Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-17


special treatment. Mr.. Hamilton haS
been subject to epileptie hts, but when b
left bis home on 2s mile drive to Brat
tleboro, be was apparently in his usua
health. A short distance out from Whit
ingham be became violent, but wher
Guilford was reached he was quieted
ON arrival at Brattlebnro, mis- two SONS
drove directly to the Retreat. On calling
to their father to aIiRht, be made no re-
Spouse and an examination being made,
be was found to be dead. Tie Brattle-
boro health officers pronounced death due
to apoplexy. The two sons OF Mr.. Ham.
/ ilton had driven several miles with the
body OF their father between them on the
seat without noticing that be was dead.
That Norwich University has again
been recognized as one of the higher in
stitutions OF military education in the
country, has been shown by the latest
move OF the war department when, in a
recent letter to the trustees, they granted
them the right of obtaining regular army
clothes from the government tailor shops
at cost. This places Norwich on the
same footing as West Point ana in fact.
so far as is known, with any other milf
tary school in the United States. Years
ago the cadets wore the regulation Ma
tionaI Guard uniforms, but this right was
taken away from them, with the result
that every man at Norwich has been OBJ
liged To purchase his own uniforms.
The cost OF these amounts to nearly 800
which, for military clothes alone, is quite
drag on some of the men and has pre-
vented many deserving youths from fin
ishing their courses in The past for, in ad-
dition to these clothes, the cadet must
have his citizens clothes, too.
Mrs. c. F. Shelton of Albuquerque, N.
NJ, has been admitted to $1,000 bail by
United States Commissioner |. A. Merrill
at Rutland, to appear before the April
session OF the United States court in Bur-
lington en- the charge of claiming an ex-
orhitant sum for assisting a neig hbor,
Mrs. Surrell, in obtaining a widows
pension of $500. Mrs. Shelton, then
Priscilla r.. Nav of Cuttingsville, was
indicted at the February, 1909, term of
federal court at Burlington. She had
then left the state and the government
officials in Vermont have since been ON
the lookout for her Not until recently
was she located and brought to Rutland.
The order for her removal to this state
was signed by Ira A. Abbott, associate
justice Of the supreme court OF New Mexi-
co. 1t is said that she got 1900 as a pen
sion fee, although she claimed $1,000.
Mr.. Surrell, who was French, enlisted I'M
der another name and his widow had
been unable to get q pension because of
her inability to establish her husbands
identity.
Under The name of the "Green Noun
tain club an organization was formed
March IL in Burlington which will un
dertake to promote interest in mountain
climbing in this state. The officers of
the club are: President, j. Z. Taylor of
saxtons River; vice president, Judge Sem
eca Haselton OF Burlington; secretary, Il.
L. Ingalls, of Hartford; treasurer, G. w.
Brownell of Burlington; board OF council |
Tors, Chittenden county, John Allen Of
Westford Addison, Superintendent A.
w. Eddy OF Bristol; Bennington, =. G. |
Orvis OF Manchester; Caledonia the Rev. !
]. +. Snyder of Danville; Essex, P. II.
Dale Of Island Pond: Franklin, Superin- |
tendent q. S. Wright of St. AlhRns
Grand Isle, N. w. Fisk of Isle La Motto;
Lanoille. II. G.. Thomas OF Stowe;
Orange, c. Fl. Morrill, OF Randolph; Or
leans, Gov. g. II. Prouty of Newport |
Rutland, A. Granger Of Rutland; Wash !
ington, {. c. Graves of Waterbury /
windham, tie Rev. A. P. Pratt OF Bel
lows Falls; Windsor, f. II. Clark OF
Windsor. M. K. Wheeler OF Rutland
started the club with the gift OF 800.
Nearly one-half of the board of SIS trus-
tees OF the Vermont Anti-Saloon league |
met in annual meeting in Burlington aud |
elected these officers - President, Rev. /
B. Kellogg, Waterbury; vice presidents, I
suut. Henry o. Wheeler, Burlington,
Chauncey II. Hayden, Riverside, Charles
d. Cav, Cavendish; editor Vermont Issue,
Rev. w. r. Davenport, Orleans; treas
urer, Il. George Evans, Burlington; aud
itor, Fred s. Pease, Burlington; headquar-
tiers committee, Rev. w. A. Dawson, d. D., I
Rev. F. Dee Penny, d. D., Rev. L. Olin
sherburue, Fred s. Pease, Henry 0.
Wheeler, c. ]. Ferguson, Burlington, Rev. I
F. B. Kellogg, Waterbury, Chauncey II. 1
Hayden, Riverside, NJ. L. Barton, YER
gennes, William II. Dean, Ferrisburg, c.
/. s. Pierce, Vergennes. The appoint
ment OF legislative committee was left
With the headquarters committee. Reso-
iutons we're adopted endorsing the adj
OF Superintendent Ferguson,
thanking newspapers, clergymen and
others for assistance and calling for the en-
actment OF an up-to-date. statewide pro-
bibitory law to be submitted TO the peo-
Die OF the state for adoption or rejection
IN the same manner as was the present To-
To-