Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-31
State of Vermont.
its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


closed the schools at Nottingham.
Ernest Hooker Of Forestdale shot
deer this week which weighed, dress
ed, 200 pounds.
The departmental examinations at
the customs house in Burlington called
out only tour candidates last week.
Walter Leno, aged 81, died last
week. probably the result of dose OF
laudanum taken with suicidal intent.
Ex-Governor Woodbury. OF Burling-
ton has received fine yearling buck
deer, shot by his son. +. 7. Woodbury.,
near Morrisyille.
+. l.. Britton of Rutland has gone TO
Philadelphia. where he will compete in
halt-mile matched foot race for
purse OF $500 a side.
Mayor lIawley OF Burlington
officially annouced last week that there
had been p cases of smallpox and
yaricloid reported TO the health officer.
Fire destroyed FIVE rows of cattle
and sheep pens on the grounds Of the
Rutland County Agricultural society
last week. oansing loss Of about 5000.
Walter Davis of Chester shot bear
and cub on Saltash mountain last
week One cub escaped. The old
bear weighed 80 pounds and the cub
63 pounds.
John +. Daniels of Bristol raised
$500 head OF cabbage this season, one
acre OF sweet corn and three acres Of
small vegetables, such as beets, car
rots, radishes, etc.
The New York State National bank
of Albany. \. Y. has been approved
by the comptroller OF the currency as
a reserve agent for the Waterbury
National bank OF Waterbury.
Rural free delivery Tor Bellows Falls
will be inaugurated December 2. The
route willcOver a distance OF p IA
miles. with l09 horses on the line and
ass persons 10 be accommodated.
Ethel. the ll-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Clark OF Burling-
ton. died Wednesday OF last week
after a few DAYS OF intense suffering
with lock jaw and spinal meningitis.
Deputy L. s. Marshal +. II. Chap
man OF Rutland has in private hatch
cry Ia his cellar about $1,000 brook
trout eggs belonging TO the govern
ment. which ultimately viii be sent to
the state hatchery at ST. Johnsbury.
Two horses from Shelburne Farms
delayed q New York train about an
hour last week by persisting In keep
To- - h.. stf15 anl tAafftrtr
along just ahead of the engine and
trainmen who tried 10 drive them oil.
They even picked their way across a
tTestle.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Grant of Bur-
lington have gone TO Hartford, Conn,
where they will attend a biennial re-
union ofthe Grant family. descendants
of Matthew Grant. IL Is expected that
there will be nearly 800 persons pres
eni. Gen. U. 5. Grant was member
of the family.
The Rev. Sedgwick W Bidwell Of
Middlebnry is ~ years old. He is in
excellent health and still breaches.
During the 81 years that he has been a
clergyman he has married 3l5 couples.
He gave up teaching school when be
was 81 years old.
At meeting of the Barre Merchants
association recently II was voted to
take up the matter OF securing a better
hotel for the city. Barre has good
little hotel but the business has grown
away beyond the size of the building
and in consequence visitors TO Barre
usually stop at the Montpelier hotels
A Canada Atlantic engine started
out of the railroad yards at Swanton
one night last week and slowly ran as
far as Swanton Junction before George
Zeagman, who was chasing on foot,
caught up with the runaway engine
and climbing on board, started back
to Swanton. No one knows how the
engine started.
The census bureau has isssed a bull
letin on the persons of school age.
males of militia and voting age. and
foreign born males Fl years old and
over in several states, including Yer
mont. The figures for this state are:
School age. 5 to 20 years, inclusive,
9s.6l4; militia age. 4S,36s; voting age,
los, 1856; foreign born males q years
OF age and over, 26,s9l.
A decision in the case OF the Great
Western Mining & Manufacturing Co.
by l.. c. Black. receiver, VS.. b. ID.
Harris estate. Charles A. Harris et.ai. |
executors. was received from Judge |
Wheeler last week. ruling that the |
plaintiff is entitled "a. a decree for the
amount received by the testator
through a last issue Of stock. The de-
cree Is for $4,000.
A decision was rendered last week |
in the habeas corpus proceedings
brought bv James Foley tor the custo- /
dy of Mabel Labelle as wife. The
couple is the one which a short time |
ago eloped and was married in Platts
burg. n. Y. In New York the age OF
consent i Is and as the age of the
oirl is only l6 the question was raised
rs TO the legality of the marriage. The
age of consent in Vermont is sixteen.
Judge Munson decided that the mar