Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-21

| Russia. These scales are, OF course,
equipped with the Russian system OF
weights and measures. The Russian
trade has increased very rapidly OF late
and the orders include scales OF all
sizes.
The residence of Mrs. John Dona-
hue at Mortified was entered last
week and a quantity of linen, silver
ware and small articles OF furniture
stolen. Mrs. Donahue is passing the
winter with her daughter. Two years
ago it was robbed during her absence.
A S25 reward for information is OIL
fered.
Did you ever happen to run across
the information that the center of the
town of Mortified and the center OF
the state of Vermont are both to be
found upon the same town lot? Gen.
Jackman is authority for this state
ment and he says this central spot is
TO be found in lot number nine in
range five.
JIG. Ullery has sold the Towns
hotel property at Bellows Falls, closing
the controversy with the heirs of Mrs.
Towns. The sale is made TO f.. A.
Norwood OF Bellows Falls, who was a
few weeks ago appointed guardian OF
her with the proclaimed purpose oil
lighting Ullery and attempting the rip
ping of the sale.
The fish merchants at and near Bur-
lington are having a busy season,
albeit fish are unusually high, higher
than for many years. The demand
since Lent began has nearly doubled
but the supply has not increased IN
proportion. A large number OF fisher
men have been hustling for smelt, but
bic catches have been few this winter
An excellent method of thawing out
frozen water and sewer pipes is being
used by the Rutland city water super
intendent. A connection is made with
the pipe at each side of the frozen spot
and an electrical current sent through
IL. which thaws the ice very quickly
/ A water main on ellington ave-, IN
| that city, which was frozen $50 feet
, was thawed out in 40 minutes by this
| method.
Gov. w. w. Stickney has appointed
Arthur F. Stone, publisher OF the ~
i Johnsbury Caledonian, one OF the yic'
presidents from Vermont of the Pan
American exposition in place OF tn
Hon. Henry c. Bates resigned. Mr.
Stone has also been appointed commits
sioner from Vermont to the Soutl
Carolina interstate and West Indian
exposition, which opens at Charleston
next winter.
! Rev. John L. Sewell.a former pasto
of the Congregational church in West
minister. surprised his Pensioners II
North Brookfield, Mass, last week b,
I announcing that hereafter he will &C
+, cent a reduction of 10 per cent on hi
salary of 81, 800 year He believe
! this is a good way to show his sympa
! thy for the operatives in the h. " A
Batcheler shoe shop, who are facing
10 per cent cut in wages.
Mrs. Laura J. Haskins of Below
): Falls unintentionally died intestate las
! week. leaving an estate estimated !
! be worth from $4,000 to $4,000 to b
G disposed of according TO law. Conse
g quently a large portion OF the estat
will 90 where she especially desire
+, that il should not 60, and persons uF
4 ON whom she planned to confer specla
# fayors will realize little benefit iron
:. the property. She was IS years Old.
n Frank Guild, former Greensbor
y boy. who is now a professor in co
leGe in Tuscon, Arizona, has been AZ
IS pointed by President Mckinley one
IS the commissioners to inspect the min
q at PHILADELPHIA and make tests on IN
5, cold and silver coins received for 70
L purpose by the different mints durln
d The wear and to determine their hn'
ness by assaying at the mint, and 10
Is university has granted him leave
@ absence.
" An exciting cock fight took place.
1t Remington Friday evening OF La
lie week between local birds and som
r from Troy. n. Y. Those present II
eluded several well known sports trol
i various places in New England. nv
81 contests were called, and although u
Il local birds had the advantage at "a
10 beoinnino. they were no match fo
= fine imported ones, and the outsider
n won inthe main. The local hackers al
er about 5000 out.
Edward NJ. Slayton, whose orueI i
,e 200 carloads of eggs given to the Okli
Al homa and Kansas Produce Dealers, a
4 soeiation, has created stir in proddu'
Is circles. is a Vermonter by birth, ma,
e inc been born in Calais in 1851; Il
4 is NJ the head of the +. NJ. Slayto
y company of Manchester, n. H., w si
has n branch store in Lawrence, Mas
! The firm does a business OF hundred
= of thousands of dollars a year. NJ
4 Slayton IS 4 director of the Amoskea
= national bank and president Of u
= Manchester board of trade.
q Hugh Baxter of Rutland and Ne
o. York, the ex-champion pole vauit
and ex-captain of the New YORK AZ
!, letic club, now holds the strength te
u u record of the Mercury Foot club. |