Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-30
State of Vermont.
tie News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Springfield High school Tor nine
years, and county examiner and town
superintendent for several years, has
resigned his positions, having had an
offer OF $1,000 year as principa
elsewhere.
The name OF the post-ofice in the
village of West Concord has beer
changed from West Concord to Con.
cord. The same change will be made
in the railroad station and express
Office. After July l. all letters should
have the address, Concord, Vt, and
express matter the same.
Judge Henry C. Bates of the ninth
judicial district OF the Philippine
Islands, located at Iloilo, arrived al
his home in st. Johnsbury, the 29rd
Judge Bates reached San Francisco
June s, after a protracted voyage,
and will remain in St. Johnsbury
until the latter part of August.
The Rapid Telephone company OF
South Royalton is extending its lines
from Sharon TO Lake Mitchell to ac-
commodate the club house with long
distance service. Recently eleven
moneyed men have paid $1,000 each
to become members of this club. They
are repairing the house, replacing the
old boats with new ones and making
general improvements. II will soon
be an attractive resort with every inn
provement desired.
1t is practically settled that the First
Vermont Regiment, V. n. g., will
leave the State camp grounds near
Fort Ethan Allen on Saturday, Septem-
Der 3, for Manassas, Va, where they
will take part in the army manoeuvres.
They will leave there on Saturday,
September 10, and will arrive in Yer
mont the following Sunday. This
will give the troops ten days under
the government arrangement, instead
of fifteen days, as was originally
planned.
Elmer A. Darling one OF the pro-
prietors OF the Fifth Avenue hotel at
New York, has been in East Burke
lately making preliminary arrange
ments for building a summer home
on his fancy farm known as Noun
tain View farm New York archi-
tects have drawn plans for a $4,000
house, which will be colonial in its
style of architecture. Mr.. Darling
expects to have the foundations in
this season and the house completed
next summer.
The waters of Lake Champlain are
to be inspected by a United States
official, W.O. Leighton, chief OF the
division of hydro-economics, in the
department OF the interior, having
been assigned TO make the examine
ton at the request OF Gov. McCul-
Tough. The examination is 70 be
made because of the continued COM
plant that the pulp mills on the New
York shore pollute the water, thereby
making il unfit for drinking purposes
and Tor fish. Mr.. Leighton will begin
his work July 5, and will have the use
OF the state laboratory OF hygiene.
Governor U. A. Woodbury. has
decided TO build an armory and asso-
citation hall on the corner OF Main and
Pine streets. Just west of the NanNess
House in Burlington. II will be a
substantial and up-to-date structure
ana will be a fine addition to Burling-
toms business blocks and halls. The
main building will be 6Ox9O, two
stories. A one-story annex, lSxgO,
will be built on the east side OF the
main building The whole OF the
lower story of the main building will
be a drill hall free of columns, the
miner story being supported by steel
girders.
The Vermont State Epworth League
convention will be held in Barre June
30 TO july ?. The program Is For
ward Movement, and the convention
opens with an address on The New
Forward Movement OF the League, by
Rev. A. L. Cooper, ID. d. On Friday
evening Rev. A. c. Crews, d. d., gen.
eral secretary OF the Epworth League
of Canada and editor of the Canada
Fpworth Era, will deliver an address
on the Elements of Success in Ep-
worth League Work" There VIII be
several interesting and practical ad-
dresses on different phases OF the
League work, and it is hoped that the
Fnworthians of the state will make an
especial effort to be present and help
make this convention a grand success
At a meeting ofthe board OF trus-
tees of Norwich university held june
% in Mortified Charles II. Spooner,
A r.. b. 5. of the class OF as, was
elected president OF the university 70
succeed the Rev. Allan d. Brown,
deceased. Mr.. Spooner is at present
4 resident OF st. Louis, Mo. lie was
horn In Charlestown, n. H., in 1855,
educated in the public schools, enter
mo Norwich university January l.
1874 and graduating in 1875 with the
rank of captain and the degree OF D.
Isl lie took a post graduate course
of one year, receiving the degree oil
a r.. and in 1890 the degree OF NJ. A.
was conferred upon him. lie taught
TWO years in st. Augustine's College
cal and was at that time major
Il the California National Guard.
From California he went to Saxtons
river. where he taught eight years
beino inspector Of rifle practice with
the rank OF major on Brig Gen. w.
Greenleafs staff. From Saxtons
River NJ went to Fitchburgh, Mass,
and then TO Washington university