Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31
state of Vermont.
-. Ssyys Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


The report that Rev. Thomas
inch, who recently died at Fair
Iisyen' had Incorporated funds il
dramatically denied by Bishop Mich.
aud.
The American maple sugar industry
e. N be illustrated at the Paris EXPOSE
ION bv photographs taken in sugar
lizards in Essex, Westford and Cam.
bridge.
Lieutenant w. Y. Batcheler Of
chester has been appointed provost
marshal of the town OF Binan, Luzon,
p l.. place numbering fourteen
thousand inhabitants.
The one hundred and fifth annual
meeting Of the Congregational conyen-
ion Of Vermont will be held in the
congregational church at Newport
tuesday and Wednesday, June ~ and
D..
J. Gregory Smith finished work
lsst week as driver for the American
EXPRESS company after being in con-
,innous service in connection with the
locql office at Montpelier for nearly
80 years.
The northern end OF the Rutland
Canadian railroad from Burlington
10 Rouse's Point, y. J., is so far COM
Bleted that freight trains are operated
over It. Other parts Of the road are
being ballasted.
Joseph f Fisher was run down by
freight train while at work at Mil
ton Wednesday OF last week. His
left leg was broken and he received
severe injuries in the chest and head. /
lie will re over.
Claude Miner, lad living in War
rem, had his neck broken sunday, /
being dragged a quarter OF a mile by /
+. COW he had been leading. The boy /
became entangled in the rope, and 1
the COW, being frightened, ran away. /
T. p. Kane, deputy and acting /
comptroller Of the currency, has made /
an assessment upon the shareholders /
Of the Merchants National bank Of 4
Rutland for 500, 600, that Is Sl0O a
share, to be paid on or before June 5.
The smallest bankruptcy case 10 be
fled under the new law was entered
Monday. IL is that Of Harry +.
Smith Of Barre, a granite polisher,
with liabilities OF $500 aud assets Of
500, all Of which is claimed as ex-
empt.
The passage May lG Of the bill in
troduUed by Senator Ross Of Vermont
20 increase the cost for the purchase
Of the site and erection Of a public
building at Newport to Sl2j,000, /
leaves the matter now entirely TO the
House. II
The body OF Robert +. Brigham,
the Boston millionaire who died a
few months ago and over whose will
g contest is still on, brought by for
mer wife, was brought to his old
home in Bakersfield last week and in
TERED. y
Rev. 5. II. Green, the acting presi-
dent Of Columbian university, Wash I
.ngton, and pastor of the Cavalry I
Baptist church in that city, is a ma &
i've Of the Green Mountain state. He
is among the prominent pastors Of
Washington.
Johnny" Tower. well-known
character Of Bennington, celebrated
his sixty-first birthday Friday. He
was born in Colrain, Mass, is dwarf '
a inches high ana weighs less than
ninety pounds. Years ago he travel {
led with z. T. Barnum. +
The annual meeting Of the Grand |
Lodge Of Vermont, +. & A. NJ, and
the annual sessions OF the other grand 4
Masonic bodies which are held dur 7
ing the same week, will be held at the .
Masonic temple, Burlington, opening
Monday afternoon, June IL.
Captain w. A. Ellis, instructor at
The kirkwood Military academy, St.
Louis, was the first caller whom Adj |
miral Dewey favored with an audience !
IN that city. He had a flve-minute l
chat with the Admiral about Norwich |
university, of which Ellis is recent =
graduate. Z
Eugene +. Rand, passenger
conductor on the Montpelier and \
Wells River railroad, had the fingers !
and thumb Of his left hand crushed u
Tuesday while coupling cars. The
myers were cut Off close TO the hand,
and the thumb was SO badly crushed U
mat 1t had to be amputated.
Captain II. G. Lull of Montpelier :
las an old-fashioned calendar clock /,
nat reaches from floor to ceiling. \
The clock was built in 1913 and ran =
Without stopping % years, then it was :
leaned and set going again. Captain 4
Jul says it goes without moments !,
'arlation one way or another. =,
A syndicate has been thoroughly
esting the slate deposits on the Jere- 81
nlah Mulvey farm half mile north r,
u Castleton. Mr.. Matthews, on behalf n
u the Boston Slate company, has a
eased the quarry for three years with a
N option on the farm at price agreed Of
N at the eXpiration Of that time. /,