Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-13
state of Vermont.
-. condensed and Rewritten
US far Our Readers.

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Gu n..oiyal w. Clement and family LETT
p.,iand wednesday for a SIX "eehs
Mn % California.
1fr and Mrs. j. ). Newcoho ol
N'it.s@id celebrated their golden
,-sIdipg last week.
raanezer Williams has completed a
.onsns OF Graniteyille ana the result
sbows3. ll9 inhabitants.
INF If A list of couples that nave
ous married over 30 years, Benning-
~. IN furnished seven couples.
A. .Iohn w. Ketchum, wife OF
panresentative J. w. hetchuin' OF
H ~ is in with scarlet fever.
rg,rts are being made 10 put the
-i-as of fine New England Telephone
aomnany under ground in Rutland.
darlington is endeavoring to secure
,be location of steam road roilef
manufacturing company within her
limits.
O sanford of Stamford, state
hiobvay commissioner, is hopeful that
M permanent roads may be built
this year.
The contract for the furnishing OF
the new Towns hotel in Bellows Falls
has been let. Two thousand yards OF
Garnet will be used.
Dapuy Head Consul A. o. Palmer
ofthe Modern WOOdmen OF America
bqs changed his official residence from
Burlington TO Rutland.
Rocker I. Washington Of Tuskegee
institute will speak at Burlington dur
iny me meeting Of the American lnsti-
t1fe of Ins truction early in July.
The food fair at Burlington this week
+, being conducted under the auspices
accompany Al, instead of the Burling-
ton Humane society, as originally in
tended.
In the new committee assignments
in the United States Senate. Senator
Proctor succeeds senator Dillingham;
as a member OF the committee on POST
offices.
There we're IL births and II deaths
In Barre during January. OF the births
eiaht were males and nine females.
Eleven Of the 81 parents were OF Amer
lean birth.
In the ease OF Charles Doherty VS..
State of Vermont, which is now before
the United States supreme court, the
execution of sentence is postponed
until the third Tuesday Of May, 1902.
Eleven Of the prisoners at the house
OF correction are rehearsing tor a four
act drama, entitled "Uncle Reuben,
which will be given at the chapel of
the institution the first part Of Febru-
airy.
Health Officer c. =. Thacher of
Pomtret reports that there were %
deaths during the year, the oldest be-
ing 80 years average age of all, 63
years There were IL births and Z
marriages.
Peter A Badord OF Montpelier has in
his possession an old Spanish coin OF
Carolus III dated l77S. lie has had
frequent offers TO buy, but has never
disposed Of it. 1t has been in his pos
session 2j years.
The total circulation of books at the
Rutland free library during January
was 5,llS, daily circulation of 1876.
In January, 1901, the total circulation
was 4S16, showing an increase of 242
for the last month.
DR.. Webb states that he has now
secured the necessary links in a short
line railroad between the Great Lakes
aud Boston, owing to his recent pur-
chase OF the Booth interests in the
Canada Atlantic road.
Disbarment proceedings have been
started in the supreme court against
Edwad A. Sowles of st. Adams. IL Is
alleged that he changed the official
record OF the courts decision in "A case
that involved him, so as to reverse the
courts intent.
In the vicinity OF East Wallingiord a
dlstemper is affecting the cats. 1t is
about as near grip as can be. The ie-
lines are taken with coughing and
sneezing and loss of appetite. In about
week they begin to get better or die
IN the attempt
Mayor Joseph G.. Browns admins
tration is proving a happy one finan-
clally to the citizens of Montpelier. 1t
shows a reduction OF $4,000 of the
Indebtedness of the city during the
year. The net profit of the city liquor
agency was S3,545.13.
The total receipts of the city of Bar
re Tor the past year were S2l6.0S3.22
and the total expenditures S202, 964.03,
leaving balance of Sl3,1l9.19. This
Is considered a good showing for Bar
re- There has been spent for liquor ut
the Barre agency Sc, 160.36.
The National Bank of Commerce of
New York has been appointed as re-
serve agent for the Clement National
D1ank Of Rutland and the National
commercial bank of Albany has been
approved as reserve agent for the Ma
uonal bank of Middlebury.
News has been received from
south Africa of the death on December
4ln OF Thomas Duff. Oldest son of Mr..
ana Mrs. James Duff of Middlebury.
MT. Duff left in early fall tn ioiu the