Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-26
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

lts News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.
e. G. Greene has been appointed
postmaster at Wheelock.
f. M.Spaulding has been appointed
postmaster at Sherburne.
Charles Phillips of North Rupert
was struck By the stem of gate III
his sawmill the other day and had his
jaw broken.
Mr. Smith OF Cuttingsville had his
leo broken and crushed and his LETT
arm badly injured while moving a
barn the other day.
John l.. Osborne. governor OF wy
oming two or three years ago, and re-
Gently elected a congressman from
that state, was formerly drug clerk.
A little two-year-old child of James
Wilson of Bristol met with sad ac-
cident recently in having all the fin
gers on her left hand severed by a
straw cutter.
Fish Warden Preston Of Nergennes
discovered and took up pound net
off stony Point, West Swanton, one
day last week. The net is now in the
town clerks Office awaiting instruc-
ton from the fish commissioners.
H. G ldc Of ST. Johnsbury, chief
Justice Of samoa. has resigned and is
coming home next spring, and the
probabilities are that he will receive
Il comfortable ministerial appoint
ment or consul under President Nc
kinley's administration.
The University of Vermont has
purchased bust Of Hon. Justin ;.
Morrill,, which now adorns the Bill
ings library The bust is a plaster
cast copy Of a marble bust cut by
Preston Powers in Florence, and Is
one Of number purchased by the -
land grant colleges Of the country in
honor of Mr.. Morrill,.
Edgar f. Boyd contractor and
builder of Bennington. whose where
abouts Is u mystery, left unpaid bills
in that town and vicinity to the
of about $4,000. There is
thought to bc no doubt that his dis
was premediiatcd. lie
property and security into
about 81 900 in cash, which he took
with him.
Rev. A. NJ. Fillard, O. ). H., the
young priest who was ordained last |
and has been Father Aubin's |
'hief assistant in his work at Swanton, |
lied SUNDAY night Nov Il, aged 20,
from gravel. lie celebrated high mass
he sunday before he died, but was
AIKEN critically i'll that same evening. I
His sudden death casts gloom over
he community.
AT the annual business meeting Of |
he Vermont Fish aud Game League
leld at Montpelier last Thursday the
officers were chosen: Prcsi-
lent, j. W. Titcomb. 81. Johnsbury;
4. NJ. Deal, ST. Adams;
treasurer, c. +. Lowe, Montpelier:
ice presidents, W. Il. Peake OF
Bristol, n. w. Fiskc OF Isle La Motto.
!. ID. Proctor OF Proctor, +. G. Smith
# ST. Adams, w. :. Webb OF Shell
'urne, +. y. Vail Of Lyndonville and
,rastus Baldwin OF Wells River.
about 80 new members were added
0 the society.
Mortified has another sensation in
he death of Carlos L. Miller as the
esult OF "a fight in which Miller,
David Boardman and Roger Dona-
uc's bows had Il hand. Miller Jared
be worst and, jumping to his team,
tarted for home. One of the Dona-
ues, according to report, seized the
orse bv the bride: then Boardman
lterceded. At an opportune mo-
lent Miller struck his horse, which
lunged ahead, but in the ARRAY was
riyen out of the road onto rocks.
lerc Miller was thrown out but |
trough the efforts OF Boardman was
lken home.
The anniversary banquet of the :
lilitary Order of the LOYAL Legion
as held in Burlington last Tuesday !
1ening. The guests of the c,,mman- !
cry were Admirals Bancroft and 4
herardi and Col. Aldace +. Walker I
New York. Admiral Gherardi. AS {
Dmmander-in-chief, spoke for the !
oval Legion. Gov. Josiah Grout re-
bonded for Vermont. Col. Walker v
poke for sour Kindred Military 50.
cites. and Capt Guy Howard OF !
spoke for The Regular s
rmy. In the absence Of Gen. @. @. {
.oward. commander of the Vermont =,
'eiety, eX-Gov. j. l.. Barstow of Shell 1
nrne. senior vice commander, presid- A
|. Music was furnished by quar- !
I, and +. ;. Siranallan reciled The I
owards. Seventy five persons were I
resent. {