The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Paul s, Dillingham; Of Montpeiisf.

has been appointed 6lerk of this
Senate committee on immigration in
The place made vacant by the appoint
ment of Walter W. Husband of
Montpelier as one of the secretaries
Of the joint commission of the Senate
and house, now abroad for the pur-
pose of investigating immigration
The salary of the clerk
of the Senate committee on inning
ration is 81 800 per year.
Elnathan Andrews. OF Worces-
ter was in Montpelier Friday on his
pay to his home from Waterbury
where he has been visiting. Mr..
Andrews is 81 years old and was
the entire distance on foot.
The Hon. James T. Martin, judgs
OF the United States court for this
district of Vermont, has appointed
WAR en- K. Austin of st. Adams as
United States commissioner. He
has jurisdiction in violations of the
internal revenue acts, and may hear
cases dealing with violations of the
immigration laws. He may also or
der the removal of offenders TO other
districts. The term of the commits
sioner is four years, and Mr.. Austin,s
appointment dates from May Is, 1907.
The board of education of Rutland
has re elected Samuel H. Erskine
principal of the Rutland high school
for year increasing his salary from
81, 500 to $1,000. When the other
teachers we're named for the year a
short time ago, the teachers COM
mittee failed to recommend Mr..
Erskine who has served IA years.
This brought forth an immediate
protest from the citizens, parents
and pupils petitioning the board for
the tetsntion of Mr.. Erskine.
The prison board of Chittendsn
county has established q rate of rs
cents for day of nine hours as the
compensation for Jail labor and rate
of 81 day as the compensation for
guards. The matter of working the
prisoners confined in Chittenden
county Jail is left to Sheriff James
Fl. Allen and Harold Steve ms, county
supervisor of highways.
The Peoples Telephone Co. OF
Newport is making Preparations to
place its wires running til ough this
village underground. The eonduits
have been received aud operations
will commence soou. H.;
There are at present forty-two
cases of measles in Bridport. none
being very serious.
I. w. Hatch, of Rutland. has
settled with the Rutland Railroad
Co. receiving $4,000 on the death of
his daughter, Mrs. Nellie 6. Barn.
ard, who was killed in the wreck at
loak naon.Lnr
Mrs. Albert Yauvery, OF Brain
tree branch, has hen of the Rhode
Island Red blood that has taken q
peculiar freak into her feathered
head of late by laying eggs the exact
shape of double-jointed peanut.
1t is learned that E. r. Warren
president of the Worlds Sunday =
school Convention in session at Ron. Q
was born in Ludlow, a son of one
of the early pastors of the Congre-
gational church of that place.
The contract for the building of
the two bridges necessary for the
new road from Morrisville to Cadys
Falls has been let TO the United
Construction Co. Of Albany, N. Y.
The contract calls for the construct
ion of one-span bridge 264 feet
long, and one sixty-foot bridge aud
.butments for both, to be completed
by November IL, 1907. The road,
900 feet in length, is to be con-
,tructed by the town and the expen-
,ss of the whole will come inside of
he appropriation of $l2, 500. The
'ne-span bridge of 264 feet will be
he longest one-span bridge north
4 Brattleboro. The contract for
bridges and abutments was let for
10000.
Congressman Hi tredge HaskiDs
,as appointed Will Carleton Perry
4 Putney mldshlpman 20 the
United States Naval academy at
annapolis. Congressman Haskins
orm appointee failed to pass the
and consequently a va
ancy was made. The examination
will be held in June. Mr.. Perry
sxs graduated from the Brattleboro
ngh school III 1905.
Miss Annie Benson, the rural
na CARR r at Bellows Falls, has .
cute of twenty seven miles to DO
covered each day. This 10 much
onger than the average and. be- i
Timing July 1, her salary will be
from 900 to $500 in, ac-
ol dance with graded Increase