Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-09
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers

. at Guildhall, Nov. ,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Eddy of Yer
non celebrated their 5Oth wedding an
| niversary Wednesday evening.
Bishop Warren has been chosen t,
preside at the Vermont conference o
the NJ. +. church at Bradford, Apri
Is.
The large marble block in CastletoI
was totally destroyed by fire Thursda,
evening. The loss was heavy, partly
covered by insurance.
Simon Blinn Blunt. missionary ii
charge Of the mission of the Good
Shepherd al Barre, has accepted a cal
to st. Stephens, Middlebury.
An incendiary fire was started last
Thursday evening in a shed adjoining
the store of G. W. Lepper at 81. Al
bans, but il was discovered before il
had done any damage.
Miss Mary johnson of Rutland
had her right hand and face badly
burned Wednesday BY the explosion
of lamp which She was lighting. II
is thought that the burns will not
prove serious.
The December term Of Caledonia
county court opens at st. JohnsbulA
Tuesday, December 5, Judge Rowell
presiding The docket contains 50
law, p chanccry, Is divorce and sew
eral criminal cases.
Mr.. George Gregory Smith has
gone to New J ork from 81 Albans,
whence he will sail Immediately for
Italy. Cable advices of the ill-health
of Mrs. Smith cause his return earlier
than had been expected.
DIR. Walter J. Aldrich. one of ST.
Johnsbury's popular physicians, was
married Wednesday to Flora NJ Fol-
som, the Youngest daughter of DIR. J.
ID. Folsom. The ceremony was per-
formed before few friends and rea-
tivps.
George +. Richards succeeds Frank
Harvey as landlord of the American
House, Brattleboro. Mr.. Richards
has been travelling salesman for
Boston house, but was formerly en-
gagged in the hotel business at Win
chester, \. H., and other places.
The following standing committee
have already consented TO the conse-
Grafton Of the Rev. Arthur {. a. Hall,
NJ. A., as the bishop Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the diocese OF YER
mont: Albany. Tennessee, Pittsbure,
Easton, South Carolina, New Hamp-
shire. Mississippi and Colorado.
Among the changes in the rules of
practice in the courts of the State pro
posed by the Vermont Bar Association.
was one TO limit the arguments OF
counsel on either side to two hours.
The attorneys are quite agreed that
some such step is advisable. and upon
the recommendation OF the associa-
ton. the Supreme Court will, in all
probability, adopt the rule.
A reward of $500 has been offered |
Jointly by the American Surety COM
pany of New York and the Chicago |
Tribune for the arrest and detention
of Louis Armstrong billiard, said to
be defaulter and a fugitive. He was
a Rutland boy who went to Chicago |
a few years ago and occupied the posi-
ton Of assistant cashier of the Chica-
90 Tribune until about month ago,
when he went to Rutland ON vaea-
ton. He remained about Il week.
when he left, telling his mother that
he was going TO New York for few
days. and since then nothing has been
heard of him.
A press dispatch from Albuquerque,
n. NJ, says: "The United States grand |
jury has indicted :. NJ. Folsom, presi-
dent of the Albuquerque National
bank, recently closed. He is accused
of embezzling note issued by the
Hot Spring Cattle company TO the AL
buquerque National bank, issuing Il
fraudulent order to the Albuquerque
National bank of which he is presi-
dent and issuing fraudulent order to
the Merchants National bank Of
st. Johnsbury, Vt. He gave $4,000
bonds" The accused is a brother II.
T.. Folsom of Lyndonville. who has
Just gone into insolvency because OF
having Endorsed heavily for his broth
err
Rt. Rev. Bishop Louis DeGoesbri-
and, the venerable and beloved bishop
Of the Catholic diocese of Burlington.
VT, celebrated the 10th anniversary OF
his elevation to the bishopric. Mon
day, Oct. 30th. Bishop DeGoesbriand
was consecrated in st. Patrick's old
New York, October 30, 1858.
by Monsignor Bedini, aftcrward car
iinal. lie has been a bishop 40 years
and a priest, o. The late Bishops
Bayley of Baltimore and Loughlin OF
Brooklyn were eonseerated at the
same time. AT the age Off. Bishop De-
Soesbriand is the oldest bishop in the
United States, and few dignitaries OF
.he Catholic church are more reverrd
)r are consulted oftener or are ac- {
corded higher consideration.
L. Il 7. Fairbanks & Co. of St.
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