Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-13
state of Vermont.
:. Nsys Condensed and Rewritten
W. for Our Readers.

uosfmlster at Pittstield.
p,tlaud is proud of the fact that
~ NOT one vacant store on her
uifncipal business street.
rba town of Ludlow at town meeting
a ~ N sopropriate $4,000 more to
sUtl5tbe town hall, making $4,000 in
a'Ii p Davis. for the past ten years
,-aiing salesman for the Wells a
piabardson Co. of Burlington, will
mn MN DRUG store in Barre April |.
I'M Warden has completed the
.cbooI census for the town OF Bradford
soJ 6nds that there are PSI children
s az the ages of 3 and Is years, l22
offbese being boys and l59 girls.
pprino the month of February State
Tay Commissioner Cushman collected
az ol3.47 in corporation taxes. Over
5d9 blanks were sent out and there
are still some corporations to be heard
4fthe town meeting in Glastonbury
.,.ar, one OF the twelve voters in town
Nos present. A majority of the Off
cas are filled by members otthe Matti-
I'm family. The tax voted was three
hundred cents. The town debt is about
$500
IyndonviIle Journal, has purchased a
store at Glover. Mr.. Wells is in the
south at present on a pleasure trip
with his iather-in-law, DR.. g.. W. Col
by. of sutton They may visit Cuba
before they return.
special Agent L. b. Norton con-
8uefed civil service examination az
panItUev recently for the position Of
carrier ior the rural fee delivery
which will be established soon. Seven
teen candidates took the examination,
making the largest class Mr., Norton
bsdwer examined
re. Flood editor Of the Brandon
Union. was again hung in cihgy Mar.
B. The figure was found hanging
from telegraph pole in Conant In the
morning Alta ned 90 the figure was
aphcTd-eCharman of the Board Of
Fence Viewers Mr.. Flood was
elected TO this Office Mar. (.
Judge Layant NJ Read, the well
known attorney, Judge OF probate and
member OF the state railroad commits
sion. Is confined 10 bis bed at Bellows
FaI, by serious Illness. Some time
ago the Judge manifested symptoms
OF angina pectoris and his condition
has been closely watched since.
Edward J Hall of Bennington, who
has charge Of the pro-Boer petition for
Vermont. has placed petitions in cir
tnlatiOn in every town In the state.
A large number OF them have already
been returned numerously signed.
The petition asks Congress to pass
resolutions of sympathy for the peo-
pie Of the Transvaal and the Orange
Free State
The president has sent a cable mes
sage 10 Manila expressing sympathy
for Judge Ide of the Philippine COM
mission who is i'll at Yokohama, and
saying that he must make his health
the first consideration in his plans for
the future 1t is believed that Judge
lde will be compelled TO return TO his
home to recuperate before he will be
able 70 resume his duties at Manila.
The passenger department Of the
Central Vermont has given orders to
accept Montpelier q Wells River rail-
road tickets for passage between
Montpelier and Barre on its trains
until further notice. The Central is
now using the Montpelier d Wells
River tracks between Barre and
Montpelier, one of the Central bridges
having gone out in the recent freshet.
In Rutland county court Mar. 9th,
Judgment was found for the plaintiff
m the case of Miss Bridget Mullins OF
West Rutland VS.. DIR. w. G.. +. Flan-
ders Of Burlington, for malpractice.
Inc assessment of damages was lett TO
the court. The case has attracted
much attention. Ii has been heard by
lne supreme court and "A new trial
granted In county court because OF the
improper action OF juror at the pre-
vl0ns trial.
AT the annual meeting in Woodtord,
ueorge W. Bickford was reelected
town clerk and treasurer for the 2Sth
consecutive time. In SALISBURY,
Mlfon Barton was elected to the same
Offices which he has filled twenty-five
years. lie succeeded his father who
Ieil both offices for fifty-five years.
III Stamford the tax voted was POO
cents. 1t will cost that town over
sl,g50 @ repair the damages caused
oy the December freshets.
State Tax Commissioner j. +. Cush-
man has made a new ruling touching
.ne taxation Of insurance companies
which will affect substantially one
uau OF the companies doing business
N Vermont The ruling is to the
effect that purely mutual companies
having some capital stock but doing a
iG.l''tual business must pay an annual
neense tax to the state. The rule will
maize an increase ofabout %, 500 in the
state tax Tor the year alone.
James Il. Hale, rece liver of the Brad
lold Savings Bank and Trust COM
psll' has declared fourth dividend
~ ,i ~ per cent payable April 10. This
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