Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-19
State of Vermont.
u. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


The state board of health has been
Investigating conditions in Enosburgh
rms and attributes the prevailing
= SICKNESS there to the drinking OF river
water.
senator w. p. Dillingham; will give
on informal talk on his recent trip to
Alaska tomorrow evening at the spring
,neetino OF the Mems club OF the North
church in st. Johnsbury.
News has been received by Abram
strauss of Essex junction of the death
n his brother, David Strauss, in New
E York. Mr.. Strauss was a prominent
horse dealer and was known through
ont the state, having until recent years
resided in Samsonville in the town Of
EnOsburg.
Walter f. Ranger of Montpelier, state
superintendent of education, is ar
ranging the program for the depart
meat of elementary education. to be
taken no al the annual convention OF
4 me American Institute OF instruction
n be held at Bethlehem, n. H., July
SIS. Mr.. Ranger is president 'ot the
4 department.
Col. Charles X. Darling of Boston,
well known in this state, being former
n " of Chelsea, has accepted the appoint
ment of commandment OF Camp Adams
in Mechanics building, where quarters
will be provided for 10, 600 old soldiers
who will visit Boston during the week
OF the national encampment OF the
4 Grand Army of the Republic In Au-
A gust.
A shipment of %, 900 lingering lake
trout was shipped from the state fish
hatchery In Roxbury Friday to Green's
boro pond. There was also a ship
ment Of 100000 pike and perch fry
from the United States hatchery at
Swanton to A. c. and II. l.. Temple
ton and these were placed in private
ponds owned by these gentlemen in
East Montpelier
The board OF license commissioners
for the town OF Rutland announced
Nav IA that they had decided to reject
the application of all nine men made
al the hearing held a few weeks ago
for the towns one license. Therefore
the whole OF Rutland will be dry" for
the coming year II is understood
that the action Is the result OF the
pressure brought by the marble COM
panv that owns a large part OF the
town.
The famous SANDER case OF 5. d.
4 Wilson vs.. Perciyal w. Clement will
not be tried at the coming term OF
United States court at Windsor. as ar
ranged. Mr.. Clement has filed writ
OF error, claiming, in substance, that
Judge Wheeler committed an error in
granting a new trial OF the case. The
writ is returnable to the United States
circuit court of appeals in New York
city. Judge Lacombe presiding, on
June 10 next.
The Pacific Coast Vermonters' as
ISOLATION at their annual meeting in
March. reelected Geo Partridge pres.
Hon. Daniel I. Cole, Mai. EN-. Wood
worth, +. f. jay, vice presidents A.
O. Cotton, Esq, sec. Hon. A. W.
4 Scott, treas. Saturday evening, Apr.
Fl 50th, the association held Dewey day
social nc which Gen. G. A. Woodruff
4 and Mrs. Consul Dillingham; OF Auck-
land, New Zealand, were present. Gen.
Woodruff is known as the orator OF the
army and gave a good talk on the
Philippines.
Horace O'Bryan, veteran OF the
Civil war, was found dead in the eel
lar Of John Fitzsimmons house in Bris-
tol at IL a. m, MAY 10. His age was
about go years. DIR. Norton, Select
man Munsill and Health officer Palmer
were called and pronounced his death
due to heart disease. Mr.. O'Bryan was
sorting potatoes and not responding to
calls, Mr. Fitzsimmons investigated.
The remains were removed TO the
home of his sister, Mrs. Israel Plain,
where he had made his home for sew
eral years. He left no family.
Eugene \. Foss of Boston has pledged
$50. 600 toward the million dollar CEN
tennial fund of the University of Yer
mont, Burlington, by promising TO
give -, ZOO of 100000 raised. Mr..
Eoss, who is native of West Berk-
shire, entered the university from 81.
Adams In the class of 1881 but did not
graduate. He married daughter OF
B. F. Sturtevant. who founded the
large manufacturing plant at Jamaica
Plain, which bears his name and at Mr..
StuTtevants death Mr.. FOss succeeded
to the management OF the business.
Quarter-master General w. II. Gil
more has received an invitation from
the government TOR the entire regl-
ment OF Vermont National Guard TO
participate in the manoeuvres at Man
assas Junction, Va, to be held in Sep
TENDER. The invitation will be ac-
cepted For this reason there viii be
no encampment at Fort Ethan Allen in
August. 1t is expected that the regil-
ment will leave September and i Is
said there will be between thirty and
forty thousand troops, both regulars
and militia, at Manassas at that time.
Three young men OF Winooski have
taken wings and flown without bid
ding their friends or parents adieu.
The boys are Joseph Blondin, Jr..
Albert Provost and Frank Bordo, all
boys about 16 years of age. The only
theory advanced for their departure Is
that they have been considering trip