Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-31

that will be disbursed by the federal
government to agricultural colleges
I during the present year OF 1901. Each
college will be paid $4,000, includ-
ing, OF course, the agricultural college
OF Vermont. Hitherto the appropri-
alton has been increasing 81 900 a
year, but S25, 900 was the limit speci-
fed in the Morrill, act many years
ago. The disbursement by the govern
mcnt began in 1890 with $4,000 a
year to each agricultural college and
kept increasing till last year it reach
ed $4,000.
State Treasurer John l.. Bacon has
deposited with the city treasurer of
Burlington Sc, 926.s2, additional pub
lie money, making the total on deposit
there $50, 273.04. The increase is due
to Burlington's increase OF population
as shown by the 1900 census. The
city treasurer is requested by law to
loan the money at 6 per cent inter-
est. While the city has borrowed at
this rate the previous government de-
post it is doubtful whether the addi-
tional amount can be loaned at the
Ligh interest. This is the money,
the interest Of which goes to the pub
lie school system.
The State Spiritualist association at
Montpelier last week elected the
following officers for the year: Presi-
dent, DIR. K. A. Smith, Brandon;
vice presidents, Sarah A. Wiley,
Rockingham, A. +. Hubbard, Tyson,
eliza L. Turner, Montpelier; secretary
and treasurer, Janus Crossett, Water
bury; auditor, A. f. Hubbard; board
of managers, ID. ii. Chapman, chair.
man, Cambridge, S. N. Gould,
Randolph, Newman Weeks, Rutland,
l.. ID. Smith and Mrs. +. M. Walker,
st. Adams, Medora Eastwood,
Winooski, Lucius Colburn, Essex
Junction, Addie II. Ballard, Ludlow,
and E. F. Fallon, Montpelier.
The examination of the twenty-five
original cover designs, appropriate
for the school report, occurred at the
school building at Montpelier last
week. The committee appointed by
the school board to make a selection
for the cover OF their years school re-
port consisted of Supt. j. II. Lucia,
+. A. Rowland and Prin. Ham.
They decided in favor of a simple but
effective design of woodvines and
berries, submitted by Mary Board
man of the fourth class in the high
school. Very commendable mention
was made of an owl design by Ethel
DE Boer, another Of woodvine by Mel
lie Mitchell and several well worked
out designs by grade 8.
Charles LePage of Barre drove a
nice pair OF horses on to the East
Montpelier pond last week for the
purpose OF getting load of ice. He
drove ON to the place that had been
cut over recently and the ice broke,
letting the horses and front sleigh
through into 20 feet of water. Some
20 or 30 people from the mill, stone
sheds and nearby houses rushed to his
assistance with ropes and the horses
were finally rescued. The sled was
freed from the horses and then ropes
were put about their necks and they
were strangled till they foated. More
ropes were then hitched to them and
they were pulled out to firm ice.
They were taken 10 nearby stable
and dosed with whiskey and rubbed
down until they finally recovered.
1t is probable that the body of Miss
Viola Stone OF Burlington, who died
on December 10, after long illness
with cancer Of the throat, will be
exhumed. Her mother, Mrs. Charles
Stone, has made application to City
Health Officer Watkins, and to the
board of aldermen for permission to
have the body removed from Lake
View cemetery to ascertain il there
was life or not when the burial took
place. The circumstances OF the
death were not peculiar, but the
mother said that Notwithstanding her
opportunities, the body was embalmed,
but not successfully; that she herself
saw her daughter move after she was
in the casket, and that the body was
warm. The health officer said that
there was no question about the girl
being dead.
Mrs. Geo. Rushlow of Burlington
has received from Mrs. Elizabeth p.
Root, who is at San Diego, Cal, a
letter containing information about
her grandfather, James Hawley, and
his connection with Ethan and Ira
Allen. Mrs. Root, who is nearing
her 9lst birthday, is the widow of
Elijah Root, who was for many years
connected With the Champlain Trans
portation company. The following
extracts from the letter will be in
teresting, especially to the older in
habitants: ''James Hawley came
with Ira Allen from Arlington in
1856 to Colchester, where he built
mills. Later he went to Swanton,
where he built mills for Allen. He
then went to Shelburne, where he
built mills for J.Isham. James Haw-