Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

ing along. On getting through the jam
he found his vest u~nbuttoned and hi
pocketbook gone. Mr.. Croft, remember
ing the banks and most OF the checks b
had in his possession, has ordered pay
ment stopped on the same, and his los
will not be as large so irst thought.
W. L. Chun, N. U. 10, left Northaelt
the 18th for Boston to visit his sister
few days, before going to New York, anC
then to San Francisco to tax q steamel
for his home 10 Shanghai, China, Angus
%. Mr.. Chun has taken the four years
course at Norwich university, receiving
the degree of B. s. in C.. f., and winning
his full share of honors. he will entel
the army in his native country, where
brilliant and useful future undoubtedly
awaits him. Mr.. Chun leaves a younger
brother in this country, james Chun,
who fitted for college at the Mortified
high school and is now in Amherst col
Iege. f. L.. Robinson, n. U. 10, sails
on the same steamer with Mr.. Chun for
the Philippines, where be has a commits.
sion as second lieutenant in the constabu'
larry.
George d. Sherman OF Burlington, the
veteran band master, is preparing q
march to be dedicated to the Topographic
cal union. Many Of his pieces are played
by the largest bands Of the country. He
has written over 100 marches as leader OF
the Burlington band, all OF which have
beenpublished. His faVorite is "The Mas
todon.n "The Salute to Burlington" has
been played in the Philippines and a con-
test between Western bands at Denver
-. .-z. - . ku-A 49, nIonaA HE nAsa-
position. With Sousa he was for some
years under contract for Harry Coleman
and Massid has published many of his
pieces. Mr.. Sherman has been offered
the chair OF music at Cornell bat refused.
His most cherished possession is q hand
some cornet OF silver and gold presented
to him more than 80 years ago by Mayor
J. ID. Hatch and others.
The town OF Peacham celebrated the
centennial of the Peacham Juvenile Ii
brary society Aug. 10 with a banquet in
Academy hall and the speakers were from
eight states. They we're Col. George
Harvey OF New York, l. A. Liyinstono of
Pittsburg, Pc, Flevilla Clark OF Plain
field, n. j., Louis E. Partridge and John
Varnum Of Peacham, Lucell Way OF
Minneapolis, Sarah A. Bailey Of Cam
bridge, Mass, Thomas A. Carlson of
Oakland, CAL, Elisha May Of st. Johns
bury, John K. Williams Of Meriden,
Conn, Mary Jay OF New York and A. J.
Mackay Of Peacham. c. A. Bunker Of
Peacham was POSTMASTER. Peacham H.
brary nov has about $500 volumes and
has been built up by Thaddens Stevens,
who gave 81, $50. In 1903 Col. George
u.--.- - Me- VorIr u.ada n CONTEMPLATION
of valuable books TO the society, compris-
ing ia all over 100 volumes.
The new bill between the quarry engin-
GERS and the Quarry Owners association,
which was signed in Barre recently
has gone into effect and is to
remain in force until March /, 1915,
when the other agreements between the
unions affiliated with the granite Indus
try and the manufacturers terminate.
There is an anti-strike, anti-lockout stip-
ulation in the agreement, providing for
arbitration of contentious between three
members of each side, and, in case OF
their failure, to an arbitration board Of
three, such award to be final. Pending
such arbitration there shall be neither
strike nor lockout. Contentious not
covered by the agreement are to be re-
ferred at once to the adjustment commit
tees, and IL they fail to agree the matter
shall 60 before the executive committees
OF the local union and the local a%ssocia-
ton, their decision to be given in five
days.
The Montpelier fire department was
called out Friday evening by a fire in the
at the rear Of the Riverside on
State street. The building was used rs
annex TO the Riverside and was occu-
pied by several young men employed on
the new switch board being put in by the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph Co.
The personal effects of the men were bad
" damaged by fire and water. The
building is owned by Calvin Parmenter,
proprietor OF the Riverside, and the loss,
Is several hundred dollars, ia Gov
cred by insurance. Fifty hens owned by
Mr.. Parmenter, which were in the barn at
the rear OF the cottage, received q pro-
longed bath, but none OF them we're
drowned. Several of the boarders at the
Riverside had trunks stored in the barn
and the contents were soaked. The fire
originated in some unknown manner in a
pile OF rubbish under the cottage shed.
The building was Quilted.
United States Marshall Horace w.
Bailey Of New bury was in Montpelier the
18th and notified the claimants that the
three carloads Of wine, seized last March
and held by the government since that
time. are released. w. A. Lord OF Mont
and s. HOLSTER Jackson OF Barre
appeared for the claimants, who are most
" snaniards and Italians of Montpelier
aud Barre. This closes up q case which
attracted considerable attention and
on which the United States attorney gem
sral has passed an opinion. The liquor
was seized by United States Marshall
Bailey last March and the case was heard
the May term OF the United States
court. sitting at Windsor with Judge
Hough OF New York on The bench.
Judge Hough said that the liquor could
be held as it was consigned to the
,onsignor or his order and therefore did
not come within the statute which pro-
hibits shipping from q state to another.
The attorney general Of the United States
passed anon the case and he upheld the
decision Of the court and orders were IS
sued to the marshal to notify the claim
lnts that the liquor was released.
A case Of what Is known to the medical
as plica nuropathica, and so rare
hat only six cases are found to be chron-
in the medical journals. has been dis