Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-02

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She is very active and can thread {
needle without the aid of glasses.
Patents have been recently issued tC
Nermonters as follows: Elton Kelly oil
Fairlee. for nut lock, and Gustavus L.
Lawrence of Montpelier, for a color
attachment for printing presses.
The following changes in Vermont
| fourth class postmasters have been an.
nounced recently: ID. NJ. Bisbee al
West Derby, vice c. 5. Magoon re-
signed, and Henry Atkins at West.
more, vice II. Il. Robinson resigned.
The st. Adams Tennis association i
TO have tournament the first week
in August. The best players in the
State have been invited to attend, and
a successful meeting is looked forward
to. Valuable trophies will be award
ed the yictors in the various events.
Upon the petition of a majority of
the shareholders of the National I'm
ion bank of Swanton, Judge Wheeler
of the United States circuit court has
directed Receiver NJ. II. Stone to sell
all the remaining assets of the bank,
report his doings to the conrt and
wind up the receivership.
DIR. w Seward Webb's Yacht
Elfrida, worth 100000. was stranded
on Colchester Reef, Saturday. july
81. II was three on four days before
il could be pulled of. II was quite
severely damaged. A powerful tug
boat WA, used for hauling off the
yacht, and it had to pull several times
before il succeeded.
The chanccry proceeding, Of the
Grand Trunk railway against the
Central Vermont railroad and direct
on, are t. be discontinued By agree
ment, the action Of the latter compa-
ny authorizing an increase of capital
stock having been revoked. This act
ion leaves the Central Vermont In al
strong financial position.
There are good prospects fora rail-
road between Burlington and Hines
burgh. Books for the subscription TO
the capital stock have been opened.
The company will be organized in a
few weeks The road will be II miles
long. Mr. Daeey,a railroad contract
or, has been overthe route, and con-
tracts for it, construction win proba-
bly, be- made with him.
Martin Mansfield, formerly Of Rox-
bury. was arraigned before United
States Commissioner johnson at
burlington last week, on charge Of
selling LIQUORS without government
license. lie pleaded not guilty and
bail in the sum Of $500 for
his appearance when wanted. G.. @. |
Boyee Of Barre was his bondSman. /
District Attorney Senter Of Montpe- |
lier appeared for the government.
was arrested at Springfield, |
Mass. lie was indicted al the MAY |
term Of the United States circuit
court.
Hannah Duston, with the aid Of
her nurse and boy. took the
,calps Of ten Indians iii March. 1927,
the ,calp> III piece Of linen
10th and that piece Of cloth has been
handed down 10 the eldest daughter
Df each generation in the direct line
)f descent from Mrs Duston and is
now in the possession Of Mrs. Ruth
Rowell OF Bethel. That the piece OF
10th that she has is the identical one
IN which the scalps were wrapped,
She says cannot be disputed. Its his
.ory was given TO her by her grand
mother, who was granddaughter of
Duston. The name of each
owner is written upon the cloth.
1t is said that the next sensation
promised by the New York World
S an exposition of the receivership
IF the First National bank of st. Al
pans, Vt. Hon. Daniel Roberts. the
first receiver, has always been very
anxious to find out how, and for
what reason, he was SO summarily re-
moved from the receivership some
line years ago. The receivership of
his bank is not closed, as may be
enormously supposed, nor the receive
II released FROM liability. The law
IS il stands says that receiver and
Ms sureties, except when an agent
him, are never released from
liability, for the bond is perpetual.
At the annual meeting of the
tockholders of the Vermont and
Boston Telegraph company held at
White River Junction, July 25th,
he following were chosen directors:
Thomas +. Eckert, John Van Horne.
1harles A. Tinker and Roswell ii. Ii
Rochester of New York, Thomas
Roche and Henry &. Sherman of Bos-
on, Robert J. kimball of West Ran
lolph and George w. Smith and H.
J. Tinker OF White River Junction. ,
The directors elected Thomas f. Eek t,
TT, president; Charles A. Tinker,
ice president; John Van Horne and
'harles A. Tinker. executive commit
ee; Roswell IL. Rochester, secretary ,
nd treasurer. ,
In compliance with the war depart G
lent orders issued March :, 1891, q