Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-08-13
Aaron WEIGH. Jr.. q Groton recently

wood few days ago.
Charles Riddle of johnson was recently
thrown from wagon and his right shoul-
der was dislocated.
Hon. c. W. Porter OF Montpelier, ex-
Sec. of State, died at New Bedford, Mass,
week ago Sunday.
Rev. j. B. Reardon OF the First Univer-
salist church, Ludlow has resigned to take
effect the first OF October.
4 George LeClair, a Canadian at work
booming logs for Hobson & Son at East
Brighton was drowned last Friday.
Miss Edith Paige of Rutland was thrown
from bicycle while coasting down hill
last Tuesday and her left arm was broken
at the wrist.
/ Miss Nora Jones aged IA years of New
| Haven Mills, was thrown from carriage
by her horse running away and was seri-
ously injured.
i Robert Moyhunt, young Barre lad,
was run over by an express team at North
Barre and so badly injured that he died
the same night.
Bruce Wright of Waltham was thrown
from his carriage in Nergennes and one
Of the horses kicked him in the left breast
breaking rib.
Edward A. Shuttleworth, a graduate Of
Norwich University, Northfield, class '91
has been commissioned second lieutenant
in the eleventh infantry, U. S. A.
Mrs. William Brown, person of mid
die age, residing at Barre, fell down stairs
and received such severe injuries as to
cause her death in few hours.
Paul Chapman OF Moretown, while at
work on Mrs Streeter's house, at West
Berlin fell about is feet breaking his coll
lar bone and bruising one leg quite badly.
Michael Noonan had three fingers
/ had lost MnnHax- or the ctnna Chadc M
Noonan and Nelson, Montpelier by get
ting them caught under heavy block of
granite.
Scott Marsh of Northfield, aged rs years
is charged with grossly immoral conduct
toward little girls in Northtield village
and the parents of the children threaten
dire vengeance.
The evening daily Times the new paper
started at Brattleboro about three months
ago, has suspended publication for lack of
advertising patronage, as its editor states
in his valedictory.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Flint of Bellows Falls
were thrown from their carriage last
Wednesday and badly injured by the
horse being frightened by baby car
riage in the road.
c. c. Bingham OF st. Johnsbury, mar
rowly escaped the loss of his eyesight by
getting carbolic acid in his eyes from
bottle that broke in his hands. His face
was severely burned.
Rev. n. M. Learned OF DeLand, Fla,
who has been engaged as pastor OF the
M. E. church at Island Pond, during the
present conference year, commenced his
labors Sunday, July 26.
Vermonters to whom patents have been
issued within the past few days are; Chas.
A. White OF Jamaica for a mopwring sr,
and to Geo. B. Sherwin of Burlington for
baggage slide for railway cars.
Vermont has 1873 Congregational church
es in 165 towns. The population of these
towns has decreased two per cent in the
decade but membership OF the churches
has increased nearly five per cent.
Gov. Page has appointed A. B. Noyes of
st. Johnsbury, the third director OF the
to- be state fish hatchery, Messrs. III. ii.
Swift OF Pittsfield and Charles c. Warren
OF Waterbury being his colleagues.
Frank Miller, a native of Springfield.
VT, was burned to a crisp in the barn on
the city farm at Fitchburg, Mass, where
he was the farmer. Miller went into
burning barn to rescue some of the stock.
Rev. DR.. j. E. Rankin, president of
Howard University, Washington, will
supply the pulpit of the South church, st.
Johnsbury during the PASTORS vacation in
August.
The First Baptist church OF Burlington
voted a unanimous and enthusiastic call
to Rev. w. S. Roberts, ID. ID. of Rock
land, Me-, to become its pastor. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Roberts will accept the
call.
At the annual meeting of the directors
of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
company at Montpelier, Aug. 5, William
T. Dewey was elected treasurer, he hav-
ing been serving out the unexpired term
OF II. N. Taplin, who is now president of
the company.
A 12-year- r-old son OF Mrs. JOSEPH Smith
OF Holland attempted to defend himself
from the attack Of a vicious bull in ber-
ry field by discharging a shotgun at the
beast. The weapon exploded and so shat.
tered the boys left hand that it was found
necessary to amputate it at the wrist.
The little Morgan mare, which SO brave
ly and truly carried the chaplain of the
First Vermont Cavalry through the war,
is dead. She had been retired from duty
for some eight months and her death
ends the column OF horses that served in
the war OF the rebellion. Peace to her
ashes.
Mr.. Woodward of Saxton's River fell 25
feet by the giving away of a staging on
which be was at work and striking on
bunch of shingle, three ribs were frac-
tured, they being torn of the spine and
also of the breast bone. w. L. Smith,
who fell with him escaped with sprain-
ed hand.
The steam mill Of l.. ID. Hazen OF st.
Johnsbury, situated at Miles Pond was
burned Sunday morning. -Four hundred
thousand feet of lumber and three freight
cars were burned and the loss will be |
SIC. 900. The mill was insured for $500
and the lumber for $500. The mill win
be rebuilt.
Paul Parizo, one Of the sons OF Rudini,
amused himself last Monday night by
horsewhipping his wife and driving her
ont of the house with their small children
without proper clothing. He then bru-
tally beat his horse and threatened to kill
anv one who interfered. He was arrested
late that night and after fierce fight was
ironed and taken to Burlington.
A mysterious disease is making sad
work in the family of jeremiah McCarty
at Barre and the full force of local physi-
clans acknowledge themselves at loss to
know what the disease is. One of Mr.. 1
McCarthys children was taken i'll last
Tuesday and died in a few hours. sec I
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