Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-28
State of Vermont.
II. News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

his EOIlItCilOI WIFI lil0 DAAAN
cram. will be employed on the news
staff Of the Montpelier Argus.
George l.. Moore has been appointed
81 ~ the office OF chief engineer OF the
Rurland railroad. Mr.. Moore went TO
FINLAND from Bloomington, ILL.,, where
he was superintendent of the mainte-
nance of way of the Chicago q Alton
railroad.
Hon. Henry C. Bates, judge of the
4 Philippine court OF first instance at
Il Iloilo has obtained five months
leave of absence and is now on his way
n Vermont for the summer. He is
expected in st. Johnsbury about the
middle OF May.
The Barre board of aldermen have
directed the police to close on Sunday
all business places not having licenses
IN serve lunches ON that day. This
move is made TO restrict a large sale of
cigarettes and other Objectionable
goods on that day.
A sum in excess of $50, 900 has been
Given during the past few days toward
a new dormitory at Norwich univer-
sity. Northfeld. Such building, is a
necessity and it is expected may be
erected this summer for occupancy at
the opening of the next academic year.
Mr.. and Mrs. LePage Harris Of
n Mortified celebrated the 50th anniver-
sarv of their marriage Wednesday
evening, April Is. About $50 invita-
tons were issued and over 100 people
attended. Among the guests were
two persons VINO attended the wedding
fifty years ago.
Iii understood that the date for the
GOOD roads convention, to be held at
Montpelier. has been fixed for Friday,
4 NAV 6. Meetings will be held after
noon and evening, and among the
speakers will be United States Senator
ii. 5. Earle of Detroit, Mich, presi-
dent OF the National Good Roads ASSOC
citation.
A brass tablet to the memory of Miss
katherine Benham, who died at her
home ia Burlington April n, 1908. has
recently been placed in the court house
Of that city by her sisters. IL is simple
and transformations, containing only
the inscription. I'm memory OF Kathe-
rne Benham. for Is years reporter in
Chittenden county court
The construction OF new Catholic
church edifce in Woodstock on the
site Of the Church of our Lady OF the
SHOWS. which was destroyed by fire
4 last season, will be begun as soon as
the ground is in suitable condition for
foundation work. The edifice is to be
entirely OF stone of Romanesque archi-
lecture, and will cost $4,000,
By the will of Mrs. Hannah B. Par
ker, who died April 10, the Free Bap-
list denomination at Sutton receives a
set of buildings and orchard to be oc-
Cuped as a parsonage. The buildings
are nearly new and valued at over
81 POO. II the church ever ceases TO
Fl exist the property reyerts TO the gen.
Fl Gal conference of the Free Baptist de-
domination of Vermont.
GOV. Mccullough and Adj Zen. w.
Il Gilmore have had a conference in
Ration to the claim OF the State OF
Vermont against the government for
be support of the First Vermont regi-
nent after il was mustered into service
IA during the Spanish war. The claim,
which is reported to be between $4,000
and s. 600, will be filed with the court
H oicaims in Washington.
Fl The centennial exercises OF the Uni
yersity OF Vermont will be held the
week of July TO Z, in order not TO
. conflict with exercises at other col
leges Preparations have been made
TO make the commencement this year
the most elaborate in the history of
the college, and il is hoped to be able
at that time to announce that the
$1,000, 900 endowment fund is raised.
man employed to look over the
organ in the Congl church at East
Arlington and set il to rights recently,
found in the organ about thirty shucks
from walnuts and Brazil nuts, which
were evidently the debris left by a
squirrel. The work OF extracting the
meats was performed in a workman
like manner. How the squirrel could
enter the church is a problem unsolyed.
It is now learned that John Nixon
Of Vermont. whose cousin, John
DOugherty, died recently in Los An
geles, Cal, leaving Nixon legacy of
$4,000, is John Nixon of Winooski,
who, with one exception, is believed
to be the only English soldier and
survivor in Winooski of the Crimean
and China wars. James Alexander.
another resident OF Winooski, served
during the China war.
Three Readsboro hunters followed
some tracks of supposed big game
from Goodnow fiat TO the old George
Plumb place ia South Readsboro few
DAYS ago. where the animal went
under an old barn. Seeing his eyes
gllsten, one of them shot and killed
the supposed wild cat Taking up
some boards of the old door they found
a small white dog. They are still
hearing about it and wondering how it
was that their eyes deceived them so.
The report of the comptroller of the
currency on the condition OF Vermont
national banks at the close of business
March Is last has just been made pub
he at Washington. IL shows that these
banks had an aggregate OF Sl2,662, 1888
4 f.-s.. IL