Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-02
state of Vermont.
x.,vs Condensed and Rewritten
fur our Readers.

.,.i',Sas1 were guests recently at the
nnnt-s bonse. Brattleboro, where they
bl SS an informal reception to few OF
he tOwnspeoPle. a..oroa ,non ,,s
~ academic year Tuesday evening,
saat 98 at 80 when the first roll call
81. held. Nearly all OF the seniors,
',aiors and sophomores were present
tbere were also 81 freshmen.
understood that postofiice will
.stabllshed az Fort Ethan Allen. At
Y re8uest Of the postofiice depart
~ Uni can't. William IL. Humphrey has
UNITED the necessary bonds for his
eaoointment as the first postmaster.
n REYNOLDS OF st. Adams. who
a. beld the position OF auditor OF the
ESlr,rsl Vermont railroad for the past
,on Years. has been appointed comp
.,'Iisr III the National Railroad COM
1.ry III Mexico, with offices in New
/ York. O.. Al.
radlrn were found dead in his pasture
Il West Pawlet Sept. %, poisoned with
nsri- Green. Three more are afflicted
mi win probably die. Piles OF salt
mixed with paris green were found in
4 the pasture.
isaac Pratt, the veteran bear trap
nor secured his seventy-tirst bear In
/ irsp al Woodford recently. IL was not
l5rge one, but was In very good con-
ANON He has averaged 70 capture
one bear for every year OF his life, and
/. booking fos-more.
CT. II. Birdseye, postofiiee iDspec-
ar who was recently assigned 10 YER
nbDt with headquarters In Burlington,
has been temporarily detailed for
special service, 10 connection with the
& secret service department at Oyster
q Ban n T., In guarding the Presidents
\ household.
IN i said that the post-ofiice at Sher-
man viii De closed and a rural de-
# Iyey from Readsb0rO established. AZ
~ he arrest Of Drury sherman, the
8 postmaster. for defrauding the govern
meut George W Plumb was appoint
4 al acting postmaster and served until
d tbe Affairs OF the olliee were straighteu-
3 "a ont
Eightv-seven freshmen took the en-
.
4 University OF Vermont, Burlington,
Tuesday. as compared with - at the
4 same examination last year. or the
/ 81 candidates, Is were young women.
| Nine candidates for admission In this
! Years entering class took the exami-
| nation last June.
Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Flower OF Hart
| land -Four Corners. went 10 Boston re-
Gently 10 visit. Mrs. Flower took with
. her / china pitcher belonging 10 her
mother. Mrs. Jennie Field. which was
eit IN Pilgrim hall. Plymouth. IL Is
said that the pitcher came over In the
| Mayhower and descended In direct
line from Miles Standish 10 Mrs. Field.
Erwin II. Thorpe Of Middlebury sue
ceeds Theodore W. swift as inspector
in charge of the New York division OF
| p0stotfice inspectors with headquarters
/ In New York. Mr.. Thorpe has been
acting in special capacity IN the
Washington division for the past three |
months. but formerly was serving IN
Ohio. Before entering the service ne /
was editor Of the Middlebury Register
and postmaster Of the town OF Middle
bury
A large number OF persons assem- /
b.el sunday afternoon, sept q, 70
witness the LAYING OF the corner stone
0ftae new Catholic church at halu-
/ wick. The services were very I'M
pres,ive and were performed by me
/ Reverend Father Lonergan OF Nhiie
/ River Junction. assisted by the Rev
erepd Fatber I'achapce. who has the
/ charge OF Hardwick and hyde FarA'
The sermon was preached by tather
/ LOnergan.
The Baptist state convention closed
IL annual session at Bennington
Wednesday night, Sept. "a, WIN On
address by the Rev. DIR. W. Is. Nailaoe
Of Utica, followed by a consecraloh
service The election OF oihceis'
which took place in the afternoon Was
as follows: President, Gov. w "
/ Sickney vice president, Rev. =. N
4 Fuller Of Barre; secretary, Rev. W a
4 kinsel of Bristol; treasurer, u. W
Whitc-of Ratland Il was voted 70
hold the next convention- SaAVohs
4 River.
Deputy Sheriff Bancroft Of Mont
4 pelier is circulating a petition among
the old soldiers and Others which ma
already been largely signed asking
Governor Stickney to pardon j. shet-
man Caswell. who was sentenced -
states prison for life for shooting
George Gould at East Montpelier sep
TENDER 5, 1889. Caswell was MEM
Der Of Co. c, l4th VT. Regt., and was
seriously wounded at the battle y
Gettysburg. This wound has never
healed and it Is reported that ne can
not live long.
Edward McKeough of Pittsford, Wno
arrived in Rutland on the sleeper Y, 4
I2l0 o'clock Sunday night, sept -
was, according to his story, attAG lS.',
by two men on franklin street aog ~
o'clock and severely cut about ane
head He got away from his sss s,r5
ants and ran through the railroa9 az
TO the depot. A policeman TOOK mn
% the Berwick House where ut; l. "a -
Beidel sewed up his wounds. ne h nSg