Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-03
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed ana Rewritten for
Our Readers.

Work on the Burlington and Hines
burg road began last week.
Rutland schools gave $29.68 to the
Lafayette monument fund.
The Stark Paper Co. at Benning-
ton has resumed operations.
The first public library in Middle
bury was established in 1898.
VIM. w. Macia has been commits
stoned postmaster at Sheldon Springs.
Joseph Lashalle of Barre had his
arm mangled last week between two
stones.
The corner stone of the new Con.
gregational church at Bristol was
laid Oct. rs.
The Bennington school children
contributed 80 to the Lafayette mon
ument fund.
A farmer in Whiting got only Is
bushels Of good potatoes out of total
crop of 70 bushels.
Jules Sanctuary of Barre had his
right leg crushed between two blocks
of granite recently.
Bristol people talk of forming a
mutual fire insurance company and
insuring themselves.
A derrick has been put up in South
Ryegate, which is the largest in YER
mont. Its height is Sc feet.
Measles arc epidemic in Bennington
county. The schools in Dorset and
some other towns are closed.
Edward Gilbert, son of the late
VIM. Gilbert of Woodstock, died last
week at the Waterbury asylum.
There were about 100 Sir knights
from Vermont in the great Knights
Templar parade at Pittsburg, Pa.
The Vermont State Poultry associa-
ton will hold its sixth annual exhibit
ton at st. Johnsbury Dec. ID, IA and
Is.
G. Z. Gardner, the night clerk at the
Rockingham hotel at Bellows Falls,
skipped with $50 the first of the
week.
The u. S. bureau of medicine has
testcd the Rutland city water and
pronounces it free from disease
germs.
The Burlington Building & Loan
association earned and paid divi-
dend of 3 per cent in the past six
months.
Edward Webster, son OF Rev. Mr..
Webster of Swanton, is the Republic
can candidate for meyor OF Minneap-
oils, MINI.
Miss Winnie Miles, aged %, of st.
Adams died last week of blood poi
son, the result of picking her face
with pin.
The National Fiber Board Co. OF
Morrisville have started their mill,
which has been idle for some time, on
large orders.
Dudley G. Brown, secretary OF the
Vermont Horse Breeders association,
died at Brandon Oct. 20 of pneumo- ,
MIA, aged So.
George Parker of Rutland was SEN
fenced to states prison for two years
Oct. % for throwing stones through ,
car windows.
Cows sold at auction in Wheelock !
recently at $40, potatoes 40 cents a
bushel, spring pigs for $3.50 and hay 8
for $3.50 ton.
The Pollard Mfg. Co. at Chester is
evidently in prosperous condition as
a much larger building is being :
erected for its use.
A. f. Nahum of Bristol has raised I
a half bushel of peanuts this season :
and says the crop can be successfully I
grown in Vermont.
A new five-story hotel is to be
erected in Montpelier on the site OF
the old Union House, which has be-
come somewhat dilapidated. .
HI. C. Sweeney, formerly of the Gus .
toms force in st. Adams, is stumpiDg =
in New York city for Van Wyck,
making two speeches night Ii
Hiram Town, the oldest citizen OF
Morrisville, died there last week, aged q
go years. He was the father of IL
children, of whom are living. G
Being the cause of row at the r
Burlington poor house will result in a
Fanny Richardson, a city charge,
spending several months at Rutland. ?
Two thousand five hundred bushels {
of apples have been shipped from
Middiebury this fall at $3.50 to 80
per parrel. Potatoes bring 30 cents
at car. (.
The new Catholic church at st. !
Johnsbury was dedicated October 26
by Bishop Michaud, with impressive
in the presence OF large +
Id
There were three fires in Burling-
ton Thursday, but little damage was !,
done. Two were caused by lamp ex- !.
plosions and the cause OF the other
was unknown. =