Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-23

last week nom a vermont woman, VINO
said she had learned that Mrs. Powers
was devoting part OF her time to pre-
venting abuses on stock trains and
asked that the money be used in her
work
In compliance with orders OF the adj
jutant general, the section OF artillery
at Norwich university fired at noon,
Jan. l6, salute OF q guns in honor OF
the l2jth anniversary OF the declafa-
ton by the Westminster convention in
l777, that the New Hampshire Grants
fought to be, and should be, free and
independent state"
The Montague Mass school board
has elected Frank p. Dawson, princi-
pal Of the North Bennington school,
superintendent OF schools in Mon
tague. He will leave for there as soon
as his successor is secured. Mr.. Da-
vison is now serving his second term
as county examiner of teachers. He
is thirty-six years old.
Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri and
Hon. Charles b. Lands of Indiana,
members OF congress, discussed Re-
publieanism and Democracy at the
Barre opera house Tuesday evening OF
last week before a large audience.
Following the lectures both speakers
were the guests OF the Young Mems
Democratic club OF that city at a sump-
tuous banquet.
The annual meeting of the Merino
Sheep Breeders association of Vermont
was held at Middlebury Wednesday.
The election of officers and consider
able business OF Importance was TO
come up for consideration. 1t is large
! ly through the efforts ofthis association
I that some 500 RambOuilett breeding
sheep have been shipped from this state
to Durham, Natal, South Africa, during
the year past.
A mass meeting will probably be
called at Rutland within a few days at
which steps will be taken toward the
formation OF an organization of some
kind Tor the purpose of cooperating
with the organizations of Barre and
Montpelier and other towns in secur-
ing new railroad to run from New
port through the cities of Montpelier
and Barre and thence over the noun
tains to Rutland
T. S. Beeler has been appointed
chief train dispatcher OF the Central
Vermont railway to succeed ). Is.
Kramer, who recently resigned. Mr..
I Beeler comes to st. Adams from Milan,
! Mo, where he was train master and
chief dispatcher on the Omaha, Kan
sas City a Eastern railroad. Previous
to this time he held similar position
on the Burlington system, being sta
4 tioued at Brooktield, Mo.
No disposition has yet been made OF
the several hundred dollars worth OF
liquor seized at Bennington last week.
No one has appeared 10 claim it, and
il is probable that after a hearing be-
fore Judge Cushman, if no owner puts
in an appearance, it will be ordered
spilled. Among the packages is a A.
gallon barrel Of Hunter whiskey, sew.
eral cases of champagne, and some
cases of Hennessey brandy, and sealed
goods OF other kinds.
States Attorney James b. Donoway
OF Middlebury became critically III
with typhoid fever last week at his
home. Mr.. Donoway had been very
busy for several weeks past with his
court duties, which included the IA
nous Jones-FosbuTgh case, following
which came the indictments against
him Tor neglect OF duty, secured
through the efforts of the Rev. &. w.
Morrow. Taken altogether this severe
strain, it is thought, brought about bis
1 illness.
A Vermont Frisco club has been or
ganized with Kittredge IIaskins OF
Brattleboro president; DR.. L. b. Whit
aker of Barre. vice president; c. w.