Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22
State of Vermont.
it, News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Governor Mccullough has appointed
wilson S. Lowell Of Springfield sheriff
for Windsor county, vice Daniel Z
Jones, deceased.
There are now 17s prisoners at the
house of correction, Rutland, lnclud
ing 1874 men, % women, and Is Jai
nrisoners. There are ls more people
Than were confined at the institution
Jan. Is last year.
Ora Woodward of West Danville
was found out of doors Saturday night
where be had been exposed to the
cold for so long time that both arms
were very severely frozen and both
limbs 10 the knees.
There were 2ss births in the city OF
Barre last year and 227 deaths. The
parentage represented 81 American
fathers, 80 American mothers, POI
fathers of foreign birth, and 1879 moth
ers who are natives of another country.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Merino Sheep Breeders association
will be held at the Addison House in
Middlebury Wednesday, January %,
AT II o'clock The annual election of
officers will occur and considerable
important business will be transacted.
There was practically a unanimous
vote the 18th at one of the most
largely-attended city meetings ever
held in Burlington, 10 issue bonds to
the sum of $4,000 TO secure the re-
moval OF the head offices of the Rut-
land Railroad Co. from Rutland to
Burlington.
Negotiations are In progress for
holding the annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers association
10 Montpelier in February. II the as
ISOLATION decides 10 hold its meeting
there the city will furnish Armory hall
free Of expense for holding the exhibits
and meetings.
Frank Plumley of Mortified, the
Washington county member of the
Committee of Fifteen, has engaged the
Hon. NJ. j. Tanning Of Boston, DR..
Howard Russell of New York city, DR..
Clapp of Albany, n. Y, and DR.. Tope
OF Syracuse, N. Y, to speak in
Washington county during the ten
days preceding the vote on the refer
endum.
Agent John Fuller of the humane
society in Burlington submitted his
annual report Monday OF last week.
During the year % horses and III
smaller animals have been killed by
direction of the society The society
has been I'm existence four years and
public sentiment in its favor has grown
rapidly. Fewer animals were killed /
last year than in former years.
Joseph A. DeBoer, chairman OF the
local committee appointed TO confer
with a similar committee from Rutland I
relative to building new line from
Rutland to Montpelier, says reports /
from the engineers making the pre-
liminary survey place beyond all (
question the entire feasibility of
steam railroad from Montpelier TO
Rutland by way of Mad River valley
and the Mendon Gap.
A mild case of smallpox has been
found az the residence of John L.
Slack ut Springfield A colored ser
want who had been in Brockton, Mass,
for few weeks, is suffering from the
disease. DIR. IL. ID. Holton OF Brattle-
boro was summoned and pronounced (
the disease smallpox. Mr.. and Mrs. 4
Slack are in California. The house Is
quarantined and as the case is mild .
one no further cases are expected.
The ancient and popular hostelry, (
Kedron Tavern. at South Woodstock I
has been sold by NJ. j. Holt to G. W. 1
0. Chaplin of New York city. Mr.. I
Holt has made great improvements in I
the house. and has entertained his 4
patrons TO their entire satisfaction. I
Mr.. Chaplin, who is an experienced /
hotel man, is to make further improve
ments and will play strong hand for (
summer business. Among other I
things, it is said that he will run 4
coach and four daily from the Tavern
TO the Woodstock station, and If so he
will furnish his guests glorious nve-
mile ride.
Woodstock High school is unexpect-
eddy in charge OF new principal lot
the remaining two terms OF the school
year. The school directors of Bellows
Falls were notified the Sth that their
high school principal. NJ. w. Downing,
had accepted a position in Syracuse,
N. Y. They at once began looking /
for a successor, as the school was to
open the next Monday. The result I
was that the Bellows Falls board I
engaged Prin. w. ID. Parsons of the /
Woodstock High school, and he went
the l4th to assume his duties. The
Woodstock directors thereupon began
a similar hustle for a successor to Mr..
Parsons and were fortunate in secur-
ing, without delay, +. 5. Watson oil I
Pittsfield, n. Ii.
A Rutland dispatch to the St. Adams
Messenger says that prominent rep I
resentative of the Walter l.. Nam
circus. which went all over the state /
last July, stated that during the Yer
mont trip there were four severe cases
Of smallpox among the circus en-
ployees. The fact that the matter was
not made public is said to have been
due to the conduct of Burlington
physician, who was called and accom- |
naufad tho chovr 1uriun tho antirp /