Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-15
State Of Vermont.


OuT heauerbs
The recent charity ball at Montpcl.
Ter netted $l93.42.
Citizens of Barre have expended
$4,000 on new buildings since
Jan. l.
The Vermont Poultry association is
holding meeting at St Johnsbury
this week.
Mrs. 4. ID. Hail of Vergennes fell
down the cellar stairs recently and
was seriously injured.
DR.. Joel Allen, well-known Bur-
lington physician, died last week of
cancer of the stomach.
The oldest person in Bristol is Mrs.
Rhoda Brown, now in her Goth year,
who is still hale and hearty.
The Burlington militia company
has voted not to disband, and asks to
be reinstated at an early date.
Sidney Bailey of Gassetts has caught
in % days 26 foxes, 70 skunks, coon
and several minks and muskrats.
Joseph King OF Burlington was
kicked in the stomach last week by
a horse and died from the effect.
During the month OF November
/ ,440 letters were collected from the
various mail boxes in Mortified.
The nomination of Barney Can.
non, Jr., OF Bellows Falls as post
master has been sent to the Senate.
DIR. J. II. Woodward, the eye and
ear specialist of Burlington, has per-
maDentIy located in New York city.
Philip o. vercoe, nearly four years
old, of Barre almost severed his arm
near the wrist by falling ON broken
bottle.
A forty hours devotion was held in
st. Johnsbury lately, during which
over 900 Catholics partook Of COM
munion.
Clifton Hyland Of Eden was
caught between log and standing
tree the other day and badly injured
about the head.
L. s. Carpenter of Bennington,
travelling salesman, is at home, owing
to fall in dark hotel, while away
on recent trip.
The church of the Messiah at Mont
pelier has been thoroughly repaired
and retitted at an expense of several
hundred dollars.
DIR. J. Henry Jackson of Barre was
an invited guest of the Lotus club at
its recent dinner to Admiral Schley
in New York city.
The Capital Savings bank at Mont.
pelier will not follow the lead of the
Montpelier Savings bank and reduce
It's interest rates at present.
The United States fish commission
has placed 26,000 land-locked salmon |
fry in Willoughby lake and 10000 |
yearling fish of the same kind.
Orlando IL. Palmer has been COM
missioned postmaster at Stratton,
Rosa Campbell at South Albany and |
Walter ii. Davis at West Bolton.
Bert Humphrey Of Barre was
thrown from his wagon, his nose
broken and his forehead so badly cut
that six stitches were taken in it.
DIR. w. E. Lazelle of Barre owns
an X-ray machine which is the only
one OF its kind in Vermont and is
said to be second to none in the
world.
Fred Dompier OF Brattleboro got his
hand caught in belt and drawn
over shaft in such way as to badly
break both bones in his arm below the
elbow.
During the month of November
merchandise to the value OF S248, lI6
entered St. Adams by way OF the Gus
tom house. Duties assessed, $780,
1926.
f. M. Nichols house, barn and out
buildings at Montpelier were entire-
ly destroyed by fire last week. The
loss is heavy. They were insured for
81 600.
The Consolidated Light Co. set IL
miles of their poles between Bolton
Falls and Montpelier in less than
three weeks, which breaks all records
in this state.
Joel Emerson, an agent for the
Western Accident Insurance company,
was arrested at Montpelier for doing
business for company not licensed
in this state.
Miss Harriet Sawyer, aged "a. of
Norwich, Daughter of the Revolu-
ton, died lately. Her father was
among the first soldiers to enlist from
Hebron, Conn.
Merle Noyes will lose the forefnger
OF his left hand as the result of an
accident while making q shift in the
Montpelier and Wells River freight
yards yesterday.
C. p. SAWYER, for several years past
a compositor in the News and Citizen
Office, has purchased the Hardwick
Gazette and becomes its proprietor the
first OF the year.
DIR. w. L. GoodaIe Of Montpelier