Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-02
State of Vermont.
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head.
The Readsboro Record has been
changed flom a daily to a weekly
newspaper.
7. w. r. Nichols, who had been
town clerk in Essex for 81 years, died
last week at the age of 60 years.
The number of logs drawn by the
lumbermen of Poultney will greatly
exceed the number drawn last e
Judge II. G. Ide aud two daughters
Of st. Johnsbury leave soon for a few
months trip through the West Indies.
The store of w. S. Teachont AT
Essex Junction was broken into last
week and robbed of about S75 worth
Of cutlery.
The residence OF n. w. Jones OF
SpOkeville, near Benson, was burned
recently, an oil stove in the cellar be-
ing responsible.
W. f. Scott, formerly editor Of the
Barre Enterprise, has sold out his in
terest in the Revere, Mass, Sentinel
and gone TO Florida.
The new Cong'l church at East
Barre was dedicated last week. The
sermon was by Rev. Norman Seaver,
D, D., of Montpelier.
Mrs. VIM. circuit OF Bristol stepped
in q pail OF hot water while thawing
out some water pipes the other day
and was badly scalded.
Rutland lodge, No. 81, OF the Inde-
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows was
instituted in Rutland Feb. %. The
new lodge has 50 charter members.
Jack Powers has been bound over
to county court for trial for the rob-
berry, in conjunction with two I'M
known men, OF the Richford Savings
bank.
StJohnsbury academy has received
$4,000 from IN unknown friend. The
sender suggested that half the money
be used to strengthen the working
plant Of the institution.
The Congregational society at Bel
lows Falls has voted to unanimously
call Rev. Frank j. Goodwin OF Glen
Ridge, y. j., at a salary OF $1,000 and
the use Of the parsonage.
The Business college managed by
4. II. Barbour Of st. Johnsbury has
combined with st. Johnsbury acade-
my and will begin work with il at the
opening Of the September term.
Nearly all the Bennington manu-
featuring establishments that have
been idle from one cause or another
for some time have taken on their ac- {
eustomed activity and are running on !
full time.
A Vermont boy, Woodruff, leads !
the class o. y cadets lust graduated at :
West Point His aggregate is 2,26s !
out Of possible 2,335. The marks OF Q
but three members OF the class aggre- Z
gate more than 2, 200, and but ten ex- 9
ceeded 1000. 4
Daniel Labeau OF Burlington, aged y
p, fell u feet Friday from a staging v
in the new mill in Booths lumber
yard, a hemlock plank breaking in "
two under him. He sustained a com q
pound fracture OF the patella and G
other injuries. l..
Vermont academy At Saxton's River =
has received the following gifts from !.
Gen. j. J. Estey Of Brattleboro, =
$4,000; Mrs. Levi X. Fuller Of Brat :,
tleboro, $40, 900; w. Murray Crane of y
Burlington, -, 500. and ID. G.. Crane y
Of Burlington, -, 500. n
Anthony Arnolds, who had been
for many years a charge Of the town
OF Johnson, died recently from the re- sa
suit Of a shock. Ii Is claimed that he &C
born on the island OF Malta in IT
the Mediterranean and his age is said &C
to be a hundred or more. 70
A Wertheim was terribly injured at :,
Hlnesburg last week by the kick Of q =
horse, which completely shattered his =
Iaw so that il was necessary to fasten
.he pieces together with wire and ~
place his head in a plaster cast. His !,
only food is liquid nourishment and
suffering is intense.
Miss Phila II. Baker, stenographer m
IN the Rutland city clerks office, has VIZ
.ompleted the work OF making a ~
.}pe-written card index Of all land ele
.eeords in that office, ranging in time IN
rom 1873 to date. Tie work was be- pa
gun a year ago last July. The total so
humble. OF cards is 7O,397. ri
The Winooski mills were sold at -
.uetion last week to a corporation or az
.anized under the laws of Maine and IN,
nsae up Of former stockholders. The ~,
burlington wooden mill brought
~, 600, the Colchester mills, $780,
w. and the property Of the Winooski W
y orsied company brought sl5O,OOO. tn
DIR. d. X. Pearsons Of Chicago, a tbe
bradford boy, continues his helpful Tr
less to colleges. Drury college at cas-
No, which had previous ne,
y received $4,000 from him, was re- vii
Entity given S25, 900 more toward a cor
'o,oOO science hall fund, il the col eac
would secure the other half from tio,