Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-12

was a graduate of Norwich, class O.
! 1915. The library includes severa
thousand volumes collected during the
lifetime OF the owner, who was a
scholar OF wide reputation. 1t will be
placed in Dewey Hall.
The Ryegate Granite works about a
mile from South Ryegate were de-
stroyed by fire last week. There was
not fire in use on the premises and it
Is believed the flames must have been
the work of an incendiary. The loss
Is estimated at about $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
At the annual meeting of the board
of directors of the Mary Fletcher hos
pital at Burlington the following Off
GERS were elected President, NJ. III.
Buckham; vice president, Henry
Wells; treasurer, 7. f. Wales; secre-
tary, w. j. Van Patten; auditor,
Henry Green; finance committee, c.
p. Smith, Henry Greene, +. L. Wales.
The vacancy on the board of directors
caused by the death of Professor V. G..
Barbour was filled by the election OF
j. L. Southwick by unanimous vote.
c. NJ. Steele recently returned from
Cape Nome, Alaska, in search of his
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Steele formerly
lived in Acton, Mass. where they were
burned out and Mr.. Steele went to
Alaska to get new start in life. He
wrote home but it appears the letters
never reached his wife. A year ago,
thinking her husband was dead, Mrs.
Steele married again and went to
Barre to live. 1t is said Mr. Steele will
return to Alaska and leave his wife TO
her second husband.
Rumors have been afloat at Yer
gennes for several days that Mrs
Frances Pearson Hallett of Concord,
Mass, who was reported as engaged
to ID. III Lewis, the defaulting cashier
OF the Farmers National bank, had
brought suit against the receiver of
the bank for recovery OF S25, 900 fur
nished Mr. Lewis for payment to the
bank. Ii is stated that II H. Powers
Of Morrisyille will be the attorney for
Mrs. Hallett, and the charge will be
that the money was secured under
false pretenses.
The annual meeting of the Green
Mountain Chapter, Daughters of the |
American Revolution, was held last
week at the home OF Mrs. B. b. Small /
ley in Burlington with a large attend
lnce. Officers for the ensuing year /
were elected as follows Regent, /
Mrs Nelson w. Fisk vice regent,
Miss Mary Roberts; secretary, Miss |
Jennie A. Wood treasurer, Mrs. I. 1
s. Peck historian, Mrs Joseph Aud; |
registrar, Mrs. f. i. Burgess; chap |
lain. Mrs. J Isham Bliss. Mrs. Aud |
was elected az alternate delegate to
The regent 10 attend the national con-
gress to be held in Washington, ID. c.,
in February.
Taking note of the possibility that at
he beginning OF the 2lst century resi-
dents OF Middlebury might find inter-
esting many facts concerning condi-
ions at the beginning of the 2Cth CEN
Jury, the Sheldon Art Museum at Mid
llebnry is carrying ont plans to pro-
vide permanent records for the bene-
il of future generations. 1t is the in
ention to prepare a history and piano.
anna OF the town in the first year ofthe
new century. The data will include
sketches of oil public institutions and
with as many photographs
Is possible, and also descriptions and
pictures of the leading business houses,
organizations, and the
cad ing men OF the town.
Addison Withheld, who has been in
he postoffice at Vernon 50 years, has
his office with the intention
If permanently retiring from business.
dr. Withheld was appointed post
master February 80, 1860, after fifteen
ears service as clerk for his father,
Who held the Office for twenty-three
ears i'm its present location previous
o the sons appointment. The Yer /
ION office was established in 1920.
The whole amount of postage received I
or the first quarter of 1921 was ]
s2.16 1-2. For many years the office /
vas supplied once a week by a stage
rom Brattleboro TO Worcester, the I
ervice finally being changed from :
weekly to daily stage trips until the ,
oming of the railroad in 1913.
On dttouul VI but tALitih Nbid az !
'hittenden the Italians who have been |
by the company on the Chit
enden Power company's dam during |
he past six months have all quit work l
within the past few days but the COM |
ANY will Immediately fill their places
With $50 Russian laborers, who are i
aturally fitted to work in Just such |
Innate. The work of building the '
am from now on will be done in a C
ovel manner, by the aid of three i'm e
lense stoves. which have been special C
= constructed for the purpose. These ?
toyes win be kept red hot, thus warm
no the air within quite a radius. The Il
and. cement and water used in the
lortar will be warmed, and the stones
ill be heated before they are laid. {
Ladies' hair work. MRS. III. III. BEAN, /,
81 Dudley St., Roxbury, Mass. =
A. ns.o-ead GattIa kfIlad 4.