Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-22
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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II. Marvin has been appointed
postmaster at Derby, vice ID. e. Ste
yens, resigned.
] The Democrats of Burlington have
nominated Hon. Seneca Haselton for
fourth term as mayor.
Robert ]. White has sent in his res
ignation as inspector of hulls on Lake
Champlain, at Burlington.
Rev. A. McGeorge, the Baptist
State missionary, has accepted call
to the pastorate of the Baptist church
in Bennington.
Burlington has raised over 500
toward the expense of an ice trotting
meeting to be held there Feb. n and
% and March l.
II. Nj. Arms of Springfield was
elected president of the National Dali
~ Congress at its late annual meeting,
held last week at Cleveland, Q.
J. Harry Estey, son of Brig. Gen.
Julius j. Estey, V. n. g., has been APP
pointed aid-de-camp with the rank
of captain on the staff of his father.
Burglars took $40 in money, $500
in stamps, The postal note book and
blank money orders from the postof-
flee at Poultney the night Of February
l4th.
The comptroller has approved the
designation Of the Chase National
bank of New York City as the reserve
agent of the Howard National bank
of Burlington.
Harvey d. Sabin of ST. Adams has
been granted patent on a yalve-seat-
ing tool; and James Il. Sweeney and
r.. w. Laird Of st. Johnsbury. on
power hammer.
The town of Bakersfield has receiv-
ed from the will of the late Knowles
Maynard, the sum of $4,000 to be
used for the benefit of the worthy |
poor of the town.
The lace which took the $500 pre-
MUM, which was awarded TO Mrs. |
Elsie Bowman of Boston at the
Worlds Fair, was worked and design
ed by Miss Jennie c. Manley of Md
dlebury.
Mrs. Myra Bardwell, the proprie-
tor of the Chicago Legal News and
the first woman in the United States
to be admitted to the bar, died at Chi
,ago, Feb. II. She was II native of
Mary Howe LAWN and Mr. LAWN
ire expected to begin their concert
our in this country by concert in
Feb. % or Meh. 2, un-
Ter the auspices of the wives of the
,abinet officers.
Lieut. l.. F. Shields of the Light
Battery, V. n. g., has rendered his
but il has not yet been ac-
epted. Lieut.. Shields has served 20
ears in the V. N. G. and served four
ears in the war of the Rebellion.
About 800 of the citizens of Brown
ngton and vicinity, believing that {
Alfred Fem of Salem-Derby had been {
ent to the House of Correction on a
alse charge, recently petitioned Gov.
'uller for his pardon, and Fem has |
An election of captain and first and
,cond lieutenants has been ordered in [
20. NJ of Burlington, recently mus J
.red into the LIST Regt., V. n. G.. Co. \
is the former Burlington cadets Il
Dmpany, succeeding the Richford a
ompany in the V. \. G. Nv
Capt Guy Howard, assistant quar- I
,rmaster, L. ). A., in charge of the |
obstruction of Fort Ethan Allen, c
ear Essex Junction, has invited the c
officers of the Vermont Y
Iational Guard TO visit the fort dur v
10 the session of officers school, Feb. il
I and Is.
At the third convention OF the New Q
.ngland Granite Manufacturers ASSOC 2
iation in Boston, Tuesday, these Yer !
lonters were given offices: George c.
Jackie of Barre, vice president: Alex I
iordon of Barre, and 4. W. Eagan Q
( Montpelier, executive committee. !
John Barrett of Portland, Oregon, !
tho has been nominated TO be minis !
IF resident and consul general to =
lam, is native of Grafton, gradu- /,
tie of Worcester academy and Dart 7
louth college, and the Youngest man !,
ppointed by this administration to
n important foreign post.
The town of Jericho has brought Z
nit againt q. j. Lowney and {. X. {
'arney, bondsmen for the late town d
who is short in his accounts. v
t appears that the bondsmen are 5
filing to pay the shortage for which c
ley are liable, but the town seeks TO i
ecover of them shortages covering a i
eriod of three or four years back of
he date of their bond.
The remains of Rev. VIM. Clark OF
Vestboro, Mass, were inferred at Il