Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05

of trade.
p. w. Burdick has purchased TO-
his stock farm at Poultney the stallion
Baronet, with four-year-old RECORD
of 2:ll IL.
| The president has sent to the, Senate
the nomination Of these Vermont post
masters. T. II. Moore, Plymouth
Union; f. Ii. johnson, West Derby
! Hon. George Edmund Foss Of thu
18th congressional district Of Illinois il
reported to be at home seeking for {
denomination. He is native of St
| Adams.
Perley Holmes, student at Sax
tons River, who was struck in the
neck by foot ball last fall and as a
result lost his voice, has gone to Bos'
ton for treatment.
A letter has been received from
Rev. VIM. f. Beaman, missionary tC
China, who was pastor in Woodford
in 1893. For months it was not
known whether or not Mr.. Beaman
! was killed in the massacre in China
last autumn.
A special freight train of As cars,
containing over 1900 squares of slate,
started last week Monday from Poult-
ney to points West and South. Two
engines were needed to draw the
train. On each car there was placard
reading, express freight from Poult-
ney, VT"
Another unprotected farm building
burned Saturday, Feb. 22d. Mrs. M.
S. Fishers farm dwelling in Athens s,
occupied by herself and the family OF
Edward n. Glazier, was totally de-
stroyed, with its contents. The loss is
81 200 and is insured 800. The cause
is unknown.
AT meeting of the Native Sons Of
Vermont held Feb. It'll in Odd Fell
lows hall, San Francisco, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, f. Dillingham;;
first vice president, Prof. George Par
fridge; second vice president, Judge
Il. b. Carpenter; third vice president,
DR.. James Townsend; secretary, Capt.
s. G. Cheever; treasurer, X. A. Jewell.
F. II. Dewart of St. Adams I'M
earthed, not long ago, the original
map and report of the committee APP
pointed to survey and lay out the
tourn ~ Ctvonton ;pfn thraa Lotto n
each original proprietor's right or
share, each lot containing 1913 acres, 7"
etc. The report is dated June 4,lS00,
and signed by BENZ. Weed, Levi
Hathaway and Amasa Howe. The
map, which is drawn upon two sheets
Of foolscap pasted together, is in very
good state of preservation.
Frank X. Smith, formerly station
agent at Ludlow, went to that place
Friday night, Feb. 2lst, and was ar
rested the next morning on complaint
Of Town Grand JurorJ. G., Sargent,
on charge of embezzling funds of
the Central Vermont. He was brought
before Justice Ball, who fixed his bail
at 81, 600, C. w. Goddard becoming
his surety. Mr.. Smith was surprised
at his arrest and claimed that he made
good the larger part of the amount of
his shortage and arranged for the
payment of the balance.
The will Of Mrs. S. w. Warner, a
resident of Saxton's River, leaves prop
erty to the value of 81 900 in trust for
the homes at Westminster, organized
by Rev. Charles A. Dickinson of Bos-
ton and consisting of a boys home,
girls home and working girls home.
If the s'homcs' disband, the prop
erty is to be equally divided between
the Vermont Home Missionary Union
and the Vermont Domestic Mission
airy society. Other requests are $500
to the Saxton's River Cong'l church,
$500 to Pastor George +. Chaplin.
Mrs. Warner last month gave $4,000
in cash to the church.
Thomas Ready Of Burlington has
received silver medal of honor for
services rendered in her British maj
esty's service in India in lS49, from
the war department at London. The
medal bears the queens portrait and
the words, "Victoria Regina" on one
side, and battle scene with the
words, "To the Army Of the Punjab,
MDCCCXLIX, on the other side.
On the edge Of the medal are the
words "Thomas Ready, Co., Bu.,
Bo. Ar'ty." On the side, holding a
blue and yellow ribbon, is the word
"Moolton," the place which was cap
tured after siege of 2S days. Mr..
Ready is IA years of age and is proba-
bly, the only man in Vermont who is
entitled to wear one of these medals.
The late Alonzo Shattuck OF Que
chez, a farmer in the spine woods"
district, was peculiar in some ways
He was fairly well to do but it was
not generally known that he had a
snug sum of money slowed away in
various hooks and corners of his |
house. The administrator Of the es-
tate called at Mr.. Shattuck's late home
/ few days ago and asked his house
leeperif there was any money. Eyes,
'he replied, and pulled out package