Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-24
State of Vermont.
tts News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

freshman class of TUFTS college, Bos-
ton. Miss Julia Kline OF Barre was
elected secretary.
Frank w. Hackett. assistant secre-
tary OF the navy, will shortly retire to
he succeeded by Judge Chas. ii. Darl-
ing OF Bennington.
The University of Vermont defeated
Tufts college football team in twenty
and fifteen minute halves at Athletic
mark. Burlington, last week by a score
of 6 to D..
sale of 1000 Pin Head cigarettes
will be held by the customs depart
ment in Burlington Oct. 30. They
were seized for violation OF the Gus
toms law.
5. S. Gaines. proprietor of the Ste
yens house, Nergennes, has gone to
the springs, Mt. Clemens, Mich, To
take treatment for iniiammatory
rheumatism.
Towns hotel in Bellows Falls has
been leased to Darwin Ryder Of Mid
dlebury and will be opened to the pub
lie a. soon as the repairs now being
made are completed.
An organ recital was given in the
Brattleboro Methodist church by Luz
Glen Howe recently. The organ is the
first pipe organ completed by the
Estey organ company.
Mason 5. Stone. superintendent of
instruction of the Island of Negnos In
the Philippine Islands, Is at present in
charge OF the schools in Manila, in the
absence OF the permanent superintend-
ent.
The committee which has been so
Letting funds for the new Hebrew
school in Burlington has met with
good success. having already raised a
sum large enough 10 erect the school
building
Bessie Chamberlain. who LEFT her
home In Burlington last week IN the
severe storm. has returned. The
Young girl sixteen years OF age, left
home without warning 70 avoid attend
ing school.
Clan Gordon, the leading Scottish
society In Vermont. has purchased a
site for a $4,000 block 10 be built Ia
Barre. This block will contain large
hall, offices and stores on the ground
floor.
Charles Fyles Plooi of Stowe has
been bequeathed an estate valued At
100000 BY a Catholic priest in Canada
who % wears ago persuaded the boys
parents TO allow their child 10 be
named Ploof. his own surname.
Prof Davis R.Dewey ofthe Institute
OF Technology, who has been appoint
ell as an expert Of the census bureau
70 prepare wage statistics. is a Bur I
lingtOn boy. born and brought up there 4
and graduated from the university.
Jeffrey j. Losee. late private of
company b, goth New York Nolun- |
teers, died at the Vermont soldiers
Home at Bennington last week. De
ceased was admitted 10 the Home July /
Is, 1901. The burial was at Brattle-
b0ro.
Former Cashier David Henry Lewis |
has decided 20 pass his seven years in /
the house OF correction In idleness.
Lewis stated 20 Superintendent ID. l..
Morgan that he never did any manual /
work and that 1t would be too hard tor
him now
The state board of medical censors,
composed OF DR.. Henry james Of Wat
erbury, DR.. w. II. Vincent OF Orwell
and DR.. 5. w hammond of Rutland,
held an examination in the l.M.C.A.
building in Burlington last week AT
which eleven applicants appeared.
John II. Doxey. former resident of
Burlington, will close his engagement
as assistant superintendent of Buffalo
Bills Wild West show this fall and has
signed contract with Barnum a Bal
ley's circus for a tour in Germany. He
will leave for Berlin soon and will be
absent two years.
Ten new cases of smallpox were re-
ported TO the health officer at Burling-
ton one day last week. all being chill
dren who have attended the Lawrence
Barnes school. Mayor Hawley issued
an order to close all schools in the
city for period of two weeks. All
the earlier cases are reported as doing
well.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting of
the Union Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany was held in Montpelier last
week. The directors were reelected.
The officers are President James
W. Brock vice president. Herbert +.
Brigham; secretary and treasurer.
Harlan w. Kemp assistant secretary,
Ralph b. Denny.
J. l. c. Cook, one of the proprietors
and one of the editors OF the Milford,
Mass, Daily and Weekly Journal, cele-
hratpl the S4fh anniversary of his birth
last week. During his residence in
Vermont Mr.. Cook was one OF the
best known newspaper men in the
state. He learned typesetting at Bel
lows Falls.
Mrs. Edward Potter, wife of we'll
known horse trainer of st. Johnsbury, /
Is believed to have drowned herself in !
the Passumpsic river'last week. She !
threatened suicide and was followed
TO the river by a neighbor, who could ,