Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-18
state of Vermont.
xo,,s Condensed and Rewritten for
iN Our Readers.

VIM. Otis, vi RAINY.
arnener. was found dead in his bed
one morning last week.
charles Kane of Highgate Springs
gently caught 500 perch through the
ice with hook and line
Carl storrs has been designated as a
aabor of the civil service board for
tbo custom house at Newport.
Harry C. Matthew of Vermont has
Ian annointed a clerk at $1,000 at
% a. naval station at Cayite in the Phil
ippines.
There has not been dollar damage
-, fire. in Bristol for IA months. The
iocal fire companies have been called
out twice.
THE Derby village school opened
l.st week in the new school building,
which when fully completed will cost
nearly 81, 600.
Theannual meeting and ball of the
western Vermont Masonic union was
held at Brandon last week with a
large attendance.
There is considerable talk among
fine Jewish population of the state
of forming a camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America.
The Rutland City hospital associa-
ton is now out of debt, John g.
Crgmpton Of that city having present.
ed II with a check for y, 600.
There is every prospect that the
Barre granite cutters and dealers will
come b. a satisfactory agreement in
regard to a new scale Of prices.
By the breaking of gears on the
large derrick i'm Cross Bros. yard at
Mortified last week Antonio Miller
received a compound fracture of the
leg.
Flora. six-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. /. Savoie of Winooski, died
last week from the effects Of a fall
from a chair while reaching for some
books.
James Milne, the l2-year-old son Of
james ). Milne Of Barre, fell from the
Barre railroad trestle near the Trotting
park last week aud dislocated his
shoulder and received other bad injur-
les
The Bennington and Rutland rail-
road has ordered from the Brooks
Locomotive works at Dunkirk, n. Y,
large passenger engine for use on
the sleeping trains between Rutland
and Troy.
At the recent annual meeting Of the
Sbelburue Cooperative Creamery as
ISOLATION a large percentage of the
shareholders were present A diyi-
dend Of six per cent was declared TO
stockholders.
A new telephone line is being con-
structed from Burlington 10 Essex
FUNSTON by the New England Tele-
phone Il Telegraph company. The
line will form a connection with one
running to 81. Adams.
The Vermont Marble company's
black, NTH and machine shops near
the old quarry AZ Proctor were burned
last week. The insurance, Fl 800 on
the buildings and "a 900 on the
machinery, will hardly cover the cost.
The 5Oth anniversary OF the mar
riage Of Mr. and Mrs. Wright Elmer
OF Addison was celebrated Wednes-
day Of last week at her home in YER
gennes. -Four generations OF the fam
lily and eighty-six relatives were
present
Mrs. Leonard Bean Of Mortified
died last week of spinal meningitis at
ter an illness Of 10 DAYS. A few
months ago a young man died in the
same room of that disease and people
there are discussing IL the ailment is
Infectious.
Marcus II. Waters, formerly Of
Castleton, now of Chicago, ILL.,, who
recently graduated from the pharma-
ey department of the University of
Illinois, has received an appointment
Ia The marine hospital service at the
port Of Chicago.
Low water is raising havoc with
tae International Paper company.
Han Of their pulp machines are shut
down and this seriously cripples the
entire plant During the past week
lhey have been able TO turn of only
about 60 per cent Of the usual output.
The first extended trip OF the Mid
alebury College Glee club will he
aken during the week Of Jan. 2s-Feb.
.. The club will give six concerts on
TINS trip. Ii will also take a shorter
ul9 later in the term and during the
spring vacation will be gone on a
long tour.
a carload consisting OF IS pieces OF
fook and ore-crushing machinery has
STrlved from the Gates Iron Works OF
Ohicag9. The machinery is for the
contractors Of the Rutland-Can 1ian
railroad, and will be used in prepar-
ing rough rock for use in the con-
'fuetion Of that road.
a general shut down has been or
Hered at the Union slate quarry, |
Nofthtield, and most OF the men have
gone TO their homes; new hosting
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