Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-29

ny SSCiSeaIy VI the treasury, eX-
Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw, formerly of Yer
mont, has leased a house on Massa.
chusetts ave, Washington, lust across
the street from the house occupied by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. and
he and Mrs. Shaw will occupy If nj
once. 1t is the house for which OK.
Commissioner Of Pensions Evans re-
Gently paid $4,000.
1t is not improbable that President
! Roosevelt will deliver a speech or two
during August in New England on the
political issues, says Washington des-
patch. He has discussed the subject
with some Of his friends particularly
as to a speech in Maine, but it Is not
improbable that il he speaks at all he
would also 90 to Vermont as both
these states hold elections in Septem-
4 ber
The seating capacity of Christ
i church, Montpelier, was taxed Tues
day evening, May 20th, at which time
I the dedication services for the new
organ took place, and a recital and
! concert was given. The organ recital
] by ). b. Whitney Of Boston, was de-
cided musical success. Master John
Il. Findley, Of Boston, sang several
selections and won the praise OF the
audience.
Eleven mule spinners at the Bur
lington cotton mill struck last week
for an increase OF 10 per cent in wages,
claiming that other cotton mills have
raised their employees a similar
amount Their demands were not
granted and they were paid of. A
few other employees whose work de-
pended on the spinners will necessarily
be idle until the strikers return or
until others are secured TO take their
places.
Senators Proctor aud Dillingham;
have been urging President Roosevelt
TO appoint Hosea b. Moulton, OF WASH
ingtOH a native Of Barton, Judge Of
the District OF Columbia. supreme
bench. A vacancy was recently Great
ted BIZ the death OF Judge Andrew
Bradley Mr. Moulton has long been
resident and practising attorney OF
the city, He is prominent as a
Methodist, and is one OF the yice-presi-
dents Of the local Vermont society
J. Enright, trustee in bankruptcy
for the estate OF Chas. II Andrus OF
Enosburg Falls, last week sold at auc-
ton. Mr.. Andrus' great war painting,
"Sheridan's Ride. knocking it down
to the first and only bidder, +. II.
Lewis OF st. Adams, the price paid be-
ing $3.50 or about half what the can
vass cost in Lyons. Francois it left the
room. II is understood that the pict-
ure was purchased for a syndicate and
will be used Tor exhibition purposes.
According to the reports OF the list
ers of the town of Colchester in which
is situated the village of Winooski,
there are l,045 polls in the town,
which Is an increase of 50 over the
year previous. The total value of
personal property subject to taxation
Is S150,720. The total grand list is
81. PSI ,90l, which shows deprecia-
ton Of S22S, SOS over last years list.
This Is largely accounted Tor by the
exemption OF the wooden mills from
taxation.
The organization of the centennial
at Westfeld has been COM
pleted by electing committees for pro-
gram. entertainments, sports, etc. The
meeting will be held on the site Of a
building that served as a meeting
house in 1912, was staked for a fort,
and now serves as a barn. I. J.Boyn-
ton of Boston is to deliver the address.
Several other speakers are expected,
eX-Gov. G. ;. Page OF Hyde
Park, O. ;. Annis of North Troy, O. {.
Nutter of Newport and DR.. +. r. Stod-
dard OF Shelburne.
Corliss Laferty, ST., of Montpelier,
a short time ago read despatch from
Wilkesbarre, Pa, which told of the
discovery of what appeared 10 be a
genuine Stradivarius violin laid away
In an old trunk. Ii set him to think
inc OF an old violin which had been in
his family for more than fifty years
He examined it and found the follow
inc inscription inside which Is the
same as the inscription in the Wilkes
barre violin "Antonius Stradivarius,
Faciebat. Ammo domini, l72l.' Now
Lafertv win take steps to find out by
experts whether the instrument is
genuine or not.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
county conference of Congregational
churches win be held at Barton Land
inc June 4. Miss Ellen NJ. Stone has
been secured as the principal speaker
of the evening session. This confer
ence is supporting the Rev. aud Mrs.
Robert Thomson of the Collegiate and
Institute at Samokoz,
Bulgaria. and Miss Stone was engaged |
AZ 4 missionary in this city when she
was kidnapped Miss Stones public
lectures through the bureeu cost S3UO /
\ nipht. but she gives her services TO
the conference because OF her interest
IN the work of the Thomsons.
Alta meeting Of the Federation OF
Christian Ministers OF Addison county, |
nj NIiddlebury, the following resolu- |
lions were unanimously adopted
1--WE are pleased to minister with the
public in whatever manner we may be |
able We believe, however. that the
CONDUCTING of SUNDAY funerals, calling /