Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-09

secretary Of the navy, which post he had
held since December IS, 1901. he Is TO BE-
succeeded by Truman I. Newberry OF
Detroit, Mich. President Roosevelt in
accepting the resignation of Mr.. Darling,
announced his intention to appoint him
collector OF customs at Burlington to
succeed the Hon. Olin Merrill. Mr.. Oar
ling mas arrived al has home in Bennlng-
/ ton.
The house OF Fred Messier in Franklin
was destroyed by fire Friday, together
with most of its contents. Mrs. Messier
was absent at one OF the near neighbours
and the house was locked. A neighbor
who discovered the fire broke open the
door and found young child in its cradle
nearly sufiocated by the heat and smoke,
and had it not been for his prompt arrival
and action the child would have been
burned 10 death. The loss was partially
covered by insurance.
Joseph LsRoc and Joseph Guimond are
in the Caledonia county jail awaiting
hearing for participating in mock mar
riage in st. Johnsbury last July. II is
said that Joseph LeRoc induced Alice
Gotta to become his alleged wife, t1e cere-
mony being performed by Guimond. The
girl believed the ceremony was legal and
lived with LeRoc long enough TO have the
$50 which she had saved BY hard work
spent by her supposed husband. She is
now Win iFtenus IN Aauhud-
OF the five hundred delegates and as
many alternates who will attend the
international church conference on fedora
tion to be held in Carnegie hall, New York
city, Nov. 1870, but one will be present
from Vermont, the Rev. DR.. w A.
DAWSON of Burlington, Vermont state
Baptist missionary. The delegates are
elected from or by the national bodies Of
the different denominations and Mr..
"A. ; 81.
Baptist gathering ia San Francisco.
Sheriff Kelley OF Franklin county is now
convinced that the burglar shot at Shell
don was not "Connecticut Bill as identi-
fed by means OF a photograph, but that
he is Fred Adams. This he has learned
through the central detective Office in
New York. The Information was gained
through a note book found on the dead
mans person, and bearing the name, "a.
Knapp, New York City" Postotfice In
spector Rapp sent the name on TO New
York and the person was looked up there.
Robert Waterman OF Victory, indicted
Oct by the Essex county grand jury on
the charge OF murder in the first degree for
the alleged murder of his three year-old
daughter by administering poison, was re-
leased Saturday at Guildhall by Judge
George NJ. Powers OH bail of 5000. His
counsel commended. that the proof Of his
CUNT was not EhlutuA uuf INC DithuAIp tipA
great. This is probably the first respond
ent charged with murder 10 this state who
has ever been admitted to bail while the
case was pending.
The semi-annual meeting of the board
OF bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, which held its sessions in Wash
ington, ID. c., has assigned the presidency
OF the Vermont conference which meets in
Morrisville April IS, 1906, to Bishop j. w.
Hamilton of San Francisco. He was
elected bishop by the general conference
in 1900, Bishop Moore, who presided last
year, being the only other bishop elected
at that time. Bishop Hamilton Is an elo-
quent preacher and lecturer. This IS his
first official visit to Vermont.
A canvass Of Montpelier is to be begun
at once to see how much money will be
contributed toward the $4,000 necessary
to be raised to make effective the donation
Of $4,000 given by Dr.. ID. X. Pearsons OF
Chicago, as a permanent endow fund
for Montpelier seminary. Men OF wealth
IN other parts OF Vermont and OF New
England who have been approached and
asked to contribute to this fund are hold
ing back their subscriptions until IL is
ascertained how much the city OF Mont
pelier is willing to do TO keep the school
there.
John sheehan, who was IN Washington