Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-27

rs the Todd 10 play with
mad one explode in his hand and blow
his thumb of.
| On the Goddard seminary eamn,,.
Tour class trees that interfered WITH
baseball somewhat were cut down
The faculty has decided that unns.
the culprits are discovered baseball
will be prohibited for the year.
NJ. H. Smith Of Athens and JE.
Badger Of Ludlow were received into
full connection Friday morning. Sew
eral candidates failed. The two sue
cessfrll new men now have a right to
vote but win not be ordained ministers
for two years.
One candidate presented himself at
the Van Ness House last week before
the board of censors of the State Med
ical society for examination for a IL
cense to practice medicine in Yer.
mont. He was examined in the
seven branches of medical training
and was successful in passing each.
1t is understood that Rev. S. p,
Hotaling, the former pastor of the
Baptist church at Stamford who ere
ated such scandal last summer, has
received 4 call to the pastorate of the
Baptist church at Cassville, y. Y. AT
Cassville he gave his name rs Hotail-
ing and posed as a licentiate OF 8
New York state church.
Napoleon N ming was brought
into court Tuesday at st. Albans 20
receive the sentence imposed on him
by JHdge Munson, which was i'm.
prisoHment fer nine years and six
months. He received the sentence as
calm3y as cogld be expected thoagh
he was somewhat affected and nervous
before the sentence was announced.
The executive committee Of the
State Firemen's association met at
Bennington last week aHd decided on
July 10th as the date for holding the
annual convention. The tournament
Is TO be held the following day. For
the latter 5000 will be offered in
purses. IN the hand engine contest
there will be two prizes Of S200 and
$40. Hose contests, $50, so and
$50.
The GCanite City trotting park at
Barre has been leased to g. VI. Della
nev of Burlington and /. n. Chase
md J. II. Allen Of Easex junction
FOR a period Of one year with the priv
aege Of renewing at the end Of that
SINE foT the period Of ten yearsif they
wish. The combination also has the !
ease Of the track al Waterbury and !
promises some good race. the coming
'easOn.
c. w. Osgood's Sunday school class
It Bellows Falls held their annual
banquet in the vestry Of the Congre-
rational church last week. Twenty
even years ago the class was organ
zed and il then consisted Of seven |
The membership at pres.
mt is Is. Within the past p years
here have been about a0e names on |
he class roll, and among all these |
here have been but four deaths,
The Bardillo Marble Co. of Bran
on hos commenced quarryine and |
perating is entire works again after
aying been Idle for the las, six
lonths. IL is reported that a New
'ork company has bought the Corona
iarble corporation works and will
ommenoe business there as soOE as
he Brandon Italian Marble Co. sur.
snders is lease and removes TO Mid
.ebury, probably in July next.
A man giving the name Of Baldwin
Is arrested at Barre Thursday for
staining liquor al the agency under
Use pretences. The Dext afternoon
2 picked. the lock OF his cell aud
.Gde his escape, although pursued by
ffcer Perry. He was captured next
lv at Montpelier and Fleaded guilty
charges Of intoxicatio2 and obtain /
u goods under false pretenses, for
hieh he will serve time at Rutland. ,
Fire broke out in Towns hotel at
sllows Falls last week Wednesday
sning. nearly destroying the BALD t
Q. The loss will not be far from &
90. Geo and il Is understood that
lly a part Of this is covered by in q
rance. Landlord Dunhsm saved Il
me hotel furniture, badly damaged D.
water. The hotel was built 30 d
ars ago by Charles Town and cost D.
o. 0O0. The cause OF the fire is I'M Il
lown. a
The special town meeting at Bel "
VS. Falls. which convened in town q
n last week. was characterized by
ind sense and good Judgment y
lose present were, with few excep- '
ms. friendly 10 the construction OF C
e Believe Falls-SaXton's River ~
ctric road, but they were deter D
ned to guard safely the best inter- OF
: Of the town. The result was that W
was voted that the town pay land Sc
images not to exceed $1,000. u
The Grand Lodge Of the Massachu- :,
& knights of Honor lately voted a =
nation Of $500 to Arthur NJ. Willis, ~
addition 10 his salary Of sl,5OO IN "
IGNITION Of his faithful and efficient -.