Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-27
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
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Col. n. NJ. Puffer of Bennington re-
Gently underwent a successful opera
ton in Boston to save his eyesight.
Washington county court session
just closed lasted 10S days and cost
IS, 1861. The fines and costs collect
ed amounted to S3,045.3S.
During the past year the sales at the
Morrisville town liquor agency
amounted to S4,974.37 The town has
a population of 1888 persons.
For the first time since the war
Newbury can boast of being out OF
debt, the $4,000 of per cent war in
debtedness bonds having been fully
paid.
1t is said that the report of the
auditors of Barre town will show that
the schools OF the town will cost $1,000
more money than was appropriated
the past year.
Helen NJ. Winslow. a Boston news
paper woman, who caused bill TO be
introduced in the Massachusetts legis-
lature requiring the licensing of cats,
is Brandon girl.
At the Montpelier city caucus Thurs
day night, J NJ Boutwell, was nomi-
mated Tor mayor, receiving 526 votes,
20 PSI cast Tor Joseph G.. Brown and
l29 for NJ w. Wheelock.
At the Republican city caucus in
Rutland, j. b. Hollister was unani-
mously renominated as the candidate
for mayor. Col c. c. kinsman re-
ceived the nomination for treasurer,
Ex-Gov. Frederick Holbrook Of
Brattleboro was 50 years old Feb. 10th,
and the event was celebrated with the
customary family gathering. Judge
w. G. Holbrook came from New York
TO pass the week with his father.
II. b. Wedge, Montpelier liqnor
agent. asserts that of the sales of the
past year at the agency, amounting to
SOS, geo in round numbers, only 80 per
cent was sold TO residents OF Montpel-
Ter. Between $4,000 and $4,000
worth was sold to outsiders.
A history of the town OF Newbury,
which has been in process of compost
ton for four years, is now completed.
An edition OF 800 volumes has been
printed in four styles of bindings. The
history contains 775 pages not includ-
ING about 100 cuts and portraits.
A Weathersiield man recently shot
on Ascutney mountain bob cat
weighing 80 pounds. He received a
bounty OF So, and sold the animal TO
be mounted for $40, making SO for
his days sport This is said to be the
third and largest animal Of the kind shot
on the mountain this season.
The Rev. George w. Morrow of
Burlington. assisted by Rev. John
Duffield of Rutland. delivered a lecture
10 the inmates of the house of correc-
ton in the prison chapel Feb. 18th.
The subject was Temperance, and
the talk was illustrated by a number
of stereopticon views showing the evils
of intemperance.
Two years ago when smallpox was
raging in Hardwick the Morrisville
authorities ordered a general vaccina-
ton and when the physicians present
ed their bill the authorities would not
nav it. Ii went into court but never
came TO trial. Ii has now been settled
and the physicians have been paid
s67s 81 for vaceinating 1851 people.
At a citizens meeting held in Bur-
lington Feb. 18th, il was voted 10 eA-
empt the Mead Manufacturing com
panv of Berlin, n. H., from taxation
for ten wears. The exemption Is made
on condition that the company move
lis entire establishment to Burlington
and operate il not less than nine
months in the year, barring strikes
and breakdowns.
Al an adjourned meeting of the
school board in Barre, a strongly en-
dorsed petition from the graduating
class. parents, and some leading citi-
zens prayed that the usual exercises OF
ESSAYS and orations attending the
graduating exercises be done away
with this year and that speaker be
secured instead to give an address 10
the class and audience. The board
decided not to grant the petition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival w. Clement
accompanied by their daughters,
Misses Elizabeth W, Ethel ). ana
Caroline Clement and James r. saw
yer of Rutland left home Saturday IN
MFR. Clements private car, the "Grand
Isle. y for a trip TO California. They 60
to Montreal, thence to Chicago, New
Orleans. and by way of Mexico to Los
Angeles. Cal. The return will be by
way of Salt Lake City and Denver.
The distance covered will be about
10 600 miles. or 1900 miles week.
Mrs. Honora McCarty, who has the
distinction of being the oldest person
LIVING i'm Vermont, observed her ll2th
hirtbday Feb. q. at her home near
ale Uaran in the town of SALISBURY.
Several years ago there was some
question as to the accuracy OF her a age &c
and the priest of the parish in which
She resides sent TO ireland. and pro-
cured copies OF the baptismal RECORDS
from the church in that country when
left no doubt as to the date OF her
birth which was the first Friday IN
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