Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-05
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

mine on dis llfiH.
It is rumored that the town Of ia
maica is contemplating putting in an
electric light plant.
The Luce brothers OF Stowe had a
valuable s-year-old mare stolen from
their pasture last week.
j. Edward Bailey of Montpelier sold
his fancy driving horse, Jimmie b.
to A. b. Feek Of Syracuse, n. Y, for
$500.
All except 3. 900 or 8, 900 of total
Of 1896, 900 OF taxes in the city Of Bur
lington have been paid in to Treasurer
i. c. Grant.
May Queen, belonging to Z. A.
sunderlin of Montpelier. won 2:2I
race, purse $500, at the state fair in
Concord, y. H., last week
DR.. l.. w. Bissell of Rutland. who
suffered a paralytic shock some time
ago, is still In a serious condition, one
arm and leg being helpless.
The October term Of United States
courts will open on the afternoon OF
Tuesday, oct. LIST. at Rutland. The
time for noting cases for trial at this
term expires Sept. IL,
Or. c. A. Gale OF Rutland has sent
his famous Irish setter. "Ben Low. TO
Buffalo, where he is being exhibited at
the dog show in connection with the
Pan-American exposition.
Or 4. +. McGovern, who for fifteen
years has been the leading dentist Of
Nergennes, has purchased the dental
Office Of K. T.. Davies IN Burlington.
lie has associated with him DR. r. c. !
Drew
The next examinations for positions
I'd the departmental service OF the Gus
toms department viii be held in Bur
Iiugton Sept. -. Examinations for 4
the same class Of positions win also be
held oct. p.
On the Bliss farm in Montpelier is a
spring which has the reputation Of be- 4
ing the biggest in Washington county.
The water is now confined to a reser-
voir. but will be diverted so as to run
into a basin to supply the Langdon
properties.
f. A. Davis. state fish and game
commissioner, is nursing a baby deer
which was found deserted In Roches-
ter. One of about the same age is be-
ing brought up in Bridgewater and
they viii make a pair 70 inhabt the
fish hatchery grounds at Roxbury.
II G. Thomas. as representative Of
the Hon. Healey Akeley of Minneapo-
lis. Mimi. who proposes giving Stowe
a memorial building, has visited sew
eal Vermont and New Hampshire
towns during the past week examining ,
public buildings, and has also receiv-
ed plans from several well-known
architects.
Mrs. John w. Carroll Of Burlington !
has been carefully raising a night I
blooming cereus for the past four years !
and her efforts have been rewarded :
with two beautiful blossoms About I
POO persons called at her house TO see !
IL one evening and the next night a i
larger number of people gathered 70 4
see the second blossom.
friend OF Lyndon institute makes 5
the following propositions II the i
friends of the school will raise from ]
anywhere, any amount Of n
money from q. 600 TO $4,000 for a Il
permanent endowment OF the institute, 3
viii double the amount, whatever ~ II
may be. The present endowment OF e
Lyndon Institute is $4,000. d
Chas. w. Mussey. former cashier OF &
the Merchants National bank at Rut- b
land, who was pardoned by President v
on the ground that he was 5
physical wreck. was n guest at the {
house of Thomas d. Coulson P
of Ballston from August to August h
,6, He has now gone TO Albany, b
where he will have charge OF the IN v
.urance business OF his brother-in-law,
". F. Winship. V
Twenty-three routes, for free rural c
nail delivery, to begin Oct. Isl, are !,
livided among the counties as ioilo"s I
l :; Middlebury, . d
,ew Haven, l Nergennes, starks- II
Doro, /. acknowledgements, a
ericho, 2; Richmond, / Shelburne, s.
l ; Milton, l Franklln- e
-nosburg Falls. ? /; Fairfax. Richiora' n
/; Franklin, l. q
a. IL I-uENiAtAtf AoAaNe's
Who has been running between Lud- a
ow and Burlington. has been pro- q
noted and win now run between kut- y
and and Fitchburg, Mass. I; :
lodge. who has been transfer clerk az =
he Rutland depot, has also been pro, 4
loted and will take the place vacated 1
y Mr.. Edgerton. A. F. Stoddard, u
Tho has been running between Bur
.ngton and Ogdensburg, has taken )
IT. Dodge's place at the depot. q
The trustees of Burr and Burton !. y
eminary at Manchester are meeting l
18th considerable success in raising y
$4,000 endowment fund. Edward ;. 8
sham, native OF Bennington ana y
lmmer resident of Manchester, mas y y
Inscribed IS, 600, and Mrs. Henry ) y
Wiling of Chicago and Mayor ). =. 8
Iollister of Rutland have each SUD y
'ribed like amounts. All three SUD =
'riptions are contingent on the rals- y
lg of the whole amount by July Oh "a
ext wear.