Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-19
State of Vermont.
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IT, Helen Redmond. loriheil9 VI
ME- ,on 4 the star at the Academy OF
sEsh1oNSe New York city. in the comic
s re "Florodora.
m report OF Montpelier's health Of
lne news that Montpelier is the only
bcei !, M he state which has not been
t..l ~, ~ ' bv smallpox during the past
year. ,..,..,,,cv has been
"a nv Oliver Lemay, laDorer Oh
l9 ei;ngton. who has Liabilities OF
e oSl5 VA "a and assets of $500, all OF which
sIs claimed exempt.
yortb Fairfax has smallpox scare,
"A he families of Moses Cross ana
Nv Paro are quarantined. II Is
!t uD,o the disease was carried 10
r0irisx from st. Adams.
ngen Ellis OF Poultney, who has
reported as missing for some
40 has been heard from at Green
u; t. n T.. where he has procured a
',ostjon and will send for his family.
uorry Wilson of Derby killed an
.'ar az the outlet of Salem pond
I,,ely. It was a fine specimen, meas,
mo three feet, eleven inches and
w5gbing twelve pounds. The skin
thought Sl4.
yo less than 100 cords OF wood have
"a sunplied by 0verseer +. p. Rob-
;..on to the poor of Burlington during
y nresent winter. Very little coal
u. been used and large per cent OF
N wood has been cut up by those TO
/ gbom Il was furnished.
Nan Potter Almstead, a former st.
4 .bans boy. has recently organized a
rsw company 10 carry on the daily
sr3 weekly newspaper, The Perth
,mhoy Republican, of Perth Amboy.
~ and has also been elected vice
rre.ident and business manager of the
company.
Il has been learned that there is a
nm case OF foot and mouth disease
In herd Of cattle in Chester. DR.. f..
Rich Of Burlington is in charge Of
tfs case. He has it well quarantined
m does not believe there Is any
probability Of any further spread OF
DE disease.
n Merrill. who was fishing off the
shores OF Lake Champlain in Panton,
found about midway OF the lake a
o7r.year-old doe lying down. From
Indications she had been there several
hours. being unable to walk on the
o Mr. Merrill took her 10 his home
and notified the authorities.
4 G. smith of Barton Landing, who
passed his 90th birthday last Septem-
Der. insisted that be be taken TO Bar
ton 10 vote against license Feb. 3. Mr..
Smith was q member Of the legislature
/ from Salem-Derby when the prohibit
/ tory law was enacted 80 years ago and
4 be has been a staunch supporter OF It
4 ever since.
/ The Vermont Anti-Saloon League
&vll hold its annual meeting of the
i bard OF trustees and hear reports
hn the superintendent, treasurer and
der officers at the w. c. t. T..
4 temple Monday, February %, at p.
Dr. II II Russell, ID. D., the
4 national superintendent, will be pres
eht and give an address as well as
preside at the meeting.
By order Of DR.. Rich of the state
cattle commission, there have been
killed az the farm of b. b. Colby on
TIE Elmore mountain road in Morris
town, II out OF a herd OF 29 cattle.
| lhose Killed were found badly afflicted
viii tuberculosis. IL seems the cattle
upon this farm have been found dis
esed before, so that effort TO stamp
9sdlsease out was emphatic in this
Instance.
There are at present 122 rural free
delivery routes in operation in Yer
mont Enosburg Falls and Middle
4 oaIy each have five routes running
me he country and other towns have
nom one to four. All the carriers are
iald nom the Burlington office and the
business is conducted from that point.
laN the service is eminently salts
.9sooTy Is shown by the few complaints
'lat are received.
Waterman & Martin of Brattleboro
"U4HuN suit lOI ~DbsVoN III A1fNi
" y D. Guilfoil of Derby, Conn,
against 0'Brien & Sheehan of New
ioIE, contractors. Butler and Moloney
aAl w. Clement trustees. The
cain Is for services rendered in con-
su1ctlng the railroad from Burlington
Y houses Point. The suit is return
ao'e at the April term of the Windham
county court, but probably will not be
uleu before September.
y Is understood that G. L. Thomas
y burlington, who was assaulted in
,le depot at North Bennington sew
t.M days ago and considerably
ppluised, win bring suit against the
na,1uand railroad for damages. Claim
VI, o.u DC made on the ground that the
SSonpany had no one employed at the
epol who could furnish protection to
-a,ellers. None OF the parties who
aefe engaged in the assault have yet
Oeth apprehended.
= Town Clerk Waterbury of Stamford,
Ouh', announces that the recent pur-
~, Use Of the villa and estate at SIAM
T 'G adjoining the famous Rock
~ dairy farm. once the property OF
saPl benjamin ID. Greene. who is a
fugitive from, ineffoo 1, Quebec for