Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-23

commissioners, left last week for
Portland, Me, to attend the national
convention OF the railroad commits
sioners Of the United States.
Deputy United States Marshal Drew
OF Burlington vas in Bristol, July l6,
serving papers on the stockholders OF
the detunct Farmers National bank OF
Vergennes who have declined to re-
turn the unearned dividends declared
by the directors as they have been
| called upon TO do. Their cases will
come up at the September term OF
United States court.
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application to organize
the Peoples National bank of Barre
with a capital Of SI00. 900, among the
incorporators being Fred n. Braley of
Barre, c. w. Melcher, S. ID. Allen,
Charles w. Averill and +. d. Ladd.
The New York State National bank of
Albany has been approved as a reserve
agent for the Merchants National
bank OF St. Johnsbury.
Prot. II. NJ. Howe, who was recently
elected acting principal OF Montpelier
seminary, will become principal OF
that school after September l next.
Principal w. r. Davenport leaves
the seminary TO become Eastern man
ager Of the Interstate Correspondence
School. Chicago. Miss II. Julia Cross has
resigned rs vocal Instructor at that in
stitntion and her place has been filled
BY Miss Gertrude l.. Harris Of Lyndon
Center.
Prof. c. b. Griswold OF Burlington
has been appointed assistant professor
OF torges and fouudries at the Clemson
college In Oakland county, South Car
DINA. Professor Griswold was gradu-
ated from the University of Vermont
in 1901, and during the past two years
has been engaged at that institution as
instructor in mechanical engineering.
Clemson college viii be opened Sept.
5 and Professor Griswold will report
Sept. l.. Professor and Mrs. Griswold
will leave for their new home about
Aug. l.
State superintendent Ranger receiv-
ed the second week in June a cable
gram from the commissioner OF eduea-
ton in Porto Rico, asking that a Yer
mont school register be sent him at
once, and the register was forwarded.
Later Mr.. Ranger vas notified by a
letter from Assistant Commissioner
Lord that the Vermont register had
been adopted ia Porto Rico. This reg
lister, which has recently been revised
by the state superintendent, is said TO
be the best in use in any state in the
Union.
Mrs. r. p. BENJAMIN of Montpelier
is the possessor OF a freak in the form
of a kitten six weeks old. The kitten
is bobtailed, of tiger color, but Of
most peculiar shape, half OF its body
the forelegs and head-like a cat, and
the hind legs and hips like those OF a
rabbit, 50 It's gait is most peculiar
while the torefeet are planted softly,
one after another, after the manner Of
cats. the hind legs follow in an awk-
ward sort OF hop. The kittens ap-
pearance is ludicrous, but 1t appears
likely to live and grow.
The police department OF Barre and
the relatives and friends OF Malvlna
Corbeil have been ~anxiously searching
the city and the neighboring towns TO
find that Young lady, who disappeared
Friday morning, July 10. When she
left her home on Hillside avenue,
PRAYER book in hand, to 90 to attend
mass at $50 o'clock at st. Menics's
church, that was the last seen of her.
Wednesday afternoon, July 10, the
girls father received a letter from her
saving that she went direct from Bar
re TO Upland and was married soon
after arriving to Frank r. Rioux.
About two weeks ago one Charles
McKenney. 65 years old, who former
lv lived in East Richford, went there
TO visit his sister and brother, Mrs. II.
l.. Willis and William Mckinney. lie
was there about ten days and went to
Glen Sutton, Que, where he was tax
en- in with smallpox. A letter from
Ephraim Courser revealed the fact
that MIR. McKenney had escaped from
n pest house in Lowell. He exposed
about rs persons in East Richford and
Glen Sutton. He is at present in a
house on sutton mOuib1ih'
guarded. but has made several at
tempts to escape.
The annual meeting Of the board OF
trustees of the Soldiers Home was
held at Bennington, July 10. 1hey
reorpanized by rejoicing, to his
eiohth term as president OF the board
of trustees. Col. Hugh Henry of Con-
cord. n. H., also by electing H.. W
Stafford OF Rutland, secretary ana D..
q. Stearns of Bradford, treasurer.
The hoard visited the Home and in
spected the premises and found every
thino TO be in a satisfactory condition
/. q Harmon was re-appointed super
intendent and Mrs. Harmon matron
of the Home and they were compli-
mented on their economy and eihclent
management. The total expenditures
for the past year have been slS. 90
and the receipts s20,SS2. Of which
$4,000 came from the state, s3,OOo
from pensions, 5000 from q gen
eraI government and the remainder
from the sale of farm products ana
yorious other sources. The enroll
ment Is now 10, the greatest number
~ the history of the institution. mere