Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-12
State of Vermont.
its News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

4 new grange, Win GO tuaItcl ihcib-
hers. has been organized at Maple Cor
ner. Calais.
Horace w. Bailey has been sworn in
as United States marshal and appoint
ed Frank IL. Chapman OF Rutland first
assistant.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
charles A. Prouty OF Newport is hav-
ing built in New York an electric
Measure boat for his private use on
Lake Memphremagog next summer.
&C. Lord, formerly proprietor OF
the Groton Times, will take charge OF
the mechanical supervision OF the Nor
risyille Messenger Co.'S printing bust
ness and will move to Morrisyille
soon.
A 100000 corporation has been
oroanized TO exploit granite quarries
ana lands in Barre. There is a rumor
mat the Central Vermont Railway
company win extend its lines to the
quarry.
The board of health has taken off all
restrictions in regard to the prohibit
inc of pupils who had not been vacci-
mated attending school in Bennington
and an are allowed TO 90. The small
box scare is over.
The apple crop at Shelburne Farms
This wear aggregated 10000 barrels
The pheasant shooting is over, and
The hunters have departed. DR.. w.
: Webb and family are at Ne-ha-sa-
ne. n. Y, for two weeks.
DR.. c. S. Caverly of Rutland has
been elected professor OF hygiene in
the medical department of the Uniyer-
sity Of Vermont, which opens Noyem-
Der 2s. The session has been in
creased from six TO seven months.
Plymouth, the banner deer town OF
the state, keeps up the record with "a
bucks killed. The family of Julian
Messer in that town reports three, one
taken by the father and two BY the
bows. One doe was discovered by the
roadside dead.
Miss Mary Howe and Lucien Howe
have decided TO leave Brattleboro and
i've IN New York on account Of the
superior advantages which the metr0p-
Oils offers for the utilization OF their I
musical talents. Mr.. Howe will con-
tinue 10 give musical instruction in 4
BmttiehOro.
John Z, Harris, who passed the sum i
mer on his farm In Danyille, has re-
sumed his duties In the Senate post
Office nc Washington. NJ H. GibsOn's /
Progressive Farmer. Of which Mr..
Harris is editor and which has been
published in Groton, will hereafter be
Issued at Boston.
Representatives Seaman and Falk
OF the New York city theatrical syn
dictate are making arrangements to
build an opera house IN Rutland In
the spring. An option was secured on
land near the Berwick House. The
representatives say land already has
been secured In Burlington for sim
liar purpose.
The suit Of Tuffield Barraby of
Bmttleboro against the Central Yer
mont Railway Co.. brought by {. Z, 4
Fits, has been settled for 81 200. Mr..
Barraby was one OF the passengers on
a train which was run into at Millers
Falls on last Thanksgiving day. He
was thrown down and badly hurt.
The suit was brought in Boston. in the
superior court OF Suffolk county.
Officials OF the Central Vermont rail-
way have announced their intention OF
building two steel or iron bridges /
within the city limits of Montpelier to I
replace the two wooden structures now I.
IN use. These bridges are the one
crossing the Winooski river Just west
Of the Central Vermont station and the
one crossing the Worcester branch just
east OF the station. The bridges that
are to be erected have been used on
me main line but have been supplant-
81 by heavier structures.
Marvin Howard of Londonderry
shot bear weighing over 400 pounds
10 the town OF Mount Tabor. The
animal was one of the largest speci-
mems that has been killed In southern
Vermont in recent years. Evidently
had been caught ia a trap several
years ago for one of its front feet was
gone although the stump was entirely
lealed. Howard took the carcass TO
Londonderry. He will make a good |
thlng out OF his capture for in addi-
ton TO the bounty he received $50 for
the pelt and secured enough fat to
make nearly $40 worth OF oil. A
!, +ia ""ouNuo Vi Aal was Ndhtu AiOlh
the carcass.
Seventeen bucks were killed in
woodbury. during the short open sea-
son, some weighing as high as 800 lbs.
AMI one more than 800 lbs. Two does
were killed, apparently by intent, as
thelr hind quarters were taken away.
Y Is stated that the size of the bucks
has averaged higher than last year.
ana they have been fat and nice. An Z
interesting circumstance in connee-
uon with the increase in deer is said
70 DC also an increase in the bear pop =
uhlion OF the woods. More have been
seen and killed aud they are said to 5
follow deer. Vermont is becoming
interesting in the way of the restora-
.on Of the tribes that once dwelt here !
10 the forest primeval.
o Burton f. Bailey. representing {
states Attorney F. A. Bailey. served