Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-11
State of Vermont.
!. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

-. frha 113th annual convention OF the
r-tsoonal diocese of Vermont will be
LlRld at Trinity church. Rutland,
Wednesday and Thursday, June IL and
owing TO low water in the Connectl-
ant river the big spring drive Of the
Snnnecticut Lumber Co. is held in the
I'm al Wells River until the river is
Non enough to float it TO Holyoke,
Il Mass. ..,
- the Methodist Episcopal church at
Fair Haven by Heman, George and
Miss Mamie Stannard in memory OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Heman
Stannard.
Iohn Cattanach of Newport has been
anpointed official court reporter. Miss
Iargaret Chestnut has been advanced
- M position of the late Miss Rather
ine Benham, which left a vacancy, and
MI. Cattanach received the appoint
ment.
senator Redfield Proctor has contrib
rted II 900 towards the $4,000 en-
dowment fund for the Burr and Burton
seminary. The sum of $4,000 is yet
# needed 10 complete the amount. Sew
eral of the largest contributions are
conditional on that amount being
4 raised.
The condition OF Raymond Z. Smith
n II Wells River, who was taken 10 the
Mclean retreat at Waverly, Mass, a
few weeks ago, Is somewhat improved.
The physicians at the retreat believe
that his insanity is only temporary,
and the indications for his ultimate re-
covery are encouraging.
NJ CAPT. Edwin A. Shuttleworth, Twen-
ty.seyenth Infantry, is detailed for SER
vice and to ill vacancy in the quar-
termaster's department, and VIII re-
port to the commanding general. divi-
sion OF the Philippines, for duty.
Captain Shuttleworth is a graduate Of
Norwich University, Mortified.
Mr.. Hapgood, who carries on the
George Fay farm at Richmond, plant
ed one and one-half acres Of potatoes,
Nav l3. cutting most Of the seed, and
tbree-iOurths of the cut potatoes are
petrihed as hard as wood. The seed
that was planted whole has sprOuted
and the plants are out Of the ground
The Brattleboro chapter Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
will erect a monument on the old
n camp ground near the Valley fair
grounds. where the Vermont troops
we're mustered into service before
going TO the front during the Civil
war. It was named Camp Holbrook,
IN honor OF the old war governor.
Or. W. 5. Gilman. health officer OF
q the city of Barre, has rendered his
resignation TO the city council, and
Il has been accepted. DR.. j. W..
Jackson, son of Mayor jackson, has
received the appointment and II has
been confirmed BY the council. Doc
tor Gilman will leave Barre, July /,
Tor Barton. where he has purchased
residence and will practise mis- pro-
tessiOn.
Marlboro has been surcharged with
excitement for days over the depreda-
tons OF a bear, which has killed about
80 lambs. The animal has not follow
cd the usual bent OF bears. as laid
down by naturalists, In simply killing
lambs necessary TO satisfy its hunger,
but has carried away a large number
Of Carcasses. Some of the hunters
think the bear has cubs and has carried
away the lambs TO feed the young ones.
Frank Brunia, an inmate of the
house of correction at Rutland. died
at that institution Memorial day OF
brain tumor or brain pressure. lie
was committed from Bennington.
April %. for non-support OF his
family and had been ailing ever since.
lie became unconscious the Friday
before and never rallied. He was
born in Italy about 43 years ago.
The body was buried in the prison
cemetery.
Neal Knapp and George Henry, two
boys about Is years old, have been
hard at work the past two weeks pearl
fishing, says a Plainfeld correspondent
TO the Montpelier Argus. They have
met with some good results. One OF
the boys went TO Barre lately with a
lot Of pearls that he had secured and
received 81 for them. One OF the best
and largest pearls yet found was as
large as pea, round, and had an ex-
cellent color.
The Canadian courts have handed
down a decision decreeing that Perci-
val w. Clement and Frank ID. White
Of Rutland, DIR. w. Seward Webb OF
Shelburne, II. A. Hodge OF Montreal
and others are directors OF the South
Shore railway. which runs along the
bank OF the st. Lawrence. This set
ties a case that has been pending in
the courts for some months and has
retarded the extension OF this line to
the city OF Quebec. Ii grew out Of
scheme to amalgamate the South Shore
and the Quebec Southern railway.
A number of Rutland Democrats met
al the call OF ex-Mayor John ID. SPELL
man in his law office, June ). and form
ed William Randolph Hearst Demo-
cratic club. Officers were elected as
follows President, John ID. Spell
man; vice president, L. 5. Beardsley |
treasurer, Jewett =. Cain; recording
and financial secretary, John p. Col /