Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-26
State of Vermont.
~ News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

J. l.. henneIson Vi DaihSt has sOiu
,be king OF Barnet" for five cents a
q ,ound live weight-he weighed l,905
Il Wounds. VIM. Brock of West Barnet
4 was ne purchaser. II was probably
8 tbe largest three-year-old steer inl New
Fl England.
q The members of the Congl society
n II Greensboro voted to accept Mr.. Toll
mans offer OF $500 towards building a
u chanel. The Ladies Aid society has
4 nIedped $500 and about $500 has al
4 ready been raised by subscription. Ii
4 thought enough can be provided for
4 nv next September to do the work.
The board OF assessors OF the city OF
4 darlington has decided TO tax the Ma
\ sonic temple in that city and it will be
4 valued at $4,000 for that purpose.
n This is the first time this action has
been taken, it being claimed that the
4 buildino was used for charitable pur-
4 poses and not properly subject to tax
4 alton.
Harold ID. Larrabee of the electric
4 ligbt works in Bennington, has accept
II vi position as chief engineer tor a
4 light company in Mayaguez, Porto
N Rico. and will sail for that city from
. New York, With his wife, June L. He
will have ull charge OF the station, the
only one in that city, which has pop
ulation Of 1900.
The committee of the Congl church
in Rutland in charge of the matter has
secured Lucien Howe OF New York
city as organist at the church during
the coming year in place OF j. Harry
Engels. Mr.. Howe is a native of
Bratteboro and a brother OF Mary
Howe-Layin, the singer, with whom he
has been travelling during the last
year.
Mrs. A. O. Dechene of Island Pond
has for a number OF Years past been
totally deaf in one ear, but a few days
since the hearing was almost miracu-
lonsly restored without the aid OF an
operation or by the use of remedies.
Mrs. Dechene experienced the sensa-
ton OF something seemingly breaking
or cracking in the ear, and when this
had passed she realized TO her great
delight that she could again hear.
Plans for a school for the promotion
of industrial art to be established ia
Rutland BY Charles Bowles OF London
are fast maturing Mr. BOWles has
spent the winter in Rutland and his
aim in establishing the school Is to de-
yelOp the industrial art among the
. Americans OF this state, believing that
latent talent among Nermonters
was developed il would check the en-
ployment of foreigners in all the finer
arts In this state.
One of the most severe electric
storms known ia many years visited
Rutland about one O'Clock May 10. A
bolt OF lightning performed curious
feat at the farm of L. NJ. Pennoek,
north OF the city. II entered the horse
barn, where three horses were stand
ing, and killed two of them. 1t then
lett the building. jumped so feet to the
COW barn, and killed COW which was
standing among nine others, but did
not harm the rest. Neither building
caught fire nor was damaged in any
|way
Al a special meeting of the Vermont
Morgan Horse Breeders association
held in Middlebury May Il it was ar
ranged that l.. l.. Dorsey, vice pres
ient of the association and president
Of the Kentucky State Agricultural
society, should have charge OF the
management and arrangement OF a
sale Of Morgan horses at the ST. Louis
exposition, following the awarding OF
the purses In the Morgan class. Al
ready one carload Of fancy bred Nor
gan horses has been collected to 90 TO
the exposition and a second load will
be made up. The secretary, III. Il.
Cuts Of Orwell, has charge OF making
arrangements for the Vermont exhibit.
The members OF Knights of Pythias
lodge, No. Ia, in Marshtield formed a
stock company last fall, incorporated
as the Marshfield Building association,
with a capital stock of $500. With
this they have erected three-story
building with a nice hall and ante
rooms to be used by the Knights OF
Pythias and rented to two other organ
lzatiOns, the Rathbone Sisters and the
Independent Order of Good Templars.
The ground floor is to be occupied by
A. I. Davis as postoiiice. The post
office outfit is made of solid oak with
an elegant finish, being OF leit-hand
corner plan with wing entrance and
containing a liberal supply OF lock and
call boxes
A copy OF the report OF Maj. Edwin
T. Glenn, regular army, who in March
inspected the national guard OF the
state by company as well as the cadets
at Norwich university in accordance
with the new laws, has been received
by Adit. Gen. w II. Gilmore and puo-
hshed TOR the benefit of the state
troops. The report criticises some OF
TIE faults of the national guard.
Among other things it is reported that
there is not sufficient ammunition on
band in the various companies in case
Of their being called into active ser
vice. The question of records Is con-
sldered the weakest point OF the yarl-
ous organizations and Maj. Glenn
points out that the keeping of careful
statistics should be one OF the most
Important details OF company work.
Lewis Shore of Forestdale in the
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