Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-08-10
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

meeting this year.
i The annual convention of the YER
mont ". C.T.U.will be held IL Mont
pelier, September and II.
Hon. David y. Burke of Middlebury
has entered upon his duties as United
States Consul at Pernambuco, Brazil.
arriving there June 30.
Col. c. c. Kinsman. commanding
lst reg't V. y. g.. has appointed FIN.
Briggs of Brandon. quartermaster Ser
geant, TO succeed j. T.. Creed, pro-
NOTED to quartermaster.
The Temperance Herald, formerly
owned ard published ~ W. Arthur
Jon : at Montpelier, ,ia- betn sold 10
John A.LaPorte.who will continue its
publication in Lyndon.
The condition of ex-City Judge W.
IL. Hare of Burlington. who has been
suffering from softening of the brain,
has become so seriou, that lac has been
taken TO the insane asylum at Water
bury.
Louis w. Austin. who has been az
pointed Instructor in physics at the
University Of Wisconsin, is the son Of
Prof. l.. A. Austin, formerly Of Mid
dlebury college and now Of Rollins
college, Winter Park, Fla.
The widow of Rev.CR. Batchelder,
former rector of lions church. Man
chester. is still living in the insane
ASYLUM at Bluttleboroat the advanced
age of IS wears. having been an inmate
of that Institution for nearly - years
While Bamum', circus was IN Rut-
land. Or .D.lIunrahan lost his pock-
etbook containing checks for .0OO
on the grounds. probably by theft. as
did also DR.. J Stanford Of CaStleton.
&. y. Helnenway Of Chittendcn lost
500. doubtless stolen.
The directors Of the Merchants Ma
tiona bank Of Burlington are said TO
be contemplating an increase of their
already large capital stock,w view
To taking out additional circulation.
They are authorized TO increase il up
to 8, 900 600 in their discretion.
Morrisville will hold special town
meeting Saturday of next week, Aug.
~, to see If the town will vote to grant
the right of way for an electric rail-
road to Stowe. distance of eight
miles. and also to see il the town will
vote to give such road financial aid.
Greene Il Leahey the South Main
street hardware men. have a cat which
is an educated pugilist. and spars like
a vertable John l.. Sullivan. standing
on his hind legs and using his fore
paws with unerring skill, not only in
warding off, but in delivering telling
blows.-St. Adams Messenger
A peculiar ease was presented at the
1T. Adams hospital recently. says the
st. Adams Messenger. man insist
ing that his prospective wife should !
submit to the amputation OF limb,
because Of its natural defoi1nity, be-
fore lac should marry her. The sJper- |
intendent of the hospital refused to
perform the operation.
Depositors in the National bank at |
Deming. y. NJ, have received diyi- |
dend OF 20 per cent from the receiver I
and will soon get second dividend Of /
10 per cent. The unfortunate stock /
holders have already been assessed ~ 4
per cent of the value of their stock and /
are liable for Is per cent more. The
stockholders of the Silver City bank |
have been assessed 80 per cent.-St.
bloomsbury Caledonian.
The fact that several insurance COM
panies have withdrawn from Vermont
and that others are contemplating such
a move has caused some criticism of
their officers. In 1891. the premiums
paid in Vermont amounted To S474,-
437; losses. 1922, $3.50; per cent of loss
e. To premiums, ll0.7. In 1892. the
premiums were 1892. l0l: losses, s4l6.-
49s; per cent of losses to premiums.
1913. Insurance companies are not
philanthropists. but do business for the
money there is in ii. and when the
balance is against them they natural
" cry, Enough -Brattleboro Phoe-
nix.
The house of Samuel Crown, on
Congress street, was burglarized dur
ing the progress OF the parade on cir
Gus day, but the burglary was not dis
covered until several days after, al
though, of course. Mr.. Crown became
rognizant of the fact that an attempt
had been made to enter his residence.
as he found piece cut out of one of
the window panes opposite the win
dow fastenings. Mr.. Crown made
sport of the parties who
operated diamond on his window
and then did not enter the house, as
he supposed; but his mirth was cut
short Monday when Sheriff b. f. ]
Kelley informed him that calico bag
a lot of his private pap'rs
had been found by a son of Fred Mills.
IF 80 Foundry street, in his fathers F.;
garden. Mr. Crown then began toin- ,
restioate and discovered that tin /,