Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-05
State of Vermont.
ifs News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

II
The state convention OF the INDIE
pendent Order of Good Templars
will be held at Windsor October IL
and u.
Napoleon Norman was sent TO the
house OF correction last week TO serve
a sentence OF pa days for larceny and
furnishing liquor.
Last week Rev. J. Edward Wright,
pastor Of the church OF the Messiah at
Montpelier, celebrated the Both ami.
yersary of his ministry there.
Editor A. w. Stone Of the st.
Johnsbury Caledonian is again TAX
ing flying trip through Europe,
sailing from New York last week.
Rev. Horace L. Wheeler has ten
dered his resignation as pastor OF All
souls church, Burlington, and it has
been accepted by the congregation.
Glover hunters are after panther
supposed to be hiding in the woods
near the Philip Bros farm. 1t has
recently nearly devoured good-sized
calf.
The meeting Of OF the State Teach
er's association will bc held al Brat
tleboro Nov "a. A strong program
/. assured, which will be published
later.
A daughter was born Thursday to
GOV. and Mrs. r. G.. Smith az ST. Al
bans. GOV. Smith was called home
from New York before meeting
Dewey.
Because Of the prevalence OF ~
uhoid fever among teachers and
pupils at Goddard Seminary, Barre,
that institution has been closed for
awhile
Herbert Cushman, aged 80, died
last week At the hospital in ST. Johns
bury, the result Of lockjaw caused by
an injury received when thrown from
his wheel.
The Sharon public library has re-
Gently received gift OF $3.50 from the
estate OF the late John Shepard OF
Niueland, \ J., for the purchase OF
scientific work.
The trip 10 be made to Gettysburg
battlefield BY members Of the thir-
tenth Vermont for the dedication Of
their battle monument upon that field,
will take place about Oct. 10.
Work is being pushed rapidly on
the Rutland railroads new iron
bridge over Otter creek two miles
from Brandon and the girders will
probably be in position in another
week.
There is now a pumping capacity
a Berlin pond, Montpelier, Of over
100000 gallons day ~ "a hours.
The new pump Just purchased alone
has capacity Of a million gallons
every "a hours.
The insurance on the boarding /
house near Mountain Mills, which .
burned Sept 6. has been adjusted at 4
$500. The insurance on the furniture /
belonging to Thomas j. Curran was +
adjusted al S425.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Blake, for /
merly OF burlington, were arrested at
Concord, \. H., last week and taken 4
20 Haverhill, Mass, To answer 10 the /
charge of burning a house owned by 1
Roswell l.. Wood.
edward Woodbury., aged 10, was
instantly killed last Thursday by /
being struck by train, and John Me-
tiinly, aged 80, was so badly injured
that be died shortly after. Both men
resided in Castleton.
The Soldiers Home has a member
ship Of ninety-eight OF the civil war,
two OF the Spanish war and one OF
the Mexican war. The outlook Is
that il will be filed this coming win
ter to It's fun capacity. +,
In court at North Adams, Mass,
last week, Albert Armstrong was con-
yicted OF stealing watch and chain
from NJ. II. Robinson OF Bennington
and was sentenced TO the house OF
correction for one year.
Ludlow will have cheap telephone
service at the hands OF the Ludlow
Telephone company. Rates will be I
made OF Sl2 per year for single i'm
strument, two instruments rented by /,
one party TO be $40 each.
Or. Ripley Clark, an old and high !
" respected physician OF the old :
school, living in Windsor, is cutting a
new set OF under teeth. Two are
already in sight and four more near '
ly so. He is 81 years old.
Ora Norton Of Essex Junction had
the fingers on his left hand SO badly !
injured on a saw last week that am !
putation of the first, second and
fourth fingers was necessary. The G
third was badly cut but was saved.
The last ASSAY OF quartz taken from /,
the Nine Pin gold mine in the town :
OF Springfield showed s2s TO the ton. !,
Some free gold has been discovered. !
The quartz contains also silver, copper
and iron in the form Of pyriies and
In 1898 Vermont produced more !
: late than any Ofhpr state save Penn