Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-15
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.
Condensed and rewritten by the ST. Albans Messenger
from lis enierprising state exchanges


from its euterprsing state exchanges.
Dana Nichols of Brandon recently re-
ceived bad injuries by a fall from wagon.
Lewis Blake OF West Fairlee recently
cut his loot badly while cutting pumpkin
vines.
Ezra Stetson of Jacksonville recently
severed an artery in his leg while cutting
corn.
A son of John Peterson OF Brattleboro,
ID years old, fell from tree and broke
one arm.
Charles Monroe of Middlebury had one
leg injured recently by a colt that he was
riding falling on him.
Engineer Joel c. Cady of Montpelier,
was seriously injured by falling and strik-
ing on his side while at work about his
locomotive.
work in the paper mill at West Derby
and vas quite badly burned on the head,
neck and back BY vitriol.
Edgar BaIband, young boy at New
port narrowly escaped being choked to
death by some boards falling from a pile
and catching him across the neck.
d. w. Sowles OF Barre, in fit of jeal-
Gus rage assaulted Fred Kirby, whom he
accused OF having improper relations with
Mrs. Sowles and cut an ugly hole in kir-
by's cheek with an iron bar.
G. II. Phillips, a cattle dealer Of Putney,
was standing In his wagon trying TO close
car door when his horses started, throw.
ing him out. He struck his head on a
rail and was badly injured.
Some incendiary attempted the destruc-
tion of the house OF Wallace Felch in
Northfield on a recent night, piling kind
ling wood and other combustibles against
the outside OF the house and setting fire
to them. The timely awakening Of Mrs.
Felch alone prevented the entire destruc-
ton of the house.
Christopher Purmont of Georgia had
one elbow dislocated by being thrown
from wagon.
Mrs. NJ. p. Wheeler and Mrs. Burnham
Harris OF Calais were seriously hurt by
being thrown from carriage.
Leopold Norman, a young lad, was re-
Gently fined in the city court, Burlington
for stealing apples from the orchard of
DR.. Carpenter.
f. Ransom OF Hardwick had his left
foot badly injured by being run over by
the log carriage in the Geo. II. Smile saw
mill at Maokyille
The house and barn with most of the
contents, belonging to ). o. Clark in
Richford were burned Sept. 30 Loss es-
timated at $500; insurance small.
Ex- Governor f. J. Ormsbee of Brandon
has been appointed land commissioner at
the Samoan Islands, vice Hon. Henry c.
Ide Of St Johnsbury, who has resigned.
Clarence, the ten year-old son of Royal
Stevens Of East Barre, had one hand so
badly injured by the explosion Of dyna-
mite cartridge with which he was playing
that amputation at the wrist was necessa-
ry.
G. c. Rider of Searsburgh met with
peculiar accident while chopping. A chip
remained on the edge of his axe and upon
striking the next blow the axe glanced,
cutting quite severe cash on his fore
head.
The state fish hatchery at Roxbury is
nearly completed and c. c. Warren, one
of the commissioners, has placed 500 brook
trout therein. II is thought that the gov
ernment hatchery will also be located at
Roxbury.
Arthur, the eleven year-ol son of |. R.
Harvey of North Troy fell some 60 feet to
the bed of the river while crossing the
stream on a single plank. He was terri
bly, bruised but no bones were broken
and he crawled out of the water himself.
A man calling himself Allen of Deerfield,
Mass, broke into the store OF j. j. Fenton
at Bellows Falls few nights ago, packed
a valise with clothing and then laid down
to rest. He fell asleep and was found
there in the morning when the store was
opened.
Mrs. Eliza Blackmer aged 81 years, in
fit of mental arrangement on Sunday,
Sept. 27, attempted suicide by cutting her
throat. She hacked her neck in terrible
manner with carving knife but did not
reach a vital point, although ber advance
har nv
Jane E. wooley was convicted in Wind
ham county court of an assault upon Hell
en- p. Cook of Brookline and fined $40 and
costS Dexter Hodgman pleaded guilty to
having stolen money from Addison Whit
he'd of Vernon and he was also sentenced
to pay go and costs. Neither had the
money and were committed to the house
of correction.
Gen. Stephen Thomas, the old veteran
who is so thoroughly honored and re-
spected by every Vermonter who wore the
blue from '6i to '65, is in better health this
fail than for some time and, despite his 81
years, was recently seen at Montpelier, at
the shops of the United States Clothes Pin
Co.. of which be is president, helping to
unload half car of pine lumber.
It is stated that the breach of promise
case of Miss Olive B. Stout rs. ex-repre-
bend which was settled without trial, de-
pleted the tickle Choate's pocket book
some $500. That was little enough, jas he
treated the lady in a very shabby manner,
lifting her after she had obtained her
rousseau and the day of the wedding had
been appointed.
At the second days meeting OF the
Rhode Island Horse Breeders association
at Narragansett park Oct. Z, E. F. Brown
nell's Annacander of Burlington, VT won
in the 2.25 class, Voleta from the Highland
stock farm, Derby. VT, in the 2.29 class
and in the 2.23 class, Gray and Harris, I
Virginia Evans of Boston, won. Since |
Col James Calvin sold the great trotting |
gelding Orange Blossom, he has been /
looking out for a good one, and he I
has purchased the 3-year-old bay FLY, /
Annacander, by Alexander, out Of the dam /
Of Grand Isle and Col. Hooker. This fIly /
showed ability to beat 2.30 at the Breeders I
meeting, and the $500 he gave for her is
1un11 within her vatue.