Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-10
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

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An escaped panther from Stygie's
menagerie at Cambridge Junction has
been playing sad havoc in poultry
bonses. Several people in Underhill
have had hens killed by it.
John f. Harris, who had a position
in the Senate wing OF the city post
office at Washington during last SEES
sion. will look after one of the doors
at the Senate end of the Capitol dur
inc this session.
The water supply OF Montpelier
from Berlin pond became dangerously
low last week and the motors at the
Watchman and Argus offices, the Pa
yiion hotel and six manufacturing
plants were shut off.
David Burns, veteran of the. Civil
war. who makes his home In Fairfield,
has been missing for two weeks and
people are becoming alarmed at his
long absence and have organized a
searching party to discover his where
abOuts.
At the special meeting OF the Green
and Gold Debating club OF the Univer-
sity of Vermont, Burlington, Tuesday
evening of last week, il was voted to
hold an intercollegiate debate with
Bates college, Lewiston, Me-, April
y, 1904.
Health Officer Moore found Dec. 5 a
man named Young, who lives in north
en New York sick In one of the lead
ing hotels of Rutland. His illness APP
peared to be smallpox. After an ex-
animation by physicians he was re-
moved TO the pest house.
Mrs. w. ID. Stockwell of West Brat
tleboro, whose husband was killed by
being thrown from a train near New
port. y. H., last June, has begun suit
against the Boston d Maine Railroad
Co. for $4,000 damages, claiming
that Mr.. Stockwell's death was the
result OF carelessness on the part OF
the railroad.
A ease Of diphtheria was discovered
in the schools at Bellows Falls last
week. Thomas Alphonsus Morris, a
pupil In grade 3, who developed the
disease. died after a short illness Pre-
cautions were taken 10 disiniect the |
school room, and all the articles used 1
by the dead child were destroyed So
far no further cases have developed in |
the school.
Judge Hoyt IL. Wheeler has an
uOunced a decision in the case of the |
DeLaval Separator Co. against the /
Vermont Farm Machine Co. The
action was brought TO restrain the
defendants from using certain i'm
provements in centrifugal cream sep
amtors claimed by the plaintiff TO be
covered by patents. The bill was dis
missed by Judge Wheeler.
Several new cases of diphtheria /
have been quarantined in Brattleboro
during the past few days, but none OF
them is serious. There are at least
eight cases under quarantine at the
Battleb0ro retreat, all of those
afflicted being attendants. All with
whom they have come in contact have
been immuniZed. so that there is no
danger Of an epidemic in the institu-
ton.
The architect who made the plans
and Specifications for the mansion OF
Frederick b. Jennings is at work on
me plans for a house TO be built at
bennington Center next year for Mrs.
Il. ;. Pecands OF Chicago. The FIRST |
story Of the house will be in stone and
the general architecture will be in the
1reelan style. II is reported that Mrs
fecans will eXpend about $50. 900 on
Tue house, outbuildings and grounds. /
Fred d. Streeter of Starksboro, son
Of +, W. Streeter. has been missing
Tor the past four weeks and his parents
leel much anxiety about him. He is
y years Old, young man OF good
habits, and is very well liked where
ever known. About tour weeks ago
he lett Hinesburg for his home In
and his friends have found
nc trace Of him since. He had one or
.No hundred dollars on his person and
play. I
a suit has been brought by the |
Hteynolds-McGinnis Co. OF Essex juno
ion against George w Green of Rich d
lond to recover a commission of 8 i
'ei cent on $4,000. together with $50
expenses incurred in making a sale of 4
iarm OF which Mr.. Green is admins
Iator and which is located near Fay
.orners in Richmond. The writ Is n
e'nfnable before Justice of the Peace I
10 l. Stearns at Essex Junction, De- r
e'nAer y, the torn of action being In :,
.ook account. s
Al a special town meeting in Lud- L
Nv u was voted to exempt the prop
ny Of the l.. G.. Fullam q Son Co..
otPofatlon TO be organized for the +
lanuiaeture Of chairs, for a term OF
% years, ssid company to pay on the II
ieseht assessed valuation. "a. 500 of
- real estate to be acquired by said L
opposed new company. The capital
oCk will be 100000. L. G.. Fullam
Son will furnish the s25. 900 and -
.''o9a have already been subscribed u
other parties. A new building. VI
.ASJ' four stories high, will be built III
ine hnal hearing in the inquest held p'
= me purpose of determining the ~,
,use OF the death of Edward J. Harris. -
uo dropped dead at the House ofCor- "
ZION Wednesday, Nov. %. while