Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-14
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

There is typhoid fever epidemic
in Winooski. The health officer re
ports nearly Is cases and no deaths a
yet.
A son of William Ryan of Rut
land jumped out of his bedroom win
dow about o'clock Monday morn
ing of last week while he was asleep.
The boys left leg was badly cut by
glass.
Ex-Postmaster j. ID. Hanrahan oil
Rutland paid to Postmaster John A.
Sheldon Monday of last week $1,000,
this being the balance of the deficit OF
SO, 200 discovered in DR.. Hanrahan's
accounts as postmaster some three
months after he retired from office.
On August 28th he paid $1,000 of
this deficit. DIR. Hanrahan has been
fully secured by his assistant, p. X.
Peck, who has turned over his home
and 5000 life insurance policy.
A Centreville man had quite an ex-
pertinent last week trying to defend
his l6 chickens from his neighbors'
cats. One day he thought he would
try and catch the thieves and with his
gun in hand sat near the coop all day
long and as he got rather weary
waiting he fell asleep. While in hap
by Greenland the chicken thieves
came along and devoured the 10
chickens. Next time he will be more
wakeful.
The dark granite quarry at Barre
of the Carrick Brothers Granite COM
pany of st. Johnsbury has been sold
to c. L. Tayntor Il Co. The quarry
embraces about six acres OF territory
and adjoins the Jones Brothers quar-
ry. The stock is said TO be a good
dark grade and is easily accessible.
Messrs Tayntor Il Co. have also
opened up dark quarry at the low
er end of their original quarry and
expect to have the stock on the mar
ket very soon.
A rustic drove into Brattleboro last
Saturday and refining his steed up in
front of Col. Goodhue's residence, ac-
costed two well-known local clergy
mem who happened to be passing, as
follows; "See here, won't YOU fellers
hold my hoss minit?p The clergy
men exchanged glances and quickly
separated just as a New York judge
and son of Brattleboro's war govern
or appeared on the scene. The judge
wittily relates the joke, but fails to
tell how he stood by the lean steed
while its owner did his "elrant" in
side.
Mi,ldlebury college was never in so
good financial and physical condition
as at the present time. The fresh.
man class numbers 80, with more
promised. There are 1870 students
and nine instructors connected with |
the institution. During the past year
a bequest of 1000 was received |
from the estate of J. b. Jermain OF
Troy, n. y, which will be used for a
chair OF political economy. A grand
stand with fine running track has
been built on the campus behind the |
chapel, making the field one Of the
best in the state for athletic events.
Walter Robinson, alias Buck, OF
Bellows Falls stole horse and buggy
from j. S. Perry in Dandy Wednes-
day. Deputy Sheriff Godfrey traced
him TO Cambridge, n. Y, and then
to Troy, where the clue was lost.
Robinson completed q sentence in the
State prison only few months ago
for the same crime. Soon after his
return home he stole gold watch
from his mother, which was recovered
and he was not prosecuted. Four
weeks ago he drove away a horse and
from a man in White Greek,
n. y, but returned with it in a
couple of days.
Mrs. Charles Jameson of Norwich
mas started cat farm. The biologi-
,al department of Dartmouth college,
lcross the river, has for years past re-
luired that every student in the course
should dissect one or more cats. The
frequent incursions OF stu
tents has had disastrous effects upon
he cat population, and has for re-
)eated times reused the ire of the
armers. Now the Norwich woman
las come to the rescue ofcats on hui
name principle and in what promises
o be very profitable business. Some
10 students elect the course yearly and
here will be good demand for the
Tige is the name by which 3. /
mastiff belonging to Sam
ieno of Rutland, VT, is known
throughout that section of the Green
state, says the Boston
Globe. He is three years old and
Weighs ls5 pounds. His disposition
s naturally kind, even playful.
Nevertheless Tige has whipped three
men and is matched to fight John
Jonners of Three Rivers, Can, in a
ew weeks. Tige has been taught to
,ox. When but small pup Tige ex-
libited a singular desire to do more
With his forefeet than his Jaws. This