Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-26

Louis L. SlelOOn Oh iHt are AtH-
letie team, who won the broad jump
at oxford, England, is Rutland boy.
Ri. Rev. W. n. Niles, bishop of
New Hampshire, and family are at
Vale Perkins, Newport, where they
will remain until September.
Annie p, daughter of Col. J. ii.
Goulding, the governors private Sec
rotary, and w. NJ. Ross were married
at the brides home in Rutland, July
18th.
DR.. Homer T. Fuller, who has re-
signed the presidency of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, has been elect
ed president of Drury college at
Springfield, Mo.
Prin. A. +. Leavenworth of the Cas-
Teton State Normal school, has COM
pleted the "Normal Register" his
tory of the Normal school, which he
has been working on for year or so.
The Bennington and Rutland rail-
road has moved the old depot build
ing at Clarendon and cleaned up the
ground, apparently preparing to
build new depot, as ordered by the
STATE railroad commissioners.
Contractor McFarren has turned
over the buildings Of Fort Allen.
which he has erected. to Capt. How
ard. and they haze been inspected
and accepted. Il is expected that four
trool of cavalry viii be g;urisoned Al
the tort by September.
Francis A. Bagnall Of Stafford
Springs, Conn, j. to be principal of
the st. Adams schools the coming
year. Mr.. Bagnall has had great sue
cess in school work in Stafford Springs
and the committee feel sure he will
make IN excellent principal.
As DR.. Senton and son Of Poultney
were riding to Lake st. Catharine on
Tuesday Of last week, the latter, while
coasting down a steep hill,was thrown
from his wheel into ditch, breaking
his arm in three places and, is feared,
sustaining internal injuries.
Gov. Farnham Of Bradford has
been in Boston 10 meet the committee
of the North side Land and Mortage
company, Of which he is member.
There is an attempt to reorganize the
company upon some basis that may
save to Vermont and other stockhold-
ers a portion Of their investment.
Races are advertised for Bomoseen
Park. Hydevile, August ; ana 10
The purses amount to $1,000. all trot-
ting and pacing, in these classes; $50,
2:39. 2:35. $50. 2:25 and free-for-ail.
Entries close August 9th, and should
be made 10 Thomas Bolger, HYDE
vile.
The Ludlow water commissioners
have contracted for the building OF
the waterworks with the Connecticut
Pipe manufacturing company, 10 be
completed by October 10th. The wa
ter is taken from the Smell spring,
with a reservoir on j. A. Mayo's
farm, 60 rods from the corporation
line.
Herman, aged Is years, the son OF
Mr.. Phillips, was drowned in the
Connecticut river July l3. With
companions, he was riding on floating
logs Just above Bellows Falls, when
the:ogs were drawn into rapid water.
The others dropped off, getting
ashore in safety. Herman went
through the widest part of the falls.
Aaron Spear, aged about 20. "A long
time resident of Burlington, dropped
dead Thursday morning. lie arose
at his usual hour in seeming good
health and at the time of his death
was about to start out from his store
on the delivery wagon. He had lived
for years with his twin brother, Moses,
and both were highly respected citi-
zens.
DIR. Harry f. Ballard, son of Hon.
Henry Ballard of Burlington, has been
chosen as physician at the Vermont
State asylum for the insane. He has
had considerable hospital experience
in New York and is a graduate OF
the L. V. NJ. medical department, '93.
He has begun his duties and will
have his residence in the asylum.
We were in attendance at the BUSH
ness meeting of the Vermont Press as
ISOLATION at Burlington last week,
and made the acquaintance of the edi-
tors of Vermont. We expected to
feast our vision by gazing on Br'er
Harris of Hardwick, but fear that
"Cleveland times" are too much for
him. and he could not come. Thus
dissolve our best dreams. The Yer
mont editors are genial fellows, just
such crowd as we should find in a
prohibition State.-Poultney Journal.
The Washington Post says that one
Of the best and most correctly dressed
men on the floor of the house nova
days is Representative Powers of YER
mont. He has a profusion OF new
and fashionable clothes, including
stylish negligee shirts, coats adapted
to every degree of temperature and a
collection of trousers with very fresh