Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-18

Ho de- pills cure liver ills the nonirritating and
only :athartic % take with Hoods sarsaparilla
port received S240.241.34. These
made total customs receipts in Ner-
mont of 1855, 560s6. Only one state
in New England, Massachusetts, ex-
ceeded Vermont in the total customs
receipts. Maine, with eleven customs
districts, only collected 1920, 1889 in
customs receipts. Rhode Island and
/ Connecticut each had about half that
amount.
Edward Lacount Of Berlin attacked
his landlord, Stilman Lawrence of
that city, last week with a pitchfork,
/ the tines entering the back Of the vic
tim. Bail for Laeount was raised
from 500 to $4,000 when fatal re
suits were feared but Lawrenee's re-
coyery is now expected. The two
men had not exchanged words before
for five years.
T. l.. Maryin's little daughter, only
Is months old, at Fairfax, was fright
| fully burned last week. A dipper of
boiling water was on the range and by
accident she upset il, while the con-
tents ran down her neck and arm.
She was burned so badly that the flesh
came off in layers with her clothes.
Under good medical care she is doing
as well as could be expected.
Fire destroyed the house Of L. ID.
Smith in Washington village Thurs
4 ftgsE ia4 lAl 4
caught from defective chimney. When
the fire was discovered but little
could be done toward saving the
house, but the ell was saved and many
OF the household goods. The loss is
estimated at $500 and is thought to
be covered by insurance.
The Vermont Produce company has
been organized in Burlington with II.
/ G.. Hathorne as manager to buy and
sell farm and dairy products. The
cold storage building erected by the
Burlington Cold Storage company
about ten years ago at cost Of $4,000
has been purchased from the Central
Vermont Railway company for $500,
and will be slightly altered for the use
Of the company.
Sixteen men have arrived at Wal
fngford and are at work at the old fork
factory, which was recently leased by
the Barden Brothers Of Granville. The
interior OF the building is being equip
ned for the manufacture of farming
implements. The Wallingford fac
tory will be branch Of Barden Bros,
business at Granville. The plan is to
start up in March, when about 90 men
will be employed.
Mary Ayres Of Brattleboro, aged "a,
left the home OF her parents Thursday
night for short errand and did not
return. She is a graduate of the
Brattleboro high school and OF the nor
NAL school and has taught in the pub
lie schools OF Springfield, Mass, several
wears. She had been in a nervous
condition for two weeks. The select
men have offered sl00 for her discov-
cry dead or alive.
Fred A. Wilder and james McCar-
ty of Mortified were arrested last
week by Officers Pevier and Winch
on the double charge OF burglary ana
receiving stolen goods. They were
taken to Montpelier and each placed
under Al 600 bail, 5000 for burglary
and s40O for receiving. which was not
furnished. This burglary was COM
mitted last June, the store Of w. Sped
ding having been entered during the
night
The blooming bailiwiek OF Barre,
which now boasts Of II 900 TO $4,000
population, smiles cemplacently over
a record OF IS new dwellings erected
i'm 1899. These figures have been eN-
eeeded in only one year, 1891, when
the record was l0l. In the last Is
years 1914 dwellings have been buiit
in Barre city. Barre deserves TO pros
per. She has more Of the Western
push and snap than any town or city
in Vermont
4 new craft. one Of the finest and
handsomest in those waters, will be
seen on Lake Champlain the coming
summer. DIR. w. Seward Webb =
having a twin screw steel steam yacht
built for him by Harlem River ship
builders. She viii be l4l feet long
over all, ll3 feet on the water line, IL
feet beam and seven feet draughL
She is expected to develop a speed o.
I6 knots an hour for three hours, and
win be called the Elfrida. She will be
ready about June l.
In the year 1899 the number OF
births IN Barre was three times that
~ the deaths. During that time
there we're born I6a males and IA
females. a total OF 335 births,ot which
10 were still births, leaving a net total
~ ale for the year. During that
time there were 90 deaths of maies
ana 81 If females, total OF III
Casting ont the l9 still births when
are enumerated with them, there re-
mains 4 net total Or lO2 deaths. This
makes 4 net increase in the popula-
-. 80 Ola