Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-13

baseball championship from West Paw
let.
Rev. VIM. " illiams has accepted
the pastorate of the Welsh Presbyterian
church at South Poultney and Gran
vile.
Palmer Cox OF New York, whose
Brownies" have long been the delight
of little people, is the guest of DR..
George Miller Of Burlington.
Frank L. Odds, prominent citizen
and longtime merchant of Norwich,
dropped dead from heart disease on
the streets OF that town, July 5.
The directors of the Franklin Coun-
ty Agricultural association have voted
"a increase the amount appropriated for
building floral hall to 81 400.
Ralph Stewart, the famous catcher
of the L. V. M. baseball nine, a grad
uaie of the University of Vermont aud
Goddard seminary, enters the Yale law
school this fall.
The Bank of New England in Min
neapolis has failed. The bank was in
the same building as the Northwestern
Guaranty Loan Company, and some Of
its stock was held by Caledonia coun-
ty people.
The Northern Caledonia Fair As
ISOLATION will offer special premiums
for the exhibition Of trained steers at
their fair next fall. This was one of
the most interesting features Of last
years fair.
The city Of Burlington has voted to
issue bonds to the amount Of sos, 900,
bearing interest al per cent per an
mum, for the purpose Of securing mon
ey for the improvement Of its system
Of waterworks.
The standing committee of the Epis-
copal church. diocese of Vermont, has
decided to call a convention August
30, for the election Of a bishop vice
Rev. Samuel Hart. ID. d., who de-
clined the recent election.
The July statement Of the Citizens
Savings bank, St. Johnsbury, shows
e-osits drawing interest of 1881 ,6s5.-
10; deposits subject to check. sll9,-
253.53; undivided profits, $685. 76.
50. The bank did an excellent BUSH
ness during the last six months.
The Rev. VIM. Byron Forbush, ID.
d., formerly Of Springfield, VT, has
been elected by the corporation Of
Brown University, Lecturer in the
Science OF Comparative Religion. He
continues his work as pastor of the
Riverside church, East Providence, RI.
The Caledonia county fair will be
held Sept. u, Is and IA. The pre-
MUM lists are now in the hands of the
printer aud will be distributed by Aug
/. The exhibitors will heartily APP.
prove of Secretary Johnsons efforts TO
have these books widely circulated at
a much earlier date than usual with
fairs.
The Phelps prize just awarded to l..
X. Wiswell of Hyde Park, by the
University of Vermont, has been la
ken but once before, and then by Chas.
Baker, at that time of Johnson but
now editor of the Engineering News
Of New York. As was suggested to
the faculty last week by one Of the
trustees, "lf you want that prize ta-
ken, you must send up into Lamoille
county for boy to take it"
The National Bank of Albuquerque.
n. NJ. and the New Mexico Savings
Bank and Trust c ompany, both virh-
ally under the same management,
closed their doors Monday. Some
stock OF both banks is held in ST.
Johnsbury, but more in Lyndon, Lam
caster and elsewhere. The assets of
the National Bank are 1926, 900, liza
bilities, s275, 900. The president OF
this bank is 5. NJ. Folsom and his
brother, Col. IL. +. Folsom, Lyndon
vile, is one of the directors. The
Bank OF Commerce in Albuquerque is
all right and not involved in the fail
ure OF the other banks.
The Peoples Party held conference
at the Bardwell House, Rutland, July |
4. Nearly every county in the State
was represented in person OF by letter.
A platform was adopted favoring the
free coinage of both gold and silver on
the present basis of l6 to /; giving the
full right of suffrage to women; favor
ing the extension of the free delivery
system of postal service to the rural
districts, and containing other planks
in the line with the Populist movement
of the West. A State committee was
elected who were instructed to call
mass convention next year at some
suitable place.
The professors OF military science
and tactics at the several universities