Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-10


On account Of failing eyesight, Rev
II. "A. Abbott has resigned the pastor
ate of the Universalist church at WI
mington.
John Walker Of Williamstown
who has for several years been chic
clerk of the engineer Office of the Dis
trict Of Columbia government, dice
at his residence on 18th street, Wash
ington, d. c., last Saturday. ILL
father now lives in Williamstown.
DR.. Grinnell, dean of the medica
faculty at Burlington, and Dir. Appel
surgeon at Fort Ethan Allen, hav
secured quantity of the new diph
liberia cure, anti-toxine, from tn
Pasteur institute at New York. Tn
apparatus for using it has also az
rived.
Senator P.octor has bought a fine
residence in Washington. D. G., fol
$40, 900. which is said to be worth Ia
above that sum. The house has fo
several years been occupied by Sena'
tor German and is in the fashionable
part Of the city, 1885 L street N. W
The deed to the senator was recorded
few days ago,
Under the last extension of the civi
service rules, there are only eight APP
pointments in the Vermont customs
district which do not come under the
rules. These are the special deputy
and cashier at Burlington, deputies in
charge at Richford, Island Pond and
Newport, the cashier at Island Pond,
and two special deputy collectors.
There are nearly 70customs officers in
the district.
At recent meeting of the New
England directors of the Dcnison
Land and Improvement company, il
was voted that the proxies of stock
holders in New Hampshire be sent to
L. j. Tenney at Claremont, and those
of stockholders in Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Is
land, to A. p. Childs, Bennington.
Charles B. Sornborger, U. V. NJ,
1890, who has been employed in
the office of Mr. Chittenden, general
freight agent of the Central Vermont
railroad at st. Adams, has been APP
pointed to a position in the depart
ment of justice at Washington, ID. G.,
and assigned to duty in the rooms of
the chief clerk. He took his oath and
entered upon his work January I'd.
Gen. T.. L. Bates of Bennington is
the possessor of a commission issued
to his father, the late William Bates,
appointing him first lieutenant in the
artillery company of the LIST brigade,
LIST Vermont militia. 1t is dated June
9, 1886, and signed by Silas Jennison,
governor. The secretary of civil and
military affairs at thatStime was Geo.
b. Manser, afterward well-known
divine in Vermont.
Delmcr +. Hawkins, ex-president
of the Republican college league, who
has been spending a week with his
brother-in-law, DR.. Silas Hubbell, left
for New York last evening to meet
the leagues executive committee.
From there he will 60 to Washington
to meet Thomas B. Reed, Gen. Clark
son and Thomas Carter Of Montana,
for consultation with them regarding
college politics. The national conven-
ton Of the league is to be held in
Grand Rapids, Mich, in April
Burlington Ne,cs.
The annual meeting of the directors
Of the Connecticut River Valley assoc
,iation was held in the directors room
If the National bank at White River
Junction on Wednesday, Dec. 26,when
he following named officers were
elected for the year ensuing: Presi-
lent, George w. Smith, White River
Junction; vice presidents, J. G. Par
Ser Quechee, ii. II. Mcintyre, West |
treasurer, John l.. Bacon,
White River Junction.; secretary. Ev-
,rett ). Wallace, White River juno
ion; executive committee, J. G. Par
ser, Quechee. Geo. w. Smith, White
River Junction, II. M. Arms, Spring
ield, Geo. Aitken, Woodstock. After
i discussion on the question of hold
ng a fair at Billings Park sometime
n Sept, 1895, it was voted to hold a
air, leaving the time to be fixed by
he executive committee. On the
question of disposing of a portion of
he grounds belonging to the associa-
ion, it was voted to empower the ex-
,cutive committee to sell certain par
els Of land and the president to sign
leeds of same Landmarks.
Four Big Successes.
Having the needed merit tomore than make