Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-25
state of Vermont.
x.,v. Condensed and Rewritten
hrr Our Readers.

.,flmenCe 70 give oPoh7"t
e a,lbaf ~ due 10 a backward season.
yiew Of the several cases of ty-
~, Ever in Rutland and the fact
~ ~ ~ CITY water contains the colon
it..i ~ as shown in the recent analy-
Ua''i he state laboratory at Burling-
~ Citv Health Officer Edgar B.
, ,,n,rs has advised the public TO boil
-n wster used for drinking. purposes
- ~ tIlter it through stone filters.
The entire board of school directors
sTndlow resigned Sept. Is as the
= ,,ots III the special town meeting that
,Sernoon did not sustain them In
$50 siosin0 some Of the outside schools
III ringing the children from those
~ Sistriets 10 the graded schools. A
s1ecial town meeting Is called Tor sat
str5,y the 27th. to see If the directors
I'M withdraw their resignation, and,
Il not. 10 elect a new board.
Barre has a freak in the nature OF
male child. The youngster, who was
i -, February 26, 1900, is a son OF
M ana Mrs. j. 5. Kennerson. The
father took the child 10 81. Johnsbury
M 10th. where he was exhibited at
~ mir. The child is like all Others
II every respect but that OF fingers
ag3 Toes. He has Ia toes, Z on each
soot and y digits, 5 fingers and a
,bnmb on each hand. On the right
hand the third and fourth fingers are
Joined together.
Among the numerous patriotic Or
anizaiions the Society OF the War OF
7sI9 though one of the smallest IN
numbers. Is in its aims and accomplish
mepts as important as any OF the larg-
- -5eieties. To foster a desire 70 im-
mart and spread a full knowledge as
well II to bring and bind together
descendants OF the men who did ser
yire ~ soldier, sailor orprivateer from
1872 10 1915 T. the object Of this soci-
etv. 4 state society has been organ
lea In Vermont. Mrs.C.F. K. JENNIE OF
Bnrleboro has been appointed presl-
dent 6y the national society
Jonathan Ross OF s.. Johnsbury.
chairman Of the board Of railroad
commissioners, states that there has
been considerably more work for the
commission this year and last than In
ureyIaus terms because OF the great
number of accidents. No less than Do
deaths were caused BY the trains and
there were l45 persons injured. ~
these. four persons were deal ana
dumb. Judge Ross states that a great
many of these accidents occurred
while persons were trespassing on the
track and az crossings The work oil
the commission Tor the biennial period
Is practically completed.
An intimation has been received
from former resident OF Northheid'
now 3 resident OF Boston, that he con-
templates erecting a library building
In Northheld in which may be Installed
the public library and the reading
room. provided the latter becomes
permanent institution Of the town.
which il appears highly probable VIII
be the fact. The name OF the man
who thus generously remembers ms
native town Is at present withhei9'
The matter Of site for such bulla-
inc i beinp considered by some OF
the leading citizens. Fuollc SEM w
ment seems TO quite largely favor the
Jones lot so-called, which IS inuie-
diately south of the Northiield House
on Main street. Rumor has II that me
building will cost from $4,000 to sl9'-
Oo0 bnt this Is entirely speculative the
man who purposes erecting the huliu-
ING not having made any statement
regarding its cost.
september Il. Mr.. and Mrs. , A.
Andrews gave mp their position ~
superiutendcnt and matron OF the III
dusfrial school at Nergennes, oIhCes
that thew have filed very satisfactorily
10 the interests of the institution anu
with GREAT credit 10 themselves LOT
nearly "a wears Their successors are
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. ingalls, oil u. =.
Park. Mr.. ingalls, Is q native VI
Berkshire, where ne attended Tue con-,
mon school and afterward the johnson
Normal school. class of 80: Ion
there he attended Edmunds hisl
school Of Burlington, class oil " anu
then entered University of Vernon,
graduating in the class OF 10: TOT Wy :
past six years he has been principal =
A.AmNlllG AGnlIaA tAtteANAss -
lie has also for several years heiI .u'
ofice Of county examiner OF teachers Silh,
Mrs. ingalls, Is a graduate oil De .ia =.
academy and attended Boston unlV Yer
sitv where she did special work ~,
the mast three years she has been III
Ingalls, assistant in the academy n n
HYDE Park. Both Mr.and Mrs; lhgarn al,
are well fitted by their training an
their wears of contact with children on :
assume their duties in the school am nv
"a guarantee their success in me 20
sitions and work upon which they nav
nov eutered.
Twenty-Five years ago when su0 NE sa
a Girl about eleven years oil age III ~
name then being Edith sherman m WI,
Edith White of Bennington was ei
ployed in the Putnam House as q W. M,,'
er Girl. her mother at that time zen, !,
hoasekeeper. Among the guess Sui
the hotel was one man, VINO W." y.
come there and stop for weeks weeks. =, /,
time. one OF her principal duties ai ~. va