Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-25
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

The steamer Vermont has been
stripped and is now ready for winter
quarters at Shelburne harbor.
Mrs. Tom Thumb, now the Count
ess Magri, was in Burlington last
week, an attractive adjunct OF the
Cathedral fair.
Vermont will be represented in the
Hall of Fame by tablet to the men,
ory of William Morris Hunt OF Brat
tleboro, the artist.
Mrs. Margaret Burke, so years Of
age, dropped dead while attending
mass at st. Stephens church, Winoos-
XII, Sunday OF last week.
The Woodstock High school has
closed for an indefinite period on
account Of an epidemic Of measles
which j. raging among the pupils.
The Bennington and Hoosick Val
ley Electric railway has placed in the
hands OF Brattleboro brokers for sale
$4,000 first mortgage 5 per cent
gold bonds.
Property TO the value OF about sl,-
900 belonging to the Hoosac Tunnel
and Wilmington narrow gauge rail-
road was destroyed by fire in Reads
boro the l4th.
Since the recent big wind the loss
OF cattle in Brattleboro and vicinity
from eating apples has been a serious
thing for farmers. Several have lost
from one TO three head.
For the present an experiment is |
being made at the Spaulding High |
school in Barre in the way OF holding
one session for each day instead OF
two as has been the custom.
Lee Badger was arrested at Mont
pelier Wednesday OF last week, oharg-
ed with burglarizing the store Of Fred
Recor. Badger pleaded not
guilty. Bail was fixed at $500.
G. w. Wilder's music store in
Montpelier has passed into the hands
Of his son, G.. II. Wilder Mr.. Wilder
established the business So years ago.
lie only gives up control Of IL at this
time because OF III health.
The new elevator OF the A. II.
Mcleod Milling company OF St.
Johnsbury has been completed. IL
has floor space OF 29, 600 feet. with
an elevator that can carry 1875 car
loads, equal to 1000 tons.
The Congregational church in Fair
field,o which Rev. Daniel Mcintyre is
pastor, celebrated its Tooth anniversary
Of its founding last week with appro-
pirate exercises. During the 100
years OF lis existence il has had n
pastors.
The fast passenger train crashed
into a freight car near Cuttingsville
last week and w. A. Buckley, fire. /.
man, was badly injured. The car had
broken loose from the freight train
going up the grade and had run back
down the track.
Former Gov. Edward c. Smith OF :
st. Adams will spend the winter in
Italy, taking a house In Florence, :,
where his brother lives. He will sail /.
on Nov. 10 with his wife and children,
his venerable mother and also the 7
mother OF Mrs. Smith. :
The extensive property known as !
Bartlett's mills on the Saco road, !
kennebunkport, Me-, has been sold q
TO +. j. Blanchard OF Bellows Falls.
The property consists OF saw, planning
and grist mills, grocery, grain store /
houses, mill privileges, etc. b
The 32d annual convention Of the l
Vermont State Sunday school associa- !,
ton is being held in Barre this week. 4
l.. w. Hawiey OF Brattleboro will be =
the general conductor; Rev. f. NJ. =
Fuller OF Barre, the musical director,
and Rev. A. +. Atwater of Barre, !,
on entertainment.
The condition OF ID. NJ. Blackmer, =
who attempted suicide week ago at
Bennington by firing a pistol bullet
into his head, has so far improved L
that the physicians have but little 9
doubt OF his recovery. The sight OF J. J.
one eve will be completely destroyed
and that Of the other will be defective. !
The following petitions in volun- h
tary bankruptcy were filed in Bur- b
lington Thursday:-Herbert Fortune n
Of Georgia, farmer. Liabilities, ST. Il
1928; assets, s25o. Archie F. Wal Il
ker, grocer OF Castleton. Liabilities, n
81, 357.43; assets, - 1921 of which S565 /
is exempt, 81 200 debts and $1,000
stock.
While engaged in painting the I,
Houghton block in North Benning- =
ton last week the staging gave way n
and j. f. Scriven and j. II. Norris :,
sey fell TO the ground,a distance of 80 "
feet Both Scriven's legs were brok- :,
EN- near the ankle and one arm. i,
Morrissey received some severe M
bruises. ~
In an old, unused barn near the ~
railroad crossing in the north part of ~
n. H., Thomas Mcmahon -
recently found a mans coat and dark 4;
lantern, three watchel and two checks ~
on the Brattleboro bank, bearing the
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