Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-29
State of Vermont.
-, News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

.fo oo0 was added to the surplus
This hank is the largest in the state
-,.s,b the exception OF the burlington
savings bank. ,r.,o.;ol- ras+
rood. the murderers whose death sen
,ances we're committed by the leglsla-
4 tnTe were removed from states prison
~ windsor and placed the 22d in the
@riminal ward in the state insane asy-
Inn al Waterbury, where they are
4 snnnosed to stay for the rest OF then
natural lives.
Rear.Admiral Albert Sewall Kenny,
+ : n. former resident OF Burling-
,on and graduate of the u. V. M,
lass of 1861, has been placed on the
rafired list. He entered the navy the
wear after graduation as assistant pay
master and in the Al years that have
n since elapsed he has risen to the head
Of this branch OF the service.
The Headquarters committee of the
. Anu-Saloon League at a meeting in
harrington the 10Th considered the
resignation of the Rev. ii. A. Durfee
A III secretary OF the league. to accept a
position in New York, and resolutions
were drawn up in that connection.
The matter of his successor will prob
ably be brought up at the annual
meeting next month.
Alta largely attended village meeting
the Esd the adoption OF city charter
Was refused by vote of 296 TO l26 IN
Il. Johnsbury. The vote was preceded
~ a spirited discussion lasting one
bour. The town will hold a special
meeting January 81 when a similar
action will undoubtedly be taken as
the voters out OF the village limits are
an opposed to creating new town.
Miss Harriet l.. Phelps is the plain
td a suit brought against Charles
!, Bullard Of Swanton. The charge is
breach Of promise and the damage Is
placed at 5000. Miss Phelps is the
daughter OF Harvey Phelps, formerly
proprietor OF Elmwood cottage at High
cate Springs and latter OF the hotel at
sheldon Junction. Charles l.. Billiard
e retired farmer and man of con-
siderable means.
The engagement of Fred A. How
and. former secretary OF state ana IN
surance commissioner, as counsel by
the National Life Insurance Co, Mont
pelier, in charge of the legal depart
ment. to which he will devote his
whole time, will dissolve the we'll
known law firm of Dillingham;, Huse
i Rowland, Montpelier. Senator w.
p Dillingham; will probably retain an
Office in that city. Hiram A. Huse,the
other member, died last fall.
Among the passengers on the steam
er Lain, which went aground near
Gibraltar Sunday, the 18th, was Miss
Elva Mabel Brownell, daughter of
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Brownell OF Bur-
lington. Miss Brownell has been
spending six or seven months at
Athens and in travel on the Continent,
and postal from Naples just before
the sailing OF the vessel announced
that she had engaged passage on the
Lain, due at New York, Jan. 20.
At hearing held in the probate Of
ice in Rutland the oath TO settle the ac-
count of Chas. W MASSEY as admins
traitor of the estate oi Louis Valiquette.
Mussey was ptesent. II developed
during the hearing that Mussey, who
was formerly cashier of the defunct
Merchants National Bank, used over
1000 of the banks money to make
repairs on the property belonging TO
the Willamette estate, while admins
traitor. The bank had TO lose this.
Nussey makes no defence OF this
action.
Having heard the evidence of the
,electmen OF the town of Littleton, n.
H.. on a petition for the appointment
OF a guardian over the estate OF Cathe-
rine V. Richardson of Revere, Mass,
Judge Westgate has decided that SUI
rcient ground has been shown Tor
granting the petition. and Frederick
g. Fleetwood OF Morrisville. secretary
Of state. has been nominated. 1t viii
be remembered that Miss Richardson
has recently been on trial on the
charge of attempting to poison her
mother Mr.. Fleetwood is her cousin.
The president has decided TO grant
the request of Governor TAFT that six
months leave of absence, beginning
Feb. 10, be given Judge Henry {. lde
OF Vermont, of the Philippine commits
sion. IL is believed that ut the expira-
ton of his vacation Commissioner lde
VIII itAlft lIOii tut iDtAlhAtocAth
his health is materially improved. In
such event he may be succeeded by W.
W. Rockhill, who was decided on as a
probable successor TO Governor Taft,
had he accepted the Presidents offer
TO appoint him to the Supreme court
bench.
Quite curiosity was discovered in
Waltham recently. As w. III. TAFT
went to his field, where stalks of corn
were still standing. he saw large
white bird feeding on the corn. IL was
frightened at his approach and scared
high in mid-air, and after circling
awhile came down again and began
feeding. lie sent his boy for rifle,
with which he succeeded in capturing
what proved to be North American
snOw goose. Il is found in the United
States in winter, plentiful in the West.
but quite rare in the East. This specl-
men with its snowy plumage, was over
three faaf In lauUfh