Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-08

Herbert L. W affen, Ufst lieutenant,
Co. g., LIST regt. VT. Natl Guards,
Bradford, has resigned.
1t is reported that Hiram X. Cole,
treasurer of the defunct Northwestern
Guaranty Loan Co. of Minneapolis,
has been arrested for grand larceny in
note transaction.
Amos ID. Infancy of Pittsford, who
has just entered upon his 32d year as
station agent at that place, is the old
est agent on the Rutland division of
the Central Vermont railroad.
John O'Neil of Rutland, principal
in the famous jug case" has been SEN
fenced BY the supreme court to pay a
fine of Sc. $50 and. be imprisoned two
months in the House of Correction.
The preliminary appointments for
commencement of the class of "a are
announced at Williams. Twenty men
have been honored, among them be-
inc John w. Brennan and Norman
Herbert butcher of st. Adams.
John Campbell was found dead be-
side grave he was digging in the
Catholic cemetery at Fair Haven,
Tuesday. His death was ascribed TO
natural causes but to-day il was found
that he was killed by rifle ball. 1t
is thought the shot was a stray one
from a rifle used for target practice at
some distance from the cemetery.
Judge w. G. Veazey spoke on the
Colonies at a Washington's birth
day celebration in Alexandria, Va,
Thursday. The celebration was given
by the District of Columbia society,
Sons of the Revolution, and took place
in the church where Washington wor-
shipped The Baltimore sun says
that the address was delivered grace
fully and with a vein Of great origi-
nality.
In the case of the Grand Trunk rail-
road against the Central Vermont,
Judge Wheeler of the United States
Circuit court has issued a restraining
order, and the case, unless settled, will
be heard at some date yet to be fixed.
Col b. b. Smalley, Il director of the
Central Vermont, when asked regard
ing the case, expressed ii as his opin-
ion that the case would probably not
come to trial. How the difficulty
would finally he settled lac would not
state.
Rev. Father r. II. McHugh of
Great Darlington, Mass, called by
James Whitcomb Riley, ''The Poet
Priest of Berkshire" died Sunday
February %, of consump-
tion. after short illness. He was
young man of promise and much po-
cite ability. Father McIIugh was a
professor of literature for a time at st.
Joseph's college, Burlington,and later
an assistant of Rev. ID. J. O'Sulliyan
at ST. Adams. He was injured in a
runaway about two years ago and did
not recover from his injuries.
The following statistics of Congre-
of Vermont are from the
Year Book. There are POI churches
a gain of three. Thirty-five Of these
have installed pastors, l04, pastors
without installation; 10 are supplied
by ordained ministers, by licentiates
and other laymen. 6 by ministers of
other denominations. and % are va
can't. There are Poll church MEM
Ders-a loss of five during the year.
The admissions. .235, exceed the re-
l,2ll, by "a. OF the removals,
he unprecedented number Of 2s5 is
BY discipline or revision of roll One
church has dropped 50 names, and /
mother, all of its non-residents. 33 in
Families reported are 1851. /
gain of 351 Benevolent contribu- |
ions. S54, 752. show a loss. a. also /
lome expenditures, now amounting |
o S200,273. Christian Endcavorers |
nave increased from 7.032 to 1913. /
There is a continued decrease in sun /
lay school membership, which now
tands at 2l,l53. against 81, s29 a year
100.