Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-03
state of Vermont.
v.,,s Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

--,omises to be failure.
The IT. Rev. A. c. Hall OF Burling
assisted in the conservation OF tn,
p, lanes Hartt Van Buren,, the new
l me-, n III Porto Rico, in Lynn, Mass.
i' a. commencement awarding Of
. at Trinity College, Hartford,
EE'arr +. S. Carr OF st. Johnsbury,
ssreiyed the mathematical prize fol
aycellence in trigonometry.
r is said that j. w. Ketchum is
.-litino book in which he will dea
'ritb Inc history of the Farmers Ma.
.,1nal bank as far as he knows it OF
.an ascertain the facts. The book
nil he of humorous character.
work has been resumed on the s15.-
g5 driveway which Frederick b. Jen-
nino. began to build last year from
~ residence in North Bennington TO
~ highway near Gullivers corners.
Tbe winding driveway, which is near
Ia mile long, is OF easy grades and
4 trD0ed on both sides in many places
With large trees.
The Grand list Of the city of Rutland
mi. wear is 81, 94s, 1874, an increase of
~ SIS over last year. The value OF
,,aI estate amounts TO 800 1925,
which is an increase OF $4,000 over
h.t year The value OF personal prop
erty Is Si.79l. 500, showing a decrease
nj s33.gl5 since 1901. The taxable
poIls number 2,9l0, as compared with
776 in 1901, showing an increase OF
l54,
A man in Bennington over ninety
wears of age states that this last was
tbe coolest June that he can remember
since be was a boy. He could remem-
ber when on one June i6 there was a
heavy frost that extended nom the
Green mountains to the Hudson river
and nearly all kinds of crops were
rEined. He remembers well going
into bis fathers corn field and finding
ne corn an cut down. There was
one slight frost last month and the
the old gentleman considers il remark
ale that there were not heavier ones.
The annual rifle competition AT
Norwich University, Northfield, took
race June %. the three highest
scores being Seth Williams. FoXboro,
Mass, IS points out OF possible l00;|
John II Foster. Waltham, Mass. 19;
+. A. Chase, Mortified, Il. These
cadets win receive the medals of the
Austin trophy consisting of gold,
silver, and bronze respectively.
These medals are given annually by
Lieut., Fred T. Austin, of the class of
$ The score made by Williams
WAS the best in recent years.
During the post prandial exercises at
the L. V. NJ. corporation dinner last
week. President Buckham announced
the gin by Or. W. Seward Webb, one
Of the trustees of the University of
Vermont. OF the sum of 50. 900 for the
purchase Of the herbarium Of Cyrus g.
Priugle the famous botanist. This
leaves the sum already raised by sub
sCuption to be used as an endowment
for the herbarium, which will continue
to be an object of solicitude on the
part Of Mr.. Pringle. who becomes a
member Of the faculty OF the univer-
si,y.
The residents in the vicinity OF Pearl /
street aud Brookes avenue, Burllng- |
to1.were treated 10 an unusual sight |
one day last week. A doe was seen |
running across the vacant lot on the /
south side of Brookes avenue. IL
crossed the avenue and going between
ne houses made It's way 10 LOOMS /
and thence to North Willard street. |
Again il was seen on South Willard /
street. Ii crossed Pearl street and .
went mp Willard, finally going to
Prospect street and disappearing. |
The animal appeared to be very tame
and paid but little attention TO people 1
Who were watching It.
A bin in equity has been filed in the
lul;ed States circuit court by Herbert /
i. Brigham Of Bakersfield, Vt, a |
nephew OF the late Peter b. Brigham.
against the Peter Bent Brigham hospi-
al and others. asking that the court
decree that one-fifth of the estate held \
N trust for the hospital over and
above Sl.500, 900 be declared to be
held in trust for the plaintiff. The es-
tate now amounts TO over S4.33s,OO0
aud the plaintiff alleges that the will
Of Peter B. Brigham provided for a
holding Of the estate Tor accumulation
purposes beyond the time allowed by
law. The court issued a subpoena re-
nfnahle under the August rules.
Col, lie Grand b. Cannon, of Bur
lngton, who is considerably past
eighty years old, recently figured ia
am automobile accident on Fifth ave-,
New York, in which he was the UNI
fortunate victim of a careless Chauffeur.
colonel Cannon was crossing the
street when he was struck down by
'le machine. In the tangle the col
one. had the presence OF mind TO adj
minister a sound drubbing to the
.houghtless driver, his cane being
several times broken upon the mans
person, while the bystanders enthu-
,,'a.stcally applauded the punishment.
! lew days after the accident, Colonel
-annon was the recipient OF a hand
some new cane from unknown parties
"no witnessed the episode.
At meeting of the state Democrat
9 committee held in Burlington June
e.. eight members were present and NJ n