Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
Stale of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Al AOihSctiC u6c-
1. Nj. Conner of Barton Landing haI
invented a time switch which will
turn the lights of at any time OF nigh
required, and one does not have TO oe.
up at midnight to turn the lights off.
Mrs. Ira Rowland, who recent,
figured c~onsplcuously in a robbery
case in Lowell. Mass, mas convinced
her husband that Lowell is a good city
In which to reside and they have
moved there from Montpelier, taking
their household goods with them.
Governor Mccullough has given
$1,000 TO the endowment fund OF the
st. J%ohnsbury academy and 5000
towards the centennial fund being
raised for the University of Vermont,
Burlington. IL is understood thai
other gifts are likely to be announced
later.
Charles Critchlow of Burlington
probably holds the record Tor rabbit
shooting. Jan. Is he returned from
Fletcher, where he hunted for five
hours Sunday and shot 20 of the ami
mails. Mr.. Critehlow saws this makes
a total of 20 rabbits killed by him since
October /, 1908.
The Senate has Just confirmed the
nomination OF First Lieut.. Julius s.
Iurrill to be captain in the United
States marine corps, vice Capt. Charles
e. Long promoted. The confirmation
dates from June Is, 1908. Captain
Turrill is a Burlington boy. having
been educated there while his parents
were residents of that city.
Prof. +. A. Waugh, formerly of the
University Of Vermont, Burlington, has
been appointed state horticulturist OF
Massachusetts, by the board of agri-
culture OF that state. They will at
tempt to include'with the work of the
state forester a urse OF II lectures
to be given by him every year at the
college on forestry.
Suit for $4,000 has been brought
against the G. V. Ry. Co. by Joseph
Yeti, Of the clothing firm Of Yeti
Brothers, of Montpelier for damages
alleged 10 have been received by Mr..
Yeti in the rear-end collision at Mid
dlesex December Z last, in which sev-
eral passengers were injured. Mr..
Yeti has been confined to his bed since
the accident.
According TO the figures taken from
Bennington town t~reasurer's reports,
from the time the present license law
went into effect. the town is a loser to
the amount of 1926 on the amount of
costs incurred in the prosecution OF
cases up to the first of December. For
the months OF March. April and May
the deficiency was sos for June, July
and August il was si63, and for sep
TENDER. October and November IL was
S399.42.
The detention hospital in which
smallpox patients and suspects have
been kept at Bennington was closed at
noon Jan l6, and Matthew Mulqueen.
WHO had just recovered from the dis
ease, was released. Immediately after,
he was arrested upon a complaint
made by the health officer, who
charged him with escaping from quar-
antine when he knew he had smallpox
and for exposing people in the village
to the dread disease. The penalty for
each offense is $500 and costs.
At the annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Savings bank, Brattleboro, held
recently ex-Gov. Frederick Holbrook
presided at the election and occupied
the head OF the table at the dinner
aIterward. Ex-Governor Holbrook,
VINO will be 81 years old in February,
is thought TO be the Oldest bank presi-
dent in New England, if not in the
States. lie has attended every
annual meeting, with possibly one
exception, since 1870, when he was
elected president of the institution.
The new Bellows academy at Fair
fax cost $4,000 and the money left 1t
from a fund left the town OF
Fairfax by the late Hiram Bellows.
The original sum was S25, 200. which
was invested for 25 years. The earn
ings of this fund were TO be devoted TO
the building of a free school and the
obtained has reached S2J0.000
will be used for school purposes.
Ground was broken for the structure
in May. 1908, and excellent progress
has been made in the construction
At a recent meeting of the directors
Of the Dog River Valley Fair associa-
ton officers were elected as follows
President, Geo. T. Colby; vice presi-
dent, Geo. A. Cross; general superin-
tendent, +. w. Gold clerk, +. G.. Fish
err treasurer, A. Z. Denny. IL was
voted 10 hold the next annual fair.
which will be the SOD exhibit, on
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. IS, IA and Is. 1t was voted to
call in all stock and issue new certid-
The old certificates must be
sent to the clerk on or before Mar. l,
next.
The 37th annual encampment OF the
Department OF Vermont, G.. A. r., will
be held in Morrisville on the oath and
25th DAYS OF February and will con-
yene in the town hall Wednesday,
February "a, at 1880 o'clock a. m.
Department Commander kenield has
received notice from the commander
in-ehief of the G.. A. r.. General John
c. Black of Washington, ID. C.. that
he and his staff will attend the state
encampment. The Woman's Relief
Corps will give a reception at the town
Tnosdav ~vqniuU February %. at