Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-16
STATE OF VERMONT.
IT'S News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our 6esuers.

Newport has voted unanimously for To-
cal free mail delivery.
Railroad men at Rutland say the ms
year,. 'ii
500 pound OK was roasted and servad
az the fair held by the Black River
orange association near Ludlow.
Goddard seminary, Barre, has ahout
100 students registered, aside from music
pupils. The capacity Of the quarters Is
overtaxed.
The Woodbury. Granite Co. OF Hard.
wick has secured a $1,000 contract for
q monument at Victorsburg Park in New
Orleans, La.
Montpelier high school on tho flrst dav
OF the term bad a registration a. 10 stn-
dents, and there Is seating capacity for
only 40. The attendance at the schools
generally shows an increase.
u. L. Carr OF Athens, a farmer, who
was kicked by horse in the stomach. Is
failing rapidly and il is not expected that
be will recover. Mr.. Carr represented
bis town 10 the legislature Of 1906.
Seven cases Of typhoid fever in Rutland
ted to AN examination OF the city water.
The report from the state laboratory
shows the presence Of the colon bacilli.
The city authorities have given warning
that water must be boiled
Charles Brown and Mrs. Wallace Rock
wood have been arrested at Bristol
charged with a statutory offenss. The
woman was formerly Browns wife, but
procured divorce and married Rock
wood. Several months ago she left Rock
wood.
Julius Mcdonald, OF Enosburg. aged so
years, died Sept. after taking several
strychnine tablets. The funeral v IN be
held at he house Thursday afternoon at
l O'Clock. Mr.. Mcdonald had been de-
spondent for some time and had suffered
from cancer.
F. NJ. Whitney of johnson was arrest
ed at Hyde Park Sept. on a charge of
raising five checks given by the creamery
company doing business at Cambridge
Junction. The alleged forgeries amount
to nearly 300.
About $4,000 worth of new machin-
cry and equipment has been purchased by
the Wetmore q Morse Granite Co. for
use in its quarry on Milestone hill in
Barre. This includes derrick of rs tons
capacity, making eight large derricks in
use there.
Moses Gardner of Rutland, a brakeman
in the employ OF the Rutland Railroad
company, stepped from a moving train
Friday and fell a distance of so feet to the
edge OF the river near Shelburne. lie was
very seriously injured and taken to the
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington.
Capt. Harrison Aldrich, well-knowu
retired merchant OF Boston, died Sept. 5
at South Newfane. Captain Aldrich had
/ been in Vermont enjoy ing q vacation.
He Was driving a pair OF horses when
they ran away and be was thrown out and
severely injured. He fingered until Sun
/ day.
4 The Connecticut river lake has won its
way into the hearts of Brattleboro sports
men who largely patronize it daily. A
regular schedule of passenger boats is
maintained between Brattleboro, Putney
and South Vernon. The fastest motor
boat on the lake is owned by Robert c.
4 Bacon.
A carload Of Holstein cows has been
picked up in Washington county by Con
necticut buyers at an average price oil
about sax. so head. Several Connect.
cut men have been buying Vermont cattle
recently to improve dairy herds and mosl
OF the cows appear to be bought in Wash
ington county.
Arthur Brooks OF Wilder fell from /
moving train at White River Junction
last Thursday and suffered injuries which
necessitated the amputation of his LEFT
leg. Mr.. Brooks was running to catcl
the train for Wilder, which was moving
out OF the station, when he fell from thu
step and under the car.
The large barn OF A. II. Stevens il
Richmond was burned Sept. Z. ThI
barn was filled with hay and grain, which
was lost with nearly all the farming tools
Several cows were SO badly burned tina
they we're killed later In the day. III
fire is supposed to have caught from cleo
trio wires. The property was insured 70
$1,000.
James Thomas, whose home was q
Fair Haven, VT, met death at the Della
ware q Hudson railroad crossing a
whitehall, N. Y, Sept. 3, by Jumping
from the chill freight" running agains
the drop gates and being thrown bacl
under the train. His left arm was Gu
OF, and he was injured about the back
the head.
william Foster, about As years old
hanged himself Saturday at the home
his sister, Mrs. Jane Brissett, in Esse
Junction. His nephew, Edward Brisseti
found the body hanging from corner G
tbs veranda with the neck broken. Eos
ter often talked OF taking his own III
and had attempted to hang himself abou
six years ago.
The gate receipts Of the Rutland count
fair show an attendance of $4,000 for I'll
three days. Conservative estimates
those outside the association place n
number OF people who saw the tair
p 900. It is claimed that there is r
suitant shortage OF $500. It is though
that the association will be able TO pay q
its bills this year without leyyin
on the stockholders.
Friends OF the Morgan horse in We
mont have taken the initial steps toward
the formation OF a Vermont state Morga
horse association. To this end there wi
be held at the state fair grounds 0
Thursday OF fair week meeting OF