Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-10
state of Vermont.
:. NEWS Condensed and Rewritten
''' for Our Readers.

There are now l42 boys and 81
IL IN the state industrial school at
grs III 'io go
Vergennes'
Iobn Bixby Of Springfield commit
"a suicide last week by hanging In
,Se cellar Of his residence.
Col Kittredge Haskins, congress-
alect of the second district, is Ill
q, his home in Brattleboro.
Kingsbury Foster Of Derby Line
won the Greenwood prize scholar
. ma oratory at Tufts college.
Cbss. Miner is arranging 20 enlarge
h,s hosiery works near Bennington,
and will employ 40 hands the coming
season.
new industry has started up In
Albany. Parties are engaged In new
mo and dressing elm and birch tim
her and shipping it to Quebec.
Ex.Goy. and Mrs, u. A. Woodbury.
., harrington will spend the winter at
Pinehurst, N. c., resort much ire
snented by New England people.
Saturday, Mrs. Ira Washburn Of
uoptpelier was nearly asphyxiated
nv escaping coal gas at her home.
When found she was unconscious.
The u. V. NJ. alumni held pleas
INC BANQUET at Washington, ID. O.,
SATURDAY. The Vermont delegation
IN Congress were present, except
Senator Proctor.
The shops of the +. II. Patch Man.
ufacturing company of Rutland are
beipg run nig hit and day TO keep up
with orders and probably will be for
some time 10 come.
The exports OF United States
nroducts through the port OF Richford
for the year 1900 amounted 10 nearly
"a 900 600 in value. This is an
syengs Of about 81 600 a day.
The commissioner OF internal rev.
cane states that 442 special licenses
we're issued BY the federal govern
nent TO retail dealers in Vermont last
wear. as against 555 the year previous.
The Barre granite manufacturers
have received a circular from the
Qusrrymens association announcing
raise in the price of granite stock OF
10 cents per foot TO go into effect Jan.
10.
w. A. Tilden OF Union Village was
thrown down by a vicious bull the
other day and was badly bruised, but
managed to get hold OF the nose ring
and save himself from being severely
goed.
Charles Manning, who was injured
mysterious manner at his home
IN Eden few weeks ago, Is improv-
Ing and will recover. No explana-
lion has been made OF the way he re-
.eived his injuries.
The Mortified News has issued a
very useful calendar for 1901. IL IL
adorned by colored map OF YER
mont and on the back are the figures
Of the states population by towns
and other statistics.
Mr.. Leland, native OF Waitstield,
but who has passed number oil
years in the West and Mexico, was In
Queohee last week in the interest OF a
colony which he is trying to start on
the west coast OF Mexico.
The resignation of Rev. 5. N,
Jackson, pastor OF the Congl church
al Barre, was accepted by the society
last week, three ballots being neces-
ary to reach decision, the final vote
being So for and SO against.
Ten years ago j. G. Turnbull Of
Barton Landing made 81, l6l pounds
Of butter. In 1900 ne made l,0I3,So-
pounds. He has just built a new
creamery and next year will build
butter factory at South Troy.
John b. Chase, son OF @. NJ. Chase
editor Of the Lyndon Union, ha
severed his connection with the Bris
tol News, one Of J. w. Ketchum'
newspaper properties, of which b.
has been editor for the past year.
In Poutney there is a person wh'
has lived in part OF the 18th century
81 Of the 18th century, and is nov
living in the 10th century. Her nam'
u Mrs. Nancy Hunter, and she wa
born June 10, 1900, in Oman, Ireland
Mason S. Stone, formerly state su
perintendent Of edu alton, was in Bos
ton to attend meeting of the boar'
OF directors OF the American Institute
OF Instruction held Saturday. Mr.
stone is president Of the association
Daniel Addison Head, a native o
chester, president OF the Home In
surance company OF New York, die'
suddenly last week, supposedly o
heart disease, at his home near Yves
orange, n. j. He was 81 years o
age.
The trustees OF the Vermont In
austrial school have purchased tn
hannaeman property of ID acres o
land which entirely divided the stat
property near Vergennes. The hous
Will be converted into cottage TO
small hove