Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-10
State of Vermont.
i,s News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

10 the forest fires Whlch devastated
nests in early spring and the cool
weather of the summer.
Fowler S. Ford OF Lower Cabot has
been granted a patent on a green
bouse Geo. F. KILLING OF Norwich, a
Datent on lantern holder for vehicles
and patent on lantern holder and
nrotector: and James Hartness Of
Springfield, patent on metal work
ing machine
Alice McSherry, aged 20 years, of
Remington. is dead as the result Of
blood poisoning. She went to Ben
ninpton with her parents from Law
renee. Mass. about ten years ago.
While visiting at Lawrence she had an
liberated tooth lanced and from this
die blood poisoning developed.
Judge Abbott was in South Pomfret
lately with an architect from Massa-
chusetts to decide upon the site, posi-
ton. ETC., of the library building and
lis final plan. The building will be of
stone, with larger and more elaborate
arrangement for soldiers tablets than
IN first contemplated. All soldiers OF
an wars that went from Pomtret will
be included.
The HOLSTER Marble quarries three
miles north of Pittsford, which Tor
the past 10 years have been owned and
operated by j. b. Hollister of Rutland
we're sold Sept. 3 to the Vermont Mar
BILE Co. The new owners assumed
control Immediately. The property is
very valuable, as il produces some Of
the finest marble in Vermont The
auarries have been operated for 30
years.
The Vermont Association Of Cali
flrnia held a picnic at Long Beach
near Pasadena, recently. An interest
iug program included speeches by
prominent Californian sons OF Yer
mont and the singing Of several selec-
tons. including The Old Oaken
Bucket and when the Apple Bios
SONS Blow in Old Vermont. At the
close OF the program the president an
n0unced that there would be sugar
iBg OF" next spring in Eaton's canyon,
90 which he invited all loyal Vermont
crs. Ii was announced that the maple
sugar would be a genuine brand from
the Green Mountain state, but the
snow would be Californian.
John Dunton, Lyndonville's first
centenarian, was given a public recep-
ton at Music hall Sept. ?. A process
sion, headed by the Lyndonyille Mill
tary band, followed by schools and
citizens, marched IRON his residence
on Main street at 2 p. m, Mr.. Dunton
and two daughters riding in the auto
mobile of +. I. Wood. Judge j. I.
Gleason was president OF the day and
T. L. Wells gave a sketch OF Mr. Dun
toms life. Mr.. Dunton was born in
T0wnshend, the youngest of ten chill
dren. lie has rarely missed attending
an election or town meeting His
first presidential vote was for John
Quincy Adams and his last for VIII
liam Mckinley.
The union centennial OF the Baptist
churches of Grafton, Andover, Cayen-
dish and North Springfield was held
al Chester Sept. with the mother
church of Chester and large delega-
cations from all the above named
churches were present, besides a good
number from Ludlow and Perklnsville.
The Chester church was organized In
l1Ss and a building erected the same
year. only roughly finished, the seats
being made OF rough boards, and the
church was occupied for church ser
vices until 1885, when the present
brick church was built. August 81,
lSl3. the churches OF Grafton, And
over, Cavendish and North Spring
field were organized from the mother
church by vote OF a council called LOT
that purpose.
Thursday was the closing day OF the
meeting of the Vermont State Pharma-
Ceutical association which was opened
In Burlington Wednesday of last week
The following were chosen officers Tor
the ensuing year Pres, +. Z. Pierce
OF Barton; first vice president, +. H.
Parker OF Burlington second vice
president. ID. r. Drown of Barre tnird
vice president, c. :. Wilson OF White
River Junction; sec, W. +. Terrill OF
Montpelier: treas. G.. l.. HARDWOOD OF
Chester: trustees of permanent iund.
+. w Pierce of Chester. w. +. Root OF
Brattleboro and Z. ID. Hopkins oil
Brandon. w. +. Terrill of Montpelier
was chosen TO represent the Vermont
association at the American IhaIlua-
ceutical association, with the power -
choose his own substitute II ne i NM
self unable to attend.
The number of cattle tested in Yer
mont under the new law since Jahu-
AIRY / approximates 1900. The mum
Der Tor the first six months was SUI
the largest number ever tested IN III the
same period of time in Vermont. Inc
number of cattle found diseased ana
condemned for the first six montns
was about GOO, or : per cent, when i
about the same average as in the past
During the month OF December, Wheh
there was no cattle commission, IN the
ueighborhood OF 1900 applications
Tor tests were made and these nave
been cleaned up, also most Of those
made since that time. The law APP
pears to be meeting with favor among
IL.