Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-20
Stale of Vermont.
Ire News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

nf New i OIk. Will ltAhG Pl0A1 az AJAOOh'
side Tuesday. Sept.S.
Leon Canedy of Brattleboro, who,
in September, 1901, was sentenced to
iail for three and a half years, con-
yicted OF perjury, has been pardoned
by GOV. Mccullough, through the
efforts OF Canedy's attorney, James f.
Hooker.
The unwilling of the Westfeld tablet
10 mark the "HaZen Road built by
Gen. Hazen during the French and In
dian War period, will take place at
"Hazen's Notch" near Barton Friday,
/. August q. f. w. Baldwin of Barton
will deliver the address.
Last summer while haying Fred
Burnham, of East Calais, lost his pocket
hook containing several dollars in bills
and silver. While in the field raking
hay recently, he raked up the purse
where il had lain all this time. The
bills were ready to drop to pieces but
could be readily identified.
Mrs. Adsah Allen of Stowe cele-
brated her l02d birthday on Monday,
August 10, in quiet way. Mrs. Allen
has failed in strength since last year,
but is able to make her own bed and
10 90 out TO her meals. She is quite
deaf but reads in her Bible every day
and can recite long passages Of scrip
ture.
A great deal of damage was done at
Poultney by the severe thunder storm
of Aug. IL. Four barns belonging to
Rodney Ray OF Hampton were burned
to the ground and one of his cows
killed by lightning. He had no in
surance. George Fenton OF East
Poultney had COW killed by light
ming.
The board OF police examiners in
Burlington completely eXonerates
Chief OF Police Brownell from all the
charges OF political activity, intoxica-
ton and general debauchery brought
against him by Mayor Burke, and in
their report give the impression that
the chief is not only a model officer
but a model gentleman as well.
Judson NJ Greene Of Franklin has
received the appointment OF deputy
collector and inspector Of customs and
has been assigned to duty at Richford.
The appointment comes under the reg
ular civil service rule and is made on
account OF the increase OF business at
that point. The appointment is an adj
dition to the present force OF deputy
collectors.
The Vermont Fish and Game league
has issued announcements OF the
annual banquet, which is to be held at
Fort Frederic Friday, September 4.
The steamer Chateaugay will leave
Burlington at ii 80 and arrive at Fort
Frederic before 80. The guests will
be seated for the banquet Immediately
upon their arrival, the same TO be
served by Boston caterers.
Henry c. Ide OF the Philippine COM
mission left st. Johnsbury, Aug. lO,for
Washington, en- route 10 his post In
Manila. He sailed from San Francisco
August Is. During his stay there
Judge Ide has been engaged with an
assistant preparing a revenue law for
the Philippines. He has the measure
well formulated and consulted with
the authorities at Washington concern
ing it before leaving for the Philip
pines.
George Percival Aud of Burlington,
past assistant paymaster United
States navy, invalided home, arrived
. Aug 10 from San Juan on the Ponce
of the New York and Porto Rico line
and was removed to the naval hospi-
tai in Flushing ave-, Brooklyn. lie Is
only twenty-five years old, ana was
appointed a naval paymaster ABOUT
three years ago. Most of his service
has been in the tropics. About TWO
months ago he suffered with severe
cramps, which would not yield to
treatment, and an operation was per-
formed. As soon as he was able TO
travel he was brought to New YORK.
His condition is now favorable.
Joel c. Baker of Rutland, Alexander
Dunnett of st. Johnsbury and ii. L.
Clark of Castleton, commissioners TO
settle the boundary lines between
Woodford, Searsburgh and Stamiord'
went Tuesday, Aug. IL. to Reads,
boro, from which place they starteu
the next day to follow the survey
which has been recently completed by
d. T. Bates OF Pownal. AS Mr.. Clark
expressed il. they had got TO start
from big pine stump somewhere IN
the woods and after following tne
lines decide as far as they could
which is right. The boundary lines
have been in dispute number OF years
and it is expected that this commission
win settle them permanently.
Mrs. MAY Harrington Hanna, for
merly of Shelburne. who divorced Dan
Hanna, son of United States Senator
Hanna, and took her children 70
Europe in defiance of her husband ana
court order. is about to become the
wife of Edmund X. Stallo, son oil
Judge Stallo, minister to Rome during
the Cleveland administration, ana
son-in-law of Alexander Mcdonald, the
Standard Oil magnate. The New
York American says that in view Of
the many exciting episodes in wnich
she has been compelled TO figure, II i
The wish of Mrs. Hanna to have the
wedding as informal as possible. IRON
Cincinnati, however. comes the an
nOuncement that the wedding Will