Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-26

Of Montpelier was issued Nov. 10,
1852, to Daniel Roberts, being policy
No. IL, and bears the signature of DIR.
Julius Y. Dewey as president and
Geo. Reed as secretary of the COM
pany Ii was an annual life policy
and for many years had been self
sustaining; i. e., there had been no
premium to pay, but instead the COM
pany had paid cash dividend each
year to Mr.. Roberts. There was also
a considerable addition 10 the princi-
pal Of the policy, showing that the
National Life in certain cases is paw
ing its policy holders even more than
I their contracts call for
A board Of police examiners in Bur-
lington, consisting Of james h. Bourke
and Arthur g. Craine, Democrats
and W. L. Burnap Republican, has
been investigating the conduct Of PO-
lice l.. j.. Smith. The report OF the
majority of The board presented TO
Mayor Roberts deems Chief Smith
unfit to retain the office he now holds.
The minority think that in view Of
the evidence disclosed, which relates
chiefly to gross improprieties of speech
and conduct rather than overt acts
established by any other evidence than
by his own statements, the board
ought not to add any recommends
ton to the facts submitted to the re-
port but should leave il with the may
or to add, in his discretion, to the
.appp.a ohnut,, ~. ,.a..,rf
Frank Garland of Swanton, for
mer resident of Underhill, aged about
26 years, died Saturday afternoon at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, where he
was brought to have an operation per-
formed on bullet wounds. Garland
became intoxicated Friday and went
into the American House and
began TO deface and disigule the ho-
tel register and threatened to assault
persons in the place. An officer was
sent for and the night policeman, Lew
is p. Camp, responded and endeav-
ored TO quiet and remove Garland
from the premises. The latter, how
ever, showed tight and wrenched the
policeman's club from his grasp. He
struck the officer and cut a cash in his
head and as last resort Camp drew
his revolver and fired twice, each
shot taking effect in Garand's abdo-
men.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Federation of Women's clubs was
held at Lyndonville last week. There
has been quite an increase in MEM
bership the past year and much good
work has been done, particularly at
Barre, Fairfax, Enosbureh Falls. etc.
Many interesting and helpful papers
were read. Officers were elected as
follows: President, Mis-. Della NJ.
Needham of Rutland; vice president,
Miss Harriet +. Welina Of Benning-
ton; recording secretary, Mrs. Minnie
B. Hazen Of st. Johnsbury; treasurer,
Mrs. Nina Dewett OF Brattleboro; au-
litor, Miss ). +. Clark Of Brattleboro;
delegates TO biennial convention of
1900 ut Milwaukee, Mrs. III. Il. Fol-
'om Of Lyndonville, Mrs. w. P.Smith
Of St. Johnsbury, Mrs. j. w. Gordon
II Barre, Miss ;. +. Clark Of Brattle-
)oro and Mrs. ;. +. Pignite Of Hart
ofus alttfilates, MIS-. llaltH OF OF.
Iohnsbury, Mrs. Ashton Of Rutland,
Mrs. Lincoln of Lyndonville, Miss
smith of MiddlebHry and Mrs. Stearns
II Royalton. The meeting closed
With greetings from state presidents
md a musical program. Mrs. Flor
nee Howe Hall of Plainfield, y. j.,
daughter of Julia Ward Howe, gave
N address on progress of Women in
he Nineteenth Century"