Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-25

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expected TO have the mill in operation
some time in July
Major General Granville NJ. Dodge
has been chosen orator and Miss Theo-
dora Peck OF Burlington, poet, tor the
annual reunion of the society OF the
Army of the Potomac to be held at
Utica, n. Y, May 1924.
st. Adams pays its chief engineer of
the fire department salary of $780,
Barre $50, Bennington no salary,
Montpelier 50 much an hour for actual
service, Greenfield, Mass. $3.50, Keene.
\. H., $50. Brattleboro pays $500.
| Navigation on Lake Champlain was
resumed April II when the steamer
Chateaugay made its first trip from
Burlington to Plattsburg and return.
| Considerable ice was encountered but
not enough TO cause any hindrance.
The Barre city council has refused
10 accept the agreement made by the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company not TO raise the rates
for instruments in Barre for five years
on the ground that it was not properly
lsigned.
VIM. Titus, % years old, was injured
Tuesday of last week at Woods mill
south OF Brandon village. He was roll
ing logs when tie jar started pile
above him on the hill and rolled over
his body. He lived day, suffering
terribly.
DIR. c. w. Prentiss, who was gradu-
ated from Middlebury college in 1896,
has been awarded by Harvard uniyer-
sity a fellowship for travel and study
/ in Europe. He is a son of G. +. Prem
tiss, the assistant librarian at Middle
bury college.
Lately five cars were wrecked on the
narrow gauge Hoosac Tunnel q Will
mington railroad. This made Is load
/ ed freight cars damaged or wrecked In
accidents on the 20 miles of this road
within two months, which is consider
ed an unusual record.
William O. Theriault of Montpelier
has been appointed temporary receiver
of the store of NJ II. Rice. the book
dealer and stationer, by Judge IL. ii.
7 Wheeler Of the United States court.
lie will hold the appointment until the
/ trustees can elect trustee.
/ Israel Avery OF Mortified celebrated
/ his gsth birthday last week. He is
believed 10 be the Oldest voter IN the
state. He voted for John Quincy
1 Adams and has voted at every election
I for president since, and has been a
/ Democrat all his life.
The nth annual convention OF the
/ Episcopal diocese of Vermont Will be
held in Burlington, Wednesday, June
l1g. This will be the first convention
of the diocese that has met AT
! Burlington since the conservation OF
I Bishop Hall seven years ago.
W. A. Lord of Montpelier has been
assigned by the supreme court TO
assist X. A. lIoar, states attorney OF
Washington county, in the matter OF
petition for new trial in the Doherty
murder case. which is to come up at
the MAY term of supreme court.
The 5OO-call system, which the
Brattleboro exchange has had IN use
for some time. has been given up. ana
now the subscribers are TO be given
unlimited service. The rates for
lO.party circuits have been reduced
10 SIS by the telephone company.
Charles p. Harris of Rutland,
encouraged by the good results which
have been obtained from the Vermont
travelling library system, is endeayor-
inc 10 interest persons in other New
Fngland states in the idea with a view
10 getting it adopted by other legls-
latures. -.,..
George ID. Bush OF Orwell recently
clipped from Il Spanish merino ewes
2s6 il pounds of wool, averaging
nearly II pounds, which is a iarge
average. The ewes were two, three
ana four wears old. He also sheared
two bucks which yielded q and y l-2
pounds. >,
Fred Phillips, about 30 years OLD,
was run over by switching engine IN
the Central Vermont freight yard AT
I Rrattleboro Saturday and both his legs
were cut OFF below the knees. lis
head was also badly injured ana II Is
thought he will die. lie had Deeh
drinking.
silas l.. Griffith of Dandy has re-
turned from three months journey
through the Orient Amid the well
coming cheers of his many friends, ne
stepped from the train at Dandy last
week while the Dandy band on the
depot steps made the air ring with the
strains of Hail To the Chief.
Max f. Severance. formerly of
Barre. is writing editorials for the
Manila Freedom. the Oldest paper IN
Manila. He expects to make a visit TO
/ Vermont next September, when MS
term OF service in the army expires
He will return to Manila and devote
an his time to newspaper work.
The state board of medical censors
held a meeting in Burlington Tor the
examination Of candidates desiring TO
PRACTICE medicine in Vermont. Only
two candidates appeared to take the
examinations. The board Is made up
of DIR. ii. c. Tinkham of Burlington
Dr. w. y. Plat OF ShorehaIn, ana Dr'
&. w. Strobell OF Rutland.
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