Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-09-13
State of Vermont.
- News Condensed and Rewritten for
Our Readers.

America was organized lately at Rut-
land with membership of about 30.
The total registration of pupils in
ibe rublic schools at Rutland is re-
,,orted as 1881. This is an increase
II eight over the last year.
Residents along the Winooski river
eboye Montpelier have filed a protest
sgainst the Cotton Manufacturing
eomnany's dam being raised.
Alta late hour Thursday evening
after A three DAYS contest Wilson
Ayeri.l was elected town representa-
tive OF Warren on the 18th ballot.
The compositors Of St. Albans have
formed a temporary organization
Preparatory to receiving charter
rom the international Topographic
cal union.
Lightning struck the steeple Of the
Brandon Methodist church recently,
earring off the slate ON all sides and
Ioosening the timbers as far down a.
the belfry.
A new canning factory, a stone
sbed TO employ 40 people, two large
brick blocks and one or two dwellings
will be Waterbury's building record
for the summer.
Alta meeting of the Lake Cham
plain Yacht club ii was decided not
Is hold a regatta at Burlington this
ssason. but Instead TO hold two and
perhaps three next season.
F. A. Fuller, station agent at South
Wallingford for 70 years, has resigned.
Mr.. Fuller win continue in the
capacity Of postmaster, a position
which he has held since 1876.
Frank Daley, who has been wanted
fora wear for stealing sheep from AL
fred Philpot 81 South SALISBURY, was
rearresied last week and sentenced %
NOT less than s year in state prison.
The annual meeting Of the Mont
heller District Of the Woman Foreign
Missionary society was opened Thurs-
.lay Of last week at Trinity church,
Montpelier, and helpful session was
held.
Joseph LaFlam OF Yergennes, who
was duck hunting saturday on
Porter's lake. was drowned before
reaching shore after being cap.ized
from a boat. He leaves wife and
two small children.
Articles on association have been
fled IN the city clerks Office At Bur-
lington hy the Stone Lumber COM
many Of Burlington and Boston. The
capital stosk OF the company is s2O,-
600. divided into 2tti shares.
C. y. Phillips Of Montpelier has re-
eeived from his sister, Mrs. Z. IL.
Cash, Of Crescent City, Fla, three
large Florida hoppers. They resen'
BE the grasshopper IN everything eA-
oept size. They are about five inches
long.
september 1t Louis Mcsweeney
cut his left leg below the knee with
an axe. lie was ehopping IN ule
woods in Berlin and was in the act OF
cutting of the limb Of tree when the
axe glanced of and cut cash IN his
leg clear 10 the bone.
Chas. Herlihy, aged Y years, was
injured In the Mortified corn can
ming factory Of r. G. Payson y Co"
Thursday. His hand caught In the
elevator and was badly crushed Am,
pntation OF the fingers u i hopeu
will not be necessary.
c. n. Wright. Dillingham; Repue-
lean, was elected representative 81
Hinesburg Saturday, "a hours after
the polls were opened. The hght
was upon local issues. The town o.
jaw failed TO make m election 20
there win be one vacancy IN inc
House.
Among the oldest voters IN the state
i James NJ. Sherwin Of Grafton who
i the oldest person In town. lie irst
voted in 1882, and has voted al every
state and presidential election s,ilce
that time. in he lives until November,
he will cast his eighteenth vote LOT
president
The remains Of a man VINO Was
terribly mangled were iouhu
side Of the railroad track not lar from ,
the soldiers Home crossing last wen
They were identified as those OF u
man named Bowler Of North ben ben.
nington. unmarried, and about %
years OF age.
II Is said that the best private golI
links in the United States, or az ieas ,
in the East, is that Of DR.. W. s g. any,
Webb M Shelburne Farms. II wa
laid out in 1925 by W. I. DAVIS anu
afterward enlarged to Il holes .!
Willie j. Park. Jr., during ms hrs'
visit to this country.
Extensive preparations are III p. Pr
gress for The construction oil new
bridge by the Central Vermont nan an
way company. which is to cross the
winooski river near the lnterv 3
road at winooski. The new oria ne
win be all iron and similar 70 'i'e
twin bridges at Winooski gorge
Francis Turcotte Of Montreal came anne
10 Websterville Sept. I'd ana Wa