Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-19
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

/ The canning factory at Windso
: put up 100000 cans this season.
/ Potatoes are plentiful in Benning
ton at 81 per barrel. Apples ar
abundant
;. B. Whitney of Grace church
Boston, is conducting a choir festiva
this week at Mortified.
j. c. Newton, Wilmington's lead
ing business man, died recently after
an operation for appendicitis.
The grand division of the Sons OF
Vermont holds its annual meeting al
Vergennes Wednesday, October IL.
A farm laborer in Stannard has
failed for 81, 1880, assets, $40. He
will have to borrow $40 more to get
clear.
With favorable weather from now
on the Hinesburgh railroad will have
its cars running before the end of the
year.
Admiral George Dewey has been
made an honorary member of the
Apollo club, Montpelier's leading
social organization.
The books Of the Montpelier public
library have been removed to the KEEL
logg- Hubbard library to be inven-
toried and catalogued.
The trustees Of the University of
Vermont have voted to confer the
honorary degree of doctor of laws on
Admiral George Dewey.
Miss Maud Stevens of Middlebury
has been engaged to train both the
University of Vermont and Middle
bury College Glee Clubs.
Damus Lyme had all the fingers
and the end Of the thumb on his left |
hand cut off by a buzz saw at the J
Bristol Novelty Works last week.
Mrs. Ida Read, state president Of
the w. C. T. C., of Shelburne has
gone to Seattle, Wash, to attend the
convention of the w. c.
T. L.
The lime kiln in dillingham;,
owned by Martin a. Fits of Brattle-
boro, and leased to j. II. Noble, was
burned recently. The loss is about
81 900.
John Judd, the twelve-year-old son
Of Mrs. Mary l.. Judd OF East Barre,
fell from the top Of freight car to
the ground, breaking two bones of
his left leg.
There have already been four APP
plications for the pastorate made va
ant by the resignation of Rev. Ed
ward Halves, d. d., from the First
church at Burlington.
Members OF the Ekwanok Golf
hub of Manchester have subscribed
,ver $4,000, which will be. expended
n fitting up the grounds and in
a club house.
Geo. Howard Of Brockton, Mass, Q
vas the lowest bidder on Montpelier's I
lew schoolhouse, s27,l29. The I
highest was NJ. II. Gibson, East Rye I
'ate, S33,549. There were nine bid. Q
.ers. v
The Bristol railroad has had
rouble the past week keeping its
ngines on the track. A wrecking
rev worked all day Saturday to h
emedy the second mishap of this '
allure. ;,
There is now a pumping capacity Y
Berlin pond, Montpelier, of over b
100000 gallons day of "a hours. q
he new pump just purchased alone II
as capacity Of million gallons
5ery "A hours. n
The slth anniversary of the YER {,
lont Bible society will be held in L
utland November 5. Rev. William h
Haven Of New York. secretary of Il
le American Bible society, will de- L
yer an address. a
Mr.. and Mrs. William LAWN have tt
for an extended concert tour u
this country beginning October 10
Westfield, Mass Mrs. LAWN is &C
st known as Mary Howe, soprano tc
Hoist Of Brattleboro. b,
Montpelier taxpayers settle prompt- b.
as the following shows. b'
at of total tax list of $4,000, an >
II $1,000 was paid into the city =
easury. OF the 276 delinquents. ID
10 are poll tax payers. d.
Italians have been shooting birds a. !.
'ound Wilmington and eighteen IL
'bins were recently found in the :
ossession of three of them, who were q
rested. One escaped and the other 4
70 were fined $50 each. h
Mrs. Ex-Governor ]. Gregory Z
NTH OF St. Adams recently cele. \
rated her sOth birthday and was the y
'cipient Of more than a hundred y
1ngratulatory letters from friends an y
yer this country and even across the =
"a.
Eddie Gains, son OF John Gains
Bristol, was shooting chickens. and
ruck at one with the breech of his y
IN, which caught in his clothes and y
as discharged. He lived about 20 =
inutes. He was about Is wears Of y
re. Y
The steamer Vermont made ber !
81 trim ont Of Rurlfpo,n,, - q