Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-24


the blind in Boston, graduating two
years ago with honors. Last year
she took the postgraduate course. In
conducting she uses a baton as any
other leader would. Her music is, OF
course, an exact duplicate OF the
choir's, only the characters of hers
are raised, and she reads by feeling
them. She is a very bright, attractive
girl, popular at ST. Johnsbury, and
quite modest about her peculiar dis
tinction.
4 The ninth annual meeting of the
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers asso-
citation will be held at Morrisville
February 5 and 6. Over 5000 will be
offered in premiums on maple sugar
and maple sugar utensils. Every
| producer of maple sugar is invited to
| be present. The speakers viii inclnde
Hon. Frank Kenfield, Morrisville;
NJ. ID. Mcmahon, Burlington; V. /.
Spear, Randolph; A. w. Fulton,
Springfield, Mass; George II. Soule,
Fairfield; Alpha Messer, Rochester;
G. ID. Whitman, Brattleboro, and a
speaker from the forestry division at
Washington, ID. G.
G. A. Watson, who resides in
Woodbury. and is the proprietor of a
| livery stable, would like to know the
whereabouts OF Axle Smith. some
time ago he let him take a horse to
drive distance of about one and one
half miles. According to Mr.. Wat
son, Smith took the outfit and never
returned. Later Watson found his
horse in Barre livery stable and the
sleigh had been sold by Auctioneer
O. II. Hale of Barre for Smith, to Mr..
Downing for SIC and Smith, it APP
pears, negotiated for pung sleigh
from Cutler, making a bargain, but
never returning for it. Smith was
traced to Montpelier, having gone
there on the electric cars. Then all
trace of him was lost.
A letter was received at Gallups
Mills few weeks ago that in its
wanderings had crossed the Pacific
three times. The letter was mailed
by Mike Nolan of Victory, then
member of Co. ID, Goth Infantry.
1t is postmarked "Manila, Apr. 8"
and addressed to Lakewood, N. j.
From this place it was returned TO
the writer in the Philippines. In the
meantime Mr.. Nolan had been in the
hospital and afterwards sailed for
San Francisco, where he was dis
charged. The letter was forwarded
to him at Gallups Mills and reached
there a short time before its writer
returned, after a journey OF about
seven months. This journey OF over
81, 900 miles only cost the sender OF
the letter two cents.
States Attorney Il. A. Hoar of
Montpelier received word last week
from the superintendent of the state
asylum for the insane at Waterbury
that the supervisor Of the insane has
instructed him to discharge Mildred
Brewster as cured. Three years ago
last May Miss Brewster shot and
killed Annie Wheeler in Montpelier.
She was tried for murder at the fol-
lowing September term OF court.
The verdict OF the jury that tried her
was ''not guilty by reason of insan-
ity." Miss Brewster was committed
to the asylum by order of the court
and the question has arisen whether
she can be released without a similar
order, although at the same time the
supervisors have authority to order
the release of patients. Miss Brews-
ter's aged father is still living in
Huntington.
The Vermont state association OF
Washington, ID. c., is to be reorgan-
lied after slumbering for IL years.
n. l.. Collamer, 1905 + street, a
relative OF Jacob Collamer. for many
years senator from this state, is the
moving spirit in the enterprise and is
secretary of the committee on re-
organization, the chairman being
Col. Myron NJ. Parker; the vice
chairman, Major 4. II. Campbell,
and the treasurer, DIR. Y. d. Babbitt.
Admiral Dewey and the senators and
representatives from the Green
Mountain state have accepted
honorary membership, and a meeting
will be held January 81 TO adopt
constitution, elect officers, make
arrangements for an old-time maple
sugar party, and decide on an answer
to the invitation of the inaugural
committee to march as body in the
parade March 4.
The llth annual meeting OF the
Vermont State association of Life
Underwriters was held in Burlington
Tuesday of last week and the follow
ing officers elected: President, w.
IL. s. Whitcomb of Burlington; vice.
presidents, A. p. Childs OF Benning-
ton, Earl S. Kinsley of Rutland, E. |.
Drury OF Montpelier, f. w. Putnam
/ OF Brattleboro, +. J. Hubbard of
Burlington; treasurer, Thomas Mag
ner of Burlington; executive COM
mittee. w. o. Baldwin OF Burlington,
lC. Blanchard of Newport H. ii.
| Ross of Rutland, F. C. Hill of Rut-
land and 5. S. Ballard OF Montpelier.