Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-25
State of Vermont.
t,s news Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


Rev. G. A. Swertfager has been en-
gaoed as assistant pastor OF the Rut-
and Cong'l church.
Barney Cannon, Jr.. has been con-
armed as postmaster at Bellows Falls.
II was disappointment.
senator Dillingham; was a guest at a
dinner party recently given by the
President at the White House.
senator Proctor was guest at the
state banquet given by President
Roosevelt Thursday night in honor OF
the cabinet.
The new board of railroad commits
sioners met at the state house Friday
and organized with ii. 5. Bingham OF
Remington as clerk.
The Brattleboro chapter, ID. A. r.,
has a membership of eighty-three
persons, two being real daughters of
The American Revolution.
Capt. George Rushlow, general man
ager of the Champlain transportation
Co. has been confined in private
sanitarium for mental diseases for sew
eral months.
State Auditor Horace f. Graham is
seriously i'll at his home in Craftsbury.
Mr.Graham was threatened with illness
when be left Montpelier TOR home, from
cold and oyeT-work.
Mrs. Sally Prouty of Marlboro, one
of thirteen real daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution in the state, and next
10 the oldest woman in Brattleboro,
celebrated her Esd birthday anniver-
sary Dec. 10th.
The Rutland Street Railway Co. be-
can running its cars 10 Castleton
Thursday. The cars will make hourly |
trips throughout the winter. 1t is not |
likely that an attempt will be made to |
run cars any farther than Castleton |
until spring
Earl Harbour of Bennington, son Of
Mr. and Mrs Grant Harbour. has re-
ceived notice that he has been appoint.
ed a cadet TO the naval academy at An
napolis, provided he passes the pre-
liminary examination before which he /
Is ordered TO report the first OF Febru-
airy.
Clarence Hicks, liquor commissioner
Of Chittenden county and manager OF
the Hicks Wood Co., has lett Burling-
ton on account OF financial and family
troubles. He went TO Hudson, n. Y.
An attempt has been made to induce
Mr. Hicks 10 return, but has so far
been unsuccessful. Mr.. Hicks was
elected commissioner last fall and
made his appointments Of liquor
agents in Chittenden county before his
departure.
The Rev. Andrew Gillies has re-
signed the pastorate of the State street
Methodist church in Troy and has ac-
cepted a call from st. stephens church,
New York. lie was for some time a
member of the Vermont conference.
His first pastorate was White River
going from there TO Trinity
Methodist church at Montpelier. He
was transferred to the Troy conference
liz 1899. st. Stephens church is one
of the largest in New York.
The state board of agriculture met at I
the Van Ness House. Burlington, last (
week Wednesday and organized tor .
the ensuing year. Those present were
M. II. Buckham OF Burlington, c. j. &
.htu Oh W diutHs htDiBt Aithth VI !
Woodstock. and Ernest Hitchcock of 4
Gov. Mccullough, who is !
member ex-ofiicio, not being in the
.city. The board organized by electing {
President Buckham chairman and Mr.. !
Bell secretary. The work of the past 8
year was talked over, although no def
mite action was taken. II is probable I
that a series of meetings, which have 5
|proven so successful in recent years,
win be carried out.
January l, the Bennington Banner,
'now owned by Holden & Cushman and
|edited by IL. L. Stillson, will pass into
|the hands of new stock company !
headed by Frank +. Howe. now editor 4
|and owner OF the Bennington Reform
|er, and the plants and papers Will be I
combined with Mr.. Howe as editor and !
manager. Mr.. Stillson, who is now
connected with the Fraternity Publish
ing company of Boston. will give that J
business his undivided attention. IL
Is rumored that if Mr.. Howe finds suffi-
clent encouragement among the busi- =
ness men one paper will be printed as
an afternoon daily and the other as a !
weekly. Mr.. Howe went to Benning- :
ton from Barre last spring and the Re
former under his management has i
grown steadily in business and iniia- !
ence.