Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-28

piete, one altfdcllNe feature being the
stage curtain which will be painting
OF Mt. Mansfield. One day will be
devoted TO the dedication OF the me-
mortal building, another to the grange.
a third to the reunion OF old residents
at the Palisades and another 10 sports.
etc. There will be a concert by the
Stowe Military band. George A. Burn
ham, director, each evening and dur
ing the week minstrel show will be
given under the auspices OF the band.
IL Is hoped that Secretary OF the Treas
ury Leslie NJ. Shaw viii be the prinei-
pal orator OF the dedication. and alto
gether the week promises to be one OF
the most enjoyable in the history OF
the town.
Assistant Judges Williams and Mat
tison and Sheriff Wilson have drawn
the grand and petit Jurors for the sum-
mer term OF Bennington county court
which sits the first Tuesday in June.
Judge II. X. Start of the supreme
court will preside. The grand jury
will have before il the case of Mrs.
Mary Rogers, Miss Stella Bates and
Leon Perham. who are charged with
the murder, the night of August y,
1902, of Marcus Rogers, husband OF
the first named. 1t is announced that
the firm of Butler a MolOney of Rut-
land, which ranks among the best
criminal lawyers in the state, has been
engaged as counsel for the TWO wom-
Ell, and w X. Daley of Bennington for
Perham. Should the prisoners be in
dicted and their cases set Tor trial this
term, the prosecution would be con-
Quoted by States Attorney Stakeholder,
assisted by former State Auditor o. NJ.
Barber. The number OF criminal
cases TO come before the grand jury is
unusually large, while the number of
divorce cases is far ahead OF any Tor
several years past. Should nothing
but the criminal and divorce cases be
heard, the term would be unusually
long.
Eight members OF the executive
committee of the Vermont Young
Mems Christian association met at the
Van Ness House in Burlington. May
%, and perfected plans tor conducting
the state work. f. s. Morrison, rail-
road secretary az Concord, n. H., was
called 10 become state secretary plans
were made tor the conduct Of county
work. arrangements were made for
securing funds and other points were
The work OF the state
was reviewed and a budget OF $4,000
was voted TO carry II on. Il was voted
70 accept the invitation OF the Burling-
ton association 10 establish head
quarters at the association building at
a Tree rental The committee voted to
take up county work and made sug-
gestions for the benefit Of the secre-
tary in selecting the first county to
begin in. Steps were also taken
toward the completion Of the canvass
for funds for the work, 81 400 of
which are already subscribed. II Mr..
Morrison accepts the call to become
state secretary he will come 10 Yer
mont, July /. He has had ten years
in association work and
comes highly recommended as TO quail
ifications, character and ability.
There are IS associations in the state,
i've in colleges and academies and the
others at Bennington. Rutland, Bur-
lington, st. Johnsbury, Brattleboro
and Montpelier BY the plan for the
work il will be possible to
have secretary in each county, |
thereby making successful work pos
sible in the towns and villages.