Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-12
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

contains 1000 volumes.
sixteen prizes offered at Montpelier
Labor day went TO Barre.
The Orleans county fair viii be held
AT Barton Sept. 10, IL, u and 49,
The Windsor County Fair win be
held at Woodstock, Sept. p, % and
%.
Oueehee has entertained more than
her usual quota Of summer boarders
this season.
The potato yield in southern Yer
mont viii be about one-half the usual
crop this year.
Albany has received a gift of a town
clock TO be placed in the tower of the
congregational church.
G. b. Cross OF Windsor recently re-
ceived a purse of 500 in commemora-
ton OF his 93d birthday.
There were So births in Burlington
during the month Of August. OF this
number one physician reports p.
The fall term of Black River acad-
envy at Ludlow began last week with
$50 students in both departments.
The town of Newbury this year Tor
the first time in It's history allowed
discount on all taxes paid before Sept
L.
II r. Brown OF Mortified is exhibit
ing n stalk OF corn measuring u feet
and : inches the growth was made in
two months and ~ days.
Charles L. Harris. who for two years
has been station agent for the Rutland
railroad at Clarendon, has been
appointed agent at Nergennes.
The farm OF the state hospital for
insane at Waterbury has recently
received several head Of beef cattle
and work horses from Windsor county.
The Strong Hardware Co OF
darlington. which bought out i. H.
F0ss Of Yergenues in March, has
packed and shipped the stock 20
burlington and closed the store.
The descendants Of Chase Purinton, |
l17 in number held their 25th reunion /
at the home ofEdson Turner in Lin |
coin last week. The oldest person I
present was Asa Purinton, aged 30
years.
A large amount Of permanent work /
has been done on the streets OF Fair /
Haven this season. and the village /
Improvement society has done much 1
toward improving the appearance Of
property.
Burr and Burton seminary at
Manchester opens for the fall term this
week. Nearly all OF the rooms have
been engaged. Extensive repairs
have been made upon the building and
heating apparatus.
ON account Of poor health, Scott Nj.
Farnham has sold 10 Parker a Young
OF Lisbon. y. H., his interest in the
Farnham q Lang lumber business at
East Burke. retaining his interest IN
the Westmore property.
During her summer vacation, Lucy.
lS-year-old daughter Of John " Grant
Of Lyndon has picked l25 quarts OF
raspberries, ~ quarts of blueberTies,
and pieced up Is quilts having rom
100 70 $50 pieces in 2 quilt
Cadet Emilio Guerra has returned 70
Mortified from visit 70 his home IN
santiago de Cuba He says that an
other Young Cuban from Santiago VIII
arrive in the course Of two OF three
weeks to enter Norwich University.
Proctor has been given to extremes
recently, in the birth OF children
Twins were recently born 70 one
couple whose combined weight was y
pounds. 4 child was born to another
couple whose weight was only TWO
pounds. but was alive at last report
A writ Of attachment has been
served on the store Of the higgins
Drug Co. of Rutland and the store mas
been closed. The writ was issued IN
favor Of the State Trust co. OF tnat
city. A. W. Higgins will care Tor hls
old prescription business IN the Ripley
store In the opera house block
Richard sheldon Of The New YORK 4
Athletic Club, formerly OF Rutland anu
a nephew OF John A. Sheldon OF that
citv.won the diseus-throwing handicap
at the annual labor day meeting Of the
Greater New York lrish-American
association at Seeleye Park'New oIA. /
Mr. sheldon threw the discus llo iee'
6 - inches.
Charles Cooper and William Barrett
OF Remington sailed from New
York September II for a several
weeks business trip in Europe MI
Cooper will take over some OF hls
knitting machines. that nave oeeI
introduced into mills in England anu
France and to enhance the sale OF
which is the object OF this visit abroad. /
A cat belonging to A. II. Pike OF
Stratton brought into the house
recently a dead kitten which was a
freak OF nature II had one hea9 anu
two front legs, but back OF the he9G
the body divided into two we'll
developed bodies. one black and white
ana the other black. white and yellow
Each body had two hind legs ana
tail.
The third and last day of the ef-
mont state and Rutland County Agn-
sstsGf,,,,l a,.fatiaS foiuf fair ClOscN III