Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-08
State of Vermont.
Ito News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

III
Allen Aug. p.
The Canadian Pacific flour sheds al
Newport are now an assured thing.
The lumber is being sawed and ProuIy
and Miller advertised for 100 carpen-
tiers. The sheds win be eighty feet
wide and 1000 feet long.
John Dunton, Lyndonyille's only
centenarian, Friday celebrated his
l02nd birthday anniversary. Mr..
Dunton recently suffered a serious fall.
being badly bruised, but his condition
is now improving rapidly.
Capt. Edward A. Shuttleworth,
quartermaster U. S. A., has been or
dered from the Philippines to Fort
Wright, in charge Of construction
work. Captain ShnttleWorth is a
graduate Of Norwich University,
Mortified.
Ten thousand people attended Addi-
son county fair at Middlebury last
Thursday and Fridays attendance was
good. The receipts were far ahead Of
any previous year and there is money
enough to pay all bills and have a
good sum left.
The town Of Hardwick has voted to
appropriate $4,000 to increase the
present water supply to the desired
amount. The new supply is to be OBJ
tanned from the Chase farm near South
Woodbury., where it is thought there
is an unlimited quantity.
Governor Mccullough has sui
fered a relapse lately, but his ultimate
recovery is looked for. However, un-
less be improves at a more rapid rate
than he has for the past short time, il
is doubtful il he will be able to attend
the coming session Of legislature.
The RI. Rev A. c. A. Hall Of Bur
lington, bishop OF Vermont, who has
been passing three months In Italy and
the Austrian Tyrol Tor the benefit Of
his health, writes that his health Is
greatly improved aud he expects to
sail from Genoa Sept. 8, reaching Bur
lington about the 23d
On account of Gov McCullough's
illness, Vermont win be represented at
the Manassas manOeuYres by Lophar
NJ Mansur Of Newport, ex-heutenant-
governor Gen. W II. Gilmore ofFatr-
lee. adiutant- general Gen. Edward /.
Bates OF Bennington, secretary Of
civil and military affairs.
Among the new concerns ineorpo-
rated at Dover through the Delaware
Trust company is the National Retail
Grocers Protective association with a
capital of 100000. The incorporators
are Z. NJ. Blake. A. n. Langeller, A.
NJ. Desloges, and Alexander Tuscany,
an of St. Adams. The objects OF the
association are indicated by ITS title.
w. 5. Spencer. principal Of Brigham
Academy at Bakersfield during the
pas. year. has been elected to the
chair of English in the Iowa Wesleyan
University at Mount Pleasant, Ia, and
left last week for his new field Of la
Dor. Before going to Bakersfield. Mr..
Spencer was for six years president Of
the English Methodist schools at Pue'
bio. Mexico, and has an excellent repu-
tation as a disciplinarian and instruc-
tor. He is a son Of the late Rev. Il. A.
Spencer. 4
Twenty or more Italians arrived IN
Essex Junction from Boston Augs y
and the next day began husking corn
at the canning factory OF Baxter Bros
In a short time seven Of them became
dissatisfied and struck and demanded
six cents a basket or Sl.5O a day.
The company is paying four cents Q
haskell and would not grant their re-
ouest. The seven returned 70 boston
after one days work. A good supply
of corn is being received at the factory
and the season looks very favorable
Forty thousand cans were run on one
day. "a
4 reouest was recently made TO the
nrohate officer in Burlington Tor q
cow of the appraisers inventory OF inc
estate of Thomas Chittenden OF VII
liston. the first governor OF vermont;
The inventory was filed in Ivy ana
contains many odd items ana m9en
peculiar phraseology. An item OF q
..stun guggn valued at three shllllngs
caused some perplexity, but II was
finally translated to mean a stone jug.
The estate inventoried at l2,4oo
nounds. Is, 4d., or Sal, 45O.4O, a con-
Siderable amount of wealth for that
time.
Remington is thoroughly alarmed
over the situation in North Adams,
Mass where there are no less than 6U
eases of smallpox and 10 cases OF dlph-
iberia. Thus far there have been three
deaths. The epidemic has been rag
inc for the past three weeks ana Is
spTeading in spite of the most strenu-
ons efforts of the authorities. Ben
nincton being a neighboring town. the
town fathers have seen fit to take RAD
zeal measures to guard against the
disease and orders have been given 70
arrest any resident OF North Adams
fonnd in Bennington and SEND sucn
person back to Massachusetts.
The United States circuit court pre-
sided over by Judge Wheeler q
Rratttleboro held a session at Mont
heller Thursday and Friday SlXty-
nine persons were naturalized. Forty
eight of these came from Montpelier
and the rest from Stowe, Fayston'
Rochester, Bethel, Warren, Northh t,,
- zion Berlin, and Barre town. Inc
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