause 10 the vii
the st. Iohnshury Athenaeum would hav
received s100,0 had the daughter no
survived her mother. similar claus
made provision for Request OF $4,000
to the State OF Vermont in the event o
several beneficiaries not surviving tn
testatrix. This bequest, OF course, doe
not stand, the beneticiaries being alive
The money was to have been used in con
pection with Libraries in small and need,
Vermont towns.
Little Louise Margaret Tatro, daughte
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Tatro Of 81. Al
bans, had a narrow escape from beinl
burned alive last week The girl wa
playing in the city yards during gras
fire and her dress caught from the blaze
She started on 6 run for her home an
this, OF course, simply famed the hame
80 that when she arrived where she coulI
call her mother, she wss enveloped i
FIRE. Mrs. Tsbor wrapped the child i
some clothes and extinguished the flames
but her own clothes caught fire while sh
did it and her arms, hands and face wer
burned. The little girl was burned abou
the hands, face and body and both moth
er and daughter will be confined to th
bed for some time.
! The information has Just leaked on
/ a. - - Tie ,,,aaffue nf the executive CON