Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-01
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

The corner stone OF the new Episcopal
church at Alburg, to cost $500, was laid
May q.
The Rev j. p Marvin will become PAS
tor OF the CongI church at Norwich about
June II.
Oliver Osborne Camp, Spanish War
Veterans, was mustered IN at MONTPELIER.
May IS, with 2s charter members.
J. f. Kelley, proprietor OF the American
House in Eichford, has been granted a
tirst-elass license to sell intoxicating liq-
uors.
Charles /. Phelps OF Boston has bought
the ]. Henry Pratt farm OF $50 acres in
Shoreham for ia, 900 and viii occupy 1t for
breeding fancy stock.
The First Baptist church OF Montpelier
has voted to invite the Vermont Baptist
association to hold its annual convention
in Montpelier in September, 1905.
Gov. c. j. Bell Of Walden. master Of the
Vermont State Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, organized a Grange In Grand
Isle May p with So charter members.
Charles Holton OF Mortified recently
has his herd OF thirteen cows tested By
the cattle commissioners and nine were
found affected with tuberculosis, and
were ordered killed.
Rev. A. II. Gage, a senior in Colgate
university, Hamilton, n. y, has accepted
q call to the First Baptist church in st.
Johnsbury and will assume his new
duties the last Of June.
Col. J. G. Estey of Brattleboro has been
granted leave of absence by Gov. c. j.
Bell in order that he may visit Europe.
He will return in time for the annual
muster Of the National Guard In August.
b. Frank Weleh Of Manchester. n. H.,
q native OF Groton and estimated to be
worth half a million is dead at the age of
SO years. He made his fortune in the pro-
"A
of livery.
Major II. w. Hovey Of Norwich univer-
sity is planning for the march Of the Nor
wich university cadets which takes place
in June. Il viii cover q distance Of 100
miles and viii occupy in the neighbour
hood OF 10 days, beginning June 9.
Patrick Crowley had narrow escape
from drowning at 3 a. m, May . at the
mouth OF the Ninooskl river. party
OF six were fishing and a squali swamped
the boat All could swim but Crowley,
who was rescued in an exhausted condi-
ton.
The 10th annual meeting Of the Cong'l
convention of Vermont and the annual
meetings Of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society and the Moman's Home
Missionary union will be held In the Cen
ter Congl church OF Brattleboro June -
TO Is.
e. L. Childs, for IS years an employee
IN the brass foundry OF the Fairbanks
scale works at st. Johnsbury, and for
several years foreman, has resigned 70
establish partnership with =. 4. woods
In conducting q brass foundry At Lyndon
vile.
The body Of an infant child was found
near Hardwiek few DAYS ago near the
railroad track. Il was IN a tin box and
might have laid there several days. IL
was removed and buried by the proper
- mo- ola a. to hfaE4
came there.
Herbert Wilkins, who, il Is claimed,
ran away with Mrs. Sophia Ortelu, who
has a husband living &C Barre, was ar
ralgned in court al Nashua, y. r., May
-, on a statutory otense charge lie
pleaded not guilty ana was held IN
$500 for superior court.
AT the annual meeting Of the Dog River
Valley association at Mortified, u was
voted TO build a 35-toot addition TO horal
hall and ia this, with last years addition,
ample room for the yearly increasing dis
play will be Afforded. 1t was voted also 10
make improvements on the race track.
The body found May Ii in the Connect
cut river al Wares Ferry near Dummers-
ton has been Identified as tbat OF Nicholas
Asaras, a Greek living in Bellows Falls,
who had $50 In the Bellows Falls savings
bank and a life insurance policy OF 1000
for the benefit OF sister IN Turkey.
Rev. Marcellus w. Farman, the blind
clergyman who for several sessions has
been chaplain OF the Vermont Senate, has
been made pastor OF new Congl church
lust completed at Wcstheld. The struc-
ture is built largely Of marble and has q
dining room, kitchen and handsome par
Tors attached.
gang OF 80 men are now at work
Transforming the narrow gauge west
River railroad into standard gauge llhe'
The road already is broad gagged from
Brattleboro to West Dummerston, so the
work will progress from West Dummers-
ton toward South Londonderry, the
present terminus.
John McGioney, a brakeman on the
Boston & Name railroad work train on
the double track at East Putney, was
badly injured May p, his LETT arm being
crushed while coupling a locomotive TO
train. lie was brought to Brattleboro
Memorial hospital where the arm was
amputated above the elbow.
j. p. Kelso OF New London, Ct, has
arrived at Montpelier to take Burt BUM
place as division roadmaster Of the Cen
trail Vermont system between Essex juno
ton and Windsor and the W hite hlNet
branch to williamstown. Mr.. Bull viii
have charge of the reconstruction OF the
Brattleboro- Whitehall railroad.
The contract for the new iron bridge to
cross the Missisquoi river at East berS-
shire has been let to the Groton Bridge
Co. 81 Worcester, Mass, for Si,70O. The
town will build the abutments ana tur-
nish plank for flooring. The new bridge
is to be of ten tons capacity ana lne con
tract calls for its completion July e.
David Janvier, 66, formerly OF YER
eepnes. whose body was found near
Lovers Leap rock in Lynn, Mass, May =
by bows, is thought to have died from
natural causes, but as his nose was broken
and there were few minor bruises ON the
body il was necessary TO hold an inquest;
There we're evidences that the man haa
been drinking.
Edward Dufresne and William Rich
ardson Of Burlington, skaters employer ~
A c. Hathorne, a slater and contractor
of that city, were injured by laliihs -
broken. but Richardson's back was m
iured so that ne was unable to move. I me