Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-08

proved TO be Charles Langlois ofMont-
real. on the verge OF delirium tremens.
| J. ". Titeomb. state iish and game
commissioner, has been at Caspian
Lake, Greensboro, securing some live
lake trout 70 add to the fisheries ex-
hlbit az the Pan-Ameriean exposition.
/ William II. Meyer of Washington.
| ID. C., an examiner in the department
OF justice, is in the state to inspect the
accounts OF the United States marshal,
clerk, district attorney and commits
sioners.
| Some valuable and extremely inter-
esting Egyptian curiosities have been
added TO the Fairbanks museum at st.
lJOhnsbuIy They were brought by
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank II Brooks from
their recent trip to Egypt.
The canyasser OF the Vermont Bible
society finds IN st. Johnsbury a
population OF 1872, which is more than
the 1900 census gave. OF this number
1917 are Catholics OF the 52l5
| ProtestaDts, - per cent do not attend
church.
Chas. J Newton, mail carrier be-
tween Nergennes and Basin Harbor,
was declared insane last week. Par
j taking Of liquor after Is years absti-
nence is said 10 have caused a return
OF insanity. from which he suffered
many years ago.
5. II. Archibald of Rutland reports
that he has received pledges for
/, Vermont academy TO the amount OF
az. 600. which leaves $500 still TO be
raised to secure the $4,000 which
John d. Rockefeller promised to give
when the $4,000 was raised.
The people OF Suatton viii hold a
/ picnic Aug 10 on the spot where
daniel Webster addressed the log cab
i'm convention in 1870, c. NJ. Russell
of Wilmington will deliver an address
and the recOllections Of several per.
sons who heard Webster speak VII
be read.
Mr. and Mrs J NJ Godfrey OF Tor
onto. Ont. arrived in Burlington re
S Gently on soil yacht. They CANT
e from Montreal and went 10 New lort
vim the Champmin canal and Hudson
river Mr. Godfrey IS contributor Z
: tbe Outing magazine and will write ~
account Of his trip.
/ The Tooth anniversary of the plrti
I of Franklin Prior was celebrated Dy .
81 his descendants at the home Of nj
ana Mrs. II. z Powers, in Proctor
Jnly 29. Franklin Prior was born u
! 1s0l ana died in 1851 and was poe
. Of considerable ability 4 book eallel
Ellis Original Poems has been print
ed
> Charles A. smith OF Barre IA
received i copy OF symphony OF Lite
bv Henry Wood. nov OF Boston but
native of Barre and a son OF Stillma
Wood, for many years a well know
: Barre druggist, After making
fortune in business in Chicago, MI
+ Wood turned his attention to literatur
9 and has written several books treatin
OF social and theological subjects.
Prof. George d. Sherman of Bur
5 lington has been arranging compost
( ton by the leader of a Filipino BAN
q for band instruments. The music wa
brought to this country by soldier IL
e service in the Philippines, and consist
I of the piano score only. Mr.. Sherman
I is informed that his famous "Salute L
Burlington is played by the NATIVE
bands in the Philippines where it i
very popular.
Z The following petitions in voluntary
bankruptcy have been filed John Z,
Daniel of Victory, a stoneeutter ma
bilities. Sl.722, of which 1857 i I'M
secured assets. S52s. exempt, sl26
John T. Ram of Derby, section
foreman. liabilities, SASH, all unse-
cured: assets, S55. Edward a. Wyatt
of Ferrisburgh. a laborer, liabilities,
ISlI1. OF which s3l is unsecured assets,
| s244, of which 1922 is exempt.
! Mrs. Austin Brossard of Greenfield,
| Mass. is searching for her husband,
"a years old. who LETT his home
October 5. 1900. to visit his son IN
Guilford. He did not 60 10 Gnilford
but is said to have been seen in Middle
sex. where he formerly lived Mrs.
Brossard has thought that the headless
body found in North Ferrisburg last
April might have been that OF her
husband. but she has been unable TO
satisfy herself that 1t was.
The town OF Newfane issued its SIX
per cent bonds in the sum OF S24,oOO
10 Aid in the construction OF the Brat
tleboro Il Whitehall railroad. After q
few wears these bonds were replaced
nv five per cent bonds which were
called in six years ago and replaced by
a four and one-half per cent issue. The
selectmer have recently made an
agreement with the holders OF the
bonds now outstanding the amount
beino az. 900. to accept interest from
July of this year at the rate OF per
cent.
TIE newest and largest balloon IN
the world has been named "St.
Jobnsbury." C. c. Bonette, the we'll
known aeronaut, who is passing. his
snare time with his father in Waterford
has lust completed the largest balloon
eyer made. The cut Is % Ieet,
circumference $50 feet, diameter 6O
feet. and. when inflated, will stand ~
feet high. 1t contains 200 yards oil