Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-15
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed ana Rewritten for
Our Readers.


who will be 81 years old January "a,
1902, cast his 18th ballot for president
last week.
Last Friday james Brooks of
Mortified shot and killed a I5-pound
catamount about half a mile from his
home on the West hill.
The marriage of Theodore. daugh-
ter of Hon. and Mrs. Frank Plumley,
and Rev. Homer A. Flint of Pitts
burg, Pa, was announced to occur at
Mortified Nov. IA.
The Stamford-Elgin creamery at
Stamford has closed its doors. The
creamery was ere ted two years ago
by stock company. Lack of patron
age was the cause of failure.
John ii. Forest died at Burlington
Friday, the result of drinking wood
alcohol. The last few hours of his
life he was blind and suffered terrible
agony. He was 10 years old and un-
married.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson Of Burling-
ton, wife Of VIM. Simpson, was
found dead in bed one morning last
week. II is thought that death was
the result OF heart trouble. She was
Sc years old.
The Juvenile Library association at
Peaeham has received a gift OF 100
new books from Col. G. b. NJ. Har-
yey, now president Of Harper Broth
ers, publishers, New York, and
former resident OF Peacham.
Burglars at Burlington entered the
drug store Of +. Henry Parker some
time Thursday night agd confined
their attention TO the cash register,
which they opened and rifed. ~ e
proprietor declines 70 say how much
money was taken.
Mrs. sophia Lawrence, about 6j
years Of age, recently committed sui-
eide by drowning. She was found
about quarter OF a mile from the
house in a deep part Of a brook.
Mrs. Lawrence was widow and had
been demented at times for two or
three years.
Hon. B. Frank Stevens, for the past
forty years a resident OF London, has
presented the library OF his native
town, ST. Johnsbury, with 200 vol
umes. The library was founded by
Mrs, Horace Fairbanks OF ST, Johns
bury In memory OF her husband, a
native Of Barnet.
A bad little Rutland girl named
Ida Barber, Ia years OF age, has been
taken 10 the state industrial school at
Yergenncs to remain during her
minority. Ida had made a practice
of petty thieving and when arrested
had somebody's else diamond pin in
her possession and also $500 in cash.
Henry L. Stillson, secretary OF the
board OF trustees of the Gin Odd Fell
lows home, Ludlow, says that there
are now six inmates in that institu-
ton with the probability that four
more will be admitted soon. Two OF
the latter have made over to the home
property which viii help to take care Of
them.
The vigorous fight in Rutland to
stamp out the epidemic of diphtheria
which has been threatening the city
has been so successful that there is
now little or no chance OF any serious
outbreak. The vicinity OF the STRAIT.
ton road, where at one time there
were l6 cases, has been so carefully
watched and so strictly quarantined
that there is now but one case. But
one death resulted.
An interesting relic in the shape of
piece OF a granite boulder contain
ing what appears to be Two human
footprints has been loaned TO the
museum at St. Johnsbury by VIM.
A. Chase, OF Morrisville. The rock
from which the piece was quarried
has been acuriosity in CRANKY for
century. Ii is granite boulder
weighing several tons, situated l IL
miles from Gallup's Mills.
Timothy seed which costs Sl.75 a
bushel on an average had five per cent
of impurities, large part OF which
were weed seeds, while seed which
cost on an average Of sl.97 bushel
had only one-half OF one per cent inn
purity and hardly single weed seed.
These are the results OF examinations
made by the Vermont experiment
station of samples Of timothy seed
collected from dealers in Vermont.
The number of immigrants arriv-
inc in the United States from Que
bec via Richford and St Adams dur
ing October was as follows: Russia,
$40: Roumania, So; Italy, 40; Austria
II: Germany, II; Sweden, p; Syria, =;
ireland. 9; England, -; Denmark, {;
France, 4; Poland, 4 Armenia, u;
Arabia. 3; Bohemia, l; Hungary, !;
wales. /: Norway, !; Palestine, !;
Finland, /; Scotland, |; total, 6l'.
Prosper Morris Of Chester, who
will be 100 years old July -, 1901,
can be seen on the street nearly every
day. when he walks from two to three
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