Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-21
State of Vermont.
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The Odd Fellows Of Rutland. since
the Grand Lodge of Nav 10. have
raised upwards of So, 900 from the To-
cal fraternity for the State Odd Eel.
lows Home.
II. NJ. Vale, who attracted national
attention in the ''Star route" trials,
and who has lived in Jackson county,
Mo-, since 1859, is dead. He was g
years old and native of Vermont.
Thomas Wentworth of an old we'll
known Vermont family, the old In
dian scout and fighter, elephant train
er and circus performer, has been
placed in the Salem, Mass, almshouse.
p. J. Flynn, proprietor of a shoe
store, skipped from Danville, June
Sth, with all his stock. leaving one
creditor for -, 600 and one for 81 900,
who indorsed notes for him. His
whereabouts are unknown.
A subscription paper is being cir
culated by members of the Rutland
board of trade TO raise money TO re-
pair the monument of Solomon Foot
in Evergreen cemetery in that town.
Senator Foot was born in Cornwall,
November Is, 1902, and died Novem-
Der 2S, 1866.
The State Congregational conyen-
ton held at st. Johnsbury last week
elected these officers: president, +.
X. Glced of Morrisville: vice presi-
dent; secretary. Rev. ;. l.. Bates Of
Burlington; treasurer. -. VI. Camp
Of Newport; delegates 10 national
council, Rev. c. II. Merrill. Rev. c.
r. Seymour, II. +. Field.
Minister Haselton left burlington
for his post in Venezuela, Saturday.
sailing the Saturday following. lie
was rendered an enthusiastic recep-
ton Tuesday of last week by the
Algonquin club. Col. Woodbury. ex-
tended greeting, in behalf of the club.
Mr.. Haselton feclingly responded. The
rooms were profiIsely decorated. A
banquet was served By Caterer Coon.
The annual meeting the National
Car company was held in 1T. Albans
last week and these directors were
elected: jaime, Il. Lanedon. j. ID.
Hatch. Gilman Cheney, Herbert Brain
ard, +. Curtis Smith, Bradley b.
Smalley and David ID. Ranlctt The
directors organized by electing jaime,
Il. Langdon. president. and Il. Stew
art Stranahan. secretary and treas
urer.
Frank W Ballard Of - Adams, 4
prominent business man. committed
suicide early Friday morning by cut
ting his throat with razor He was
found in the morning in an outbuild-
ing. living on his face. with Il razor in
a wagon near by. It i thought that
his mind had become unbalanced by
brooding over recent financial failures
in the West.
The outcome Of the recent investi-
CATION into the origin Of the fires in
Castleton was the arrest, last week |
Wednesday, of Fred +. Mascot. nm
undertaken, charged with arson. His |
examination took place Thursday and |
Friday and resulted in his discharge. |
The decision was a surprise. and it is
said that the States attorney will pre-
sent the matter to the grand jury for
their consideration.
ID. II. Young Of Nergennes has pur-
chased Of New York parties an auto
graph letter from the Count de Ner-
gennes, dated at Versailles, January
Is, 1896, written to his friend, the
Marquis D'Lothiner, with a view to
having the same framed and placed in
the Vergennes library. The city was
named Nergennes in honor Of the
count, who was at that time French
Minister of Foreign affairs.
The Rutland Herald says: The as
SCISSORS have added up the amount OF
the city grand list for this year,which
is 81, S56.23. The grand list for last
year was $50, 1922. the difference
being Ss96.99. Assessor Chapman
said yesterday that there were sub
stantial reasons why the grand list is
not so large this year as that of last,
but he considers this years list better
than that of last year, for it represents
more real estate.
Contracts for two new buildings for
the University of Vermontat Burling-
ton, dormitory and science building,
have just been awarded TO Philadel-
phia builders, the former 10 G.. /.
Payne 4 Co., the latter to Stacey,
Reeves n Son. Both buildings are to
be completed in time for the opening
IF the academic year in 1895. To-
gether they will cost $3.50. 000 and will ;
be two of the handsomest and best
equipped college buildings in the
United States.
Upwards of 100 Chinese are TO be
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