Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-28

First Lieut.. o. IL, Parker was elected
captain Of Company Nj, ist Int, V, y. u,
Burlington, Feb. 1910 succeed Capt. T.. i.
Woodbury., resigned; Second Lieut.. W. r..
Willard was elected to succeed Lieutenant
Parker. and First Sergt. {. Z. Mahoney
was elected second lieutenant. Az the an
nuai election OF Company i, Brattleboro,
Feb. is, Second Lieut.. Louis Henkei was
elected captain and Sergt. Robert walker
second lieutenant. At special meeting
OF Company e., Brandon, Frank john L,
son was elected captain to till the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Capt. +. l..
smith; Elroy Woods was elected tirst
lieutenant and Leslie Dram second lieu
tenant.
Relatives OF the late J. e. Enright OF
Windsor have received adyiees that con-
firm them In the conviction that ne was
the victim OF criminal assault ana
robbery in New York and that that was
the cause of his sudden death. The
officers at the Chelsea Square hotel where
Mr.. Enright's body was found admit that
he told them he had been robbed and the
fact that his vallse, mileages, money ana
all papers Of any value are missing bears
out the statement. The officers are now
trying TO learn the identity and where
abouts OF man who went into the hotel
and took a room next to Mr.. Enright and
has been missing ever since the tragedy
was discovered.
Corporation papers have been filed at the
office OF the secretary OF state, Montpelier,
by the Vermont Power and Lighting Co.
with capital stock OF Sl,0O0,OOo This Is
done so that the Consolidated Lighting
Co. can gain control Of the Niles Electric
Co. Its old charter did not permit II 70
acquire new property so this company was
formed under the above name given foi
- latA han A
is In session the Consolidated Lighting Co
and the Vermont Power and Lighting Co
will be merged into one. The new char
ter gives the company the right TO deal II
electricity and power plants in Washing
ton and Orange counties and to acquire
} property or sell the same.
Vermont academy, the Saxtons River in
stitution, is in position which demand
, immediate financial assistance to keep !
from disaster. To avoid this the trustee
are trying to secure an endowment fund
siO0, 900 in addition to the present endow
ment of $1,000. The school accommo
dates this year l0i students and the in
, come from buttons amounts to consider
! able sum, but the annual budget is iron
s20OOO to SIS, 900, v hich exceeds the tota
income. The academy has debt OF abou
e $4,000, and the debt is increasing at tn
. rate of about $1,000 year. To meet th
i interest on this debt 1t is necessary TO sac
Q rifice part of the income from the en-
r dowment. Hence the trustees are en-
d deavoring to raise an additional endow
e ment. The plant at Vermont academy
e worth at least Sl50,OOO.
: One thousand square feet of space haS
= been reserved for the purpose of maxim
!. an exhibit by the Vermont Maple Suga
!. Makers, association in the pure food
9 building at the jamestown exposition
9 The process of manufacturing maple suga
will be shown. This will be the most eS
n teusive maple sugar exhibit ever made !
< the United States. The state commisslo
.e has secured in the mines building amp
! space, excellently located. for the dispia
: OF the building and ornamental stones an
IS minerals quarried in the state. Manuta'