Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-07-25

OF the home premises OF Col, Ethan Allen
OF Revolutionary fame. The structure is
Of Barre granite and its dimensions are
eighteen by twenty-six feet ON the foan-
dalton and twenty-five feet high.
In the high wind July 10, the schooner
Montgomery, Capt, fleury, struck the
Rutland railroad pier at the drawbridge
between North and South Hero islands
aud went to the bottom in about 20 feet
of water. The channel was thus blocked
and navigation between the islands was
impossible, consequently the steamer
Tieonderoga was obliged to return TO
burlington by the way OF Alburgh and
was about four hours late in making her
port, having To go about 90 miles out Ct
her course. No one was injured ON the
Montgomery.
Hotel Marion at Felchyille was burned
10 the ground early Tuesday morning,
July Is. The fire was discovered about
o'clock in the shed. The inmates were
aroused and got out safely. The whole
neighborhood was awakened and with the
help of the volunteer fire brigade with
buckets and pals OF water the fire was
confined to the hotel buildings. J. \,
HARDWOOD, the proprietor, saved some OF
his furniture, the loss being 900 with
no insurance. The building was owned
by Burt Chellis OF Claremont, n. H.,
his loss being s2,50o, with insurance of
$1,000.
Arrangements are being made for the
date for the presentation TO the magnn-
icent battleship Vermont of the silv,r
service gift OF the Green Mountain state.
At the same tine the Daughters OF the
American Revolution OF Vermont will pre-
sent the ship with magnificent silk
regulation flag for state occasions.
Comfort bags for the sailors viii be
presented the same day. The presenta-
tions will take place in the latter part OF
September and Gov. Fletcher ID. Proctor
and many OF the state officials OF YER
mont will attend.
The construction OF a new railroad
between Manchester and Granville, n. Y,
I is now assured by the formation OF the
Mettowee Valley Railroad company,
which will absorb the Manchester, Dor
set 4 Granville road and carry the line
on 10 Granville. This road, built several
years ago, reached only TO the Norcross
and West quarries at South Dorset and
extended over only six Of the % miles
between Manchester and Granville. The
constant agitation OF the residents OF the
towns interested recently took the form
OF a meeting, which led to the formation
OF stock company.
Death brought to an end July 10 the
outing OF three boys who had been camp
ing for week on the outskirts OF Be-
lows Falls, when bullet from q 22-cali-
bre revolver in the hands of James Con-
nors, aged IL years, fatally wounded Fred
Seymour, aged Is, member OF the party.
/ The boy died soon after the shooting and
/ Connors was arrested. Connors was held
in $500 bail, pending further investiga-
| ton. Seymour was shot through the left
lung, Connors declared that the shoot
ing was accidental and that he was -four
ishing the revolver, although he knew 1t
was loaded, when it was suddenly dis
charged.
The annual financial statement, show
ing the condition of the Vermont stale
treasury at the close of the fiscal year
July /, 1907, has been made public by Ed
ward II. Deavitt, the state treasurer.
The total receipts were 81 $40, $50. rs total
disbursements, S1,451, 1868. 80, and cash on
hand, s4S4, Os0.9s. The previous fiscal
wear ending July, 1906, showed total re-
ceipts of 81, 800. 46367 and total disburse-
ments Of q, 1869, 622. 60 while the cash on
hand was 1864, 555.11. 1t will be seen by
comparing the figures of the fiscal yeaI
lust closed with those of the preceding year
that the receipts were S201, 425.59 greater
the disbursements were $50, 740.79 greater
and the cash on hand was sS9, 525.oi
greater.
Arrangements are well in hand for the
annual convention of the West Orange
County Sunday School association which
. will be held at Williamstown August
2O-21. The program this year includes
several important conferences upon sub
jects of vital interest to scholars, teachers
superintendents and pastors. Miss
Balch, the home department field secre
r tary, and the general secretary, Rev. Il
: NJ. Fuller,w will be present. The latter MAJ
r Just returned from trip to the World Z
Sunday school convention in Rome anc
l will undoubtedly interest all with hi
account of that great gathering. Sc
aside August 1921 for the county sun
day school convention and watch TO
further ann ouncements in regard to 1t.
One of the heroes of the explosion OF
the battleship Georgia July 10 was MIC
/, shipman Lucien Frank Kimball OF Brat
tleboro. Young Kimball was in CON
: mand of the turret and was the only MAJ
r not killed or seriously wounded. He ex
tinguished the flames in the clothing Q
: several men, thereby saving their lives
e but burned his hands in so doing and wa
: finally overcome and carried out OF tn
e turret in an unconsciouss condition
q Kimball was appointed midshipman t
U the naval academy at Annapolis by Cor
h gresham Kittredge Haskins in May
9 1903, and was graduated last October !
the division comprising one-third OF IL
: class, nine months ahead of the regult
/, time, on account of high standing. /
s. is % years old, and has been on II
/. Georgia since that battleship was place