Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
state of Vermont.
os News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


No, Troy.
The calf resembling bull dog,
owned by Charles Matthews of Mid
dlebury. is dead.
The Injunction against the breweries
1ocated opposite Brattleboro in New
HAMPSHIRE has been continued.
The physicians of Windham county
have effected an organization TO be
Known as the Windham County Medi-
cal society.
About 500 was raised for the sup
mort OF the baseball team of the Uni
Terslty of Vermont, Burlington, at a
recent meeting.
The graduating class of the academy
ar NIorrisville is the largest in the
history of the school, numbering
twenty eight persons.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles II. Darling has been i'll for
several days at his home in Washing
ton with malarial fever.
The last of the smallpox cases at
Burlington is now convalescent. The
nest house on North avenue was
fumieated last week and closed.
lie. Lunt of Melrose, Mass, was
the highest bidder, at Sl5,6S0, for the
historic old Vermont, lately a receiv-
inc ship at the New York Navy Yard.
f. L. Putney of Montpelier has
bought the undertaking business of
George Mccormick. Mr.. Mccormick
will withdraw from the business en-
tirely.
DR.. Watson l.. WATSON has been APP
pointed TO fiji the vacancy on the med
teal staff OF the hospital for the insane
atWaterbury caused by the resignation
Of DR.. +. +. Farmers.
Percival W. Clement is the princi-
pal st0Ckholder In the New England
Hotel company which is 10 build a 20
story hotel at Fifth Ave. and Forty
fourth St.. New York.
Asa result of a conference and in-
vesdgations by the Burlington school
board regarding the trouble az the
P0meroy school, the matter has been
adjusted so that the Hebrew children
have returned TO school.
At the meeting OF the incorporators /.
Of the First National Bank OF Bristol
April 18th, il was voted 10 organize
the bank with a capital of $4,000. /
Articles Of association were drafted /
and directors elected
The spring term at Goddard semi |
nary, Barre, has opened under most 1
favorable conditions. An unusually |
large number of new students for a |
spring term are enrolled. The pres
ent number OF boarding students has /
been exceeded only once in the last 1
five years.
Nan, the Mascot" four-act drama,
was repeated in Concert hall, North
field, April Is. by the members of the I
high school graduating class, for the I
benefit Of Frank Townson, who was /
recently seriously injured at the /
Alm0n slate pit. The net proceeds
were about $40.
A recent report prepared by the
House committee on claims at Wash
ington shows that there are sixteen
Vermont letter carriers entitled 20 re-
ceive back pay under the act of May,
lSss, prohibiting carriers 10 work in
excess OF eight hours a day, except for
extra compensation.
Mrs. S. Howard of Middlesex is
critically i'll from the effects of the
coal gas which she recently inhaled.
She was found in an unconscious
condition, the room being filed with
gas. But for prompt assistance II Is
thought she would have been asphyx-
lated. She is about so years old.
L. B. Stebbins, of Mortified, is the
Yaledictorian Of this years graduating
class OF Norwich University, North
field, and Guy III. Watson, of Lyndon
vile, the salutatorian. +. 4. Burr,
Of Worcester, Mass, III. NJ. Hobson, K
Of Island Pond, and Robert T. Phinney,
OF Montpelier, will deliver orations.
The Ladies' Village Improvement
society OF Lyndonville has expended
about Sl75 during the past year most
OF this amount being used on the
parks. The society now has $500 In
the treasury. Something over $500
has been raised by the women during
the year.
There was a hearing in the Wind
ham county clerks office Apr. 10th in
regard to the Bradford Savings Bank
and Trust company, which is in the
hands of a receiver. Attorneys W. Il.
Z. Stickney of Bethel and j. b. Pickett
OF Bradford were present, also Horace
". Bailey and James b. Hale of New
bury.
In addition to $4,000 given to Phil
lips Exeter academy to found scholar
ship in memory of her father, Miss
Susan G. Perkins of Concord, n. H.,
has given like sum for the same pur-
pose to Norwich University at North
1eld, from which institution her father,
hamilton Ellcot Perkins, was gradual
cd in 1924.
A Japanese shrub tree, which has
been growing long time in the coun-
" court house yard in Montpelier, is
being dug up in order that the grounds
can be graded. This tree is of rare
species, and was brought from Wash
lnUtnn btr Walton ,uban aou.