Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-16

r Aug. 22nd.
+ Dan S. Willard has been appointe,
postmaster at North Hartland, vice NJ
ID. Hurley, deceased.
Burglars broke into the Farmers
Exchange at Franklin, Friday night
and stole about $500, with watche
and other goods.
Chief Justice Brewer of the United
States supreme court is spending
the summer on the shores o.
Lake Champlain at Thomson's Point
Charlotte.
The regular camp meeting will be
held at the Spring Grove camp ground
in New Haven, commencing Aug. 81,
and continuing one week, under the
direction of Rev. John j. Noe.
The Vermont Church Choir Guild
will hold its 10th annual festival at
st. Luke's church, st. Adams,
Wednesday and Thursday, October 3
and 4, Mr. b. Whitney of Boston con-
Quoting.
Rev. J. 5. Bingham, aged 70. of
Dubuque, Ia, who died in that city
recently, was a brother of the late
Principal b. r. Bingham Of Brattle-
boro and was the last surviving MEM
Der OF the family.
A. J. Commit fell last week while
working on a house on Evergreen
street, Rutland, and was badly bruised
abou' the shoulders and in the back.
He fell a distance Of about - feet and
was made unconscious.
Rodney q. Abel. who was nomina-
ted by the Rutland county Republican
convention for high bailiii. has filed
in the town clerks Office notice of
declination, and the Republican coun-
" executive committee has filed a GER
tificate Of the nomination Of Addison
G. Stone OF Wallingford to fill the va
caney.
Black bears are plentiful on the
mountains which skirt Bennington on
the east. Recently, number Of
boarders al Camp Comfort saw an old
bear and two cubs on the lIotchkiss |
clearing, about mile from the camp.
Later in the day, a party Of berry |
pickers saw three bears, which were
probably those seen on the Hotchkiss
clearing
The postoflice in Shoreham was
burglarized Wednesday of last week
or early the next morning. The safe
was blown into smither ems, probably
with dynamite. Seventy-six dollars
in money and about $50 in stamps
was the amount Of money secured. 1t
rained 50 hard as to oblitcrate all
tracks. The burglars are supposed to
have come in a team, but there is alb
no clue yet.
The Bellows Falls postmastership
contest is practically settled. The can
1idates, Charles W. Butterfield and
Alfred Dow, appeared before the
state and county Committeeman with
heir petitions. The Endorsement was
in favor of Mr.. Dow. who
was formerly conductor on the Con-
lecticut River railroad, and his name
viii be recommended for appoint
nent to the national committee and
he president, 10 succeed Postmaster
cannon. whose commission expires
'arly next month.
The report to the comptroller of the
Of the condition Of the ma
ional banks OF Vermont at the close
i business July Is, shows loans and
discounts decreased from Sl2, 49,. eco !
o Sl2,3l1 49,; stocks and securities
increased from Sl,395.3H to 81 ,463.-
80; gold coin from S449,5ls to S4I6,-
-; total specie from S60s, lol to :
lawful money decreased
rom SSS7,6ls to Ss72, 1913; surplus |
und from sl,676,320 to Sl,636. 3ss;
Individual deposits increased from
Z ,964, l62 to Ss,5S3,6s7.
The second public meet of the Hart 2
ord Bicycle club held at White River 4
Aug. 7th.was a pronounced n
lccess. A special train was run a
'om Woodstock, bringing 81 cyclists +
nd goodly number of spectators. .,
Vheelmen were present from Bur- =,
ngton, Rutland, Lebanon, n. H., n
oston and neighboring villages. +
lere being ll6 wheels in line. After n
run through the principal streets, +
were served by the local
ub at Pease's hotel, the occasion be-
lg enlivened by music by the Hart y
nd cornet band and Moore's orches- " ',
a.
There was a sensational arrest at st
ARE, Thursday, when Eugene VI. h,
ayntor, a member of the board of p
llage bailiffs, secretary of the Gran ST
e association and member of the tr
aptist church, was placed under ar So
st and sued for $4,000 i'm favor of b,
ugh Raecor of Graniteville, who al w
ged that Tayntor interfercd with m
m in 1892 and by threats caused
m to be discharged from the employ on
G. Libersant, paving contractor, at Ga
n firna Of tho olio.ea1 tuo,lt. | -