Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-18

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electric road at Bennington was made
last week.
! James K. Hislop's store and its con
tents were burned Monday night Q
last week at Alburgh.
James Dodds has been appointed
postmaster at North Hero in place 0,
John Tudhope, removed.
| Prof. Colcord has refused to be {
candidate for reelection as principa
of the Rutland High school.
1 Among the officers elected by The
National Educational association Of
Denver, Col last week was Alfred
Turner Of Rutland as director.
Collector Smalley has nominated
David M. Bisbee Of West Derby to
be deputy collector Of customs here in
place of Cornelius Coleman, deceased,
The special meeting Of the Vermont
Fish and Game league which was
called for July oath at Burlington,
has been postponed owing to conflict
ing events, until Aug. lst.
Gov. Woodbury. has appointed and
commissioned Hon. Robert Chase of
Guildnall Judge OF probate, and Gibbs
G. Clark Of Brighton as commissioner
of unorganized towns and cores Of
Essex county, in place OF Hon. d. s.
Storrs, deceased.
The Vermont Wheel club Of Brat
tleboro are preparing for some great
racing Aug. goth. Some of the best
riders in New England and perhaps
| in the United States are to be present.
An effort will be made to have the
state record reduced.
1t may be an interesting fact to
know that the Vermont state library
is one OF the most valuable and COM
plete collections in the United States.
1t contains $4,000 volumes(not includ-
ing duplicates), 500 Of which have been
added since January |. There are
LAS volumes on English reports.
| Hiram George Ranches, native of
johnson, but for many years resi-
dent Of WATERFOWL, Conn, died last
Sunday from the bursting of a blood
vessel. The remains will be inferred
lat johnson. Mr.. Fancher's oldest son
is assistant superintendent OF the In
dustrial school at Vergennes.
Ground has been broken for Bald
win Manufacturing company's build
ing at Burlington, which will be a
two-story structure 60x200 feet and
will be put up by Contractor Clapp.
Work on Booths shops is being
pushed rapidly and il will not be long
before these two concerns will be run
ming.
II. M. Stone Of Swanton has made
the parish Of Holy Trinity most
munificent gift, it being no less than
a deed OF one of the handsome new
modern houses that he has just COM
pleted OH First street. He gives this
for rectory. 1t is supplied with
water, electric lights and modern con-
veniences.
The bronze bust of the late Hon.
Frederick Billings, which was shipped
from Yokohama, May IL, on the
steamer Belgic, as a gift to the Uni
versity Of Vermont from Sho Nemoto,
who graduated here in the class Of 50,
has arrived and has been placed in the
Billings library. The bust is life-sizc
and is an exceptionally fine piece of
work, executed entirely by japanese
sculptos, who were guided in their
work BY photographs alone. 1t occu-
pies very prominent place in the
reading room at the right of the. en-
trance and makes a very valuable as
well as artistic addition to the library.
James Gazeley Of Albany. N. Y.,the
millionaire quarry owner and the
largest taxpayer in the new town Of
Barre, has been spending few days
in Barre, looking over the quarries.
Mr.. Gazeley has recently been travel
ing around the world and taking par
ticular notice Of the granite quarries
in the old countries and in the United
States. He says that he has not seen
anything in the granite line that will
compare with the granite in this VII
entity. He predicts brilliant future
in store for our Barre granite. He has
been connected with the granite and
marble business for the past five years.
Charles Burt, employed at the
Northern Lumber company's steam
mill, and living at Ide's block, St.
Johnsbury, left his home about week
ago, and has since kept close watch
upon the movements Of his wife. He
was informed last Friday that Mitchell
Seace was about the premises and
about II at night, with two compan-
ions, he entered his home and find
ing the door of his room locked, he
broke into the chamber and found the
couple in a compromising position.
Sheriff Sulloway and Chief Filler were |
summoned, and they overpowered and |
handcuffed Seace and put both him
and the woman in jail. They were
taken before Judge Ross in the county
court the next morning. Seace plead |
guilty and was sent to states prison
for two and half years at hard labor.
Mrs. Burt was placed under bonds of
$3.50 and in default went to jail.