Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-10-27
State of Vermont.
-. News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Ts. Charles Ii. swift house at Ben
-to9 Center, recently purchased BY
L,.'lI--,5rd II. Harvey OF Cleveland, was
Neral wears the residence OF the
l.erlted ab0litionist, William Lloyd
,,+rrison. when be lived in that village
IA published The journal of The
Times
Dine Vermont Marble company OF
u-,stor has offered 10 give TO the town
.Parlspd a complete fire department
-r IN maintain the same il the city OF
Praand win extend lis water mains 50
-t.t NE town can thus get is supply.
INNS will probably be done aud the
offer accepted.
r5e Rev. DR.. w. S. Hazen, Congl
..st5r of Northheld, preached his
i15 anniversary sermon Oct. H..
rrI1y. oct. p, an attractive ami
-.5Iy proQram was rendered. con-
.s.t.ng of music and addresses by
monument men in and out Of town.
In Inc evening a reception was given
TFe past0r at the parsonage.
r5hn z. Gale OF Guilford, guardian
offa.er.I. Stafford. aged 81 years,
f1s offered 4 reward OF 500 for infor-
NATION leading % the finding Of Stat
T,rf lead or alive. Stafford Is an ln-
.rs man who has lived for many
wears I'M the family Of r. NJ. Fairbanks
In fHe south part of Guiltoid. Oct. T.
FaTe', the Fairbanks farm and has not
aaen seen since.
Several friends Of j. w ketchum
are endeayoring 10 raise funds 70
gs.f.. him I'll fe0pening his case on
raW evidence discovered. As will be
readily recalled ketchum was SEN
fenced i'm April. 1902. % serve seven
yesrs Tor completely with Cashier ID. II.
Lewis In wrecking the Farmers Ma
u8naI Bank Of Nergennes, and Is now
serving bis sentence In the Chittenden
county Jail at Burlington.
A mink was caught and killed on
a street IN the city OF Burlington, Oct.
~. bv q. 1. Tousley, assisted by his
Ear. Mr. T0usley thought his dog
wss chasing 4 cat Gin the lighting
Qualities OF tie pursued animal were
perceived rs &c faced about and Crap
uIgI with the dog Mr. Tousley,
armed with wrench, came up. as the
dog seemed 10 need reiutorcemeuts.
and dispatched the mink by blow on
.ag bead.
A soldiers monument costing about
$1,000 was dedicated Oct ~ IN tie
a .n front 81 the COng'l church III
mguHarab The monument wis
erected 81 the efforts OF the W0mans
Relief. Corps assisted by contributions
o.. Il from The town. II is built OF
Barre granite and Is surmOuuted by
Die size statue OF private soldier
resting ou bis gun. CA the sides are
sllse.tI the names OF an soldiers who
enlisted in The civil war IRON the
town.
Three wears ago as Fred Hancock Of
Coventry was picking over beans he
discovered small black seed, proba-
uy q seed from potato bah which he
planted To a common flower pot Il
proved 70 be potato seed whict
yielded o handful % small potatoes
Che next spring he planted those and
from them be raised four and one half
pounds d potatoes, aud last spring he
planted the i0ar aud one-half pounds
MI ,his taIl the Yield was 1870 pounds
al nice eating potatoes.
N ID IIgudee who disappeared I
Nm bis home Ii pittst0rd last March. +
returned home The 18Th. At the time
". Do, disappearance much uneasiness +
Has 'eIr by bis wife and children. Tor
ieIrI e bad met with ioul play. until
..H Y.eSs Itt ne wfl e them from 4
Wy lington. Mr. Hendee states that
.e went io Washington on an eXcur- /
ell BOZ and there secured work. but the /
alagiious Of tue open deer season 4
proved too much for bis resolution 10 /
stay away fro D Pittsford
William Ieswell died at the resi- F
ueHga Of his son in North HOosick Oct.
I'D. aged 81 years. lie had been In /
poor health tor some time. He was
hlTn lu Bennington Center. was a
grandson Of Anthony Haswel, who
established the Vermont Gazette, the
lts. paper published in the state
noe latter wis for some time post
master general OF Vermont, and after
ward imprisoned in the Vermont
state prison under the provisions OF
Ae >editiou act William Haswelrs
-a,1er. William Haswell, was for over
Z. years postmaster az Bennington
center, was register OF the probate
court % years and United States pen
,.'n agent for a quarter of a century
J" Too years the family was one OF
quo prominent ones OF Bennington
county lie was a correspondent Tor
.le Bennington Banner for 80 years
1I mJre
Fourteen Of Rutland's young society
women acted as conductors OF the cars
y. iaa Rutland Street Railway Co. Oct.
d. ln connection with the annual har-
'e,. festival, given under the auspices
VI 'ae Rutland Missionary association
t 49f the benefit OF the Old Ladies home.
Lle arrangement of the society with
. .-e street railway company provided
.La. a.i the money received by the
young women conductors over the
lt,e'age Wednesdays receipts should