Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-18
whom the Victoria cross was ever
awarded.

/ 49, B'c1NehtA1Hs uuutI Tue iluu Ol
law to Burlington for the last quarter
OF 1902 unless the original cost bill,
are furnished him. J. l.. Stearns
clerk OF the city court, makes a quar-
terly report to the board of aldermen
and that is the only bill OF costs is
sued. This report is in the hands OF
City Treasurer Grant and he cannot
allow IL to leave his office, as he il
called upon to use it constantly, hence
Mr.. Bacon's demand is refused. The
amount due on the quarter Is about
$3.50. The bills for the quarter have
been audited and approved by II. L.
Graham, state auditor, and il the
deficit is not made good it is probable
that legal action will ensue.
Representative ID. j. Foster has
been authorized by the committee on
claims, OF which he is a member. to
report favorably 10 the House of Rep
resentatives the bill introduced by
him for the relief of Eugene Paten-
aude. The bill gives Mr.. Patenaude
$500, 1t having been amended in the
committee. The original bill called
for $1,000 Mr.. Patenaude, who lives
in Winooski, was injured by stray
bullet while at work on the farm Of
5. II. Weston across the Winooski
river from the reservation at Fort
Ethan Allen in November, 1901. The
bullet was fired by some member of
the 18th United States cavalry then
stationed at the fort. He was cared
for some weeks in the fort hospital
but has never fully recovered from
the wound.
Miss Ella Mccullough, daughter of
Governor and Mrs. j. g. Mccullough,
has entered the convent of the Sisters
of St. Mary at Peekskill, n. T., as a
novice. This order is one of the larg-
est connected with the Protestant
Episcopal church in this country, and
is OF the active instead Of the contem-
plative class. IL has five day schools
for young women, rescue homes for
schools in Tennessee, nursing
and other work of similar nature is
done by members of this order. The
lovitiate under which Miss McCul-
ough is enrolled will last for three
years and the novice Is at liberty to
cave the work if she wishes during
hat time. At the end of this service
{ the novice wishes she is confirmed
md becomes a lie member Of the
rider.
Hyde Park. Stowe, Morrisville and
Nolcott have taken up the invitation
II the Vermont Worlds Fair associa-
ion. Public meetings have been held
md prominent citizens visited, with
he result that Lamoille is the first
,ounty In the state TO organize for its
hare of the $4,000 which the associ-
.tion is seeking to provide by popular
for a Vermont building
md exhibit at the St. Louis and Port |
and expositions. Ii has been practi- |
ally decided that the Vermont build
no will be a reproduction of the IA
nous old Constitution house at Wind |
or rather than the use of that portion |
f the original which now stands, but
he association is in hopes that the |
amber men of the state will contri- !
ute the material for its construction. |
nat it may be built of native woods.
ecretarv of State +. G.. Fleetwood of |
louisville is secretary OF the associa-
on and j. &. Enright OF Windsor is
nc clerk and counsel.
There are those who believe that
n earthquake shock occurred last
eek at West Lebanon, n. H., ex-
ending to all parts of White River
junction. The wind was blowing
ard. About midnight several resi-
ents OF the former village heard a
ull noise, such as an explosion at
istance would make, and houses
ere shaken. Next morning inquiry
as made as to whether a locomotive
nd exploded or any building had
cen blown over anywhere in the
OF either village. No
lch accident had occurred. At the
lnction the residence of a prominent
.sident was shaken and dog sleep
Y in a lower room was awakened
nj ran to another part OF the house,
irking loudly. No explanation of
Ie mysterious noise or of the shaking
the houses has been given, and
lpression prevails to some extent
at the phenomena were caused by
slight earthquake.
Seth Ford, 81. who died at McIndoes [
ais recently, was one OF the old stage I
.ivers in the New Hampshire "north 1
engaging in the White !
business every summer. He
as interested with several others in {
age route company. This was
-ofitable business while the railroads I
ept out, but their advent decreased s
e profits and the old stages of four, {
x and eight horses, for so many
'ars a popular and interesting feature {
White mountain life, had TO retire. {
he only one of these old drivers now {
fing. so far as known. is Harry Stew I
is of Bradford, VT. over so years old. i
T. Ford was a great horse trader and I
AIDE money in this business. II is {
lated that he once bought horse for |
80 and, after mucn trouble, found a
ate for il that cost him S25. He /
,pt the pair a year and then sold !
EN- to New York party for $500. /
he acquaintance he made in the {
ountains naturally helped in his I
les. +
Bankruptcy Notes =
Richard II. Timpson of Brattleboro :
IS fled a petition in bankruptcy. :