Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-10
Stale of Vermont.
Its News CONDENSED and Rewritten
FOR Our Readers.

Gdelles Me.
The village Of johnson has voted to pur-
chase the lthiel water power of Rev. /. II.
johnson for $500.
+ Rev. W. P. Jackman Of Dummerston has
been called to the pastorate Of the CongI
church OF st. Adams.
F Charles L. Clifford OF West Hartford has
been granted an increase Of pension from
= to sl2 per month, dating from April 10
last.
IL. w. Denison, a native Vermonter, has
been for 25 years the legal adviser Of the
fereign office Of Japan. He was born in
Guildhall.
/ The annual state meeting OF the Order
OF the Kings Daughters will be held in
Woodstock Wednesday and Thursday,
September and Z.
The Bethel Advent church at Manches-
ter. \. H., has extended unanimous call
to the Rev. /. NJ. Blanchard Of South YER
non to be its pastor.
Ground was broken August for the
erection of the new Baptist church IN
Middlebury. The contract calls for il to
be completed February J.
Ira Calef OF Washington was elected
member OF the executive committee at the
first conference of Uniyersalists at the
Isles Of Shoals, held in Portsmouth, n. H.,
recently.
l.. Bart Cross of Montpelier and c. c.
Warren OF Waterbury are 10 tour the prin-
cipaI cities Of Europe In an automobile and
win sail from Boston on the Cunard line
August %.
I Mrs. Alexander Blanchard Of Burlington
was severely burned on one side and one
arm while attempting to III a gasolene
stove that was lighted. The gasolene ig-
nited and the stove exploded.
Rear Admiral c. Z. Clark is rendered
a complimentary dinner at Lake Mans
held today by the Lake Mansfield Trout
club, on the occasion OF his sd birthday
and retirement from the navy.
/ Frank Mott was run over BY the cars
while walking across the bridge from
Rouses Point 10 Alburgh al about a. m,
Aug. 3. Both legs were cut off and one
arm. He lived about six hours.
! Mrs. Nancy Bates OF Richmond, who has
Just celebrated her 99ih birthday anniver-
sary, is the only person in that section
who draws a pension for the services of
4 her husband in the War OF 1912.
A large barn belonging 10 Edward Bird
OF Forestdale lin Brandon) was burned TO
the ground early August ! with COW,
hog and some hens. Mr.. Birds loss was
about 5000, with small insurance.
I The Vermont Trap Rock Co. at Barton
has established its new Plant. A narrow
gauge road, which will connect with the
Boston & Maine at Barton, IS being built
I to the quarry, the capacity OF which is 100
+ tons a day.
4 A team stolen by Clarence Billings fro m
1 Foss, the Hardwick livery man, was found
/ at Shelburne harbor, where il had been
+ sold to a party from Underhill for -25, its
+ real value being $50. Billings fled to
f Plattsburg.
+ The Banister store, so-ealled, at Jay VII
lage, was destroyed by fire soon after mid
night August /. A pair Of work
horses with trucks and harnesses, belong
ing to the firm, were in the barn and were
also destroyed.
( F.A. Leland, game warden in Chester,
has arrested Charles Caldwell in whose
cellar the dressed carcass of deer was
found. Caldwell pleaded guilty and was
put under $50 bonds for his appearance
+ at county court.
j The Rev John A. Mitchell, who recent
I ly resigned as pastor OF the Baptist church
+ at Wilmington. his resignation 70 take Ell
/ feet the last Sunday in August, has ac-
cepted call to the Baptist church at
West Brattleboro.
I A converted jew from Montreal, who
attempted to speak at an open-alr meeting
/ in the Jewish settlement m Burlington
I Aug. 3, was insulted by the spectators,
who threw sand in the speakers eyes, and
also threw eggs, etc.
John Clifford, aged p years, was
drowned in the Passumpsic river OF Pas
sumpsic IA postotiiee in Barnett July 80
{ He and a companion were 10 swimming
/ and Clifford got beyond his depth ana
could not be rescued.
The Rev. L. w. Morey Of Gorham, \.
H., has accepted call from the Cong
church at Derby and will begin work
Sept. /. The Rev. J. II. Cone, former pas
tor Of the church, has begun new pastor
ate at West Hartford.
Hugh r. Evans narrowly escaped death
| August 2 while working in the North
Poultney quarries by the explosion OF
I fuse. which he had just lighted. lie
caught a rope and swung out DuJ ms
face and hands were badly burned.
]. c. Farrar has purchased the Water
bury hotel of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Barrett
and Benjamin Barrett, paying el5,OJu'
Extensive improvements Will be made, IN
/ Guiding the installation of a steam heat
ing apparatus and modern plumbing.
Rush Hawkins and a man named War
rem in Norwich, who lnterfered with war
den Ephraim Hunt in the discharge OF ms
duties in the case of two men who mao
violated the six-lnch law, have been nned
$50 and costs, amounting to S9l.64 apiece.
Z L. w. EhIkET u AbAiNblhs
was recently engaged as principal OF Le-
land and Gray seminary, Townsend, ana
resigned to accept another position, mas
been succeeded at that institution by Har-
ris Ward Lewis, 4. B., of Colgate univer-
sity.
Frank c. Miles. the Boston defaulter, IN
4 Cane Town, South Africa, up TO the time
of his disappearance nine years ago, owned
a fancy dairy farm between the villages oil
Londonderry and South Londonderry, on
which he expended sum estimated 10 DC
$4,000.
The double team belonging to the +.
Smallev estate, with which Lowell Law
renee left Morrisville several weeks ago,
has been located at Lacolle, Que, and re-
turned. Lawrence procured ticket az
Rutland for Chicago and that is the last
heard of him.
Bngbee & Alexander Of Barre have pur-
chased 295 acres of sheet quarry lying IN
Newark and East Burke that Is valued IN
is undeveloped state, at 100000. Inc
nroduct is similar to the Milford, Mass,
mink stock. and is very desirable Tor
building purposes.
Richard NJ. Wallace OF Fair Haven, aged
so wears. while working as section hand
August 2 on the Rutland street railway
- fs,.,tor Teuflaud was struck bV q fiat