Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-17


The supreme court will reach Frank
lin county cases on the docket the
third week, beginning May %.
1t is reported that Emory 5. Harris
of Bennington may succeed Rollin
Amsden as United States marshal.
J. Elmer Ayres of Bennington re-
Gently won bicycle race at Albany,
\. y, covering the mile in 2:48 IA.
1t is announced that Joseph Aud,
formerly manager of the Free Press, is
to establish an evening newspaper in
Burlington.
The two sleeping trains on the Rut-
land division of the Central Vermont
road, which were taken off last fall,
have been replaced.
Jane H. Edgerton of Rutland, for
merly matron of the House of Correc-
ticn, will be taken to Brattleboro in
sane asylum this week.
There are but two female prisoners
in this State, one in the State prison
At Windsor and one in the House of
Correction ut Rutland.
Vermont Odd Fellows have raised
- 900 for the erection of an Odd Eel
lows Home. Rutland is making an
effort to secure the building.
Addison county Republicans will
hold their convention at MiddlebWy,
Tuesday. June 10, day before the
State convention at Montpelier.
ST. Johnsbury Democrats hold a
caucus to choose a candidate for post
master May % The candidates are
IT. G. Bond and Fred G. Bundy.
Bishop Hall win assist in service
in ST. Paul's church, Concord, \ H..
May 81, at which Rev. Morgan Dix.
ID. d., Of New York. win preach.
The village of Fair Haven has con-
tracted with the Caryers' Fails Power
company TO put in 100 incandescent
lights and five arc lights for 1900.
Patents have been issued to John 4.
Stewart of Clarendon for "A mcchan-
ism for scanning sheet metal cans, and
to W. +. Whitcomb Of Barre for "A
derrick.
VIM. Chadwick's residence at Shell
don was burned at : o'clock May 10.
Los, 81 900, insured for 5000 in the
Vermont Mutual. The household
goods were saved.
The annual convention of the Ben
nington county conference of Cong1
churches and ministers will be held in
the old First church at Bennington
Center May % and 30.
The annual June drill Of the
second battalion, lst regt., Y. n. g.,
will be held in Rutland, June >. The
battalion is composed of Cos. NJ, Bur
lington, Il, Bennington, c, Brandon,
and A, Rutland.
The new shirt factory at Fair lIa-
ven will employ 100 hands, and a new
building will be put up for it. The
town gave $4,000 for the enterprise,
all of which was subscribed in one
evening at a mass meeting.
Or. 5. c. Chandler, formerly Of
STAFFORD. has been awarded the Wat
son medal Of the Academy of Sciences
at Washington, which is the highest
honor in astronomy that can be
awarded by any American institu-
ton.
c. f. Allen of the class of 90, Nv. !
NJ. has been appointed one of the board |
of editors Of '"The College Republic
can" the journal to be published by
the National College Republican |
League. Mr.. Allen is historian OF his |
class, editor-in-chief of the "Ariel. 'and |
stands at the head ofhiS class in schOl-
arship.
George Towne. fish warden, has set
an excellent example TO other wardens
by publicly announcing that lac pro-
poses to put in his time IN Sunday |
for misunderstanding indi- |
viduals who attempt to hunt or fish |
on that day, and that he proposes to
arrest and cause to be fined any per-
son detected in thus Decorating the
Lords day.