Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-16

piescli ptiVh from pracuclng physl-
clan. The other morning man pre-
scented bit OF paper on which a local
physician had written: This man
says he wants some liquor" While
the druggist didn't doubt the state
ment in the least he was Obliged 10
turn the applicant down. Meanwhile
the physician had received his fee.
A hen owned by Joseph Dubuque of
Ferrisburg recently Matched chicken
with four legs and four wings. Ii liv-
ed bit short time after leaving the
shell. IL was presented 10 the Rev. G..
ii. Bailey, who has a collection of
birds and animals, and he has il
mounted. When the skin was remoy-
ed the chicken was found to possess
two well-deyeloped necks, with air
ana food passages complete. The
@sophagus In each converged into one
head and mouth. The whole was
doubtless the outcome OF double
yolked egg.
General Passenger Agent Silas w.
Cummings OF the Central Vermont
railway has rendered his resignation to
take effect April -. He will be sue
ceeded in the Office by John +. Bentley
of st. Adams, who Tor several years
has been travelling passenger agent of
the Central Vermont. Colonel Cum
mings. at his retirement, had
completed 80 years of continuous rail-
way service, over 35 of which was
spent in the service of the company
which he now leaves. He is the last
of the old line of officials who held Of
flee under the Smith regime of the
Central Vermont.
The program for the coming con-
vention Of Young Mems Christian
associations of Vermont TO be held in
Burlington, April II, Is and 10, opens
with an informal reception and bust
ness mems banquet at the Van Ness
House on Friday evening at Z o'clock
and includes the celebration of the
S7th anniversary Of the founding ofthe
Burlington association. The Howard
opera house has been engaged for two
large meetings on Sunday. April 10,
one for men i'm the afternoon and a
grand mass union meeting of churches
In the evening, Maj General o. o.
Howard presiding. The convention
will be a notable event in the life Of
Vermont associations.
Mai. +. Arlington Pond, surgeon
United States volunteers, formerly of
Rutland and now in the Philippines,
has been doing special work in fight
ing the cholera in Albay province, ac-
eording TO the Manila Times. An
article published in the Times OF Jan.
20 stated that Major Pond had been
detailed for this work and would leave
that day for Legaspi with four assist
ants to take mp the work. The Times
stated that Doctor Pond has made a
careful study of Asiatic cholera and
expressed the hope that he would be OF
great assistance in reducing the seri-
Gus condition in Albay. Doctor Pond
expects TO return to this country this
summer, his regular term OF service
there having expired some time ago.
James r. Dunn of Washington. ID. c.,
ment officials. have been In Richiord
lately looking into the future Of the
Chinese business at that port. Begin
ming July /, next, Richford and Ma
lone. n. Y, will be the only ports in
the East at which Chinese persons can
enter the United States An inspector,
stenographer. and interpreter will be
stationed there, and building, COM
monty called a detention shed, will be
Messrs. Dunn and Schell
looked over the situation and negotia- !
tons were begun for the lease from
the Canadian Pacific railway of a lot |
on Province street, just south Of the !
custom house. The present idea is for
the government TO erect a building |
about the size OF the custom house.
sam Bonnette of Lower Waterford |
brought an outer skin TO st. Johnsbury |
April which was the finest ever seen.
The otter measured feet inches and
p pounds. 1t is the largest
specimen ever captured in that section,
and in fact the otter is one OF the
rarest fur bearing animals in Vermont.
The story of the capture Of the otter is
/ most interesting one. Mr.. Bonnette
has an Indian dog, known as "uncle
Iohnn which has great record tor
hunting and ne has Killed many ami
nails OF unusual size. He found the
utter on the bank of the brook and had
rough tussle to capture il. The SUI
,erior weight of the otter stood him in
rood stead against the fighting quail
les OF the dog whose Indian blood was
thoroughly aroused. The dog was
osing ground and would probably
AVE lost his game ifa man had not
ONE along at this opportu ne time and
hot the otter with his gun.
The crypt, which has been in the
rocess OF construction at st. Mary's
athedral in Burlington for several
Teeks, has been completed, the brass
ailing which surrounds the upper
art having arrived few days ago.
he crypt occupies space about /
welve feet square and sixteen feet
eep in front of the new mortuary )
hapel on the east side of the church.
he floor is OF tile, while the four walls {
re of marble. The crypt was built !,
DR. the altar of the chains of st. Peter,
rhich has since its erection. been just 6