Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-20
state of Vermont.
-. Condensed and Rewritten
ls rev eor Our Readers.

al 49, a@nual state encampment of
lae r. will be held at Mont
neIier in June. an, p.,,
nj Dwinell of Morrisville has sold
= 5rng business to DIR. w. 1. Slayton
. Of Hyde Park. ,o,s,o..o,,.
. ins was partly destroyed by
fire. March Il tn.
~ r.ontv.five members of the cadet
VET az Norwich University were vac
Sinated March sth.
'l Tno Grand lodge of Vermont of the
+. Now England Order Oh rrotec1ion wiz
Nv est n Montpelier April "a.
The condition OF the Rev. 10. sher-
- n Montpelier, whose leg was
S Sa,Es recently, is very favorable.
The Church OF the Good Shepherd at
Dc has inst received a gift of $500,
,pbicb will 90 toward reducing the
debt Of the church.
The following fourth-class postmas-
-. iI we're appointed March 18th. Yer
mont yo15 south Nottingham, w: Fair
hanks; West Topsham, l.. 7. Hight.
The Berry-Hall company, a whole
Ia GROCERY concern, of Burlington, Is
: 81 men branch store in New York
mich will be conducted by w. Z.
Hall. -. 49,
fled by Lincoln A. Goodsel OF Nor
Ssn His assets are 80. 4S5 and his IL
sbilities s3,21s, OF which s435 is
claimed exempt.
The Lane Manufacturing Co. and
tbe Cotton shops in Montpelier an
nopnce that they will grant their help,
beginning March 81, nine-hour day
with 10 hours pay.
J. Harry Engels OF Rutland has just
seisbed A musical setting for the one
bundredtn Psalm. No music for this
psalm has been composed before ex-
cept In chant form.
Luther 2. Brown OF Burlington has
beeu granted a patent on an unreturn-
sblp milk bottle. The bottle Is made
Of a composition of woodpulp, card
board and parathne.
Waterman 5. c. Russell, a former
principal of the Bennington High
school. will deliver the Memorial day
address before the Sixth Corps Post,
G. Ar, in that place.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins has
been chosen by the Vermont delega-
tl0n in the Senate and House as the
member OF the Republican congress
i0nal campaign committee.
Fletcher D. Proctor of Proctor, who
has been confined to the house by a
peuralgic affection of the muscles OF
the neck. is much improved in health
and, il is thought, will be out again
this week.
George w. Morse, an old and re-
speCted resident OF North Bennington,
died at his home there March Sth. lie
vas "a years old and for nearly fifty
years had been engaged in business in
that village
The Whiting brush factory at Bnr-
hngton, which was recently destroyed
by fire, may not be rebuilt in that city.
A. C. Whiting is considering the mat
ter Of re-establishing the business in
Brooklyn, NY.
Capt j. n. Culver Camp, No. II.
Sons Of Veterans, was organized in
Richford March IL. There are twenty
members Department Commander
Clinton G. Smith was present and in
stalled the officers.
J. S. Wilcox, cashier of the First
National Bank of Orwell, died Mar.
18th, from the effects of an attack OF
grip. Mr.. Wilcox was So years old
and had served one term as a mem
Der OF the state legislature.
The rain which fell last week caused
continuation of high water on the
line OF the Burlington & Lamoille
division Of the Central Vermont rail
way and another washout of about
hity feet at Jericho Horn" resulted.
Dr.. Benjamin f. Sutton, prominent
physician of Addison county, died at
his home in Middlebury last week OF
pneumonia. His death followed that
Of his wife by three days, her funeral
being held two hours before his death.
Henry S. Wilson of Arlington arriv-
ed IN Bennington March Sth, having
N custody William Ralph, who is I'M
Ger Indictment, charging him with
fo0oing the store of +. 5. Mattison in
South Salisbury the night of Nov. IA,
1899.
II Is said that John ID. Spellman OF
Rutland owns one-sixth of the capital
stock OF the Colorado Gold and Silver
Mining and Development company
winch was recently organized in New
lork under the laws of New Jersey
with capitalization of Sl,000,000.
+, NJ. Black, proprietor of the Ave
nue. house, st. Johnsbury, who was
recently convicted OF rum selling, was
Slected last week by the owner of the
mouse, NJ. j. Cowlbeck, who had beer
threatened with injunction proceed.
ihgS, unless he GOT Mr.. Black out.
The Union Slate CO.. of Mortified,
mas received a new S0-horse power
ooler to replace the smaller boilers al
tle slate quarry. A 35-horse power
engine viii also replace the smaller
oueS now in use IL is eXnected the