Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-14
State of Vermont.
to News Condensed and Rewritten
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u News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.
By the terms of the will of S. r. Gill
fallen of Barnet, recently deceased, 3
legacy OF $500 has been left to the Yer.
mont Soldiers Home al Bennington,
so lar as can be learned the donor was
never a soldier. 1t is the first legacy
the home has ever had and probably
will form the nucleus of some fund to
be devoted to some special purposes.
Al Burke, a barber, died July S al
the Allen House in Middlebury from
the effects of drinking bay rum, meth
ylated spirits and other cheap forms
of stimulants. He had been on a pro-
tracted spree for nearly a week. The
town authorities took charge of the
body Burke claimed Boston as his
home, but it is alleged that the mans
real name was A. A. Lagond. He is
said TO have a brother in Cambridge,
Mass.
Miss Mary j Waite OF Warren is the
possessor OF a seven dollar bill printed
by Hall & Sellers, Philadelphia, 1875.
1t is in a state OF perfect preservation
and measures three incaes by nearly
four inches. The face OF it reads,
This bill entities the bearer to receive
seven Spanish milled dollars, or the val
ue thereof in gold or silver, according
to the resolution of Congress held at
Philadelphia the 10th OF May, 1915,
VII Dollars
The annual midsummer meeting OF
the Vermont Bar association will be
held in Burlington the first week in
August. Among the features of the
meeting will be an address by Justice
David j. Brewer OF the United States
supreme court Hon. Charles IL.
Darling, assistant secretary OF the
navy, will be among the distinguished
members present, and ex-senator Geo.
+. Edmunds will also be in attend
ance. This will be Mr.. Edmunds' first
visit to his old home state in several
years.
Guy A. Rogers of White River juno
ton writes from Barton, where he is
visiting, an account of what was prob
ably the most peculiar Fourth Of July
marriage ceremony ever performed In
Vermont. At Craftsbury on the grand
stand. in the presence Of 1900 people,
A. Coburn OF that town and Miss Lot
tie Mason of Eden were married.
Both appeared 70 be rather unsophisti-
Gated and in reply 10 the customary
questions each answered Sure A
collection was taken up and presented
the bride while the band played
They kept the pig in the parlor."
The centennial celebration of the
University of Vermont closed July Z
with cruise on Lake Champlain,
and boat ride and a dance in the
evening. There was a corporation
dinner at the Van Ness house in the
afternoon, when it was announced
that the university had purchased
the Ainsworth farm on Colchester
avenue to be used in the physical
DEVELOPMENT of the students. Honorary
degrees were conferred on Gov. Nc
Cullouph. Justice Brewer, Judge
Stafford. Secretary Shaw, Senator
Proctor, Bishop Hall, g G. Benedict,
Luclus Bigelow and others. At the
annual dinner OF the alumni associa-
ton President-elect Catlin OF the
association announced the progress
made ia the plan to raise Sl,OO0,O0O
Tor an endowment fund for the uni
versity. stating that the sum Of $780,
2o9 had been received or had been
pledged from 253 graduates and that
81. $50 had been contributed by 81
other friends OF the university. Two
gifts. each for $4,000, were condl-
tional upon the raising OF the entire
Sl.C00,00O provided for.
Mrs. Nina (HunD Hayes and II. ;.
fainter of New York were secretly
married one day last week in the LIT
tie Church around the Corner in that
citv Mrs. fainter was Nina Hunt OF
Weathersdeld. a member OF the DIS
tippuished Hunt family Of Brattle0oro
which produced Richard Morris Hunt,
the architect. and William Morris
HINT. the artist. Her father still lives
In Weathersheld and she has two
brothers. one prominent as an archl-
tect and the other an oIncer IN t1e
army. Miss Hunt was a girl OF strlk-
inc beauty and she won the heart oil
Francis b. HAYES, an eccentric young
millionaire, who had fine estate IN
lexington. Mass. Their domestic LIE
was unhappy and was aired frequently
in the newspapers. After they sepa-
fated and while Mr.. Hayes was living
al Ascutneyville, he was assaulted by
me Hunt boys and badly beaten
HAYES died in Dover, England
Mrs HAYES contested her husband $
win and In the compromise settlement
sbe Is said to have received over slg9'-
000 600 for herself and her son. she
now has county place on Long
island. She is the owner OF running
and Jumping horses Of note and mas
frequently won blue ribbons at the
New York horse shows. Mrs, Hayes
and fainter first met in Brattle0oro at
Inc valley fair two years ago.
There Is No More Pain From Corns
s,'-ths Fs1t.Ease sanitary Corn Flasters ~ ~
So 49, '+,.1i.a Thev cure by Absorption. iue'
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