Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-17
state of Vermont.
rts News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

nrooress this week at Burlington with
4 good attendance.
Cadet n. L. Thomas of Norwich
University, Mortified, is of military
dnty owing to d broken collar bone re-
eelyed in a football game Saturday.
The regular inspection of the Brat
t1eboro retreat was made last week BY
Gov. w. w. Stickney. Lieut-Gov. Mar
tin +. Allen and the Hon. Fletcher d..
Proctor.
1t is rumored that copper mine has
been found on the farm of Calvin
Drown of East Charleston and that a
COMPANY has leased the land about 1t
for term Of years.
Ten or more cases of scarlet fever
have developed IN Chester during the
mast three weeks. At the present time
Il i mostly confined TO children. One
case in Brattleboro is reported.
The fund raised for the Old Home
Week celebration in Burlington in
Au0ust very much exceeded the
AMOUNT actually paid out and a diyi-
dend was declared to the subscribers
OF 10 per cent.
DR.. p. J. Mcmahon OF Windsor Is
the new coach for the L. V. NJ. foot
IAN team. Burlington. Doctor Nc
Wahon was a distinguished member of
the athletic team while in the Uniyer-
sity Of Pennsylvania.
The condition of G.. NJ. Lord, who
was recently severely injured by the
breaking of an elevator at the ware
house OF Henry, johnson 4 Lord. in
Burlington. l. improving and his re-
eovery is expected to be speedy
During the month OF September
there were IS births IN Burlington. Is
Girls ana II boys TIE oldest mother
was ~ and the Youngest Il years. In
Remington there were q deaths and
IL births during the month and SIX
marriages.
Mrs. $. M Davis Of Montpelier i
The passessor OF 4 piece 81 petrllied
wood which came from peiriHed ior
est IN Arizona. II Is So hard that The
sbarpest steel i aaiied and when the
chunk Of petrihed wood Il brought Id
contact with glass II cuts like 4 dia-
mond
T.. VI. Hudson OF Brattleboro was
picking waluuts under q tree on Wan
usiQuei recently when he found him
sell within twenty inches Of rattle
snake that was Running away. Kill
IHH the REPTILE with club he found il
10 measure two feet aud three inches
long and have five faities.
CITY Attorney Carleton of Montpelier
has iied with the Washington county
clerk a bin in chaneery asking Judge
Mans0n 70 issue an injunction against
Lucy Peafsons and others, restraining
them from allowing the drainage from
their buildings TO polnte the waters OF
Berlin Pond and tributaries.
The steamers Vermont on Lake
Champlain. and Horizon on Lake
George. were withdrawn from service
aiter making their regular trips last
week saturday. Atthe close of next
season the Vermont win be Withdrawn
from service permanently, the new
boat now under construction taking
her place.
Az The meeting of the directors Of
the Waterbury National bank last
week. the resignation OF Charles
Wells. for l5 years cashier OF the bank, /
was accepted. William Clark was
appointed to Oh his place and L. +.
-Joslyn was appointed 70 MI the posi-
ton OF teller Mr.. Wells gives up be-
cause Of falling health.
Angus Mcleod Of Graniteville has
brought civil suit against DIR. g. l.. 1. /
HAYES for alleged malpractice In
treating bis son. Malcon Mcleod,
about two years ago. Young Mcleod /
was struck By the doctors team. Dr.
Hayes attended the boy and now Nc
Leod brings a $4,000 suit Tor actual
expenses incurred In the treatment.
W. +. Hendee of Burlington has re-
ceiyel huge cigar from Capt, J. "
Heard. who Is now quartermaster OF
the Third Cavalry at Nigan, lloeos
sur Lazon. 7. 1. The cigar i about
So inches long and is nearly an inch IN
diameter. A letter accompanying the
gilt states that the cigar Is sample OF
the kind smoked by the Filipino
women.
Geo. A. Foley. "a. and Ethel b. La
belle, rs, both Of Waitsiield. were ar
rested and placed in Jail at Plattshurg,
n. l., last week. charged with being
iugltives from Justice. They eioped
from Waitsdeld and were pursued to
Plattsburg by the girls irate iather'
who overlook them after their mar
riage The daughter was taken back
% her parents home.
Commander Wells Latin Field OF
The United States navy is expected IN
bennington some time this month. lie
has been detached from the command
OF the Ranger, now at Panama, to
await further orders. Mr.. Field has
been ia active service since the be-
ginning OF the Spanish-American war
and has been at his home in Benning-
Ton only once during the time.
For girlish prank Mira Morgan
ran away from her home in Hartweil-
vile, and, dressed as a boy, worked a.
clerk in New York with her school