Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-10

capacity OF proprietor and editor, and
who recently sold his interest in the
paper but remained with the firm as
manager, has closed his labors there.
During the month OF December,
1900, there were q births in Burling-
ton, Of which 10 were boys and IA
girls. The oldest mother was A and
the youngest Is. There were %
deaths during the same month, Of
which l5 were males and seven fe-
males.
Edward, the young son Of w. r..
White OF North Bennington, recently
met with very painful accident by
running into barbed wire which had
been strung along some trees in his
neighborhood TO prevent trespassing
on the lawn. Young White was bad
ly cut about the mouth and face.
A. C. Blanchard has announced to
the people OF Barre that il they
will assure the project the necessary
support, he will erect a hotel on the
site of the recently burned Park
block. His plan calls for two stores
and the hotel Office on the ground
floor and the hotel proper above.
Mrs. Mary Morton, the Oldest
woman in Barre, died last week at
her home at the age OF 90 years. She
was born in Asindale, Scotland, and
came TO this country over fifty years
ago. She leaves one son, Alexander
Morton, and one daughter, Mrs.
Annie Cornell of Saxonville, Mass.
The Burlington Gas Light COM
pany will begin the new year By re-
ducing the price OF Illuminating gas
TO 81 per 1000 cubic feet, subject TO
the regular discount OF 10 per cent on
all bills paid within tendays OF pre-
sentation, which reduces the former
net price Of Sl.9s to $3.50 per 1000
cubic feet.
L. f. Benton OF Yergennes has en-
gagged a capable broommaker and Is
having the broom corn that be raised
on his farm in Waltham last season
made up into brooms. He expects to
make between 500 and 900 br0oms.
The business is in an experimental
stage and Mr.. Benton expects to en-
large II il successful.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been granted:-freeman
Saltus, Jr., insurance man and news
paper employee Of Burlington, giving
his liabilities as $5s6.22, unsecured
S44s.22. assets $500, all exempt; Alban
b. Rooney OF Fairfield, liabilities
2.T67.40, unsecured $637.eO, assets
S2,09l, exempt S634.
The Bellows Falls Electric Light
company, which has been doing bust
ness under charter by the Legislature
OF the state OF Maine. has recognized
under the laws OF Vermont and taken
in several directors from Bellows
Falls, which gives the concern Local
flavor. Ii has a capital stock OF $780,
600, divided into 900 shares OF slOC
each.
The 80 cigar factories in Vermont
Hast year used 45,2l5 pounds OF to
bacco, out OF which they made 2, 1872
476 cigars OF size weighing more
than three pounds per 1000. There
were 30 factories in the state having
separate account the previous year,
but they used only 39,9l7 pounds OF
tobacco and made only l,s69,O5'
cigars.
A full sized smallpox scare hai
been developed in Lyndonyille IRON
one case in tie family OF Benjamin
Beaursgard. The victim OF the dis
ease Is a baby, Mr.. Beauregardi
0randchild, who came from Manches'
ter. N. H., with its mother about two
weeks ago. The family has beer
quarantined and there is no fear tina
the disease will spread.
A Williston youth, Octave Tarrant
is recovering from the effects OF nv
spoonfuls OF paris green self-adminis
tered last week. The overdose anC
milk as an emetic probably tended
, 10 lengthen his stay upon earth. Ih'
eause of the act is said to be affection
on Young Tarrant's part for Heller
Bariiner, l6-year old daughter o
Austin Bartimer, who lives near hlm
ID. w. Hildreth, editor OF the New
port Express and Standard, will ISSUE
/ the initial number of The Progressive
, Farmer early this month. II VIII o
. l6.page monthly devoted to tn
interests OF farmers in general an'
Vermont farmers in particular. In
publisher announces that he Is unde
! contract to issue the paper I'VE year
and is financially backed for thre
years. :. a.
Elijah Howard, carder at IN
: Cooper mill in Bennington, was SC
vereiy injured while at work aoou
: the machinery last week. lie wa
oiling carding machine, when M
/ hand was caught in the betting am
his body thrown forward against ID
/ rapidly moving machine in such
way that his face and head were Gu
10 the bone in half a dozen places
; Several stitches were taken IN eac
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