Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-18
H. T.. Davidson has been appointed
-ostmaster at West Bolton.


There are now l67 prisoners at the
house OF correction at Rutland, which
is the largest number ever confined
there at any one time.
Work has been commenced on the
new shoe factory at st. Johnsbury.
Already over 300 have applied for
work, but the factory will start with
only % or 80 hands.
The officers OF the State Firemen'
association met in Vergennes last FRI
day and voted to hold the annual
tournament there June % and "a.
There will be 5000 offered in prizes.
Our respected senior senator, JUS
tin S. Morrill,, this year for the eleventh
time witnessed the count of the elee-
toral votes for president and vice-pres-
ident. This is pleasure that seldom
falls to the lot Of any one.
The national convention of the
Catholic Order of Foresters is to meet
at Burlington in June. 1899, having
adopted the proposed amendment to
: the constitution changing the conven-
tions from annual to biennial.
The Massachusetts, Congressional
delegation are pushing Col. Albert
Clarke for assistant secretary OF the
treasury. Col. Clarke is eminently
fitted for the place. 1t will be pleas
ant news to his Vermont friends.
Martin Huntley, road commissioner
of Londonderry, while drawing logs
last week was sitting on the side Of
his load with his feet hanging down,
when one foot was caught between the
sled bunt and stump. The ball OF
his foot was torn oil and several bones
in that part OF his foot broken. lie
was over two miles from home and
had 10 drive that distance and at one
place had to get out and chain his
! sled runner. The doctor hopes to
save the foot.
Elliott +. Whites prominent farm
er of Wardsboro, was last "Wednesday
bound over to county court after a
hearing upon the charge of maltreat-
ing boy OF ~ years, whom he pro-
cured six months ago from charlta-
BILE institution in Springfield, Mass.
The details showed that the lad had
received a shocking beating and nu-
merous injuries. Charles +. Morton,
visitor at large of the state board OF
lunaey and charity of Massachusetts,
was present and took part in the prose
cution.
Me. and Mrs. Asahel Aidrich OF
Clarksburg, near North Adams, Mass,
celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 9,tle Goth
anniversary of their marriage. Mrs.
| AIdrich was Sabra Beach of Clifton
| Springs, n. V, and the couple were
married at Pownal, VT, in 1897. They
have lived at Ciarksburg 90 years.
! Eight children were born 10 them, fout
Of whom are living. Three OF the
children are male triPlets, all living
and enjoying good health III Calitor-
mia. Eleven grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchildren are descendants
of the worthy couple
The following officers were elected
at the third annual meeting OF the
| Dartmouth Interscholastic Athletic
association held AT White River June
ton last week Wednesday; President
A. II. WhittemOre, SaXton's River;
vice president, A. \. Mitchell. Clare
mont. y. H.; treasurer, II. NJ. Tewks-
Dnrv. Woodstock. The annual field
meet will be held on the Alumni
Athletic field at Hanover Wednes-
dav. MAY 20. Fifteen schools are rep
resented and arrangements have been
made to Join the National intcrschol-
astic Athletic association
A receiver has been appointed for
the Montpelier Hardware Co. The
members of the stock company are
David l.. Fuller, Charles IL. Fuller, H..
l.. Dean and Mr.. Rogers. the latter a
resident of Cabot. &. II. Moore had
stock amounting to -, 000 but sold his
interest to Mr.. Lane. Mr.. Fuller said
that the business done last year
amounted to upwards Of $50, 200, that
the company had been handicapped
bv several failures, wherein it lost
heavily, but that the difficulties were
tlOSIlN uut 10 AiiN AhNN tai"h NNa'N''''Aa
were extremely slow.
X meeting of the promoters and
stockholders of the Montpelier and
Mad River electric railroad was held
last week at the office Of f. G. henne-
DIV at Winooski. The meeting was
for organization, which was effected
as follows: President, +. c. Kennedy;
vice president. II. o. Ward; treasurer,
A. O. Humphrey;secretary,J.J. Flynn;
directors, a. o. Humphrey, j. j.
FIvnn, +. G. Kennedy, II. o. Ward
Of Moretown and II. &. Humphrey.
The company proposes to build and
operate either a steam or electric rail-
road from Montpelier to Warren.
The bill for the foreclosure Of the
Consolidated Railroad of Vermont )
per cent bonds, whose January cou-
pons were not paid, has been prepared
bv the officials of the American Loan
and Trust company. trustee under the
mortgage. and will be filed in the YER
mont courts at once. The Boston
Journal says it understands that some