Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-21
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

40 News SOhucuscu anu hcWfitlcH
for Our Readers.
The Methodists of Burlington have
nearly completed the erection OF new
parsonage.
Maplewood farm, Woodstock, has
received an order from Cuba for poul-
try and eggs,
A syndicate is being formed at st.
Johnsbury to buy the Avenue house
property at $4,000.
Divisions OF the Ancient Order of
Hibernians were instituted at Proctor
and West Rutland lust week.
Chas. Houghton, prominent shoe
manufacturer of Worcester, Mass, is
dead. He was from Canaan.
The Fairbanks scale works at st.
Johnsbury has now over 800 men on
its pay rolls and is rushed with orders.
j. Emery Horr, now of Boston, re-
Gently presented check tor 1926 to
the library of his native town, Castle
ton.
M. II. Farr of Montpelier is going
into the Belgian hare business, and
has paid 800 for four with which to
commence breeding.
Mayor Joseph &. Brown of Mont
pelier has declined to serve as wee
president of the Vermont Local Option
league. He is not a member of the
organization and does not intend to
join.
| V. A. Whitaker, treasurer of a saw
| ings bank at North Adams, Mass, has
secured ], 230 acres of land in Pownal.
He has gotten the land for water shed
and protection of a fine water supply
Tor future uses.
Six of the oldest and most unruly OF
the boys at the state industrial school
at Vergennes escaped from that in,
stitution last week. They were cap,
tured in q barn at Weybridge and
taken back to Vergennes.
The two-years-old son of W. II
Hicks of West Woodstock got hold Of
a cup containing kerosene Tuesday q
last week and drank the contents. The
child soon became unconscious anc
died about three hours later.
The State Agricultural society held
is annual meeting at the Bardwel
House in Rutland Friday of last week
The treasurer's report shows the a.
sets of the society TO be " 54O.Z
against which there are no liabilities
The two-story house and contents il
Esteyville owned by Herbert D.Water.
man and valued at 81, 800 were de
stroved by fire Friday. The fire wa
caused bv the explosion OF kerosene
lamp in Mr.. Waterman's hand; IN
surance, 81 400.
A son of H. L. Delano, living nea
Gilmore mountain, Lamoille county
has rather a unique pet Last fall h'
lcaptured a frog from pond near by
he has kept il in the house all wlnte
and Mr.. Frog seems 10 ENJOY ms sur
roundings immensely
A development society has beer
formed at Manchester, with Geo
Smith as president. A large part Q
the directors are summer residents 0
that village. 1t is proposed to improv
greatly the appearance OF that Viiiag
during the coming summer.
The Stamford Chemical company
manufacturers of wood alcohol an
other products from the combustion Z
wood. anticipate very busy year
There are over 1900 cords of wood
the wards at present and about l,Uo
cords more are being delivered.
Arthur L. Weeks of st. Adams ha
been appointed to the United State
Internal revenue service and ordere
10 report at Boston April. Ills duties
) which are understood to be OF the ~
ture of special service, will be eonfhe
TO the territory of New England.
: The Yale Wonder Clock company
rnshed with orders and the workin
torrc has been increased TO 80. On
one salesman is on the road now, Oh
more will be started out as soon ~ "
factory can catch up with present o
, ders. IL is located in Burlington.
| & Albans' street railway system
said now to be an assured fact durin
: the present season. The state rai
I road commissioners have granted u
, street car company permission 10 cro'
! the tenIfAl v Clutoiib = aaAi 49,
Grade on Lake street, under prop
: conditions.
; Last week Bristol was visited by OF
: Of the worst wind storms for sever
5 Years. one OF the plate glass IRON
In the store of +. c. Dixie u GO. w
, blown in. and large shade trees WEI
blown down. One of the glass IRON
in the probate office and a Gimme
a were wrecked.
Gov. Stickney has appointed oehe'
ueselton of Burlington to succe'
: Wendell P. Stafford, resigned, as me !,
her of a committee to arrange lot =
compilation Of digest OF the decision
of the supreme court of the state IN !, 4
eordance with the provisions Oh y
us of the Acts of 1900.
The Champlain Transportation cor
many shipped recently II large color'
pietures OF scenery OF Lake ChamPla
and Lake George to be exhibited r,
} the Pan-American exposition. - !.
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