Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-14
State of Vermont.
fits News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

ID. c., has conferred the degree of -.
, d. on President Ezra Brainerd Of
Middlebury college.
The Barre granite polishers who
had been out since May have
reached an agreement with the deal
ers and resumed work.
Over 800 were taken at Montpel-
Ter last week at a mass meeting
called to discuss means of relieving
the famine sufferers in India.
Bertha Daniels, l5-year-old Mont
pelier girl, was recently arrested on
an electric car between Barre and
Montpelier, charged with truancy.
A mass of kaolin, % feet below the
surface, has been found by the pros
pectors, who have been at work at
ForestdaIe in the town of Brandon.
Royal W. Peake of Bristol has pur-
chased loconobile from DIR. j. II. |
Linsley of Burlington, state agent of
the Locomobie company Of America
Burr and Burton seminary at Man.
chester, Vt, will celebrate its 9th /
reunion of former teachers and /
scholars.
The 10th annual convention Of the /
diocese of Vermont will be held at st.
Andrews church, ST. Johnsbury, on
Wednesday and Thursday, June 20
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The bobbin mill at Westmore,
which has been idle for a number Of
years, has been bought by a Law
renee, Mass, man, who win resume
the business.
When the patient, Of the Water
bury asylum were out in the yard ex-
ercising June 5, Owen Blanchard Of
Nergennes made his escape and re-
turned to his home.
Wilmot G. Nelson died at his home
at Norton Mills last week, aged so
years. lie was assistant Judge of
Essex county and one Of the most /
prominent men there. q
DR. J. Holmes Jackson of Burling- I
ton will go next month to Old Point q
Comfort, Va, as a delegate from the /
Vermont State Dental society 10 the ;
national convention of dentists. /
The 10th annual meeting OF the I
Vermont Woman's Suffrage associa- !
ion will be held in the Baptist '
,hurch at Waterbury Center Tuesday {
'Vening and Wednesday, June 1918. 6
A petition in bankruptcy has been
lied in the United States court by \
Elijah ID. Blatchly Of st. Albans, a !
arpenter, whose liabilities are S5s2. 4s :
nd assets $500, of which 5000 is ex- :
mpt. i
Lawrence Gould, aged s, was run 4
ver BY team al Brattleboro last il
Eeek. The horse struck the boy and n
Knocked him down, the wagon pass. y
ng over him. A bad cash was cut II
n his head. l.
w. Z. Belknap, editor Of the Bel NJ
)ws Falls Times, has the recommends in
ton OF nearly all the daily papers in W
be state to act a. reporter for the al
enate during the coming session Of
ne Legislature. II
Maurice Goldstein Of burlington nj
as been arrested on the charge OF 81
aving stolen $500 worth Of goods W
ON the barn of l.. Lipman in that ali
ty last winter. His bail was fixed m
$500, which he was unable to Sc. 81
ire. or
Hon. L. A. Stewart, IS, for III wears on
Idge Of probate in the county Of Or W.
ans, died last week at Newport. He SCI
as clerk Of the Vermont house of ne
representatives. in 1861, and for many GA
ears editor of the Express and cal
tandard. col
VIM. DeForrest Wilson, one Of the i"'
ost prominent members Of the YER
ont bar, died at st. Albans last th,
eek, aged % years. lie was born in ~
lkersfield. For several wears he had ele
actised law in partnership with Col. ne.
A. Hall. gai
On the way to st. Johnsbury Cen. 20
late at night John Lynaugh re- ~ -,
ntly drove his horse into the river ~
here the unfortunate animal ~.
owned. The horse was a valuable ce'
e and belonged to W. J. Brown, a a 4,
. Johnsbury liyeryman. ",
The management Of the Vermont ~,
ate fair have decided to hold it this a.
ar at Billings Park, White River II,
notion, sept IL, u, 10, Ia. Y. p. al
heller has been elected secretary to -
the vacancy occasioned by the +,
ath of DIR. g. w. Hoffman. 1
Heryey Ward, IS years old. the son WI W.
Selah Ward of Fair Haven. COM 60 ~,
tied suicide at Benson Monday.
ne 4, by taking paris green. He ~
ed about eight hours after taking an :,
poison. Dependency and poor ~
nth were the cause Of the tragedy. ~,
\ commencement Grafton At the viii
rthtield High school graduation alre
rcises last week was criticised by on
Y. j. G. O'Neill, Catholic pastor pad
re, who arose and objected to a the
cement made by F. r. Brook to the The
ct that Porto Ricans are suner. NOT