Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-03
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Rutland llquOf dealers were Hned
$l,09S.68, Wednesday.
There will be two days racing al
Bomoseen driving park, Hydeville, VT,
Tuesday and Friday, August : and
".
z. X. Peck has resigned as first lieu
tenant and quartermaster on the staff
of Col. c. c. Kinsman, commanding,
LIST Regiment, V. n. G.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
society, Sons of the American Revolu-
ton will be held at the Bates House,
Rutland, Wednesday evening, Aug.
l6. Gov. Fuller is president of the or
ganization.
The town Of Morristown pays a
State tax Of sj26.90, receiving there
from S64O.50, gain of Sll3.76. The
State highway tax amounts TO S526.s0
With 95 miles of highway. the town
draws S567.62, gain of s3O.S2.
Receiver j. c. Davis of Peoples Five
Year Benefit Order of Boston. says he
is making considerable progress in set
Ting its affairs but does not expect to
be able to pay dividend for several
months vet. though he hopes TO do so
by January LIST.
The gristmill Of A. +. Davis. the
largest in the State. was nearly destroy
ed by fire on the night of the Path.
The fire caught from the machinery.
One large storehouse and other build
ings were saved. The loss is estimated
at S4O,0 and is covered by insur-
ance.
The SOth annual meetingof the YER
mont Medical society will be held in
Rutland, October - and Is. ItiseX-
pected that. beside the annual address
of the president, DIR. II. r. Wilder of
Swanton, papers will be read 10y Dr.
Geo. b. Hyde, North Hero, and 9th
eIs.
EX-President Harrison has ordered
a massive monument for the grave of
his wife in Crown Hill cemetery. In
dianapolis. The beautiful memorial
will comprise four huge blocks Of Bar
re granite On the third base lind will be
the name Harrison" in large raised
letters. Columns with tastefully carv-
ed capitals will be placed at the four
corners of the base.
A tennis tournament will be held
at Arlington for the championship OF
the State on the 18th. 10th and 18th
of August. Prizes will be givento the |
winners in gentiemen's singles. gentle
mems double, all o in ladies singles,
il there is Il sufficiently large number
OF entries. Entries should be sent to /
;. {. Deming. Arlington, VT. on or
before the l4th Of August.
Edward II. Prentiss. who died July |
22d in Brooklyn. was u former Yer |
monter, being born in Montpelier.
December %, 1908. His father. Sam
uel Prentiss. was chief Judge Of the |
state, United States senator and after 1
ward Judge of the L. :. District /
Court. Il. II. Prentiss was clerk OF
the court over which his father pre-
sided aS Judge and was also president
of the Vermont bank at Montpelier.
He removed to Brooklyn in 1856.
Instead Of the customary county in
stitute. the teachers OF Windham and
Windsor counties are invited 10 at
tend at Windsor from Aug. Ia to 26, a
summer school Of methods under the iii
rection of State Superintendent Stone.
who will bc assisted by Freeman Hall
Of Arlington. Mass. A. w. Edison.
agent Of the Massachusetts, Board Of
Education, Misses Nellie Boyd OF Chel-
sea, Isabella II. Terry OF lIolyokc and
Arabella A..Iohnson Of kimball Union
academy. Information concerning the
school can he had Of Guy George of
Windsor.
II. :. White OF Rutland and Still
man &. White of Barre have bought
a large share of the stock of the YER
mont Granite Company, and plans
have been made to enlarge business at
once. 4 meeting Of the company was
held at once after the contamination
Of the sale. and II. X Bush. II. :.
Mackay, II. b. Hammond. A. T..
Bruce and Col. j. II. Lucia Of Mont
pelier were elected directors. The di-
rectoIS at once held meeting and
elected II. ;. Mackay. president; A. T..
Bruce. vice president; II. X. Bush. Sec
'etary. treasurer and manager for the
company.
Lucius Lyman. aged 20 years. for
many years "A resident Of West Wards
Doro, was found drowned in W. II.
Lyman's min pond Tuesday morning.
About IL wears ago lac buried his wife.
'ince then a daughter IAN only chill
and about a year ago n sister-in-law.
'ntirely breaking up his home. For
lbout II year he has boarded at neigh
Dor's and roomed al his house. For
he past few weeks lac has been some
What out of health and had been AT his
lephcw's. W. II. Lyman. about two
weeks. hat was thought To be- better.
No cause can be assigned for the net
kept dependency a. he had means
or all his wants.