Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-14
State of Vermont.
its News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

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lower part of the building.
Bennington has closed two OF its
public halls since the Iroquois theeter
fire in Chicago because they are not
properly provided with fire escapes.
Halls in other towns in the state are
being looked after.
Capt. Lawrence 5. Miller, artillery
corps. L. s. A., who has been detailed
as military instructor in the University
of Vermont, Burlington, arrived in
Burlington Friday from the Philip
pines and reported for duty 10 Presi-
dent NJ. IL. Buckham.
Troy Conference academy in Poult-
new has received a gilt OF $1,000 from
Mrs. Meeker OF Los Angeles. Cal, to
endow a scholarship in memory of her
husband, the late Rev. w. II. Meeker.
This is the fourth similar gift received
by the academy during the past year.
An important decision has been
rendered by the United States circuit
court of appeals. A Bennington county
sheriff attached the belt of Freedly's
mill al East Dorset. Freddy claimed
[ hat the belt was real estate and could
not be attached. The court affirms the
decision in favor OF Freddy.
A TRANCE animal was seen last week
in William Brooks field in Bradford.
It left a very large track which re-
sembled that OF a huge dog. II was
long and rangy. with shaggy hair and
pointed ears about four inches long.
The hunters seem TO agree that ii was
a sheep destroying wolf.s
A large number OF the residents Of
Winooski were without water TO use
all day Jan. 8. The water supply is
low and people lett their faucets run
ming nights, thus diminishing il. The
authorities have now resorted to the
use Of river water, which the people
are warned to boil before using.
State Senator George +. Smiley died
in Montpelier early Jan. 8, OF liver
complaint, with which be had been
seriously III for weeks. He was born
in East Montpelier in 1888, was elected
representative in 1856 and state SEN
at0r in 1900. He was unmarried and
was a farmer and wooden manuiac-
turcr.
Five new cases of smallpox have
been reported in Lincoln. David
Dean. a man 90 years old, living on
the mountain road leading to Warren,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Palmer. Mrs.
Sarah Cowles and her son, Arthur
Cowles, who is stopping there this
winter. Mrs. Cowles and SOL and
Mrs. Palmer are very sick.
Charles q. Schryver, the two and
one-hali year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. G. Schryver Of Rutland. died Jan.
5, as the result of poison caused BY
eating oysters Christmas day. The
child and other members of the family
became i'll soon after eating the oys-
tiers. The older people soon got over
the effects of them, but the child grew
worse.
Col. S. A. Illsley. a New Yorker,
who for two years has been living in
Middlebury, has presented the Addi-
son County Agricultural society with
the grounds upon which they have
held their fairs for a number of years,
the gift costing him about S25, 0O0.
The society is TO pay a yearly rental OF
$500 until the demise Of both Col. and
Mrs. Illsley.
j. c. Jackman of V%ergennes re-
Gently cut down an elm tree which
measured four feet on the stump and
contained three and three-iourths
cords OF wood. When the tree fell II
split open and two coons that had
been making their home in the tree
about sixty feet from the base, rolled
out. They were quickly killed by
Mr.. hickman.
At the fourth quarterly conference
held at Trinity NJ. E. church. Mont
pelier, Jan. 5. the Rev, Il. X. whitman,
the popular pastor, refused TO allow
the use of his name as a candidate for
the Passionate tor the third year. IL Is
not definitely known what he will do,
but 1t is supposed that he will accept a
previous offer OF professorship in a
Pennsylvania college.
A communication has been received
from the Rev. Allan ID. Brown, presi-
dent of Norwich University, who is
South for his health, and In IL he
states his desire to be relieved of the
care and responsibility of the Office OF
president Immediately, and asks that
his resignation. rendered last June TO
effect in June. 1904, be accepted
to take effect at once.
The annual school OF instruction for
the officers of the Vermont National
will be held at the armory of
Co. NJ, Burlington. February 3. Col.
j. Gray Estey will conduct the course
instruction, which will include all {
military subjects required for exami-
nation of the various grades. Officers
will be expected to prepare themselves
for written and oral practical demon {
STATIONS upon these subjects. |.
Announcement Is made at Benning- J
Of the marriage of Morris KNAPP, :
who achieved notoriety during the I,
Rogers trial. to a young woman in
saltwater, n. Y. Knapp was ,the
young man that Mrs. Rogers is said to :
have intended to marry after she got )
rid of her husband. The marriage ,
took place since the conviction Of Mrs. I.
and a part of the honeymoon ,
was passed with his parents in Ben :
nington. Z
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