Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-22

area than any other State except New
York and Illinois. The dairy prod
uct of Vermont reaches S25, 900, 900.
Dr. George 5. Cahill, formerly Of
st. Adams, has been appointed sur
gcon of the Boston Il Maine railroad
He is now delivering course of lee
lures in the Boston Physicians and
Surgeons hospital
Patents have been granted to the
following Nermonters: George W.
Best Of MorristoWn, automatic plate
litter; Eleyia llulett of Pawlet, assign
or of one-half to J. w. Carrier of
Granville, n. V, egg tester.
Morrisyillc has called a special town
meeting to be held March "a to elect
legally a road commissioner. the pres
ent incumbent having been chosen by
reclamation instead of by ballot. 9th
er business has also been warned.
The village of Montpelier has voted
to empower its trustees to cause the
preliminary notices to be published
priorto the next session Of the Legis-
lature, in order to consolidate the
town and village into city govern
ment.
Hon W. w. Grout has returned to
his home in Vermont. lie expects TO
60 to Washington in Il few days Or
ders for his pension speech are COM
ING in rapidly. II is expected that at
least half a million copies will be dis
tributed during the fall campaign.
Major c. T.. Nelson. inspector Of
rifle practice. LIST brigade, V. \. c.,
of Derby Line, will soon take up his
residence in Montgomery. \ party
of seventy-iive, representing the best
citizens of Derby Line, Rock Island
and Stanstead Plain, recently present.
ed him with gold watch in token of
their regret at his departure
The St. Adams Congregationalists
who have been without a home over
two years, dedicated their new and
beautiful church Sunday, March llth,
the sermon being preached by the pas
tor. Rev. ID. Sage Maekay. The church
cost about $4,000, and the Congre-
gationa church in ST. JohnsbUry is
probably the only one in the State
that surpasses il in beauty or actual
cost.
Hon. Norman Paul Of Woodstock
died of pneumonia last week Tuesday.
He was G2 years Of age and was un-
married. lie was born in Pomfret,
educated in the common schools and
academies, graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont, and was admitted
to the bar in 1862. He had been States
attorney, State senator, treasurer Of
the Windsor County Agricultural So
cicty for | = years and was prominent
" connected with the Ottaquechee
Savings bank.
Col. George O. Tyler. 33d degree.
and -. N Nicholson. 32d degree, of
Burlington. instituted Delta Lodge nf
Perfection, 18th degree, of the An
cicnt and Accepted Scottish Rite OF
FreemasOnry at Rutland, March l3.
These officers were elected for the
ensuing year: DIR. Jesse +. Carpenter,
32d degree, thrice patent grand mas
ter: Edward V Ross, sd degree, dep
uty grand master; win F. Lewis, 32d
degree. senior grand warden; Capt /
Charles Clark, 32d degree, junior
grand warden.
The first Masonic lodge in Vermont
was Vermont lodge at Springfield, |
which was chartered Nov. 10. 1881. by !
the Massachusetts Grand lodge. North (
Star at Manchester was chartered JAN I
uary %, 1885, by the same Grand /
lodge. Dorchester at Nergennes was
chartered MAY ), 1871. by Sir John /
johnson Burt. grand master of the I
Grand lodge of Quebec. Temple at 1
Bennington was chartered May l.. I
1893, by the Grand lodge of Con-
necticut, and Union at AIiddlcbury 4
was chartered May 10. by the same I
Grand lodge. The charter Of. Yer 1
mont lodge is now in Windsor. .
These five formed the first Grand .
lodge of Vermont. Paul Revere was
one Of the wardens Of the Massachu-
setts Grand lodge that signed the .
charter for Vermont lodge.
After being IN ignorance Of his
name, birthplace and pacntage for i
81 years. Frank Willis, the waif
Of the burning steamer. Niagara.
has learned who Ia island will. in few
days, be reunited with the members
Of his family who survived the meme
orablc disaster oil Port Washington
in September, 1856. When "A two
vear-old babe, Willis floatcd ashore
on a plank from blazing vessel. lie
has now learned that his name Is
France Willcttc, and that he was born
in Winooski, ChitteIden county, VT,
80 years ago. His father, mother and
three brothers, he being the next
Youngest child, were lost on the Nj
agara. On Monday, Willis will 90 to
Fond 1u ne and risif an aunt and