Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-22

Dallon H. Blanchard of Benson hai
been appointed salulqtorian of the
senior class of Williams college.
w. r. Durham, a reporter on the
Boston Globe, has been added TO the
faculty of Goddard seminary, Barre,
and will begin work next fall. lie is
"A graduate of the seminary and of
Tufts college, and formerly lived in
/ Barre.
The steamer Maquam has been
/ bought by he Champaign Transport
tation company. 1t will be repaired
and will make trips between North
Hero, Alburgh, Grand Isle, Plattsburg,
Bluff Point and Burlington. 1t will
also be used for an excursion steamer.
Henry Lapier, l4-year-old boy OF
Burlington who ran away from home
IA few months ago, returned last week.
1t was supposed that he had fallen
into the lake while skating and it
caused his parents no little anxiety.
He has been staying with an aunt at
Willsboro, n. Y.
The International baseball league
held convention at st. Adams last
week. The name was changed from the
international league to the Northern
league. The Northern league will be
made up of teams from Plattsburg,
Vergennes, Barre, ST. Adams and ST.
Hyactnthe, also from Malone, Saranae
Lake, Rutland, Potsdam, Ogdens-
burg, Bristol and Montreal. Presi-
dent, w. IL. Farrell of Plattsburgh;
secretary, w. y. knOwlton Of Yer
gennes; treasurer, a. w. Daley, ST.
Adams.
Those who canvass for grand lists
have many experiences. G. N. Pow
ers Of Bennington called on a new
clothing dealer in that town few
days ago, and the latter happened 70
know Mr.. Powers as an insurance
agent, but not as lister. As the lat
ter stepped within the doorway the
clothier greeted him somewhat as fol-
lows: "Mein trent, | want to insure
my goots yOr fife tousant tOllar, fife
tousant t0llar." 81 have not come
here to insure you, replied Mr.. Pow
ers, Il am after your list. "Mein
Colt, /" walled the merchant, 81 hat
only fifteen hundret tollars in clod-
ings here now, and / owe one tousand
tollars."
The slate quarries of Guilford have
been purchased by stock company
They will at once equip it with mod
ern machinery, including steel drill,
steam pump and derricks, and sink
the quarry deeper, 50 as 70 reach the
best OF the slate They expect to get
10 making slate ina couple OF months.
The Guilford slate is admittedly OF !
superior quality. There is in fact |
nothing equal TO it for durability and
color, except, perhaps, the best OF the I
Maine slate. Slate put out 100 years
lgt al this quarry is as good today a.
il was then. There are four quarries
there which were operated very profit !
ably - or 30 years ago, though only (
the tops Of them were worked, where
is The best quality, with "A far less per-
rentage Of waste, is deeper down.
Two Putney boys had an exciting
experience in crossing the ferry be-
tween East Putncy and Westmore- (
land, \. H., few days ago. They +
approached the river ON the New
Hampshire side, and as the ice had
several feet they decided TO
row across the river in the open space.
When part way across the ice above
began TO move downward and as it
.losed around the boat the hair on
he heads of the two began to rise.
They climbed out of. the boat, but the
zee above the boat, instead of crush
ng it, in soILe way lifted the boat out
onto the ice below and there piled up
several feet high. The men, by work
ng carefully, were able to pick their
way to the shore without being hurt.
The Vermont Democratic club held
Is annual meeting in Montpelier last
week. The annual election of officers
vas held IN the local club room with
his result: President, Rolin S.Childs,
Brattleboro; vice presidents, IL. M,
Miller Bradford, George +. Royce,
Rutland: secretary and treasurer, c.
4. G. jackson, Montpelier; executive
one from each county, G.
4. o. Kimball, Vergennes, John Rob
nson, Bennington, Z. c. Dodge, Bur
ington, b. e. Ballard, uardwick, c.
NJ. Fletcher, Canaan, z. CT. Mccain
bridge, st. Adams, G.. W. Beardsley,
Grand Isle, e. l.. McMahon, Stowe,
:. A. Dickey, Bradford, Clarence
Ewing, North Troy, DIR. W.M.Stearns,
Rutland, @. o. Evans, Waterbury, Ii.
B. Hans, Brattleboro, G. a. Fitzpat-
lick, White River Junction. A BAN
luet was held at the Pavilion and be-
.ween 80 and 60 covers were laid. EX-
Mayor 7. IL. Brown of Rutland pre-
,ided as POSTMASTER.
Mrs. Charlotte Dewey Ross, the old
st native resident of the town of
Poultney, who died at her home in
East Poultney on Monday of last
week at the age of 90 years, was the
laughter of David Dewey, an invent
Dr and manufacturer of note, and the
granddaughter of Major Iebediah