Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-07
State of Vermont.
a. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


II has been decided 10 hold the state
o,campment of the Grand Army of the
penubiic and the Woman's Relief
Gorps in Morrisville in February.
The tenth anniversary OF the conse-
Grafton OF the Rt. Rev. Arthur G. A,
Han of Burlington. as the third bishop
If the Episcopal diocese OF Vermont,
will be celebrated Feb. ?. 1904.
The sales of Vermont farms 10 Can
adams the past year show a large In
crease over previous years, and there
seems 10 be a growing tendency on
the part of Canadians to come TO this
state.
Miss Miriam Kimball. teacher OF
history at Montpelier seminary, has
recently finished writing history OF
Vermont and has received word that
the work has been accepted by the ID.
Appleton Publishing Co. of New York.
The work is arranged particularly for
the seventh and eighth grades.
The Barre Evening Telegram, which
supported Clement in the last guber-
Material campaign. has been sold to a
stock company, which will use it, so It
4 reported. TO fight the license-local
option law. Its editor for the present
viii be Rev. w. X. Davenport, former
n principal of Montpelier seminary.
Peter j. O'Reilly. formerly Roman
Catholic priest in Rutland, was mar
ried December II at Hartford, Conn.
IA Miss Mary Donnell OF New Britain.
The marriage certificate gives the oc-
cnpation of the groom as that of trav-
cling salesman. Until October IL he
was priest in church at New Brit
ain.
Rev. Ellie X. NJ. Jones has rendered
her resignation as pastor of the First
Tniyersalist church of Barre, 10 accept
the pastorate of church in Waterloo,
Iowa, OF which her late husband was
in charge before going to Barre, where
hs death occurred aud where his wife
succeeded him in the ministry. Mrs.
Jones' resignation is TO take effect not
later than March /.
Edward Jemery, a prisoner In the
house OF correction. who was taken to
Rutland, Dec 80, from St Adams, has
smallpox. When he arrived at his
destination he had an eruption Of the
skin and stated that he had been
treated BY Or. T. r Waugh OF Sc.
Adams for Cuban itch. An examine
ton showed the case to be unmistak-
ably one OF smallpox He exposed
many persons on the train.
A report has been circulated up the
state that Governor Mccullough would
build Vermont building at st. Louis
Tor the exposition. This report is
without foundation. The governor
looks with favor on any reasonable
plan that viii help advertise Vermont
At The exposition and regrets that the
state is not 10 have building there
but will not take the initiative In pro-
viding for representation. The gov
/ ern0r is receiving considerable CORES
pondence over the matter.
senator Dillingham; has been re-
quested by the war department to nom
4 mate a candidate for appointment as
1 cadet to the United States Military
Academy from the state OF Vermont at
large lie will make selection OF
sneh candidate through a competitive
examination TO be held at the office of
the state superintendent of education
in the capitol building at Montpelier,
on Saturday, Jan. 30. 1904, at nine
q O'Clock a. m. at which time and place
i candidates should report.
Capt. Frank Guyette, keeper of
Juniper Lighthouse in Lake Cham
plain, and Mrs. Guyette went to Bur
lmgton Saturday afternoon in an open
boat distance OF nearly four miles.
Alter rowing a short distance the cap
tain's boat ran into foe of drifting
lee cakes, which nearly capsized it.
Their progress was constantly ham
pered and it was with the greatest
difficulty that Guyette was able to
make any Roadway. The cold was
intense, the captains hands and feet
became frozen and Mrs. Gnyette was
obliged to take her husbands place at
the oars. She managed after a hard
struggle TO bring the boat TO shore.