Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-02

recently sent letters Of inquiry to
every member of the association in
the state, asking their opinion of a
midsummer meeting of the associa.
ton at Newport in August, has re.
ceiyed over 200 replies, and out of that
number only two were opposed to such
a meeting. The bar of Orleans
county, OF which Newport is the
county seat, has extended unanimous
invitation to the association to meet al
/ Newport the first week in August, and
arrangements for such a meeting are
already under way.
The Connecticut River Lumber
company has been unfortunate this
year in having a number OF Blooms
break, four or more in all. which have
allowed its logs to 90 down the river
prematnrely. As the result OF the
breaking of a boom, logs began going
over the dam at Bellows Falls June Is
and have been going pretty continu-
ously since. Notwithstanding no boom
had been constructed above the dam
as usual. The drive this year contains
about 10000, 900 feet, about 10000, 900
less than last year and 20,000,000 less
than some years. The shortage this
year was caused by the early disap-
pearanee OF the snow.
At the meeting OF the executive CON-
mittee OF the Vermont Fish and Game
league In Burlington on Thursday it
was decided to hold the annual mid
summer meeting OF the league at Fort
Frederic on September 4. The men,
beers will gather at Burlington on that
day and will take the steamer Chateau
CAV at about IL O'Clock in the morning
and 90 up the lake to Fort Frederic,
where they will land and the banquet
will be served. A caterer will be pro-
cured and the dinner and exercises
will be held under big tent. No
speakers have vet been secured but IL
is planned 10 have the best that can be
procured, both from within and with
out the state.
In accordance with the request OF
the city council the board of assessors
has listed the property in Barre that
is exempt from taxes and the same has
been filed with the city clerk. Barre
has more than half a million of I'M
taxable property OF which $500, 900
belongs 10 the city The valuations
placed by the assessors follows -
Schoolhouses, SOS, 800; Goddard sem
mary, 100000; ehurches-Universa-
list, S37 800; Congregational, $4,000
| Episcopal, $4,000; Baptist, $4,000
Presbyterian, $1,000; Methodist, $685.
coo; Roman Catholic, $4,000; city
property, $751;. 500; Clan Gordon,
81. 200, making a total S540,5
A feature of the exercises in connec-
ton with the observance of commence
ment week at the University Of Yer
mont was the decision reached at the
second annual breakfast to appoint a
committee TO raise 81 900, 900 by June,
1904. The centennial celebration OF
the university viii be held then and
the fund will be known as the Unlver-
sity of Vermont centennial fund.
About $50 of the alumni were at the
breakfast, and among them were many
men of wealth, who took hold of the
idea with enthusiasm, and the COM
mittee will be appointed at once and
the work OF raising the fund begun.
Work on the temporary government
building at Burlington will be begun
at once. The structure will be built OF
wood and will be situated just south of
the county court house. Ii will be
about 80 BY 60 feet in size and two
stories high. The lower floor will be
occupied BY the postotiice and the up
per floor BY the customs department
and by George Z. johnson, clerk of
the United States courts. The build
ing will be placed at about Is feet
from the curb on Church street and a
driveway will be laid at the north side
TO give access Tor the delivery teams at
the rear. The structure will be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy by
| November 1.
Through the assistance of cat,
Miss Murrey Mulllgan of Anderson,
Ind, has come into possession OF a for
tune left to her in New England.
Miss Mulligan is a granddaughter of
the late George Crandall. farmer
near Manchester, Vt. The property
was left to her. TO become hers when
she was eighteen years old. Recently
an attorney was sent TO Manchester to
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refused to recognize him. He finally
gained recognition by testifying in the
presence OF old citizens of Manchester
to Miss Mulligan's mothers habit OF
carving a basket containing a cat.
This was taken as sufficient evidence
that the attorney was what he said he
was. Moral, be particularly kind to
the cat.
Arthur Partch has been engaged to
I'M the chair OF sciences and econom-
les at Montpelier seminary, Mont
pelier, and Mrs. Partch has been en-
gagged as preceptress. Professor
Partch is a graduate Of Wesleyan uni
versity, Middletown. Conn, is mem
Der OF the Nebraska conference, and
for the past three years has been
member of the faculty OF the New
Orleans university, New Orleans, La.
Miss Emily Glover, the present pre-
ceptress. win take the French and
German classes next year. Miss Prls-
ella w. Parmenter of Auburndale,
Mass has been engaged TO succeed