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The American Trust Company, Inc.
of New York City has registered with
the secretary of State as a foreign
corporation. The company desires
the right to act as executor of or
trustee under the will of any deceas-
ed resident of Vermont, of whose
estate 65 per cent is located or in
vested outside the State.
There will be no pulp wood drives
down the White or Connecticut rivers
this coming spring, says General
Manager George A Chedel of the
Champlain Realty company. 1t will
be the first time in many years that
these drives have been suspended.
The heretofore annual drives have
given many men employment and
added to the business of the towns on
the rivers of the drives.
Receiver George B Carpenter of the
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co. has
petitioned Chancellor S c Wilson for
permission to pay a dividend of rs
per cent to depositors of the bank
whose claims have been proven and
allowed. The bank was closed by the
receiver on Nov. %, 1890, and this
will be the first dividend payment
While acting as governor of Yer
mont, Lieutenant Governor Foote has
just appointed Morris D Coffrin of
Groton as assistant judge of Gale
donna county court to take the place
made vacant by the death of Charles
w Thurber of Danville Mr. Coffrin
has served in that capacity before,
and he was the defeated candidate in
recent contest.
At the meeting of the various dele
| cations at the 10th annual confer
ence of the older boys of Vermont
Jan 18th the following were elected
to fill the executive offices for the
ensuing year: President, Theodore S
Dukeshire of Enosburg Falls; vice
president, Murray Herrick of Spring
field; secretary, Lawrence A Vercoe
of Barre; assistant secretary, Orrie
Jencks.
The commission of Dorothy Can
field Fisher, the author, as member
of the State Board of Educ alton to
succeed herself for full term of
five years has been signed by Acting
Governor Foote. Mrs Fisher was ap-
pointed last May by Governor Hart
ness to fill out the unexpired term
of F H Brooks, resigned. Mrs Fish
er's services to the board are recog-
nized as valuable by State officials,
and those who have to do with the
educational system of the State
A location in the lobby of the
Representatives hall in the state
house at Montpelier is being select
ed for the bronze memorial tablet to
Major General Louis A Grant, which
the last Legislature authorized the
governor to purchase. The tablet,
which will be 81 inches wide, is being
made in Boston by T E McCann.
Louis A Grant enlisted from Rock
ingham, joining the 9Th Vermont
Volunteer Infantry at the time of
the Civil war. He came up through
the different ranks and was brevetted
major-general for his work in the
campaign in the Shenandoah valley
before Richmond
After gathering up clothing and
jewelry at the home of Mrs A G Kin
ney of Winsted, Conn, where he had
been boarding, and cashing two
checks on stores in the city Jan. l,
Raymond Brockett, II, of Waterford,
Vt, started to make tracks for
Spain, where he intended to join the
foreign legion for the purpose of
fighting in Morocco. His journey
came to a sudden halt, however, when
he was overhauled by Officer Frank
White and taken into custody, on
charges of theft and forgery.
John Parker of Grafton was rather
badly bruised a few days ago, as he
was leading bull out to water, when
the animal attacked him. Mr. Par
ker managed to get into a box sled
in the yard, where he thought he
would be safe, but the bull over
turned the sled and threw Mr. Par
ker onto the ground AS the man
made another attempt to escape, the
bull again attacked him, throwing
him over a wall, and Mr. Parker
found safety by crawling into a Gull
vert.
After an illness of over week
with pneumonia, Judge Charles w
Thurber died at his home in Danville
Jan. 18th, aged about rs years.
Judge Thurber came to this town in
the summer of 1879 and entered into
the hotel and livery stable business.
'Thurbers HoteP has long been
popular summer resort. In the social
and civil life of the community Judge
Ihurber took very active interest
and was for many years deputy
sheriff. A lifelong Republican, he
was elected one of the assistant
judges of Caledonia county court
participating in the Demember ses-
sion.