Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-20

OF three weeks on legal matters connected
with the estate. They found the estate
in much better shape than was expected
and we're successful in the questions that
arose there. 1t will require a year to
close the estate in Arkansas.
The town officials ask the Courier to
call attention OF all who have accounts
against the town TO bring them in for
payment to the proper town official on or
before Feb. 3. All accounts not present
ed by that time will have to go over an
other year. The town officials will pre-
sent their accounts to the auditors Feb. 4.
The board of civil authority will meet in
the afternoon to abate taxes and to cor
rect errors in tax bills enormously made
out.
The post office department has again
called for bids for running the daily mail
service between Bethel and Gaysville, the
service to begin Feb. il, 1910, and con-
tinue until June 10, 1918. II is under
stood that the bids submitted under the
first call were all higher than the govern
ment was willing TO pay and it is stated
that unless a bid approaching the amount
the government feels willing to pay Is
made the route will not be operated. II
is probable that the government is basing
its idea of what the proper amount
should be somewhat upon the terms OF
the bid given a few years ago by the sue
cessiul bidder, which was quite a little
under 5000.
The many friends Of former Assistant
Postmaster George II. Arnold will be glad
TO learn that be was successful in secur-
fnes he 4.
looking for, after having worked indoors
so many years. He is motorman on the
street cars in the city OF Chicago-run-
ming five miles south on Halstead street
and four miles west on Madison street
and back over the same route-the hours
being from IL 80 a. m. till midnight,
with three hours $3.50 to 5:30) of for
dinner. He considers it one of the best
runs in the city, likes the work very
much, and is very proud of his car, it be-
ing one OF nine new ones, made entirely
Of steel, weighing 80 tons each and carry
ing $50 passengers easily. His address is
2943 North Halstead St., Chicago, and he
would like to hear from all bis friends.
Last Sunday morning, Gordon, the
three-y ear-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Batchelder, slipped on the front
stairs, one foot slipping down two steps,
Mrs. Batchelder was with him and
caught him, thus saving him bad fall. |
He seemed frightened little, and said il |
hurt. He seemed all right, however, and
went to church with the family. In the |
afternoon, while be was beirg uudressed |
for his nap, his father aud mother decid-
ed that something was wrong aud at once
called DR.. Clough He discovered an in |
guinal hernia, and advised an operation |
as soon as possible. DR.. Gle OF Hanover
was communicated with by telephone
and said be wished the child in the hospi- \
tai the night before the operation and 4
would operate Tuesday morning at o
O'Clock. Mr.. Batchelder left, with Cor
don, for the Mary Hitchcock hospital, at
Hanover, Monday on the mail. Mr..
Batchelder returned from Arkansas only
three days before and had engagements TO
try several cases at Woodstock this week
hat had been delayed awaiting his re-
turn. Arrangements have been made for
John J. Wilson to try them in Mr.. Batch
slder's place, as the witnesses had all
been summoned.