Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-17
State of Vermont.
It's News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

chased by capt. george -. tofd, VINO
for many years has been manager Of
the farm.
Josiah Grout OF Derby, administra-
tor OF the estate Of the late Congress
man w. w. Grout OF Kirby, has paid
the creditors the first dividend in his
brothers estate, of six cents on the
dollar.
The old Catholic church building at
Newport is 20 be used for convent,
when the new granite church is COM
pleted. and in time it is probable a
iirst-class Catholic hospital will be
erected on Prospect hill.
George McDonough, Jacksonville
resident. after a separation OF twenty
years, has discovered his sister living
in Fall River, Mass. and has gone
there TO meet her. They were separ-
ated when he was six and she three
years old.
Abram Garfield, a son OF the late
President Garfield and a well-khOwn
architect OF Cleveland, o., has been in
Bennington recently in company with
Edward II. Harvey, who is about TO
make some changes and repairs on his
summer residence.
Hon. Walter +. Ranger, state super
intendent OF education, some time ago
received from Rhode Island an offer Of
-. 600 a year as the head OF that
states public school administration.
Later the offer was raised 10 $500.
Under existing circumstances it will
hardly be expected that Vermont viii
be able to retain Mr.. Rangers sery-
| ices.
An automatic edge grinder for lens
Is has been invented by Ferris X.
/ Vaughan. Of the firm Of Vaughan q
Burnett. Brattleboro, and Is now in
practical operation in the firms opti-
cal department The device can be
adjusted to grind TO any desired size
or shape. and as ii is entirely automat-
ic and run by electricity. il can be left
to do its work without the slightes' at
/ tention.
Commissioner II. G. Thomas OF
Stowe has given out from returns that
the number of deer legally killed in
the state during the open season Is
| 446 compared with 1853 last year and
4O4. the wear nefore, so that from the
figures it can be seen that the slaugh-
ter this year exceeds only slightly the
number killed in 1902. Mr.. Thomas
has received reports OF three does
being killed.
Col. John II. Mimms of st. Adams
has received from the federal govern
ment $3.50 in lien of furlough while
serving as an officer in the war with
Spain. Colonel Mimms was III with
typhoid fever at Fort Ethan Allen for
several weeks and had no furIongh
and has been allowed the $3.50. The
Government has allowed several OF
! these claims for furlough pay Of Yer
ment officers in that war.
! Edward II. Harvey Of Cleveland,
Ohio has enlarged the grounds about
his summer residence at Bennington
Center by the purchase OF about two
acres OF adjoining land Of Charles X.
Sanford. IL is understood That next
season Mr.. Harvey intends 10 become
a legal resident OF Bennington. He
IL a descendant of Capt. Samuel
Robinson, who was the acknowledged
/ leader OF the band of pioneers who
settled Bennington.
A a largely attended city meeting,
held in Barre. Nov. 10, it was voted TO
deed the lot owned by the city at the
corner OF Washington and Elm streets,
opposite the city park, TO the trustees
OF the Aldrich library fund. This act,
| ion definitely decides that the city VIII
have one OF the finest public library
buildings in this part OF the State.
| The donation OF the late Leonard AID
| rich now amounts to about $4,000
and about $50. 600 of this amount will
be put into the building which will be
erected next spring.
In the will OF the late Benjamin r.
| Blood of Waltham, Mass, a trust iund
of as. 900 is prov ided for the erection
of a brick church at Windsor to take
the place OF the present wooden
structure occupied by the First Cong |
society OF that town. The trustees
named for the fund are Gilbert A.
Davis. Henry b. Thompson and
+ Ch1rles :. Fitch, all OF Windsor
The beduest further stipulates that a
marble tablet shall be placed inside
the vestibule of the church In memory
Of the testatOr, his father and mother,
Butler Franklin and the Rev. Ezra
II. Byington.
Miss Alma A. Robinson, formerly OF
Barton, has been appointed matron OF
4 the new government hospital at Colon,
Panama. Miss Robinson went to Pan
anna from New y ork city last July and
has been a nurse in the Ancon gov
ernment) hospital since that time.
She assumed the charge OF her new
duties October l. Some idea Of the
amo.nt of sickness expected can be
gained from the fact that the govern
ment is preparing for 1000 patients.
The number of men employed on the
works will be 10000. Colon hospital
Is situated directly on the Atlantic
ocean. and Miss Robinson reports her
self as well pleased with her situation.
The body of David Stearns, aged 50
wears. who for the past forty years had
lived the life of hermit ia the town
gsk.s.s,,,l,,, v-ac faunl in the woods