Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-01
state of Vermont.
49,. condensed and Rewritten for
US Our Readers.

IN last weeks lreshe'.
" T,a1sor's vital statistics for 1899
AZ births and q deaths.
Ts, conper mine atWsterbury has
IN sunk nearly 20 feet with prom
ising results. ~,
T,e cooperative creamery at Mid
u-hnry will be ready for business
ABOUT April l. /,
AR and Mrs. Joshua Hulett OF
LIT celebrated the 60th anniversary
- ,beir marriage Thursday.
The Pittsford school census shows
,atsl of 4g7 children OF school age
!, towp. Pas girls and 252 boys.
The United States government is
establish a large fish hatchery at
Stanton for the breeding of wall-eyed
pike.
bennington has paint mine that
has heen worked for over 60 years and
!. .,ilI supplying paying red and yell
low orc.
ysrgennes. Manchester and Ludlow
ara IN vote at their March meetings on
,be question OF closing their town
agencies.
uealtb Officer G.. b. Nichols reports
that there were % births and 10
baths in Barre during the month Of
January.
Frederick h. Jennings OF North
Remington has given $3.50 toward
tba com pletion Of the navy arch in
New York.
Italian laborers are leaving the en-
plpy of the Rutland-Canadian rail-
road because, they say, the bosses
drive them too hard.
The farm buildings OF Newell Bick-
ford Of Newport were burned recently
while he and his wife were away and
erer,thing was lost
George L. Holden, Montpelier
LAWYER and long known as an eccen-
tric character, has become insane over
religion and politics.
Fabyan Lashway's house in Swan
ton. which was nearly destroyed by
fire Dec. 70, was again nearly burned
Saturday, probably by an incendiary.
The Florentine Marble company Of
Pittsford, recently owned by Mrs.
Martha 4. Worthy Of Chicago, has
lust been sold 20 the Belden Falls
Marble company.
Thomas, the l5-year-old adopted
son Of ;. l.. Wilkinson of Lyndon
vile, was instantly killed last week by
falling under load OF wood he was
driving down a hill.
A telegram came TO Burlington last
week TO Mrs. Maria ID. Smith, announ-
eng the death OF her son, Irving, but
no one knew the woman, who had
probably moved away.
A severe blizzard OF snow and rain
did considerable damage in Benning-
ton last week. Chimneys were blown
down, fences leyelled and the streets
aud cellars were flooded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Howard re-
turned last week from London, where
they have been TO confer with Rud-
yard kipling in regard to "Naulahka,'
Mr. kipling's summer home.
T.. n. Prescott OF Barre, state organ
izer OF the Retail Clerks international
Protective association, has perfected
an organization among the clerks at
Rutland with 32 charter members.
Richard Lloyd, arrested for com
plirity in the Laura Duval forgery
at Greensboro, furnished $500 bail,
but failed to appear for trial last week,
and his case was ordered continued.
Asa Tyrell, the l3-year-old lad ar
rested last week on the charge Of lar
eeny, was sentenced TO be confined
during the remainder OF his minority
to the State Industrial school at YER
genncs
Philip Elwell, whose death at Wal
loomsac last week was thought 10
have been the result OF foul play, Is
now thought to have walked off a cul-
vert on tie Fitchburg road and re-
ceived his injuries.
A young woman in Woodford re-
eeiyed notice last week that lady in
San Francisco has left her several
thousand dollars. Accompanying the
notice was a remittance, Of $500 to-
ward paying her expenses for coming
there.
Homer Martin OF Montpelier was
ehopping wood Saturday, when his
axe flew off the handle and cut the
throat Of his l3-year.old brother,
Frank, who was standing near. An
artery was severed and he bled 10 death
IN afew minutes.
Engineer Bigelow OF the Porter
screen Manufacturing company met
with painful accident at Winooski
recently. In repairing the valve of the
engine the throttle dropped down and
severed the second finger Of his left
hand at the first joint.
The state fish commissioners have
issued a circular stating that, owing
70 The small legislative appropriation,
they will not be able to supply the de-
g. l.. 4 a.