Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-06-29
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

There is quite scramble for the posi-
ton of county clerk in Rutland county,
made vacant by the sudden death OF
. John Howe of Castleton.
In race at Hydeville, June p, the
stallion Mack, owned by Guy c. Bent
ley of Rutland, lowered the Vermont
trotting record to 2.20 IL.
The following postmasters have
been recently appointed: L. J. Blk
by, Essex A. c. Gibson, South Lon
donderry; Joseph Quinlan. East
Charlotte Z. l.. Grish Oh, Orwell.
County Clerk Wilbur P. Davis of
Franklin county reports the amount
paid for fines and costs for the six
months ending April / at over S., 900,
fully nine-tenths of which came from
St. Adams liquor dealers.
Estey guard and Fuller battery held
their annual field day Saturday and
were inspected by Quartermaster Cen
eral Gilmore and Captain Tutherly.
The guard went TO the Reyes far.n
for extended order practice.
Harry Sparry Of St. Adams was
drowned in Johnston Bay,not far from
Ogdensburg, while fishing with two
companions. The boat tipped over
and all three were thrown into the wa
ter, but the others escaped.
Herbert H. Gleason, aged Is, was
instantly killed by falling on a log roll
in the Wheeler wood lot in Dunn
merston, Thursday night. He was
running at the time and, by some mis-
step, fell, his head striking the corner
of the saw carriage. He was the son
of Henry G. Gleason of Landgroye.
As Sharon is credited with being
the birthplace of Joseph Smith, the
founder of Mormonism, it may interest
the good people to know that mis-
sionary has gone from Sharon to Utah
in the person of Mrs. Grace NJ. Rose,
daughter of Rev. +. b. Chamberlin
and wife Of Rev. Samuel Rose, and
they are seeking to gather church
and build church edifice at Provo,
near Salt Lake City.
The stockholders of the Vermont
Electric company held their annual
meeting in Burlington last Sunday.
The old board of directors aud officers
were reelected as follows: directors,
IL. W. Allen, Willard Crane, +. A.
Pope, A. 4. Richardson, l.. IL. Turk,
+. Ii. Wells, A. G. Whiting; treas I
urer, +. ID. Blackwell OF Montpelier
DIR. W. 5. Vincent. DIR.
Vincent presented very encourage
ing report of the work already accom- I
plished.
The express train from Troy, NY, :
on Monday, June n, ran into freight
train at North Bennington station
about o'clock. The freight train. :
ocal. was an unusually long one and
stretched around "a curve, the rear car
being opposite the station. The express "
rain was coming at low speed when
he engines collided. Several passen- Z
yers on the express train were injured "
nut none badly, although one passen- !
,er had an arm broken. 1t took two ;.
lours to clear away the debris so that !
rains could pass. ;.
The New England Ensor Remedy 5
ompany, with a proposed capital stock TT
+ 100000, has been organized at pl
and the following officers 81
lected president, Hon. J. V. Carney h,
ice president, Charles T.. yelling to
reasurer, l.. +. Abbott: secretary, Fl
!. Nj. Pufier. The directors are the "
Ulcers, with A. +. Childs, T.. l.. at
'ichols, A. l.. Cutler, w. A. Brad m
'rd and l. +. Gibson l.. Il. Girls III
old is local manager, and William ga
lurphy of South Omaha. Neb.. the ",
srritory manager. Institutions were
Established last week at AIiddleburv, W
t. Adams, Barre, Windsor and Bur- in
ngton. ar
The Washington correspondent of NJ
lie Springfield Republican says ~ w.
Comptroller Eckels to-day appointed .oi
lisha May of St. Johnsbury, VT, OK
lamiuer Of national banks. Mr.. 'e,
lay is an attorney and an expert ac- -
'untant, about forty years Of age. ~ n
I'd was indorsed by Col Bradley - -,
nalley and other Vermont Democrats. 81,
is appointment will not drive the D 'l
esent Republican examiner from the 9SH
rvice, for Comptroller Eckels ex- '"e
cts to find plenty of work Tor both Of
EN- for the present. Mr.. Nav has
ready been here, learning something
the duties of the office, and made a lllI
ry pleasant impression upon the
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The Washington News Of June II , 1ai
ntalned the following: "Ex-Secre- oil