Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-04
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

n VI uoaAlt d8aitiSb ONtAHtd mDtE
has been started in Burlington.
The week of August u is the time
set for the observance of Old Home
week.
A Montpelier man has invented a
device for marking the place in the
ocean where ship sinks.
Charles Pomeroy Button, publisher
of the defunct Vermont Statesman.
recently died at Kings Park, l.. |.
There is no possible chance to
change Yermont's system OF represen-
tation in the state Legislature until
1918.
Marshal Jepson, the 1S-year-old son
of G. T. Jepson of Stamford, chopped
off three toes while at work in the
woods last week.
DIR. l.. M. Bingham has resigned as
a member of the board OF attending
physicians at the Mary Fletcher
hospital, Burlington.
The Boston association Of Middle
bury college alumni held its annual re-
union at the American House in Bos-
ton Saturday evening.
Ona NJ. Shane, who has been super
intendent of the Monkton kaolin
works for the past Is years, has
rendered his resignation.
Jonas Stevens, who has just COM
pleted his term as sheriff OF Lamollle
county. has served eight years, a
period exceeded by no one.
C. d. Spencer & Co. of Whining
ton have already sold l20 barrels OF
maple syrup to one firm this season
and booked other large orders.
The city hall of Rutland was burned
last week. The records in the city
clerks office were saved. The cause
is supposed to have been a live wire.
Capt Harry b. Chamberlin of Brad
ford has sailed for Manila on the trans
port Indiana. He is quartermaster
and acting commissary on this trans
port.
The 9th annual meeting Of the
Vermont Methodist conference Will
begin at Lyndonville April II. Bishop
Cranston of Portland, Ore, will
preside.
A thousand cases of canned corn
were shipped Saturday from the
Snowflake factory, Brattleboro, 70
Manila for the use of the troops
recently.
Last week occurred the annual fes-
tiyal of the st. Johnsbury Choral I'M
ion. II was the sixth annual gather
ing Of its kind and was in every way
an artistic success.
Lester II. Greene has sold his drug
business in Montpelier to w, Z. Poole
of East Barre. Mr. Poole will take pos
session as sobn as an invoice OF the
stock can be taken.
&c. Davis, the stock broker, has
closed his business at Montpelier aho
will leave the state. The decision o.
the supreme court in the "bucket shoi
cases" was the cause.
f. w. Henry's barn and hay ana
hen house. in Langdon, were burned
recently. II is supposed MS daughoel
is the mcendiary, as physicians say
her reason is affected.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed last week by Elijah Wales Q
Rrattlehoro. dancing teacher
liabilities s2240.10; unsecured, SLOW
assets. sI4s3.50, of which s2oo /
exempt.
II. FORSYTH of Barre swallowed
ouantitv of tincture of iodine last weei
Nv mistake and only by the prompt ap
II nlication of emetics was his life saved
/ In fine darkness he took it Tor cougl
medicine.
DIR. d. d. Grout of Waterbury, ma
received an official invitation 70 pre-
mare n paper to be read at a meetih;
~ the American Congress OF Iubercu
losis 10 be held in New York city Ma
Is and l6.
CONGRESSMAN ID. J.Foster announce
baf IN view of a vacancy at Yves
Point he win hold a competitive exam li
nation early in June ana the can1l
date standing highest will receive Ia
appointment. -,
The st. Adams Messenger has cou
niled a table showing the rate OF .aAa
lion in the towns of the state. Mehuo
has the lowest tax, p cents on
dollar and Mount Tabor has IN
highest. $50 cents.
The contract has been let TO ereo
tbe new summer residence at Behnils
TON of J. c. Colgate Of New ORR,
renlace the one burned two years age
The contract price is sis,eOo' he
.sI.,1s,,ar tho cellar.
Frank son of Mrs. Nj. Banyeau,
Swanton. has been honoraoiy IN
CHARGED from Company ID, 2uth nli 1i
try Manila, and Joined the pom.
force there, receiving 500 q NOM
with board. clothes and lodging.
cablecram to relatives IN =
,Johnsbury last week announcer - y
death at Manila of Miss Virgin
woodruff, daughter OF Col: Chas. z
Woodruff. assistant commlssary gei
eral, on duty in the Philippines
The committee on the state eAnio
at the Pan-American exposillon
/ Buffalo met at Burlington satuIuay
select the photographs and palntlhii