Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-23
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

to cost not over SIC, 500, to be used in
addition TO the present one.
The Burlington board OF civil
authority has voted not to tax the
Masonic Temple in the city, about
which question was raised.
The Rev James s. Clark of Brattle-
boro has accepted the call as pastor
of the Congregational church at Hard
wick and began mis- duties Sunday.
The grand list for the town of Rock
ingham tor 1904 is S44,09I037, an in
crease over last year of S7s,S11. The
polls number 1,S02, an increase of 63
over last year.
An effort is being made among
Grand Army men and money being
raised to make a memorial OF the
house in Georgia in which Gen. Stan
nard was born.
II has been announced that the re-
cent donor OF $500 each to st. Adams
hospital aud Warner home tor little
wanderers was Miss Elizabeth NJ. Up
ham Of Montgomery,
Fire early Friday morning destroyed
steam saw mill at East Haven owned
by Sillsby Bros, OF West Burke. The
loss viii probably reach IS, 600, unin-
sured. A large stock of logs on hand
was not burned.
The Republican national convention
at Chicago was opened with prayer by
Rev. I. p. Frost of Evanston, ILL.,, who
was formerly a member OF the YER
mont Methodist conference, being
stationed at Montpelier, ST. Johns
bury and other places in Vermont.
The veteran horseman, Charles Tay-
lor OF White River Junction. who
reached his 9sth year last December,
is in better health this spring than he
has been Tor some time previous.
Mr.. TAYLOR is well known as the gen
ial. honest and faithful old driver OF
Factory Boy aud Robert b.
The Rev. j. Malcolm Smith, who
has been rector OF Trinity church at
Poultnev for over three years, has sent
in his resignation to the vestry Of the
church He has accepted call TO be-
come the pastor OF a church in New
Berlin. n. Y. and will 90 there with
his family about the middle Of July.
GOV. James Peabody OF Colorado
is lust now in the public eye because
OF the miners strike in that state and
their distardly work at Victor. II Is
OF interest TO recall the tact that Gov
ernor Peabody is native OF Topsham
and was at one time employed in the
carpenter shop OF +. 4 I. Fairbanks
4 Co in ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Haskell and her son,
Col. II. 5. Haskell, have given the
towns of Derby Line, Vt, and Rock
Island, Que, handsome ana costly
building for use as free library ana
opera house. 1t is situated on the
line. half in the United States and
hair in Canada. The architecture is
striking and beautiful. The cost was
in the vicinity OF $4,000.
w. f. Hammond, accompanied by
his father. George Hammond, LETT
MiddIebury june IS with three Nor
oan stations, sold BY Joseph Battell
10 the federal government ior eXpor-
tation to the Philippines, where they
are TO be used for breeding purposes
The horses were taken from Middle
hurry TO Boston. The price paid was
nearly $1,000 for the three ANIMALS
The monument to mark the site OF
the old Fort Warren at Castletoh,
oiyen 10 the town by A. L. Chllds OF
that place, was unveiled June IA Win
imposinp ceremonies. Mr. Chllds
made the speech OF presentation anu
Dr +. r. Clark the speech OF accept
once The ceremonies were IN the
CHARGE OF Ann Story Chapter, ID. A.
p Music was furnished by the Fair
Haven band and the pupils OF the
Castleton normal and training school.
Although no state fair will be held
az FINLAND this year, it has been
learned that il will be necessary TO
hold a county fair each year in order
10 retain the title to the ialr ground
nronertv. otherwise the property re-
yerts back TO the original Contributors
AT the time of the purchase OF the ianu.
THE present indebtedness OF the
soriety amounts TO $3.50, OF when
$500 is unpaid premiums Of last year
fair. A recent attempt 10 DofroW
money to pay the back premiums
proved failure.
Henry r. Dorr OF Rutland died june
16 AT ST. Joseph's hospital in Kansas
civ. Mo. from cerebral menlngltis.
He was i'm the West on business trip
in the interests OF the international
Fnel company of Rutland, OF which ne
was the president Mr.. Dorr was the
vouncest of the children OF Mrs. julia
q n and the late Seneca nj. Dorr, ana
was born in 1855. He graduated from
Niddleburv and became successlui
Journalist. later going into business.
lie served with Co. A OF Rutland III
the Spanish war.
The anpellate division of the SUI
nreme court OF New York has handed
down a decision reversing the verdict
81 ~ 40 ZOO damages obtained on March
d 1904 bv DIR. A. P. Grinnell OF Bur
iinoton against Or. Edward Weston q
New Jersey. Weston had Grlhhell
and his wife arrested on the charge Of
HAVING defrauded him OF some money
in the Waldorf-AstOria. It was AFTER
-, liscovered that il was a case OF