Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10

chester last thursday night.
Some person has shown his mean
ness at Hardwick by defacing monu-
ments in the cemetery there, also some
other acts of depreciation.
Troy Conference academy won the
Middlebury college ilterscholastic
meet last Friday with As points, Rut-
land institute 40 and St. Adams High
| school 3.
The farm buildings of j. A. Collier
at Hardwick Center were completely
destroyed by fire Saturday evening,
| May 30. The stock was saved but
hardly anything from the house. No
insurance.
Frank G. Denison, of the firm of
Denison Brothers of Pittsford, re-
ceived notice last week that he had
been appointed by President McKin-
ley to the office of consul, with head
quarters at Woodstock, n. b.
William ID. Allard of West Wind
sor was arraigned before Justice O..
5. Holden of Felchville last week on
the charge of poisoning horses, and
was placed under bonds of $500 for
appearance before the county court.
In default of bail he was lodged in
Woodstock jail.
Goddard Seminary has won the
$40 silver cup for the interscholastic
baseball league of northern Vermont
by defeating Montpelier Seminary
last Friday, making three out of five
games. st. Johnsbury Academy and
Montpelier Seminary are tied for
second place.
Montpelier has another case of child
abandonment. Last Tuesday morn
ing, June l, when.J. L. Simmons, who
resides in one of the outer limits of the
city, arose he found male infant, APP
parently about three months old, on
his doorstep but with nothing about
him to proclaim the identity of the
parents.
The death occurred at West
Georgia last Thursday of Joseph Ga
baree, at the extreme age Of l0leyears,
general debility and heart disease being
the cause of death, Mr.. Gabaree was
without doubt the oldest man in the
state and has lived here the most Of
his life. He was born in st. Johns,
p. O., July s, 1896, and moved to
Georgia in 1923, over 20 years ago.
lie leaves ten children, the eldest of
which is past 30. Mrs. Gabaree died
several years ago.
The annual interscholastic prize
speaking, open TO representatives of
Vermont preparatory schools and
under the auspices of the University
of Vermont, took place at the Uni
tartan church last Friday evening,
there being good attendance. f.
w. Gould of Troy Conference acade-
my, Poultney, won first prize OF S25.
II. 4. Waller OF Vermont academy,
Saxton's River, second prize Of Sl5,
and IL. ID. Hopkins of Montpelier
seminary third prize of $40.
The indications are that Alburgh
will be made a railway centre in the
near future, the idea being to extend
the Canada Atlantic from Lacolle to
Alburgh. Work win be begun
Immediately. 1t is also rumored
from reliable source that the United
Colonies railroad of Quebec is TO ex-
tend "a line from ST. Hyacinthe to
connect with the Central Vermont at
Alburgh coming via st. Johns, Hen
ryville and Clarencevile. \ difficult |
ty with the O. & l.. G. regarding |
terminal facilities at Rouses Point is
said to be the cause of the proposed |
extension of the Canada Atlantic.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Earl johnson from his
home in Essex Junction on the night |
of May II is at last cleared up. The |
badly decomposed remains were dis
covered at an early hour Sunday |
morning floating in the Winooski riv-
er, Just above the Vermont Electric |
company's power station at the gorge |
near Winooki. The night Waterman
at the station discovered the body as
he was going home. The only way
the body could be identified was from
stickpin in his tie and the shoes. |
People at first thought that it was
case OF suicide and the river was drag
ged with no success. No cause can be |
assigned for the deed.
Mrs. VIM. Wheeler of Brandon
celebrated her Tooth birthday Tues
day at her home on the Wright farm,
about two miles east of Brandon. She
is in good health and is very active,
both mentally and physically, for one
of her age. Early in the afternoon
friends and neighbors began TO
assemble and kept coming until be-
tween coo and 700 persons had
gathered to pay their respects to the
venerable old lady. Several persons
present were over so years old.
About , o'clock the school from |
Forestdale marched to the house and
upon their arrival the children sang
"Amercia," after which several patri-
otto pieces were spoken by the schol-
airs. Mrs. Wheeler sat in a chair on
the porch and received her many
friends with a hearty handshake and
listened to the exercises with a great