Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-07
State of Vermont.
-. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Fl or has received from the postmaster
General an appointment as postoIhce
nj Eirsctor on the rolls of the fourth as
sistant postmastef-general.
Faron Bratton caught a big black
hear in bis trap on Sherman NIL III
n Stamford recently. He was a me
gnaciroen but had torn himself to piec-
y In his frantic struggles to release
ii himself from the trap before found.
William O'Neill, the adopted son OF
sIr ana Mrs. Michael O'Neil OF Cas-
Teton. disappeared June IS. The boy
,ros fonrteen years old. About three
II ears AGO he was brought there from
"a an orphanage in Boston and has had a
Z. comfortable home since that time.
There is no reason given for his disap-
pearance. 80 pa.e.o4
celebrated June 30 the thirty-ffth an
niyersary OF the beginning OF his ca
reer as a stage driver HIS record Is
~ uniaue in that Tor solid period OF
tbirry-tiye years he has driven daily
over the same route from South ROM
fret 10 West Hartford. Friends met at
his home in the evening to celebrate
the anniversary.
p C. Bruce, president, and F. l..
81 Davis. secretary, OF the Vermont State
81 Dairymen's association, have definitely
settled on Montpelier as the place and
the week beginning January Il. 1905,
as the time for holding the next
annual meeting OF the association.
some of the best speakers IN the
country are already engaged for this
meeting. A feature OF this annual
Gathering will be a monster banquet
q 10 Armory hall.
Alta recent meeting Of the bridge
81 committee having in charge the CON
sruction of new highway bridge
over the Connecticut river between
Bellows Falls and North Walpole, the
contracts for construction were let at
the sum OF S44,939 The contract as
let calls for combination suspension
and truss bridge strong enough to car
III electric ears. The stone work must
BE begun within ten days from the
signing Of the contract and the bridge
must be ready tor travel by December
T.
Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hail OF Bur
lngtOn. bishop OF the Episcopal do
eese OF Vermont, on the advice OF his
physician is TO temporarily relinquish
all active work, and sailed from New
q York the 25th on the Luise of the North
81 German LLOYD line. Bishop Hall Is
accompanied by the Rev Ellis Bishop
b OF st. Stephens church, Boston. They
81 sail direct TO the Mediterranean and
the trip, which will last some ten
weeks. will include Genoa, the
Italian lakes, the Swiss Alps, and
finally England.
At the election of school com
missioners in Rutland June 2s four
Il prominent society women. Mrs. Wal
s. lace G. Clement, Mrs. Florence l..
4 Cumton, Mrs. NJ. X. Grain and Mrs.
A p. Francisco, appeared at the polls
10 ward four with the intention Of
& casting their ballots. Their votes
were challenged, however, on the
N ground that they had never taken the
& lFeeman's oath, They then hurried
4 around and got enough OF the alder
men to make quorum and took the
& oath, after which they went back to
4 The polls and voted
The marble situation in Rutland is
apparently more serions than at first
indicated as IL is now understood that
unless the marble companies come to
the terms submitted by the New York
officials OF the national union few
DAYS ago the entire output OF Vermont
arble will be boycotted on every union
lob in the country. There is little ex-
peCtauon that the employers will COM
ply with the proposition submitted by
rHH. II list I a faFNf
among employees, and employers are
always ready to hear grievances ana
pass upon them. The move has been
made at the instigatlon of the marble
companies in other states, whose
business was being cut into By the
Vermont concerns.
A good many people in Troy have
called at Mrs. Frank Beans 10 see
the baby deer which was found IN
the pasture II nurses bottle and
Is growing They have been given
permission TO keep il for time. IL
was found by Mr.. Frazer near his
house. He took the fawn 10 the
house ut first, then fearing he might
be breaking some law, turned i
away, soon after he told Mrs. Frank
Bean. and her sons got it and fed II
and are caring Tor it. Although moth
ing is known positively the theory
is the doe had twins and this being
so small and weak was unable to
follow the doe and in some way wan
dered of TO Mr.. Frazer's. The little
creature was probably weak and
hungry when found and would have
died soon.
The Rutland officers Of the Salvation
army, Ensign and Mrs Braziell, are
making plans TO construct a three
story temple on the site formerly occu-
pied BY the Central House in Rutland.
Assurances of outside support have
been received and work on the foun-
dation Of the building will be begun
about the middle OF August. The
building is to be three stories high,
with 50 feet front. The first floor will
be used for young peoples meetings,
where painting, drawing, music and