Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15
state of Vermont.
v.,ys Condensed and Rewritten
w far our Readers.


Grand scale -.
a. persons lay dead in Plainfield
a AN recently, awaiting burial.
OA ~ and Mrs. Henry J. Snow OF
,, W. celebrated their golden
wedding May ..
uaalth Officer L. c. Squier OF North
r@ssnJon reports twenty-five cases Of
measles in town.
:. and Mrs. W. Seward Webb are
sbeIburne Farms, where they will
Tsss Inc summer as usual.
The centennial OF the organization
..Westdeld. March 20, 1902, will be
Observed July lth with appropriate ex-
nerd OF cattle belonging TO W. W.
u.ijen of Northfeld was run into by
f5sf freight near the fair ground
4 T-iisv afternoon and five or six val
raBle yeallings were killed.
rsptaip Hobson, the hero of the
sinking of the Merrimac at Santiago,
isgfursl in the Auditorium at Brattle-
boro Nav IA, under the auspices OF the
National society of the United Daugh-
ters Of 1912, Vermont.
gosiness for the year closing March
81 was the largest in the history OF
me 81. Johnsbury post office. The
receipts Tor the year for stamps,
newspaper postage and box rents
amounted to Sl7,70s.2O.
Atameeting OF the directors Of the
Bellows Falls Trust company, Z. l..
Walker was elected president and
Charles +. Howard vice president. A
i treasurer has not yet been chosen, but
will be 40 a later meeting.
At a meeting OF the Montpelier
school board il was voted 10 hire
PRINCIPAL T.. G.. Ham for another year
ala salary OF Sl.700. The Washing |
/ ION county grammar school graduating
exercises viii be held June Is.
i'll. Merrill. son OF Rev c. II. Mer- |
rH Of s.. J0hnsOury has been appoint /
al superintendent of the General I
Electric Cos. office az Charlestown. f
vs.. Va. which has charge Of the COM
panys business in that state.
There are four generations Of the
Herick family in Springfield All
are males, all were born and now re-
side there and an bear the name of
Herrick. The head Of the family is
Capt Simeon Herrick, 81 years old.
At the commencement Of the dental
department Of the Baltimore Medical
college, the gold medal known as the
faculty medal, 10 the student standing
The best final examination, was award
ed to Raymond 5. Elmer of Brattle-
b0ro
". A. Lane and F. A. Daley of Bar
re have constructed a locomobile that
runs nicely Ii mounted four of the
hardest grades in Barre with nine pas
sengers, consisting of four men and
five children, load of about l,20O
pounds
Since April Is, 1900, when Mrs.
Franklin Farrow of So. Peacham cele-
brated her 9Oth birthday anniversary,
She has pieced two silk biscuit quilts
each containing 1862 pieces, one cot
Ton Quilt containing 1920 pieces, be-
side some smaller pieces.
The following dates for addresses by
The Hon. Perciyal w. Clement are an
no1nced May Is, Barre; May 10,
Burlington; May IL, Manchester; May
~ Poultney May 20. Rutland; May
y, ~ Adams May %, Randolph May |
- Woodstock; May "a, Springfield.
CoLS.AIlkley has bought from Silas
Jewett the fair grounds at Middlebury,
consideration $1,000. and has leased
the same to the Addison County Fair
association Tor a term of years. Mr..
lkley intends 10 improve the property
aud make it one of the finest grounds in
the State.
There is a possibility that the Lake
'hampain Yacht club of Burlington
may meet with an obstacle in the cree
uon Of its new club house at the foot
Of College street. 1t is claimed by the
Guy that portion of the Central Yer
mont dock is in College street and
therefore on city property.
:. Charles Chapman, manager OF the
MOVE opera house, st. Johnsbury, has
secured the lecture rights for Vermont
ol Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the ransomed
missionary, Miss Stone will give tour
ANNAhANH III hNAhAViiN 1hN 49, I
g.ohnsbury viii be one of the places
Il sufficient patronage is guaranteed.
The quarantine established at the
Yards Of the Drury Brick company,
Essex junction, on account of the sus-
oeeted case of smallpox has been re-
moved, The suspected case and the
family of Charles Lavoy, in whose
lamlly the afflicted person was living,
ate sun detained in the temporary hos /
pital.
At a hearing before the railroad {
commission last week relative to the
recent collision at East Swanton, it !
was pretty conclusively shown that
neither the st. j. & l.. c., nor the Cen ,
tth Vermont train slowed down TO
.le prescribed speed before crossing
t ,!. others track. The Central train
uld not slacken at all.
Barely enough persons were present
Iof the transaction of business at
meeting of the Old Home Week asso-
!, of Montpelier. The report of
sNe treasurer. A. w. Ferrin, showed
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