Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-19

tragic death while intoxicated a few
weeks ago caused such excitement
through Bennington county.
A life-size portrait of Col. Jonathan
Miller and the Grecian sword present.
ed to him by Lord Byron were re-
ceived last week at the state house in
Montpelier to be placed among the
works of the Vermont Historical soci-
ETY.. They were presented to the soci-
ETY. by the late Mrs. Abijah Keith of
Chicago, a daughter of Col. Miller.
He was a native of Montpelier and
distinguished himself in fighting for
the independence Of Greece. The
sword is a rare piece of ancient work.
The handle and scabbard are of solid
silver, covered with chasing of quaint
design.
A curious instance of telepathy has
come to light. John II. Grimm of
Rutland, who a few days ago had both
OF his thumbs cut Off in a machine at
the G. II. Grimm q. Co. factory, has
received a letter from sister in Cleve-
land, O., in which she asks if anything
has befallen him. She had not heard
from him for some time and said she
dreamed of him one night with his
hands sWathed in cloths as if they
had been burned or injured. The
date of the letter shows that the night
which she had this dream must have
been very close to the day of Mr..
Grimm's accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowell Of Corn
wall are a remarkable couple. Mr..
Lowell is nearly 80 years old, his wife
is 92. Both were born in the Province
Of Quebec and were married there at
St. Mary's in 1928. They came soon
afterward to Highgate in this state.
Later they lived in st. Armand, Que,
20 years, coming 10 Vermont a second
time from that place. Nineteen chill
dren have been born to them, of whom
IA are now living. They also adopted
three children. Their own sons and
daughters are respected people, the
eldest Gl and the Youngest 80 years
old. The parents can now count up
1913 Of their lineal descendants.
The customs collections in the dis
trict Of Vermont for the quarter end
ing March 81, amount TO nearly a
quarter of a million dollars, and show
a large increase over former years. In
amount they are equal to the first six
and one half months of 1899, or the
whole of the year 1898 and January,
1899. The collections for the district
during the first three months of the
present year are as large as for the
first ten and one-half months of 1881
the first nine months of which period
included the collections made in the
present district of Memphremagog,
the law dividing the state of Vermont
into two customs districts having gone
into effect October /, 1897.
Willard ). Isham, inventor OF the
high explosive shell, formerly Of Bur-
lington, is in that city for few days.
Mr.. Isham is making excellent prog
ress in getting his she'll considered by
the governments Of the world. A bill
was introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives on January l2and is now
pending, authorizing the secretary OF
war to purchase Mr.. lsham's patent,
1t also authorizes the purchase of the
right for the United States to manu-
facture and use thorite, a new explos-
i've. of high power, in which Mr.. lsham
= - s.,4,rng+ 4 Thprifa /. a upW
high explosive, ranking in power
above lyddite and other picric acid
and next to compounds
of glyeerine. This bin was introduced
by Gen. Grout. Senator Proctor is
also much interested in the bill and
the outlook for its passage through
both Houses is excellent. Ii carries
an appropriation of 100000 or so
much as may be necessary.