Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-28
State of Vermont.
!. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

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M The Vermont State Letter Carriers
.soriation win hold its annual meet
~ With the Brattleboro branch on the
~ gernoon and evening Of Memorial
day, May 30.
extensive forest fires baye been
.ring north OF Stowe with a large
80 ~ men fighting the flames. IL is
l5,imated that SOC, 900 feet OF spruce
timber have been burned.
Dr II. Nelson Jackson OF Burlington
Isl r. Croker of Seattle, Wash,
an undertake 10 make the trip from
east 10 coast in 20-horse power au-
,omobile. leaving San Francisco May
Mrs. Hattie Louise Palmer OF Under
NM mast department president of the
n n. a.. has accepted an invitation
"a deliver the Memorial day address
before Hancock post and corps OF
Montreal.
The wife of DIR. A. +. Grinnell of
harrington filed a suit in Brooklyn the
1ofb for 5000 for false arrest. The
mn Is brought as a result of the arrest
III ofDr. Grinnell in that city on suspi-
ion OF being a criminal wanted.
Masonic week in Burlington will be
eshered in on Monday, June s, by
+ holding the Goth annual meeting of the
Council of Deliberation. Ancient Ac-
rented Scottish Rite OF the obedience
"a dthe supreme council of the North
I'm Masonic jurisdiction. u. 5. A., ILL.,,
a Marsh o. Perkins. deputy Tor the state
n of Vermont, presiding. The session
win be held in the rooms Of the rite in
# DE Masonic temple.
81 Emil Kelslicn Of Winooski has sued
he Central Vermont railway for Sl5,-
ID He claims that he was struck at
hoods crossing at Winooski by train
ghich came along without blowing a
whistle or ringing a bell. His arms
pl legs were broken and mis- body
Injured so that he has been unable TO
Work since December, 1902. The case
Mn be tried at the September term OF
hittenden county court.
The agents OF the Boston q Maine
system win take their annual three
dsys outing this year IN Lyndonville.
NE party will number probably about
BIZ IN an. consisting OF the agents,
fher families and friends They will
leave Boston Saturday. June 20. arriy-
ag at Lyndonville the same afternoon.
Sunday morning a special train will be
I'M IS Newport and a steamer excur-
zion be had on the lake. The party
win return to Lyndonville in the even
ing, and remain until Monday after
boon. in the meantime taking trips In
the surrounding country.
The black bear that recently took
BIZ its residence on the Greggie rocks,
hot far from the residence OF DR.. +. j..
NPotter near North Pownal is yet To-
#cated there aud Us seen nearly every
Il av by passersby. IL still subsists
N apOn the bones and refuse OF back
doors and the village market. As yet
Il has not troubled stock OF any kind,
nor made any depredations. Owners
Nj sheep and lambs are expecting
EVERY day to find that their hocks have
Been visited. As soon as that Is done
8bruin will be despatched, but until
then il viii be allowed to occupy its
4present abode. as a curiosity.
a The SD annual convention Of the
Vermont Homeopathic Medical socie-
opened May 20 in Montpelier, with
DE- ID. c. Noble OF Middlebury. the
#president, in the chair. The report OF
the treasurer showed all bills paid and
L balance on hand of nearly $500.
8 The following officers were elected -
4 President, DR.. +. +. Steele Of Mont
4 pelier; vice president, Dr. sam Spar
hawk of Burlington; secretary, Or. &.
Forbes of Burlington; treasurer, Dr.
y + Shattuck of Wells River; censor
for three years. Dr. f. b. Whitaker
d OF Barre; legislative committee, Drs.
+. +. Steele, G.. |. Forbes, w. h.
MAYO, +. b. Whitaker and W. II.
Weeks; auditors. Drs. +. 5. Stanley OF
Waterbury, +. j. Gale of East Calais
and F. IL. Everett OF Castleton.
The stockholders of the detunct
Farmers National bank of Vergennes
have received letters announcing
that upon investigation by +. l..
Fish, the receiver, and the comptrol-
Ter Of currency, they have discovered
that the bank was insolvent IN
April, 1897. and that the capital
estock and deposits were therefore
impaired. The stockholders are
therefore ordered to return the divi-
dends awarded them with interest or
else legal action will be brought. !
Il is understood that the affairs of the
bank are by no means concluded and !
that results will be developed in the
courts within short time that VIII be
nearly as sensational as the indlct-
ments brought several months ago, as
IA result of which two OF the bank |
officials are serving long terms OF I'M
prlsOnment.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins OF
Brattleboro has been notified by the
secretary OF the navy that a vacancy
exists at the u. S. naval academy for
midshipman from the second congress
sional district of this state, and he Is
requested to nominate principal and
three alternates for examination Tor
appointment to fill the same. Candi-
dates must be not less than fifteen
years OF age and not exceeding twenty
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