Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-16

sioner, will deliver an address at the
Lane opera house, after which ban
quet win be served at the Memphre-
magog House.
Gov. Mccullough OF Bennington.
Lieut.. -Gov. Zed p Stanton OF Rox-
bury, J. II. Merrifield OF Newiane.
speaker OF the house Representatives
4. c. Bennett OF Bennington, execu-
tive clerk, A. T. Cudworth OF south
Londonderry, John n. Woodfn OF
Rutland, state prison directors,
inspected the house of cor
rection at Rutland July 8. Governor
Mccullough said, I've found every
thing satisfactory. Have no adverse
criticism to make. There are now
POS prisoners in the institution. the
largest ever had. This is against 40
for the same time last year. The
number has increased 70 since the IL
cense law went into effect May l.
Earl Brown, a son of Grin Brown OF
Duxbury, while playing about the
house Tuesday. July Z, with an older
brother, suffered a hemorrhage from
the lungs and died in ten minutes. At
the suggestion OF the health officer OF
lDuxbury, DR.. Don ID. Grout Of Water
i bury visited the house and learned
that the boy was seven years Old, had
never been well and strong Ike the
other children, had had cough for a
long time. The parents being poor
and ignorant had given the matter
very little attention and supposed the
boy was suffering from worms The
fatal hemorrhage was caused by tuber-
culosis OF the lungs.
Joel G. Baker OF Rutland, acting as
counsel for the state laboratory OF ny
eiene at Burlington, presented a novel
claim before the court OF claims at
Montpelier Tuesday. July Z. No ae-
ton was taken because OF the absence
OF Frank Plumley, a member oil the
board. The claim was for $40 for
testing liquors sold by licensed deal
ers. About thirty samples have been
sent to the laboratory since the license
law went into effect, about half OF
which have been tested. State Audi
tor Graham was inclined to the oeliel
that the expense of such tests should
be paid out of license revenues, but no
official action will be taken in the mat
ter until the tull court OF claims meets
October 21
Another distinguished honor falls 70
the lot of Nermonter who has won re-
nown In the diplomatic service Of the
limited States. Hon. John Barrett has
been appointed United States minister
10 the Argentine Republic The mis-
sion paws $1,000 annually and Is ont
OF the most important in the diplomatic
service. Argentina is a great country
! "a country of rich natural resources
a vast empire in extent, half as large
as the United States, practically IN ~
virgin state so far as compfehehsN'
development Is concerned. The aver
ace citizen of the United States has NJ
conception of the magnificent territory
COMPRISING this republic which only
awaits the push. enterprise and up-to
date methods of the American to de
, velop paradise, agriculturally, ana
second United States commercially.
Frank McRae, formerly member 0
. Company +, First Vermont Nolun
teers. Barre, has just returned to ina
city after several years absence. MI
McRae served at Chickamauga witt
e that company and upon being muster
: ed ont he enlisted in the 18th Z. ,. an'
; went to the Philippines. His promo
: ton followed. first TO corporal ana lat
g err 10 sergeant. About a year ago
, while in command of a scouting de
: tachment he shot and killed an ONCE
: of another company, who, 1t Is said
G unwarrantedly attacked him and upol
! whom he fired in self-defense. Ate
L trial by court martial, McRae was sen
fenced to life Imprisonment beinl
i transferred from Manila prison I
I California and later to Kansas. Whll
i President Roosevelt was on his west
= ern trip his attention was called to tn
+ ease and on account OF mitigating ell
y cumstances McRae received his pai
!; don from the president and was Sc
q free. He has Just returned to Barre
Il where he has three brothers living.