Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-11
State of Vermont.
,s News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.


f. ne Savings bank.
Brush fires burned over 80 acres OF
land in Rutland recently.
Clinton II. Conant of New Haven
recently sold 10 cows for S400.
During April 46 prisoners were
committed TO the house of correction.
Lincoln has 335 children of school
ace. The schools cost $2,044.02 the
past year.
Morrisville has had a genuine scar
let fever scare and the schools and
churches were all closed.
Ed ward Lee of Worcester was as
sault ed recently by three men and
badly used up. One arm wa broken.
The Bristol House and several drug
stores at Bristol were raided Saturday
and liz uors found in paying quanti-
ties.
Gen. j. G. Mccullough and family
will come to North Bennington from
New York soon and open their sum-
mer home.
Mrs. Selma Weeden OF Bridgewater
has some maple sugar which was made
20 years ago, and which still retains
excellent flavor.
Marshfield is TO have a new library.
The site presented to the town has
been accepted by the trustees and the
new Jaquith library win be built
on it.
George Morton, one OF the oldest
business men of Burlington, died
April 29, aged 81. He was born IN
Williston and removed to the city in
1871.
Sheriff Reeves OF Burlington seized
10 gallons Of whiskey last week that
were neatly hid away in the cellar
wall az the residence Of Mike Cal.
Than.
The affairs Of the Burlington Phil
harmonic society will be settled up by
an assessment on the stockholders.
The last entertainment was not a
financial success.
William Reed OF Middleburv was
acquitted last week OF the charge OF
criminal assault upon Sadie Morgan,
the 4 -year-old daughter Of jeremiah
Morgan Of Salisbury.
The Burlington Building and Loan
Co. made a good showing May l. 1t
had l,403 shares outstanding and
assets Of s45,252.0s. Ii has paid 6 per
cent dividends to date.
Albert Goodrich, a Craftsbury
farmer, fell from a load Of hay recent
y and, striking on his head and (,
shoulders, sustained injuries from
which he died in a few days. I
The examination into the affairs OF /,
the Montpelier liquor agency has re-
suited in the discovery Of a clerical
error in bookkeeping that brings the {
shortage or deficiency down TO about /
$50. h
Quicksand, in more than paying {
quantities, has been discovered where I
the new Langdon bridge and blocks
are to be built in Montpelier and piles
must be used to secure a solid founda- Z
ton. =
The contract for building the new a
county Jail at Montpelier has been let I
70 the Pauly Building company of 1
st. Louis, Mo-, for S23. 0OO, which in ]
cludes the building Of the Jail COM j
plete. o
Essex Junction is having a building
Doom this season. A large new block G
i being built, a large livery stable, a
several houses and the new postofiiee ?
building is being made ready for oc- e
cnpancy. a
Robert Ladue dropped dead at 7
Nlhooski April 2s. He was loading q
@wdust at the screen shop and while !,
Ghaining his load he fell of the wheel Z
dead. He was 62 years old and was y
an old-time resident.
Cashier Bailey OF the National bank y
u Newbury has met with success the !"
past winter Matching brook trout eggs =
N ms cellar. The fry will be placed !,
N The waters OF the Wells River fish y
and game club in Groton. ~
Wendell p. Stafford OF ST. Johns u
Jury has been invited to give the adj a
uress at the unwilling Of the bronze n
,tatue to Robert Burns at Barre on
Suiy Il. The statue cost Sl0,0 and
vas erected by the Scottish Clan. -
One Of Barrels young Italians, h,
shlle handling a rifle, accidentally dis 90
.harged it and the ball went through 10
.e neshy part Of his leg. lie was out n
sa!lng ball the next morning so his n,
trends need not worry about him. te
burlington hasa new industry. hl
INC Matted Cereals company just or hi
sahined with w. j. Van Patten. pres
.lent; A. L. Richardson, vice presi- AZ
.elt =. ). Van Patten, secretary and 9s
lsasarer; j. II. Moore, superintend- be
a =. Cross was in Montpelier sat bF
laay morning from Worcester, hi
ringing with him a hen hawk that SCI
assured IS inches from tip 10 tip. Of
Z ms .