Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-08
State of Vermont.
tts News Condensed and Hewritten
for Our Readers.

Homer L. Skeels, formerly of Swan
ton. has been taken into the law hrm
~ Stickney and Sargent at Ludlow
Mr.. Skeels studied law with this firm
and was Governor Stickney's executive
clerk during his administration.
Elaborate preparations are in prog
ross at Island Pond for a baseball
carnival to be held January 10, IS and
II One of the chief features will be
the tug of war contest TO be partici-
mated in by teams from that place and
surrounding towns.
n. b. Davis, the veteran printer,
who recently disposed of his interest
in the lob office of the Bellows Falls
Times. has bought the job department
of the Lyndonville Journal and will
take possession January 10. The
Journal newspaper will remain in the
hands of Z. o. Leonard.
Mai. Francis ii. Hardie of the 18th
United States cavalry is now sta
toned at Fort Wingate, N. NJ. He
expects to 90 to the Philippines with
his command during the summer of
1908. When the Third United States
cavalry was stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen Major Hardie was a captain
of one of the troops.
+. NJ Wheeler OF Barre, who for the
past three months has been at Colville,
Wash, working a mine in which sew
eral Montpelier and Barre citizens are
Interested, has returned, bringing
with him a deed of the mine, the ore
OF which assays $50 OF gold 10 the ton.
The owners will soon form a stock
company. capitalized at 81 100000.
The Vermont State Spiritualist soci-
ETY. will hold its 33d annual convention
in the Church of the Messiah in Mont
pelier Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
Jan 9. 10 and H. Mrs. Eflie /. Web
ster OF Lynn, Mass, well-known test
medium. will be present during the
three days Among the Vermont
speakers who will take a prominent
part are Mrs. Janus Crossett, Mrs |
Emma Paul, Sarah A. Wiley, Lucius !
C0lburn and Alonzo Hubbard Officers 1
for the ensuing year will be elected 1
Saturday forenoon.
Landlord Webb of Webb's hotel, 4
LyndOnville, while driving in the town /
OF Sheffield a few days ago. called at a
house where a mother and six chill 4
dren ranging in age from a babe in .
arms to a boy OF sixteen years. all I
lived in one small room, and with no !
food except a few frozen potatoes and
carrots. The family was without beds
and almost destitute of clothing. The
mother admitted that during the re-
cent cold spell all came very near
freezing to death. Mr. Webb came
back to Lyndonville and collected
two-horse load of clothing, provisions,
bedding and all the necessaries of life
and took them 10 the suffering family.
The man OF the house was at work in
a nearby town.
II is stated that Governor McCul-
Tough will pardon Clifton NJ. Leland of
johnson as soon as the necessary data
arrives. Leland was committed Dec.
10, 1900. to the house of correction,
Rutland, TO serve not less than four
nor more than tour and one-half years
Tor larceny. lie was then only is
wears old. The petition for Leland's
pardon was endorsed by all the officers
and court officials, both states attor-
ney and judges of the city court who
bound him over in the first instance.
two associate judges OF the county
court by whom he received his sen
tence. the clerk of the county court,
Sheriff Reeves, and two deputies, one
Of the present associate judges OF the /,
county court, Judge Bingham of the
probate court and large number of
prominent citizens of Lamoille county,
among them Ex-Governor Page and
Secretary of State Fleetwood.