Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-10
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

| ~P'N'hO Sphtb duJOuIhto ldsb Wtpk
10 meet March ?, TO render decision
on cases heard at the recent term OF
court.
Abraham Campbell of Swanton, a
Famous hunter, recently killed three
coons near Highgate that together
weighed 80 pounds.
James Rowe of Brandon has re-
eelved notice from Colchester, Eng
land, that he is one of the seven heirs
TO fortune of f35,000 left by an
uncle.
Mrs. Henry Miller and Lucius
Trim of jaw have gone to parts un-
known, taking the train together at
North Troy last Thursday night with
tickets for Richford.
State Treasurer Henry f. Field will
send ont at once notices to all the
towns and cities in the state asking
for the report of the liquor agency
sales for the past year.
The Vermont Chronicle, the Con-
gregational organ of the state, has
again changed hands and the edito-
rial office has been moved from Con-
cord to Hillsboro Bridge, n. II.
Last week the following Vermont
postmasters were appointed:-Cam-
bridge, E. w. Patch, vice Willard l..
Griswold, removed; Highgate Centre,
George G. Holmes, vice James Har-
rington, removed; Jericho Centre,
Eugene b. Jordan, vice Silas Ransom,
removed.
1t is generally considered unusual to
have four generations of family liv-
ing at the same time, but in the fam
lily Of L. L. Whitney of Brattleboro
there are five generations living. Mrs.
Betsey Carpenter, aged SO, living in
Dover, her daughter, Mrs. Clarissa
Whitney, ~, J.. l.. Whitney and II.
l.. Whitney, and Mrs. Newell and
their children of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro board of trade has
chosen Gen. Julius j. Estey, Edward
G. Crosby and w. ii. Bracket COM
mittee to investigate the several
schemes proposed for building an
electric road to Mortified. A re-
port will be made at future meeting.
1t is presumed that the other towns
will appoint similar committees and in
this way some plans will result.
Barrels citizens have voted to erect
a new city building in place OF the
one recently burned, and committee,
consisting of c. f. Camp, b. II.
Wells, c. S. Currier, S. B. Allen and
Alexander Gordon, has been appoint
ed to secure plans and specifications.
The committee was instructed to Sc
cure plans for building to cost not
more than $50,000 and to report at
meeting to be held four weeks from
last night.
The Vermont Butter and Cheese
Makers association that was organ
lied at the recent meeting OF the State
Dairymen's association at St. Adams,
will hold its first meeting at Armory
hall in Montpelier, on March. sixth
and seventh. J. j. Jackson of East
Montpelier is the president of the or
ganization. This association is not a
rival Of the State Dairymen's associa-
ton, and is not designed to weaken
that organization, but its purpose is
to promote the profitable development
of factory butter.
Bert Clough of Barre is seriously
ill. He purchased large quantity of
canned goods at recent fire sale, the
labels of which were somewhat de-
faced by smoke and fire. Being anx-
ious to know what the cans contained
he opened "a cans, finding he had
purchased % cans of sweet corn, IL of
lobster, II of tomatoes, OF salmon
and % of string beans. Having sat-
isfied his curiosity he concluded not
to lose any of his purchase, so telling
Mrs. Clough to warm five cans of each
lie sat down for a square
meal.
Last week Monday morning Henry
Smith of Saxton's River spied 3
large wild cat crossing the road near
Mr.. Rand's farm. His dog succeeded
in chasing it into a tree. Smith leav-
inc Frank Marlboro in charge, took
the opportunity to secure a gun. He
and met Andrews soon arrived on the
scene to find that the cat had descend
ed the tree and was looking rather
tiercely at Marlboro. Andrews shot
If. and in the afternoon 1t was put up
on exhibition in Rand's stable. From
tip to tip it measured four feet. IL
has a good coat but seemed TO have
suffered for want of food.
Prof. w. F. Willis of Boston
opened store in North Bennington
for the purpose of cleaning watches,
clocks and organs four weeks ago. lie
rented a space in Huling's clothing
store. but Sunday morning, Jan. 30,
he hired man to take him to Hoo
sick Junction, where he took a train
for BOSTON. With him disappeared
a quantity of clothing, etc, from
Innings store. They offer reward
Of sIO0 for his arrest and conviction.