Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-27
State of Vermont.
- News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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Geooge q. Stratton has been nomi
mated for mayor Of Montpelier by cit
liens caucus.
A child was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Rudyard Kipling of Brattleboro OF
Monday, Feb. 10th.
Bishop Hall, who has been acting
for Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, who
IS i'll, since February lst, returned last
week to Vermont.
St. Johnsbury people are endeavor
ing TO form stock company of 49,.
900 to build new hotel on the site Of
the one just burned.
E. P. Dyer, aged IS, managing edi.
tor of the Springfield Mass. Union,
died last week OF pneumonia. He
was a native of Stowe.
Thomas II. Page Of Bellows Falls,
VIII has run dye house for two years,
has lef town with his wife, owing
creditors TO the amount Of 81, 900.
Among those whose names appear
on the board OF editors for the Yale
Daily News for the coming year are
Robert g. Gilmore of Rutland and
Robert H. Gay Of Burlington.
A two-story double tenement house
on Pleasant street, Bennington, be-
longing to the estate of Daniel Nc
Cowen, took fire Monday evening of
last week, probably from a defective
chimney. The roof and second story
were destroyed. Loss, $500.
DR.. A. Lawrence Miner of Weston
has been in Washington for week
past and has received the appointment
of physician and surgeon to the Indian
school at the kiowa's Agency in the
southern part OF Oklahoma Territory.
The doctor graduated in 1894 from
the Maryland Medical college and has
since practiced in Westminster and
Weston. He is undecided about ae-
ceptine the appointment.
Hon. Levi X. Fuller of Brattleboro
has been granted letters patent for an
improved organ bench and in addi-
ton the following patents were is
sued to Yermonters last week: Jacob
d. kingsland of Burlington, for
spool cutting lathe; L. ID. Warner of
Mount Holly, for a game; Joseph F.
White, assignor to Estey Organ COM
pany of Brattleboro, for reed organ.
The annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro Street railroad company was
held last week Tuesday evening. The
reports of the first six months bust
ness showed net earnings of about
3, 900. A semiannual dividend of
three per cent was declared and it was
voted to increase the stock 80, 900, to
be issued at the discretion of the di-
rectors. Routes to Esteyyille and out
TO Flat street were discussed.
The docket for the March term of
Rutland county court contains 69l
Eases. OF these 336 are civil, 21l
and 63 chancery cases.
Though the cases will probably num-
Der over 700, ii is the general opinion
hat the session will be compare
lively short one. Judge Taft of Bur-
ington will hold the court and the
tide judges viii be Henry L. Clark Of
Jastleton and Joseph L. Manley Of
West Rutland.
George Marsh of Mortified, a |
armer, died there three weeks ago Of |
leart failure. There are suspicious
II foul play and Mrs. Marsh, his
mother, and Mrs. Mabel Hill, his sis
er, made complaint to the states at
orney, who ordered an autopsy. The
,ody was disintcrred last week Mon
lay and an autopsy was held under
he direction Of DR.. J. III. Lindsey of
Burlington. Parts were removed and
AIKEN to Burlington for analysis.
The publication in the Montpelier
papers Of the facts regarding the ar
est and conviction of the advance
gent of the sin Old Kentucky COM
,any, for violation of the state
ind city ordinances, has resulted in
much good. The officers Of incorpo-
ated villages throughout the state,
rho were not aware that they had
tate law to protect them in this mat
er, have at once proceeded to clean
ID the poles in their streets, and the
officials of the Boston II Maine rail-
Dad have issued orders to their sta
ion agents in Vermont to at once re-
move from their poles all posters,
,lacards and advertising matter, and
o arrest any one who thus defaces
hem in the future.
The house, barns and ontbuildings,
ogether with cattle, horses and swine,
wned BY Warren Carleton at Cor
nth Center, were destroyed by fire at
O'Clock last Thursday morning, and
Ir. Carleton, aged IS, and his grand
on, aged foar, were burned to death.
their bodies were recovered. They
wed in the house alone and the build
nos were some distance from any
Their dwelling. The cause OF the fire
, not known. When discovered the
buildings were mass of flame and
he roof Of the house had fallen in.
Ir. Carleton was agent for the sale OF
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