Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-09

] several years past II uON has SUI piue
of $4,000 with capital stock of 100000.
! Robert Noble and Amos Leavitt were the
appraisers of the cattle of 5. c. Durham,
condemned on account of tuberculosis last
week. In one barn there were II head,
which were appraised at an average of
about S27. In another barn there were 10
head. on which the appraisal was on an
average Of about s22.
Frank Lyman and A. B. Brooks and
their corps of assistant carpenters were at
home over the Fourth from Hardwick, re-
turning the 7th. They now have the con-
tract Of putting up two-story office
building, 81 by 50 feet, for the Woodbury.
Granite Co. They report that business is
booming at HardwicS.
School IN the Flynn district, Ellen NJ
Preston, teacher, closed Friday with APP
propriate exercises by the children, which
were well attended by the parents and
friends. Number of scholars, 10; average
attendance, 9.53. Those having no marks
were Flora and Peter LaRock, Myrtle
Morse and Clark E. Davis.
Drs. Gay of Randolph and Welch of
Mortified were in town the first of the
week and tested quite number of cows as
follows:-Tuesday, seventeen village cows,
all sound; seven for II. II. Dinsmore, all
sound; nine for Aaron II. Wilson, seven OF
which were condemned; four for Thos.
Dukette, all sound; eleven for c. II. Os-
good, all sound five for NJ. C.Chamberlin,
all sound; eight for H.H. Harrington, all
sound; thirteen for W. c. Lattimer, all
sound
The following teachers have been re-
engaged so far in the Whiteomb High
school for the coming Principal,
q. 5. Wright assistant, Miss Catherine
Souther; intermediate, Miss Lillian 5.
Buck; second primary. Miss Jessie spauld
ing. first primary, Miss Harriet Fisher;
music, Miss Edith Greene. The grammar
room is as yet unprovided for.
The shapleigh Coffee Co.. sellers OF the
Victor coffee have been conducting a
guessing contest on the number of coffee
beans in a sealed package of ten pounds.
Several Bethel parties entered the contest,
this week to Mrs. c. +. Waldo g in gold
and to Frank Pease go, both of them COM
ing very near the actual number.
A gang of c. V. X. K. men. about 25
strong, were in town Tuesday and laid the
side-track connecting the Wood bury Co.'S
granite shed with the main line. Select
man {. $. Davis has a gang of about a
dozen men and teams building the new
road from the foot of the cemetery hill
across the farm of Robert Noble to the
granite company's land and expects to
have the road finished this week.
Henry w. Davis has just put system OF
running water into his house. The house
(standing on the old Moody farm is at
the top OF the hill and for over a century
the owners of this farm have had no run
ming water. MIR. Davis has taken run
ming stream, situated fifty feet below the
level Of the house and with seven feet fall
in this stream forces the water to the
house, filling half inch pipe, by the aid
of a ram.
Word has been received of the death Of
Mrs. Linus Abbott at Fredonia June 10Th.
at the age OF 40 years. Mrs Abbott was a
native OF Illinois. The deceased left OF
her i'm Mediate family a husband, two
young daughters and four elder children
Of the first marriage Of Mr.. Abbott Mr.
Abbott is well known in this vicinity,
having at one time lived in Bethel, where
he married for his first wife a daughter of
the late Norman Putnam. Later, Mr.. Ab-
bolt lived on the farm now owned by
Fred Pippin on the Gaysville road.
Rnfus Wilson of Springfield, Mass, was
in town several days last week. Mr.. VIII
son went to Springfield last year and at
first had position on the street railroad.
About two months ago he resigned this
for the position Of assistant foreman in
the oleo oil factory OF swift Il Co., and
has been promoted to the position Of fore
man. The business carried on consists OF
rendering the suet and separating the prod
uct into stearine, which is the heavier
product, and is the basis for chewing
gums, and the lighter product, which is a
clear oil, appearing much like clear maple
syrup. This oil Is exported to Europe
where II is used by t he poorer classes as
substitute for butter.