Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-24
Stale of Vermont.
It's News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

for Our Readers.
Mrs. Nellie Il. Cady of Rutland
widow of William p Cady, has bee
granted pension of IS month fror
January 80, 1902.
The suit OF Mrs. Emma White o
Brattleboro against the Central Yer
mont railroad for injuries received il
the narrow gauge accident at Yves
Dummerston, Sept. "a, 1901, has beer
settled this week for $1,000 through G
c. Fits and Waterman and Martin.
A monthly magazine, to be known a:
The American Fish Culturist, will be
issued at st. Johnsbury, the first mum.
Der to be issued in January. The
editor is +. y. Carter and the maya
zine will be devoted TO angling, fish
culture and the commercial fisheries.
The Central Vermont Railway Co.
has settled for $4,000 the claim OF DR..
Charles +. Severance of Brattleboro.
for injuries received in a collision al
Miller's Falls, Mass, Thanksgiving
day, 1902, at which time several other
passengers were more or less injured.
Joseph w. Fowler of Manchester
has been commissioned by Gov. Me
Cullough as trustee of the Vermont
industrial school in place OF Thomas
NJ. Deal OF st. Adams, resigned. The
commission bears the date of Decem-
Der and its term expires November
80, 1904.
The Barre Granite Manufacturers
association has been informed that a
space in the manufacturers building
az the ST. Louis worlds fair. TO the
extent OF GOO square feet. las been
granted for the exhibition of Barre
granite next year. This fact makes
certainty that there win be an exhibit
from this industry.
The Reynolds-McGinnis Co. of Essex
Junction has sold the large farm
known rs the old Bassett farm in Eden
for Mcfarland Bros. This farm con
tains 500 acres and Is called one of the
best farms In Eden. A large spring
located on this farm has been pur- \
chased By the inhabitants OF Eden
Corners for the purpose OF supplying
that village with water.
For the quarter ending November
3l, /. r. Merrill, the Montpelier city
treasurer, has received from the intox- I
icaton cases, Sl55 from fines and 5000 I
from costs. The total costs paid out .
BY him, including the $500 costs. {
amounted 10 S6l4.46. The amount /
sent the state treasurer was one-haif 5
the fines or $3.50. OF the IS convie- {
tons q paid fines and the remaining Q
p served their time.
The annual meeting of the state a
board Of Normal school commissioners
was held at the Bardwell House In v
Rutland the 10th with the following l
members present Prof. Walter f. I
Howard of Middlebury, o. ID. Mathew a
son Of Barre and +. w. Pierce of b
Chester. Officers for the ensuing year a
were elected as follows President. 81
Prof. Howard secretary, Mr.. Mathew r.
son; treasurer. Mr.. Pierce IL
The new exchange and gymnasium " y
building at the military post at Fort :,
Ethan Allen is nearing completion and ~
VIII be occupied this winter by the =
soldiers OF Uncle Sam The structure ~
VIII cost $40, 900 and is model of its -
Kind. In ii are the offices of the post ~
exchange, the gymnasium. saleman's ~
,torerooms. In the basement is ou
ne shooting gallery, kitchen. lunch -. ~
'oom' etc, with every convenience for "
ne comfort of the occupants. =,
President Allen ID. Brown of Nor W,
wen University is critically i'll at Ashe- ID,
Tile, \. c.. where he and Mrs. Brown o.
rent few weeks ago to pass the win Ia,
er Tor the benefit of the formers ~
eallh. Their son, Pierce Brown, N
adet In Norwich University has gone les
Asheyille. IL had been reported an
lat President Browns health was "a
'uch improved by the change of eli nv
ate and this latest news comes as IN
iock to the many friends throughout Ha
e state. &c i'
A splendid live specimen of the too
'llen, or mountain, eagle has been on raj
Inhibition at the Mintzer fruit store in wb
random lately. The bird was cap sur
req ON the Goshen mountains by hai
cans Of fox trap and was purchased bri,
Mr. Mlntzer for 50. 1t stands her
out two feet and half high with a sist
nc loot spread of wing. Armed q
"a a curved razor-like beak and Cal
euie pointed talons il is anything fine
olrd one would like to pick emf
ariel with. o w
y. Adams is experiencing a serious Ing
yer famine. The city water was tim,
y on last week, being turned on indl
y one hour day between and 10 rem
Iock IN the forenoon. Pals, pans, natl
q tubs aud all kinds of receptacles mon
re then filed with supply OF water houi
mad to last "a hours. The water ent
so iull of sediment that It was after
uiy nc for drinking purposes. The he
reservoirs that are supplied from As d
rlax pond fell steadily until one jail
nearly dry. ward
Bic 1-,, feet
ira ne si's.. ~ Ser,'"ston. purs