Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
State of Vermont.
r.. News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


Two new cases of smallpox are re-
ported in Burlington in families where
HE disease already existed.
The Rev. NJ. c. Henderson OF st.
Iobnbnry officiated at his one thous-
endth funeral service recently.
The new school building in Barre,
which Is nearly ready for occupancy,
cost in round numbers sll,OoO.
cat which cares for an orphan
chicken is the property Of Charles
4 Atberton of Essex junction. The cat
/ is six years old.
The Young ladies Of Rutland collect
al fares on the city street cars for the
GA ladies' Home one day last week
with great success.
Al an auction sale last week Of 900
pinhead cigarettes, recently seized tor
,,iolation OF the customs laws, they
were sold for - 80.
The school attendance at Mortified
has GROWN 10 such an extent that the
erection OF a more commodious school
4 building is being considered.
There are 100 prisoners at the jail at
4 Windsor and next year an addition will
probably be made to the work shop TO
accommodate those sentenced 10 labor.
Col Henry o. Carpenter OF Rutland,
4 for many years one of the proprietOrs
of the Bardwell house In that city, Is
receiving treatment at a Burlington
4 sanitarium.
Al the flower show held in New
York last week the highest prize for
American Beauty roses was awarded
10 Or. w. Seward Webb. and also the
first and second prize for yiolets.
The new Fletcher memorial library
IN Chester. built by Allen NJ. Fletcher
of New York for the citizens OF Lud-
low. Cavendish aud Plymouth, was
dedicated last Friday afternoon.
ST. Johnsbury saw a $1,000 automo-
bile last week. IL belonged 70 the
president OF the Carnegie steel com
many of New York. who, with a party,
i making a tour OF New England.
Mrs Hetty Green Of Bellows Falls
has gone 20 New York on business.
Her husbands condition remains
about the same. He does not get sui-
dciently strong 10 be moved 10 New
York. As the family desires.
suzanne sheldon, niece Of Postmas-
ter John A. sheldon Of Rutland, is
scoring a big success in her part of
Jealous woman in McCarthY's drama,
"If Were King, now being presented
by southern and his support in New
York.
III. Fullum has resigned from the
board OF trustees OF the Gill Odd Eel
lows Home at Ludlow and also from
the position Of treasurer. DIR. W. y.
Bryant Of Ludlow has been elected
his successor. The home now has 10
inmates.
Barres city council is considering
the question Of purchasing the Perry 4
n SCribner spring water system. This
system, which Is the largest spring
water system In Barre. Is owned BY
w. A. Perry and G. NJ. Seribner and
is offered 10 the city for $4,000.
The S-year-old stallion. Rex, owned
by +. G. Rider OF New Haven. was a.
warded first prize at the Pan-American
exposition In the sweepstake class OF
any age. A. NJ Smith of Shorham Sc
cured one OF the premiums on his stall
lion, which he took TO the exposition.
The Morrisyille Messenger says that
coal is selling in that village per ton,
delivered, as follows Nut, IS; stove.
IS; EGG, $40; furnace, $50. The
reason for the excessive price is that
there is no competition and dealers
charge what they wish and the people
have to pay or burn wood.
The total population of Vermont, as
is now well known, is 343.6ll. OF this
ls5, l3S are males and sos are te-
males POS, S9l are native and 44,94l
foreign born The total white popula-
ton Is 342.77i of whom 29S,03 are
native born. There are $50 colored In
the state. of whom $40 are negroes, 50
are Chinese. and are Indians.
The boys OF the agricultural depart
ment of the University of Vermont
have been faring well lately. Perley
Spaulding has been appointed TO
place in the United States department
OF agriculture, and NJ. h. Cummings
has been offered the position of assist
ant In horticulture In the University OF
Maine, which he will probably accept.
Two letters received at the Burling-
ton postoilice lately denote remark
ably swift journey across the continent.
The letters were postmarked at san
Francisco Oct. 20 at a. m. and stamp
ed at Burlington, their destination, at
y;5Op. m. Oct. "a, making the long
Journey across the United States from
postotiice to postofiice in 4 days and il
hours.
Lyman w. Redington, formerly of
Rutland, but now New York city
lawyer, spoke from the same platform
with Seth Low in behalf of the fusion
ticket at Long Island City lately. Mr..
hedlngton represented Rutland in the
Vermont legislature in 1873. lie was
delegate at large to the Democratic
national convention of 1850, his party's
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