Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-18
State of Vermont.
,s News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Senator htuhtiu ioSeoi "a AAo1toi
II has gone 10 New brunswick ior a fish
inc rip OF several weeks duration.
senator Redfeld Proctor of Proctor
and Congressman ID. j. Foster of Bur
fnoton. who was with him, at the re-
auest OF the citizens of Grand Isle, in
spected Sand Bar bridge June 9 with
lie idea OF recommending to the gov
eminent that permanent road be con-
sfructed and maintained there.
The Sturtevan:-M cCullough case for
SANDER arising out OF the campaign
Of 1902 drops out of sight in Addison
county court, being continued. This
action is genuine surprise to those
who pretend to be informed in regard
10 the case and the plaintiff repre-
sented a week before that the case
would come TO trial this term.
Senator Dillingham; OF Vermont has
been in Washington lately arranging
the details OF a visit TO be made TO
| Alaska by a subcommittee on terrific
ries. of which he is chairman. The
committee will leave Washington
about the 20th instant and probably
be absent six weeks. The purpose OF
CATION for legislation.
A young man by the name Of Bert
Ranney, hailing from st. Adams, got
off the noon flyer at Shelburne June
TO- all broken out with smallpox
lie wandered about the village and
over toward Shelbnne Farms until
stopped by DR.. Ranks, who immedi-
ately notified the health officers and
board OF selectmen. They placed
the man in an unoccupied house under
quarantine, and a guard is stationed
outside night and day.
Mrs. NJ. III. Daniels. wife of Cap
tain, Daniels of Yergennes and daugh-
terof Judge j. w. Lavigne OF Winooski,
June y was appointed pilot of the
steamer Alexander running from Yer
gennes to Westport. n. Y. She is As
years old, and has five children. Her
mother-in- law, aged Ga years, also
is q pilot in active service These
two are the only women pilots in the
nited States known to the inspectors
here.
Among the honorary degrees con-
ierred By TUFTS college at its 47th an
nual commencement June II, were Ii.
D.s Tor G. II. Darling. assistant secre-
tary Of the navy, and II. c. ide of the
Philippine commission. These. to-
gether with President Capen and Car
roll ID. Wright, head Of the federal
labor bureau who Is TO receive
the honorary degree Of Ii. d.. will be
the principal speakers at the COM
mencement dinner.
Passengers in a Springfield electric
ear had rare experience lately in
having participated in a race be-
NJ tween the car and deer, which had
appeared in the highway about three
miles from the village. The animal,
doe, was frightened by the car,
but started along the road ahead OF
1t. The motorman put on speed and
N Tor half a mile the race continued.
n The deer finally ended the chase by
leaping into field. and she soon
disappeared in the woods.
II Between four and six o'clock p. m
June 10 terrific showers swept over
Montpelier and lightning played havoc
with the telephone, telegraph, electric
light and fire alarm wires Engineer
Penniman, who brought the Mont
Hpelier 4 Wells River train into Mont |
tpelier, stated that in all his experience
as railroad man he never drove an
4engine through such an electric
storm. Huge trees along the line
were frequently hit but fortunately
none fell across the tracks. II was
SO dark in the coaches that Il was
necessary TO light the lamps before
the train reached Montpelier on time
at 3 10 o'clock
A banquet was served in Green
d Mountain hall, Newport, June 10, in
eonnectionIwith the sixth biennial state |
. convention OF the Vermont courts. |
Catholic Order of Foresters. Fifty |
4 delegates and officers have attended |
the convention beside large number
4 Of members OF the order. Among |
some of the most prominent men
i present were the Rt. Rev. j. ).
Michaud and ex-High Trustee Nj. ID.
Mcmahon Of Burlington. The next
biennial convention will be held in
Middlebury in June, 1905. Reports
OF officers showed that there are Al
courts of the order in Vermont with
a membership OF 3,0s9.
DIR. w. S. Nay of Underhill. when
questioned concerning the poisoning
Of twenty-five persons at Underhill by
eating ice cream, said, there was no
doubt but that the people were the vic
tins of ptomaine poisoning due to
diseased COW from which the milk in
the ice cream was taken. Last fall
members of the Terrill family were
poisoned and the cause was traced to a
diseased condition of the COW. Since
then other parties have been poisoned
from the same cause, although none
has died. For time the milk from
the COW was not used but for some
time it has been in use by the family
and no serious results had been no
ticed until a party was given, when
the ice cream was served.
The rain storm which prevailed
in the vicinity OF Middlebury for
Is hours ended Friday afternoon,