Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-11
state of Vermont.
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emily near that village
I1;,om B. Barnes, a retired New
Il ~ l'@ [nerchant. who died in that city
January 8, was born al Bennington
Tn. burers have been through Ben
J u county paying Sl.5O to -
f g, mink skins. They bought seserai
hundred. - !.
,sa 40" The usual big holiday fire in
h lei lumber mills district did not ma
terialize. CO.
Tho ANIMAL exhibition OF the State
IT, ~, association at Woodstock was
l o ,r.ot success. About 700 birds were
exhibited.
Tho Dostoffices at Ascutneyyille, Bar
Lib North Hero and South Poult-
a sg became money order offices on
January :. -
An electric car leaving Barre with
10 Messengers jumped the track Fri
daT and pitched down a bank but
Ali not tip entirely over.
u W. Brainerd has been appointed
day inspector in the customs service
q Nqwp6rt: Delos +. Yonkes and
Frsd &. Bemis, at Burlington.
Guy II. Abbott Of st. Johnsbury
e rantain of the Dartmouth college
ba.ktt ball team and is making a rec
ard for himself as a clever player.
The president has appointed the
following postmasters in Vermont:
Faosburgh Falls, e. 5. Tyler; New
mart Henry G. Blanchard; Richford,
Harlan G. Aver.
The Drury Brick and Tile company
Of Essex Junction, during the year
1909 have manufactured $500, 600
brick and sent out Geo car loads over
the Central railway.
There is now every prospect that
the new opera house at Rutland Will
be completed about the first of July.
II will be an elegant building, occu-
pying a whole block.
Plans are being considered for es-
tablishing corn factory at Water
bury next year. Such an industry
will pay the farmers about $4,000 a
year for their produce.
A dwelling house in Swanton occu-
pied by Israel Boleo was almost total
IL destroyed by fire last week. Much
Of Mr. Boleois furniture was either
destroyed or badly damaged.
Rev. jeremiah 5. Hart, who from
1915 to 1850 occupied the pulpit of
many Methodist churches in northern
Vermont, died at his home in Saratoga
Springs sunday, aged so years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Hall OF East
Westmoreland celebrated their Goth
wedding anniversary last week, more
than 100 friends greeting them. The
bride is over So and the groom is "a.
St. Adams has voted to exempt the
proposed st. Adams Furniture COM
pany from taxation for period OF
ten years in order to encourage the
establishment of furniture factory
there.
Barre granite manufacturers have
raied the price of dark Barre granite
to Sl.lO cubic foot, to take effect
Jan. Is. The raise is because of the
advance in price of all kinds of ma
terials
Poultney can boast OF six persons
who have passed the age OF 9O-Mrs.
Nancy Hunter, 80; Rev. Calvin Gran
ger, 50; Mrs Costello, 80; Mrs. Ripley,
9j Gilbert Prindle, "a, and Mrs. Mar
tin, "a.
1t is understood that the Central
Vermont management expects to
change the narrow gauge railroad
from Brattleboro to South London
derry to the standard gauge in the
near future.
The past year was busy one in
building operations in Woodstock and
perhaps in this respect it has been the
most notable twelve months in its his
tory. There was $4,000 expended
In new buildings.
The training school for nurses,
which has been in progress at the
Fanny Allen hospital for eight weeks,
closed last week after a very success
tul session. Diplomas were granted
to five young ladies.
1t is expected that stock company
with $4,000 capital will be organized
at Ludlow TO control the silk mill, two
miescast Of that village. If the indus
Try is well established it will bring zoe
more people to Ludlow.
The Spaulding High School Alum
nj association of Barre held its fourth
annual reception last week in the
high school chapel, which was well
hlled with both OLD and young alum
III, about l25 being present.
Myra Herrick, teacher in Stowe,
was tried last week for Furnishing an
!l'year-old pupil, Ingalls, w. God
irey, for disobedience. The trial
lasted two days and exonerated the
teacher from blame. Her costs were
also paid.
The First Cong1 church Of Bristol
was dedicated with appropriate exer-