Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-17

island with a column of marines.
Captain ellison has now served three
years in the Philippines and will prob
ably be ordered home this month,
arriving in this country in June. He
is in very good health.
At the quarterly meeting of the di-
rectors of the National Life Insurance
company held at Montpelier last
week Tuesday, Joseph A. De Boer,
formerly vice-president and actuary
was elected president to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of James G.
Houghton. James T. Phelps, of Bos-
ton, was elected first vice-president,
and James b. Estee, OF Milwaukee,
formerly superintendent OF agencies,
was elected second vice-president.
Clarence +. Moulton, assistant treas
urer, was elected actuary, and will
fill both positions for the present. No
other changes were made in the official
board.
Mrs. Calista r. Jones of Bradford,
national president of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, has issued general orders
No s, in which she announces that
the twentieth annual convention of the
organization will be held in Washing
ton the second week in October, and
Headquarters will be established at the
Ebbitt House. She also calls special
attention to the national Mckinley
memorial to be erected at Canton, o.
Commander-in-C Chief Torrance has re-
quested every comrade to make
small contribution to this fund. She
asks every member of every corps in
the organization to have part in the
memorial.
The Amalgamated Quarrymen's
union and the Quarrymen's association
met Friday night and ratified the agree
ment reached by the two committees
Thursday, which means the settlement
of the labor difficulty in Barre. No
change is to be made in the hours OF
labor or the wages paid until July l,
1902. On and after that date eight
hours shall constitute a days labor.
On and after July /, 1902, wages will
be advanced 10 per cent, overtime to
be paid for at the same rate as regular
time. The agreement further sets
forth that no discrimination shall be
made between union and non-union
men, by either party. An arbitration
clause was adopted.
The second annual banquet of the
Bellows Falls board of trade was held
at Hotel Windham, in Bellows Falls
last week, Tuesday evening, covers
being laid for one hundred and twenty
five persons. After dinner speeches
were made by Percival W. Clement.
president of the Rutland railroad, and
others. Various committees made
reports of the business conditions of
the town, among these being an init
nation that new depot may be built
at Bellows Falls this summer. The
board of trade was organized last fall
and has a membership of about one
hundred and twenty-five persons. 1t
is purposed to continue the banauets
as considerable interest was manifest
ed.
The Vermont association of Boston
Friday night voted unanimously TO
visit Vermont in a body during the
coming old home week in August.
There were over 100 members of the
organization at the dinner at 1oung's
hotel. The affair was a combination
smoke talk and sugar party and was
very successful. A feature of the din
ner was the heating of maple syrup in
chatting dishes on the hotel tables and
serving it on ice. A pleasant surprise
was sprung on the secretary of the
association, n. l.. sheldon, who was
presented with very handsome clock
by friends in the organization who
appreciate his successful efforts OF the
past two years to increase the member
ship OF the association.