Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-04
State of Vermont.
IA. News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

The postoffice department has es-
tahllshed postofiice at Groton Pond
and commissioned Robert j. Miller
postmaster of the office.
The postoffice at Binghamville has
been discontinued, and the patrons OF
the office get their mail through Cam.
bridge rural free delivery route No. 3.
Two polar bears passed through ST.
Johnsbury recently from New York to
a colder cline near Quebec. They
were consigned to Holt a Renfrew and
were about Is months old.
Mrs. Sarah Gray of Sheffield, who
died recently, LETT in her will gener-
Gus bequest TO Montpelier Seminary.
The exact amount is not stated. but IL
Is believed to be several thousand
dollars.
lis announced from the Republican
beadqu .rters OF Middlebury that Uncle
Joer Cannon. speaker OF the House OF
representatives, will speak at Bur
llngton August 10 and at Brattleboro
August y.
Or. r. w. Goodall OF Bennington has
d cottage up in the mountains east OF
the village at an altitude of about 400
feet for the treatment OF tuberculosis
on the lines so successfully employed
in the Adirondacks.
GOV. Mccullough. while returning
from Chicago, was taken i'll on the cars
with what appeared to be a sharp
attack of indigestion. IL was subse-
Qnently found that there was an intes-
final obstruction, which was promptly
relieved by an operation at the Roose-
welt hospital in New York city, and he
Is now conyalescing rapidly
Sidney Walker, of Bellows Falls,
candidate for State treasurer on the
socialist ticket, SAYS that the requisite
ZOO signatures will be secured IN the
state easily and that the fuil Socialistie
ticket will be In the field at the Sep
TENDER election. over 100 signatures
were secured in Bellows Falls alone.
Socialists are being discovered where
their presence Is least expected.
Hon. c. J Bell, Republican candi-
dale Tor governor. went July 20 to
Washington, where. on Saturday. with
other members Of the executive CON-
mittee Of the National Grange, be had
been invited 10 visit President RoOse-
welt. The reason tor the conference Is
said to be to discuss the appointment
OF a successor to the late Col. Brigham
as assistant secretary Of agriculture.
Austin B. Fletcher of New York. the
president OF the Fletcher Family Union.
Of which Senator Redfeld Proctor OF
Proctor is vice-president, has issued
call Tor a meeting of the descendants
of Robert Fletcher, who lived in Con-
cord Mass, In 1880. The annual fam
lis reunion will be held in fremont
Temple, Boston, Wednesday. August
81 All the descendants OF Robert
Fletcher, whether having the Fletcher
name or not, are invited TO attend the
gathering.
Only one widow OF the Revolution
Is now on the pension rolls, two hav-
inc died during the past year. The
solitary survivor is Mrs. Esther 5.
Damon OF Plymouth Union. Her
maiden name was Esther Summers and
she was born in Plymouth in 1914.
When she was 81 years old she was
married TO Noah Damon, then 10 years
old, who had served two years In the
Massachusetts, Continentals and was IN
the battle of Long Island. The mar
rage took place In 1885 and Damon
died In 1858. Mrs. Damon is now 80
years old.
The first hearing TO take testimony
in the Queen City park controversy
will be held at the office Of II. II. Chit
tenden OF Burlington August 5. The
case is that of John Withell VS.. the
Queen City Park association in chan
Gerry, and is petition for the appoint
ment OF receiver over the affairs OF
the association. The contest is a hot
one and represents two factions, Mr..
Withell being the head of one and Dr.
l.. A. Smith of Brandon the other.
The outcome OF the case is watched
with interest by those who have been
IN the habit of frequenting the park.
While Mrs RUFUS Case OF Reads
boro was crossing the mountain toward
Bennington village lately, near Howes
pond the horse stopped suddenly and
showed signs of great fright Looking
for the cause Mrs. Case saw in the
road. but a short distance in front OF
the horse. large black bear. The
bear looked at the rig a moment and
then ;rotted leisurely into the woods.
Mrs. Case went on her way and notl-
lied several men who went hunting
after bruin, but were not successful ~
finding him. Bears have been ire
quentiy seen of late by berry pickers
on the mountains.
Rear Admiral George Converse has
been made chief OF the bureau OF
navigation in the navy department.
He was appointed from Norwich IN
'6l He is the only man ever made
chief of three bureaus. He COM
handed the Illinois, was made chiei
Of the bureau OF equipment, promoted
few months ago to chief of ordnance,
and to the most important bureau IN
the department. Admiral George
Dewey, assistant secretary OF the navy
Charles II. Darling. Admiral Charles
T. Clark and Rear Admiral Converse
all came from the same congressional