Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-19
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


washington county court adjourned
from Saturday until Monday because
of the Presidents death.
The Addison county fair at Middle
bury was declared off thursday ON ac-
count of the heavy rains.
Warren Brace. colored, of Burling
ton. has gone to Alabama TO enter the
Tuskegee Institute. Brace is q year,
old.
4 dead doe, believed TO have been
shot. was found in Cambridge one
night recently. An investigation is
being made.
At the regular meeting of the Brat
tleboro Bird club held at Lindenhurst
recently, the club voted TO disband and
reorganize as a State Audubon society.
A. c. Connor, who for % years was
station agent for the Bennington and
Rutland railroad at Manchester, is now
located at Fort Collins, Col, where he
has charge of a station.
The Hebrews of Burlington held
their annual observance OF the Jewish
New Year last week. beginning Friday
night at o'clock and continuing till
o'clock Saturday night.
The business men OF Rutland are
taking steps TO build an opera house.
DR.. John b. Mead OF the Howe Scale
works offers TO build an opera house if
certain site can be purchased.
The controversy between Lyman p.
Wood and Nelson Chamberlin of Bur-
lington. due to lease which Mr.. Wood
had OF the carpet store Of the Old Bee
Hive, was amicably settled last week.
20. Ray of Burlington leaves this
week for Cornell University, where he
is 10 take a course In the law school.
He graduated from the u. v. NJ. in
1896 and was admitted TO the Vermont
bar last year
Frederick Billings Of Woodstock has
given 10 the town Of Billings. Montana,
q handsome memorial library building
which win be dedicated next month
Mr. Billings and a party Of friends ex-
pect 70 attend
2. W. Buchanan Of South Ryegate
was taken to the hospital at Hanover,
n H., recently and underwent very
successful operation for appendicitis.
10 was a severe case, the operation
taking an hour and halt
The new East State street school in
Montpelier was opened last week.
Many of the pupils began last week in
the old school. and were transferred
this week by Prot. Ham. There are
about 800 pupils In attendance.
A handsome half tone cut Of Or. W.
Seward Webb's Yacht Elfrida appear |
ed In the current number of Leslie's |
Weekly. the picture being run In con
nection with an article on the visit Of
Vice President Roosevelt to Vermont,
Gen. w. w. Grout's horse, Henry |
Girl. has been in six races this sea
son. three In her class. and three IN /
free for ALL She has won the three /
first prizes IN her class and two second 1
prizes in the other races, and one
third.
The annual meeting Of the corpora
ton of the Fanny Allen hospital in
Winoosk was held last week. The
old board of officers was reelected
and all departments of the hospital
were found 10 be in most satisfactory
condition.
b. l.. Kent Of Burlington has
brought suit against DR. +. Kent Park
er to recover 500 paid him for medl-
cal services DR. Parker, it will be
remembered. was recently fined Tor
practicing medicine in Vermont With
out a license.
F. /. Sargent OF Groton LEFT recently /
for Chicago to look up Lemuel W., his
only brother. whom he has not seen
for 80 years and has not heard from
for i've years. Mr.. Sargent, VINO j. "a
years old. started on his quest IN
most hopeful manner.
An interesting case came before the
probate court in Chittenden county.
last week. Il involved the estate OF
John Ferguson OF Burlington VINO
from that city - years
ago and has never been heard nom
since. Elihu b. Tan was appointed
II has been announced from Nash-
ington. ID. C., by the comptroller Of
the currency. that a second DIVIDEND
of 25 per cent had been declared IN
favor of the creditors of the Farmers
National Bank of Nergennes. ms
makes in all a dividend of 80 per cent
on claims amounting to sl0s,o65.ls.
During the month OF August G99
were admitted TO the
United States through the district Of
Vermont. The countries from when
they came were Russia So. Austria
2s. Germany p. Italy 20, Roumania
Is. sweden II. Syria II, Poland .
Armenia 5. Hungary Z, Flnlanu'
Arabia. Galicia and France, ? eaeh.
L. IL. Martin and A. 6. Pierce Of
Burlington have well preserved copies
Of the Ulster County Gazette o.
January 1, $500, containing
the account OF the death Of George
which occurred lust t il',
weeks previous. 1t is a small. Jour
page paper and the mourning column !
rules are nearly quarter OF an inch IN