Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-01

ment TO be used as a dispatch boat
during the late war. A new yacht is
being designed and wall be ready for
commission in 1900.
Mrs Nancy Stevens, II wears old,
was arrested at Middlesex Saturday
on a charge of breaking the peace.
She threatened the lives OF men work
! ing on the road in front OF her house,
claiming they were cutting into her
land. Two revolyers were aimed at
them and they retreated. She was ar
rested and placed under $4,000 bail.
Her 16-year-old brother was unable to
produce ii and she was taken to
Montpelier jail, fiercely resisting the
officers all the way.
Some Is years ago number of
young ladies in Bennington formed
what is called the Shakespeare club.
Its object was the study of the works
OF that author, and Others, and for
mutual improvement. Meetings were
appointed every second Tuesday.
The club has maintained its organiza-
ton since the first meeting was held,
and now consists of about 20members
a good part Of whom were among the
original organizers. There have been
only two deaths in the history of the
organization.
&. f. Parsons was arrested last
week at Bennington, having been
caught in an attempt TO steal from
the hotel at midnight without settling
a seven-weeks' board bill for himself
and a good-sized bill for lady clerk
who had been with him several weeks.
He claimed to represent the Nation
al Mercantile agency of Hartford,
Conn, and was a collector Of bad
debts. He owed other large bills and
had mileage books valued at S25 and
ia borrowed dress suit case. He is
now in jail.
Congressman James 5. Sherman of
Utica, n. Y, who is one of the can
didates for the succession TO Speaker
Reed, is grandson OF Capt. Richard
w. Sherman, who is remembered as
a steamboat captain OF years ago
when steambOating on Lake Cham
plain was one Of the great industries
of the time. The father OF Capt.
Sherman, Jahazael Sherman Of Ner-
gehnes, was the first TO make steam
boating Oh Lake Champlain a success.
lie was the founder OF the Lake
Champlain Transportation company.
W. A. Ellis, historian OF Norwich
university at Mortified, has received
a letter which he will doubtless prize
highly. Ii reads, "Dear Sir: have
received the handsome volume OF the
history of the university OF which |
you are the compiler, and | desire to
express my appreciation Of the COM
pliment and the great pleasure | have
had in reviewing old memories in the
perusal Of its pages. ! congratulate
you upon the success OF your labors
and | think that you deserve great
credit for thus perpetuating the noble
records OF old n. L. and her sons. Very |
truly yours, George Dewey, Admiral"
The preparations for the interna-
tional convention of Foresters at Bur-
lington next month are going forward
in satisfactory manner and every
day brings news that some society has
decided to attend, at least one day,
the 2lst, when the big parade will
take place Ten bands have already |
sent notice that they will be present 1
and more are expected. Enough diff
ferent societies have been heard from
so that there is assured a procession
Of at least 5000 men. A large num-
Der OF women visitors are expected |
and a committee OF 10 women from
the different Burlington courts have
been appointed TO receive them.