Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-03
State of Vermont.
-. News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

easing a week with his family In St.
ffobnsbury, left Aug. 29 for Washing
,on He will sail for London and
fTom there will take a steamer to
pnenos Ayres, where he will be en-
nloyed by the Argentine government
tor the next six months in developing
fsh culture throughout the republic.
EN-. Clark of Norwich enjoyed the
oith anniversary of his birth August
"A by calling on several of his friends.
He mas had unusually good health the
past year, although his sight is much
inpaired. Mrs. Clark passed the 9lst
anniversary OF her birth August H.
She enjoys good health for one so aged
and does much OF the work for o fam
fly Of three.
Carl Church and c. X. Withrell OF
Cornwall were badly bitten Aug. IS by
A vicious bulldog recently purchased
by the latter us a watch dog. Mr..
Withrell, when sending the animal
from the dining table, where he was
begging for food, was attacked and
before the animal could be over
powered both men had received many
and serious injuries.
The Champlain Transportation com
panv is TO build a new steamer TO take
he place Of the Maquam, which has
outlived her usefulness. The new
boat will be about the size OF the
Chateaugay, and will be fitted up
eaborately She will be a side
wheeler, viii have a beam engine,
similar 10 those in other boats on the
lake. and viii have capacity OF about
4 200 people.
A fully developed case of smallpox
was found near Bennington, Aug. q.
The party having ii had been working
in the Holden-Leonard mill up 10 the
saturday night before. Three physi-
clans were in Bennington that even
inc giving free vaccination. Select
men have put guards around the house
aud are taking every precaution posi-
BILE 70 prevent any spread.
The Brooks-Tyler Co. Of st. Johns
bury, for the past six years owners
OF the largest department store in
eastern Vermont. has sold the stock
to Clarence NJ. Berry and Frank W.
Ball, two clerks In the store, who
have formed a new corporation known
as the Ball-Berrv Dry Goods Co.
Frank H. Brooks. retains ownership
Of the building. This store was for
merly the Fairbanks Co.'S dry goods
store.
The fourth annual conference OF the
Vermont Daughters of the American
Revolution will be held az st. Adams
on Wednesday, September l6 An
address is expected by the president
general. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks,
in the afternoon and reception viii
be given in the evening by the state
regent. Mrs. +. Stewart Stranahan,
when the Daughters will meet Mrs.
Fairbanks. who is the wife OF Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana, and guests
from other states.
There is a movement on foot In Rut-
land to secure the pardon OF Marvin
4 A. Mcclure. who three years ago was
sentenced TO serve seven years In the
house of correction for aiding and
abetting Charles w. Mussey in alb
stracting funds from the Merchants
National bank Of that city. The argu-
ment used by McClure's friends is that
Mussey Is tree and il is wrong TO keep
his partner in crime in confinement.
James A. Merrill of Rutland has been
engaged as counsel and letters are
being sent to prominent men all over
that part OF the state TO secure thelr
influence in behalf of Mcclure.
The officials of the Rutland railroad
are making preparations to have their
engines equipped with acetylene gas
headlights in place of kerosene OIL
arrangements now In use, and the
inventor of the acetylene light, q
California man, is now in Rutland TO
attend to the proper equipment OF the
locomotives. The acetylene light Is
far more powerful and IT Is claimed
that Il is much cheaper than the OIL
lamp, and II it can be made to WORK
properly as IL probably can, the com
pany will substitute ii on the engines.
The inventor of the acetylene hght
will remain until the system Is IN
satisfactory working order.
The Sanderson creamery in High
gate Gore, patronized by many OF the
farmers of Franklin, has changed
hands, and the patrons seem lkely 10
lose from 500 to 1000. Between
one and two years ago j. Sanderson
OF West Newton, Mass, started TINS
creamery and it has been well patron
lied. The patrons of the creamery
received printed letters from L. >.
Sanderson August 25, the day, wheh
their checks were due, stating that ne
had met with financial reyerses ana
was unable to meet his obligations
He notified the patrons that the cream
cry had been leased to |. A, Whlte =
Son of Boston and advised them 70 10
business with this firm. The patrons
lose the July product and that OF tne
first 25 days of August. SandeIsoh
has no property that can be attacheu'
and he had disposed OF all the crSaul-
cry products before he lett, 80 SneIe
seems no way Of recovering any OIL 'he
money lost.
Marking the birthplace OF CnesVe.
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