Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-03
State of Vermont.
h. News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Nrs Sarah X. Darling, mother o
NJ II. A. Woodbury. of Burlington
led last week, aged sc years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Ehle, former
~ Montpelier, were recently rob
ted OF large amount Of jewelry and
"onev at their home in the suburbs
of Chicago.
last week, three hours before the
sre insurance policy would have
roired. the farm house OF Thomas
rnnner at Bakersfield was burned to
the ground
Pbilip S. Goulding Of Wilmington
has accepted position as head
ratsloguer in the library OF the
1Tniyersity OF Missouri, at Columbus
h. that state.
Vermont has the smallest number
!, murders in proportion to its
nonulation OF any Of the states. New
Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts,
hollow in that order.
By the will Of the late Mrs. Julia
IA Gibson, which was probated in
cambridge, Mass, last week, the
Congl Church OF Winooski will re-
.eiye as a bequest $4,000.
Mrs Honora McCarty OF Benning-
ION the oldest person in Bennington
county. If not in the state, has seen
tne lioht Of the third century in which
she has lived. She is los years old.
Mrs Josephine Hall, aged n years,
IN Chester, wife OF J. A. Pollard, died
"Wednesday night from pneumonia.
Mrs. Pollard was the mother OF II
children, nine OF whom are now
living.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed by Peter 4. Abbott Of
Rarre. a meat cutter, who has liabili-
ties of 1880, OF which Sl475 is secured
and assets OF Sl475. Nothing is
Exempt
While Leon Muzzey Of Stowe was
splitting wood last week he cut his
hand with the axe. Drs. Morgan and
Bowers were called and found il
necessary to amputate the forefinger
at the knuckle joint
Growing out OF the recent elope-
ment of DIR. G.. w. Jacobs OF Rich
nond with the wife OF Senator II. T..
n Brown OF Burlington, Mrs. Jacobs
and Senator Brown have both filed
petitions for divorce.
The annual catalogue OF the Uni
versity of Vermont, just issued,
sontains the names OF 2SS academic
students, las in the medical depart
ment and 43 in the dairy school,
making total OF 476.
A lodge OF Odd Fellows was organ
iled at Milton last week with IL
members. The Grand Master OF the
state was present and large delega-
tons from st. Adams, Burlington,
Richmond and Waterbury.
Miss Mary ii. Allen, who has been
assistant matron at the Industrial
school for the last six years, has
resigned and gone to her home in
South Hero. Miss l.. V. Beecher has
been engaged to take her place.
Fire, smoke and water in business
block owned by the estate OF Ellen Z.
Allen and occupied by Stiles 4 Kelley
A. the principal tenants, caused a loss
Of about $4,000 at Burlington Christ
mas day; covered by insurance.
Frank Turner, laborer and a
native OF New Brunswick, was arrested
st st. Johnsbury last week, charged
with an attempted assault upon Cora
Towne, a l2-year-old girl. Turner
confessed. Bail was fixed at $500.
Secretary Bell says that fully 8 per
cent OF the cattle examined for tuber-
sulosis have been condemned and
slaughtered since July l, and further
states that in four herds just examin-
cd IS out OF 225 were condemned.
Mrs. Ida ii. Read OF Shelburne,
state president OF the w. G. L. u,
was made Christmas present OF a
handsome fur coat by the members OF
the Vermont organization as mark
OF their appreciation OF her services
during the past year.
These new bankruptcy petitions have
been filed: VIM. Henry Shannon OF
Charlestown, a farmer, liabilities, 49,
500, unsecured, 1925; assets, 1890,
exempt, 1925; Henry Raine OF Swan
ION, farmer, liabilities, s5s9, unse-
cured, S549, assets, s42, exempt, 1892.
Lewis Labombald of Burlington, a
carpenter who was employed on the
new parochial school building on st.
Paul street, fell over pile Of planks
and sustained injuries which will con-
me him to the house for some time
and may possibly prove fatal.
Mrs. Willard ii. Hutchinson, over
" years OF age, has sued her young
actor husband, whose former home
was in Montpelier, for the recovery OF
$1,000 600 decided him upon their
marriage last February. Willard is
years OF age and is at present
playing in New Orleans.
DIR. George w. Shattuck, who is
under arrest at Woo1sville, N. H., on