Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-11
State of Vermont.
IT. News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

lHc OOHyrcSutIOluio HutoH az 1o"t'
Hero celebrated its centennial recently
Measles are epidemic in Rutland
1t is reported that there are over 81
cases.
John r. Barnes and wife of Pitts
ford celebrated the 5Oth anniversar!
of their marriage last week.
Congressman John Corliss Of Mich
igan is son OF III. d. Corliss OF New
port, whom he has recently visited.
Washington Manley, aged 81, fol
many years member OF the New
York Stock exchange, died at hi
summer home in Brattleboro last
week.
Dr.. j. N. JENNIE Of st. Adams, who
has been instructor in materia medica
at the medical college of the U. V. NJ,
has been elected to that chair by the
faculty.
Hetty r. Green makes a return to
the town of Bellows Falls OF grand
list Of $llO, 900, both real and personal
estate, on the strength of which she
claims that town to be her residence.
H. E. Ames has been appointed
postmaster at Averill, Essex county,
vice Abial Chamberlin, resigned, and
w. G. Daniels at Westmore, Orleans
county, vice Henry Atkins, resigned.
Oracle Cruikshank, aged six years,
fell II feet from the staging on YER
non Slayton's house on Berlin street,
Montpelier, Saturday afternoon, June
goth, and was fatally injured, dying
the next day.
j. w. Jennings of the United States
geological survey, who has been work.
ing in Rutland county for the past
few weeks, has just finished a list of
the distance above the sea level OF
various places.
Chittenden County Treasurer Ed
ward w. Peck and his wife of Bur-
lington celebrated the Goth anniver-
sary of their marriage by reception
to their friends on the afternoon and
evening Of July lst.
The Forest and Stream club at Will
mington expects as guests this season
Mrs. U. S. Grant, ex-Goy. Russell, j.
N. Palmer OF Boston, and possibly
Gov. Morton of New York, with his
staff and ex-President Harrison.
George w. Goss has been granted a
patent for a window sash fastener
and Allen d. Moore Of Montpelier,
assigner to J. A. Smith, w. f. Whit
comb and B. B. Cook of Barre, has
taken out patent for stone polish
ing machine.
The Montpelier city census just
completed shows population of
5,045, an increase of 1908 since 1880.
Berlin street, practically part OF the
city, contains 7O2 people. There are
1,7l6 males and LILA females over q
years Of age.
In the town of Morgan, people seem
to die in twos. Mrs. w. p. Barrager
and Genie Elliot were both buried
June 9th. This makes the third
time within year that two persons
have died within few hours of each
other in that place.
Prof. A. II. Campbell has severed
his connection with the Normal school
at johnson, and went Tuesday to
Portland, Me-, from thence to Boston
and New York and sails soon to Eu-
rope, where he will spend a year in
study, beginning in Leipsic, Germany.
S. A. Flies store at Wolcott was
burglarized and articles to
the amount of $50 were taken. Thus
far the burglars have not been cap
tured, but officers are working upon
several clews, and it is believed that
the culprits will soon be in the hands
IF the law.
The $4,000 prize recently offered by
The Batcheller syndicate Of New York
for the best detective story was won
by Miss Mary Il. Wilkins, who for
merly lived in Brattleboro. She is
still actively interested in Brattleboro,
holding considerable real estate there.
She has written many stories of New
England life and character.
The joint state committee of the
Vermont and New Hampshire Young
Mems Christian associations have ar
.anged with college students and
others for systematic visits during the
summer of various villages in the
field, assisting local organizations and
pastors in general evangelistic work
ind furtheripg the interests of the
They began work last
week under the direction of Joint Sec
'etary Claus Olandt, Jr. As an inno-
vation, the results are watched for
With interest in each locality.
David Storrs, aged Al, probate
Judge of the Essex county district,
lied at Island Pond last week Tues
lay night, after several months suffer-
ng, although he was able to attend to
business. Thursday afternoon, his
louse caught fire and was totally de-
troyed. The body was saved, also
household effects. The
ire originated in the summer kitchen
md when discovered had made such