Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-08-15
state of Vermont.
a. news Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.
Bellows Falls Gun


aa me Western Vermont Agricultural
.,eiety will hold its annual fair al
Fsir Haven August l1-2O.
covers will be laid for 1000 at the
ri.h and Game League banquet at
isle La Motto september 6.
bride path is being cut from the
20, hotel 1t Smuggler's Notch to the
Inmmit of Mount Mansfield.
The selectmen of Bennington are
rsceIylne numerous complaints from
owners Of sheep being killed by dogs.
Animproved electric stamp caneell-
mo machine has been added to the
e11ipment OF the Burlington postofilce.
Eleven deaths and p cases OF
,ontaoious disease were reported TO
NE health officer in Rutland during
July.
have 4 summer postOfiice established
al the summit House on Mount Mans
| fed.
During July the town clerk at
Remington issued ten marriage
/ licenses, recorded ten births and eight
4 deaths.
The Shelburne board of health has
/ advised the vaccination OF all children
IN the town who have not previously
been yaccinated.
The Yergennes Loan Exhibition
association has given $3.50 toward the
cost Of building a receiving vault in
Prospect cemetery.
one hundred and sixteen descendants
ofthe late Josephus Mum OF Stowe at
tended the annual Mum picnic held
recently on Luce hill.
Just north Of Highgate Springs last
week a heifer was discovered on the
pilot Of locomotive where ii had rode
uninured some distance,
The docket for the September term
O. Rutland county court has been is
sued. lt contains $50 civil IL cFlmi-
nal and 81 chancery cases.
Nearly 1 Loo persons attended the
annual clam bake Of Court Burlington,
80 s. F0resters Of America. at Island
PARK. North Hero. Angusts.
out Of eight herds recently examin-
"a Ii Burlington 80 cows were found
suffering from a light form of tubercu-
bsis and were ordered killed.
The Chautauqua summer school az
Queen City Park has come 10 close
aler a successful term of tour weeks.
Ri hoped that the school may be con-
tiHued every summer.
The collection of old pottery from
Bennington in the Vermont room az
The Pm-Amerioan exposition has been
much admired Tor its artistic work,
which was done by skilled English
poters.
lt is estimated that there are over l.
90 quails In the territory, surrounding
Burlington and By Sept. ! hunters are
anticipating great sport. Last spring
l20 birds were bought and placed IN
different localities.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed by Henry K. sails Of
Burlington. a slater. His liabilities 4
are Sl9Sl4, all of which Is unsecured /
except IS of taxes; assets cZZl, OF
which SIS is exempt.
The Rutland board OF aldermen re-
Gently made an attempt to pass over
the mayors vetoes three resolutions
which were returned by the executive I
without his approval. The attempt 1
failed by one vote in each case.
The feature OF the regular monthly 1
meeting of the st. Adams city council I
last week was the passage OF a resoiu-
ton iorbidding Alderman Cummings
70 buy any more liquor for the cry /
without the consent of the council.
The selectmen have awarded to Gro
ton Bridge Co. contract for erecting 1
an iron bridge OF 81 feet span,ioI s'9o' /
over New Haven river in SO. Lincoln I
the work to be completed by Sept. ~. .
This viii give the town five suOstan-
tai iron bridges.
G. H. Bronaugh. for some time
associate editor of the Fairhaven Ira,
has formed a partnership with I. W.
Hartwell of Scottdale, Pa, and the 4
lrm viii hereafter publish the Scout
Gale News, twice-a-week paper
published In Scottdale.
4 new kind of beer has arisen to the
surface to defy the prohibitory law.
u Is branded ''Otisn beer, and Is the
legitimate successor of Three per
cent and "Uno." II was discovered
simultaneously in Winooski and Bur
hngton one evening recently
Suit has been brought by Ira Kicker
Oh Groton against Chief Of Police I. +.
Demerritt OF Montpelier to recover
damages in the sum OF 5000 for the al
legged detention OF hogs belonging 10
Ar. Kicker. July ,. The case Is re-
'urnable at Groton Aug. 10.
An action to recover damages to the
amount of $500 has been brought oy
" William Meecham of Winooski against
LOBBY 81 Catlin for injuries received
oy the three-year-old daughter Of the
plaintiff, who was run over last week
oy team belonging to the defendant
company.
The internal revenue collections ior
tlis district. which includes the states
oi Maine, New Hampshire and YER
mont, for the month ending July 81
We're 5000 SIS ~ For the correspond