Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-12-29
State of Vermont.
lts News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

n lO04t vi +0A ItiiOUr MAS 6tlHU-
hshed at Richford Dec. a.
The annexation of Berlin street to
Montpelier gives that city popula-
ton of $500.
Two large catamounts were seen BY
Ben Davis near slaughter house in
Mortified recently.
Samuel Reyes and wife OF Benning-
ton celebrated their 63d marriage an
aiversary Wednesday.
The wife of DR.. w. B. Rich, who
skipped from Burlington lately, has
brought suit for divorce.
Mrs. Nancy Patten of Williston,
who reached her hundredth birthday
last fall, died last week.
Bennington has the grip and one
death has occurred. There are 20
cases in the Soldiers Home.
There have been l64 marriages in
Burlington this year. This beats the
record Of 100 made last year.
Guy Coburne Of Waterbury was
badly bitten by dog recently that
he was measuring for muzzIe.
The Battenkill Industrial society Of
Manchester has had prosperous year
and reduced its Indebtedness to $3.50.
Montpelier win pay S2l per year
for so candle power lights and 1910
for l6 candle power the coming year.
or the 20 towns in Washington
county only seven this year deem il an
actual necessity to have liquor
agency.
In +. E. Rays barn in Whining
ton 100 rats have been killed lately
without any apparent diminution in
their numbers.
The 57sth anniversary of FORE
fathers day was celebrated as usual in
the Congregational church at Middle
bury. last week.
The Montpelier Argus had finely
illustrated article last week in its
weekly edition descriptive Of the
Libraries of Vermont"
The clothing of little son of p. NJ.
Beaudri of Bellows Falls caught afire
last Thursday and the child died from
the effect of horrible burns.
Congressman Powers voted for the
anti-scalping bill which passed the
house of representatives recently.
Congressman Grout voted against it.
Rev. Walter Dole OF Revere, Mass,
and native of Mortified, Mass, has
accepted call TO become pastor OF
the Uniyersalist church at that place.
Edward b. Wilson, the mayor elect
of the city of Newton, Mass, by y
majority of about five hundred is
from Woodstock where his son re-
sides.
st. Johnsbury is an up-to date vii
lage when the trustees not only do
not exceed the estimates but the past
year fell over $1,000 under the esti-
mates
1t is said that no great strike is
threatened in Barre by the granite
cutters though it is true they have de-
nanded 80 cents an hour for the COM
ing year.
The new Baptist church in Siam
ford was dedicated Dec. Il and at the
same time the Tooth anniversary OF
the organization of the society was
celebrated.
John Casson,a Burlington flagman,
at the risk of his own life rescued a
deaf ole. lady who, with her umbrel-
la held SO she could not see the train,
walked directly in front OF it.
AT special town meeting held in
Waitsield Monday it was voted to
bond the town for Si9, 900 to aid in
building the proposed electric road
from Montpelier to Warren.
An old deed has been discovered at
Montpelier which proves that the city
ownes valuable strip OF real estate
on Elm street near the corner of State
street, that had been long ago forgot
ten.
The condition of Hollis Nelson of
Groton, who received load of bird
shot in his side, is continually i'm
proving, and the chances for his ul-
innate recovery now appear to be
good.
E. +. Fowler of Burlington, a bot
tier of beer that claimed to be a soft
drink, was fined S430.7s in the city
court Wednesday for Al oflenses, be-
sides the usual seizure and "intent to
sellr cases.
Another burglary was committed
at Winooski last week. John billions
poolroom was broken into and the
cash register smashed and robbed of
its contents. But S5.l5 was the ,ex-
tent of the haul.
The annual meeting of the sixth
Masonic District will be held at
Montpelier, Wednesday afternoon
ana evening. Feb. Is, 1899. w. j.
FORSYTH of Mortified is the present
efficient d. d. g. M.
A section of iron pipe in the Ben !
nington knitting mill became discon- I
nected one night last week and two
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