Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-23
State of Vermont.
II, News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

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The grand list of Barre city in
creased s26, 754 last year.
A Barre city man shot a fox in hi
hack yard the other night.
Henry Dickerman Of Lyndon hal
planted 10 acres of beans.
A. B. Edwards, native of Rich
mond, died at Chicago June IL.
A new Methodist church has beer
dedicated recently at South Albany
Two horses are said to have died
recently at Marlboro of diphtheria.
Richard Averill of Brattleboro res
cued mate from drowning the other
day.
Enoch Wood, one OF the oldest resi-
dents Of Quechee, is dead at the age
of 79.
Diphtheria has broken out again at
Barre where there are several cases re-
ported.
A two-year-old child died at Fair
Haven that only weighed 10 pounds
at its decease.
The tax rate in Barre has been
fixed by the city council at 262 cents
on the dollar.
Seden Noyes of Wilder came
near losing his life recently by the ex-
plosion of an oil stove.
Barre is growing so fast that the
school directors have to take dwelling
houses for school purposes.
The Orleans County Veterans as
ISOLATION viii hold its next annual re-
union at Newport June 28th.
L. Bart Gross of Montpelier is fav-
orally mentioned for one of the sem
ators from Washington county.
Bonnie Russon, aged 8, fell fifty
feet from the railroad bridge at
Dummerston to the rocks below re-
Gently.
After securing large number of
delegates, j. G. Jones withdrew as a
candidate for states attorney in Rut-
land county.
Rev. S. p. Perry Of Richmond has
been offered a professorship in Homo
lulu college, Hawaii, at salary of
$1,000 per year.
Henry Chaffee OF Albany has a
sheep that he utilities to run his milk
separator. Its spring clip of wool
weighed ten pounds.
The president has nominated Fred |
NJ. Barstow of Vermont first lieuten-
ant in the 3D. regiment United States
volunteer engineers.
Judge j. E. Weeks of Middlebury
has been appointed commissioner of
the Vermont Industrial school in place
Of G. w. Read, deceased.
The case against Herbert Poland in
the Addison county court for furnish
ing medicines in the Davis-Cushman
case has been mol pressed.
Major Lloyd Wheaton OF the 10th
United States infantry has been pro-
noted to be brigadier general. He
was formerly from Putney.
William Sloan of Fletcher, farm
laborer, was instantly killed while at
tempting to jump from a moving
train at Swanton Junction.
A son of w. A. Allen of West Hol-
land, while walking in the road dur
ing heavy thunder storm recently,
was struck by lightning and killed.
1t is said that William Foster of
New York has settled all claims
against the Lebanon Springs railroad
and will operate it as soon as it can
be put in shape.
DIR. II. ID. Holton of Brattleboro,
who has been mentioned for lieuten-
ant governor, has gone to Denver to
attend the convention OF the American
Medical association.
st. Adams entertained a supposed
Spanish spy last week. He came in
on freight train, acted very nervous
and claimed to be government Of
fetal tracking Spanish spies.
The most brilliant society wedding
Of the season at Burlington was that
OF Arthur p. Stockwell of Boston and
Miss Annie, daughter of F. l.. Taft,
at St. Paul's Church, June 10.
Rev. H. w. r. Stafford has re-
signed the pastorate of the Church of
the Good Shepherd at Barre to take
effect in September. Mr.. Stafford
will probably go to New York city.
David Wood, of Brattleboro, a
painter, while practicing on a truss
rod at the Hotel Brattleboro June ii, |
fell, striking on his head and sustain
ing injuries from which he died June
u.
Mrs. Clara r. Jones of Bradford is
prominent candidate for national SUI
perintendent of Woman's Relief corps.
Mrs. Jones now holds the position OF
junior vice-president of the national
organization.
J. G.. Ullery is preparing to en-
large his Gazetteer establishment at
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