Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-29
STATE or VERMONT.
lis News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

for Our 6esders.
The registration in the Barre city
schools is about 1OG larger than last year.
Fire in the dry house OF the Ripley
Lumber Co. in Poultney resulted in loss
OF about $1,000.
Charles, six-yesr-old son of A. j. CHS
holm OF Duxbury, has infantile paralysis.
One leg is helpless.
Seventeen sheep out of a flock OF nine
teen, owned by George Grover and Jesse
Pike of Waterbury Center, we're killed by
dogs.
! Carl Oscarson, while working in a ma
chine shop in Proctor, was hit in the eye
by piece of steel, " hich injured the eye
so badly that II had to be removed.
Elliott White OF Csvendish has con-
tract with New York manufacturers to
furnish 200 carloads of cider apples and
is canvassing a wide territory to Ill the
order.
William Boyle, an aged carpenter, fell
Sept. 19 from a staging on the Union
school building, at Montpelier and his
left wrist was broken and be was badly
bruised in the side and legs.
The West Rutland Water company has
been obliged, owing to the scarcity OF
water in the reservoir, which furnishes
the town water supply, to install steam
pump at one spring to furnish water.
An entering class of 20 students is
registered at Norwich University, North
field, and several more are expected.
This will be one Of the largest, II not the
largest, class in the history OF the institu-
ton.
Rev. s. NJ. Wales, for two and one-half
years pastor OF the Advent Christian
church in Morrisville, has resigned, to
take effect the first Sunday in October.
He has accepted a call to Sugar Hill,
N. H.
The harvest OF apples from Shelburne
at 5000 barrels Of marketable fruit,
which is fair crop for late years. The
apples have already been sold to New
York firm.
Company H, LIST Inf, V. n. G., Mont
pelier, has been granted a license to put
in a vaudeville and moving picture show
at Armory hall, the company agreeing to
take care of the increased insurance on
the building.
While tarring a roof, Edward Pratt OF
Bennington met with serious injury.
The ladder gave way and he fell twenty
feet to the ground, striking on his left
foot The ladder, following after, hit
him on the head.
Rev. Lewis Dexter has accepted a call
from the Free Baptist church in Wolf
boro, n. H., to begin his labors there
Oct. ], and will close pastorate Of near
ly six years with the West Topsham and
East Orange churches Sept. %.
After occupying the old bank building
for 81 years the National Bank of Barre
moved last week to palatial quarters in
the new Rowland building. The old
building is to be torn down to make
room for a more modern structure.
Fred B. Randall, who cut his foot
about two weeks ago at his home 10
Mount Holly, and who was apparently |
doing well, is now at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington, suffering from
lockjaw. He is in q critical condition.
The cottagers at Caspian lake, Green's
boro, recently made up purse Of 1900 |
for the library, which they greatly enjoy T
during the camping season. individual I
nottagers have at various times made /
other and considerable gifts to the H.
brary.
Thek!a Ebbighausen, the eleven-year-
Did daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ebbig hansen OF Brattlebor died Sept. 10 /
IF infantile paralysis. This is the first
fatal case OF the disease in that vicinity
his year. The paralysis began a week
before.
The business OF the firm OF Roster and
Cottrell, manufacturers of shirt waists,
n Bennington, has been absorbed by the
irm of Bottum q Torrance of the same
place and the plant and machinery will
De moved at once to the collar factory of
he latter.
Mrs. Margaret Lewis committed sui
Tide by hanging Sept. 10 at the home of
Theodore Wood, her son, in sodom. She
lad been acting strangely OF late and a
lose watch had been kept on her. She
vas left alone for a half hour and was
lead when found.
The Kew. William Boicourt of Clifton
lale, Mass, has practically accepted the
lastorate OF the Congregational church in
Waterbury, a unanimous call having
,een extended to him several weeks ago.
dr. Boicourt plans to begin his new pas
crate about Nov. 1.
Sixty-eight cases OF typhoid fever have
,een reported to Health Officer 4. Ball OF
Rutland during the present epidemic.
Doctor Ball says the situation is improv
ne and cites as an evidence that only
hree cases OF typhoid fever have been re-
,orted during the past ten days.
The Boston g. Maine railroad will be
quipped with a block signal system
rom the Brattleboro station north. This
s the first railroad in Vermont to adopt
his system of signals. The gang has al
eady started to install the system from
north to Bellows Falls.
As disa bled automobile owned by the
Rutland Railway, Light & Power Co.
vas being towed into town the rope
broke on a hill and the machiue became
and ran into a tree. The
occupant, Harry Mcmahon, was badly |
lurt and internal injuries are feared.
Two boys smoking cigarettes in one OF
he horse stalls at Granite City TrottinR /
park, Barre, last week Wednesday start
ID Ere, and before il Was under control /
.wo-thirds of the long row was burned |
10 the ground and the residences OF v. <. |
Ayers was damsged. The loss is about |