Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-31

A horse be'ongin0 TO X. Porter oil
Tawhsh'ld was poisoned last week
by paris gI,-rn which was put insid,
Of applc, that were fastened together
by stra~s. This is "a contemplate
J piece of work.
Fire caught from an overheated
chimney in DIR. Z. y. Prcvost's house
at ST. Johnsbury Dec. 20, and before
: il could be controlled the upper story
was burned aud the lower story dam
! aged by water. Insurance of $4,000
fully covered the loss.
A. p. Childs of Bennington received
notice Monday of last week from
President Mccall of the New York
Life Insurance company that he had
won the pennant for securing during
1896 the largest business Of any New
England agent.
The house OF Benjamin p. Hall,
situated at Castleton Corners, was
burned last Thursday afternoon. Ii
is thought that the fire caught from
an overheated stolcpipe. Nearly all
the furniture was saved. The insur-
ance was about $500.
A. S. Newton, who left Benning.
ton about year agounder a cloud, is
in difficulty again in Springfield,
Mass, where he has acknowledged
the misrepresentation of trust funds
that have been in his hands for years.
While in Bennington Mr.. Newton
was cashier for A. p. Chids OF the
life insurance company and is alleged
to have embezzled $500 or more.
Ex-Congressman Roswell G. Horr
died Friday night, Dec. 18th, at
Plainiield, n. j., after an illness of
two weeks with bronchitis and
Bri9ht's disease. lie was first stricken
after finishing his speechmaking for
Mckinley in the late presidential
campaign. Mr.. Ilorr was one of the
most widely known stamp speakers
in the country. He represented the
eighth district of Michigan in Con-
gress from 1878 10 1854. lie was
born in Waitsfield, Vt.
Rev. FIR. Campeau OF Vergennes
has scored point in the suit brought
against him by Thomas Mack. His
counsel interposed q demurrer on the
ground that Mack's claim was based
on violation of public morality, and
| Chancellor Tyler has sustained the de-
murrer. The statement has been gem
orally published that the VergenLes
Catholic church was moving to secure
| the removal OF Father Campeau. but
this does not seem TO be the case as is
shown by a statement signed by some
200 men, which we are assured in
cludes the leading heads of families in
! the Fergennes congregation. These
men declare that they deny the state
ments published and that they wish
their pastor TO continue his connec-
ton with the church as long as posi-
| BILE. Ii more time were allowed the
| list Of signers could be increased TO
! include almost every real commune
cant of the church. The suit against
him has been dismissed.
The suggestion comes from the
Dartmouth alumni in Massachusetts,
that Rev. Howard +. Till, PHI. d., of
Concord, n. H., be chosen trustee OF
Dartmouth to succeed the late Rev.Dr.
Quint. Rev. DIR. Hill is graduate of
| Dartmouth in the class of 1867 and be-
ing resident of New Hampshire and
clergyman fills all the entailed re-
quirements Of the new trustee. lie is
member of the Episcopal commun-
| ion and his electorate was won nj
Dartmouth in 1887, honoris causa. For
10 years of his ministry DIR. Hill was
stationed at Montpelier, and while a
resident OF that state the legislature
elected him a trustee of the Universe
ty of \ ermont. His interest in Dart
mouth is unbounded and he has been
familiar figure at commencement for
the past 25 years, while he has served
as commencement marshal oftener
than any other of the alumni, his last
temperance in that capacity being on
the occasion of President fuckers in
auguration.
The 9th annual meeting and dairy
exhibit of the Vermont Dairymen's
association will be held at Montpelier
January ). and Z. Among the
speakers are Henry L. Alvord, chief
of the dairy division of the United
States department of agriculture;Prof.
l.. l.. Van Slyke, director of the Ge-
neva experiment station, y. y; Prof
G. Wood, director of the Maine ex-
pertinent station, Prof. j. w. San
born of South Gilmanton, n. H., III.
b. Gurler of DeKalb, Ill Gov. Josiah
Grout, V. |. Spear of Braintree, |. l..
Hills, director of the Vermont expert
ment station, ard q. III. Clatlin, SUI
l,perintendent of the Franklin county
creamery at st. Adams. The wom-
ans auxiliary will hold Il meeting on
Tuesday evening, January 5,at which
Miss Anna Barrows of Boston will de-
liver an illustrated cooking lecture,
entitled "sBread and Butter" She
will also lecture to the ladies on
Wednesday morning. Prizes on but
ter and cheese of $3.50 in cash and
special prizes are offered. Reduced
railroad and hotel rates have been ar
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