Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-08
State Of Vermont.
Its News condsnssd and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


for Our Readers.
The Congregational church at Jamaica
has called John 8. LeFevre to serve IS
pastor the coming year and be has accept
ed the call and will begin work October
II.
Charles L. Billiard Of swanton, who
was kicked BY q horse Sept. Is and in
jured internally, died the next day. He
was in the stall with the animal when the
accident happened.
Rev. e. d. Harvey has closed his labors
with the Congregational church at Wes-
ton and gone to his home in Oakham,
Mass, for a stay OF few days before be
returns to Yale college.
Rev. c. G. Conner has resigned after
three and one-half years rs pastor OF the
Universalist church at Barre. He will go
/ to Kentucky and later to Palmer, Mass.s
/ to live with bis daughter.
Roland G. White OF Cleveland, Ohio,
a native OF Townshend and a former stu
dent OF Leland and Gray seminary,
Townshend has given $1,000 to increase
the endowment of the seminary.
The steam mill Of A. j. Crandall in
Huntington was destroyed by FIRE Tues
day evening, Sept 90. together with q
quantity Of lumber. The loss is estimat-
ed at 90, 900, practically covered by insur-
ance.
Mrs. Hattie Smith of wolcott met with
a peculiar accident while assisting in
driving the cows from the pasture, being
knocked down and trampled on by a
COW. Her collar bone was broken and
bruised and she was cut about the face.
Rev. E. M. Fuller has resigned as gen.
eral secretary of the Vermont Sunday
school association. Failing health is Civ
en- as the cause. The resignation was &C
cepted. No successor has been chosen.
Mr.. Fuller has been secretary nearly six
years.
Wilmer Leach, . young man who il
employed in the Clifford mill in Hard.
wick, met with q painful accident Friday.
In some manner his left hand was caught
on q saw, mangling the two middle fng.
ers 30 that it was necessary to amputats
them.
Miss Mae Cook of Putney recently shot
OF portion Of her little toe while hunt
ing with her nephew, George Fuller.
The gun was cooked and she was told K
unlock IT, In attempting to follow th'
directions she discharged the gun, th'
charge hitting her in the little toe.
; "Tag day. in Burlington Saturda,
netted $1,000 for the Home for Destitutl
> Children In Shelhurne. An army Of So
: pretty girls and women on the street dis
the tagging, from which $3. 500 was real
, ized. Mrs. Frederick Billings of Wood
, stock made contribution Of $500.
Rev. Harry R. Miles has resigned tn
! passionate OF the Congregational church il
: Brattleboro and will succeed Rev. w
|. Hermon Hopkins as pastor Of the Firs
, church in Berkeley, Cal. The Universit
Of California is located in Berkeley wit
5000 students and the First church is tn
: college church Of the city.
!, Gov. F. d. Proctor has designated DR.
q. G. Berkeley of st. Albans, @. r. Al
derson Of Brattleboro, J. II. Dodds {
| Burlington and w. e. Putnam Of Ber
nington to represent Vermont at the sev
4 euteenth meeting of the Association {
Military Surgeons Of the United States
be held at Atlanta, Ga, Oct. IS.
Snow began falling on the summit {
J Mount Mansfield at about o'clock Fl
day morning and at noon there was
depth OF ~ inches on the level with II
Thermometer at 80 degrees. Accordin
to old weather prophets, winter is due i
six weeks from the FIRST snow on thu
mountain. The date is unusually la
this year, that of 1907 being Sept. 26.
The executive committee Of the boar
OF trustees Of Norwich university
Mortified have decided to either have Il
stable owned by the university remodele
or q new stable built in order to accom-
modate the horses for the course in hors
IL III L. 49, -.
modelled, the plank floor pulled out and
floor Of tan bark put in, so as to NAL
both q riding hall and q baseball cage.
A. L. Streeter OF Fair Haven, liver
man, has brought suit in Rutland count
court against the Delaware & Hudson raj
road to recover 1000 for alleged injuri
received last June. Streeter AYERS in b
declaration that while riding on . d.
H. train car was shunted against Il
one in which he rode with such for
4 that be was thrown against the side
the car and severely injured.
Burglars entered the Brooks Hou
4 pharmacy in BrattIeboro, Of which G.
GRAHAM 10 proprietor, Sept. 26, and to,
4 1920 from the cash drawer and about 8
4 worth Of 1Oc., zoe. and 3Oc. cigars besid
a quantity OF higb-priced cigarette
4 They removed 3 board which took [
place Of broken window in the rear Ell
4 Of the basement. Mr.. Grafam's atte
i ton was directed to the break by [
i open cash drawer.
The Van Camp Packing company W
Il increase the facilities OF its rapidly gro
ing business at 81. Adams, building
once an addition to the plant, the n.
structure TO be so by 100 feet and t.
stories high. Work on the addition "
be rushed to completion at the earlii
possible date, to relieve the longest
g coalition Of the packing and shippi
- rooms. The company is now usi
-tabout $1,000 pounds Of milk per day.
III The all-round arhisysunent gold naes
n offered BY the Hon John Barrett. dir
~ tor Of the International bureau Of Am
IN lean Republics, has been awarded
~ Horace Harrison Squires, who waa graz
ye atsd from Vermont academy, saxtc
= River in 1908. So much interest l
AZ been manifested In The composition
10 this medal that II IL possible that \
Barrett may offer similar ones TO 9 mn
"a Der OF New England schools this whit