Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-08-20
IMPORTANT VERMONT NEWS.

Secretary Foster has decided to accom-
pany the Presidential party to Benning-
ton.
Flora Pitkin of Hartford, fell while
running down hill and broke one collar
bone.
The fair given at Northfield last week
by St. Johns Catholic parish, netted the
society $500.
young son of Policeman Mccarthy OF
Burlington, fell from fence and broke
his arm.
Chas. Blair and Moses Duran OF Bur-
lington are under arrest, charged with
having stolen watch from Edward La
moge.
The saw mill Of j. n. Howes at Ludlow
was destroyed by fire last week. Loss,
together with pile Of dressed lumber,
$1,000.
A nine year-old daughter OF Henry
/ Previe of North Troy has been very ill
with lock jaw, caused by piercing one
foot with rusty nail.
Silas Stockwell of Richmond, recently
shipped to California 16 tons of maple
sugar in 10 10 90 pound cans, paying seven
cents per pound.
Fred Walker of Burlington, Tuesday
afternoon fell IS feet from the roof OF a
house and almost miraculously escaped
without any broken bones.
DIR. H. d. Bartlett OF Milton was seri-
ously injured last Sunday by a fall, caus-
ed by the breaking of the legs of a chair
on which he was sitting.
Moses Vincent of Bristol persisted in
visiting the home of Frank Brown after
being warned to keep away, and last Mon
day Brown threw Vincent down stairs
breaking two of his ribs.
Elwin c. Berry, formerly of West Fair
lee, but OF late acting as boss sawyer in
the Wilbur Brown saw mill in Berlin,
was recently hit by board thrown from
planer and very badly injured.
Theodore and Warren Tubbs, brothers
OF Jericho have been arrested charged
with the theft OF road cart from Jerome
H. May OF Underhill, June %. Theodore
has been detected in quite a number Of
thefts Of late.
| A nine year old son OF Leander Allen OF
North Troy, got chain hook caught in
his mouth recently while sliding down
post in the barn and one cheek was torn
open two inches back from the corner of
the mouth.
Thomas Austin and George Lindsay
were drilling out an unexploded blast, at
Vergennes when the powder exploded.
The drill was thrown high in the air and
Mr.. Austin was badly burned but the men
feel very thankful that they escaped with
no more serious injury.
Willis Barker, a native OF Brandon,
whence 10 years ago he went to Pueblo,
Col, is under arrest for the wilful murder
of James b. Verrus, whom Barker shot to
death at the railroad station. Jealousy of
his wife, whom he had attempted to kill,
is the alleged cause OF the shooting.
Martin Howe OF North Bennington was
recently killed by freight train on the
Haynes bridge near the malleable iron
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accompanied by VIM. Hayes, also OF No
Bennington but the latter escaped by ly-
ing down on one side OF the bridge.
Rev. Howard F. Hill so long the Episco
pal rector at Montpelier, and the popular
chaplain of the Vermont National Guard,
is to resign his present rectorship at
Amesbury, Mass, and settle at his native
place, Concord, n. H., being induced to
take this step by the i'll health of Mrs.
Hill
Tuesday recorded a chapter of accidents
in Burlington that for similarity were
peculiar. A young boy living on Cham
plain street was run over by wood team,
two ribs were broken and he received se-
rious but not fatal internal injuries. An
unknown man in a state of intoxication
was knocked down, run over and serious
ly hurt by a team on North avenue and a
small boy was run over on Church street,
The thunder storm of August II was
very severe along the shore of Lake Cham
plain and down the west side of the Green
Mountains, many buildings being de-
stroyed by lightning. The house and
barn, the latter containing 40 tons OF hay,
owned by Charles Peck of New Haven,
were struck by an electric bolt and burn
ed. The barns of John McKinzie in East
Shelburne were also destroyed and much
H.. - Ill A. 4nln
phone poles and wires.
The barn Of R. A. Jones in Richmond
was struck by lightning Aug. IL and
burned together with the house and all
the connecting buildings, one pair of OK
en-, all the hay and grain, enough to keep
IS head of cattle. Mr.. smith who carried I
on the farm, saved most OF his household |
goods. The property was insured for
$500. The last load OF grain was secured
Just before the storm and was saved by
running the load out of the barn. The /
mond village, was also struck and some
shingles torn off,
The new gymnasium at Goddard Semi
nary, Barre is a building seventy-two by
thirty feet and twenty-five feet high, 4
costing S1700 and is the best gymnasium [
connectedwith preparatory school in the
state The main room has been well \
equipped with twenty or twenty-five DIFF
fefent articles Of apparatus at a cost of
300. A few of these articles are an ad-
Unstable ladder, parallel bars, chest weights
vaulting horse, chest expanders and strik-
ing bag. The basement viii be provided
with bow ling alley, dressing rooms and
shower bath. The whole building will be
heated during cold weather by steam or
hot air. AT the beginning of the fall term
the instructor in gymnastics at Tufts Col
lege viii be at the Seminary, make meas
urements Of ali ths students and provide
each with papers on the basis OF these
measurements 10 guide them in their in
dividual training. Glass drill will be Civ
en- three days in the week for boys and
three days for girls.
Aug. Hornung, a well-knoHn manu-
facturer OF boots and shoes at SO Nolan
St.. san Antonio, Texas, viii not soon for
get his experience with an attack OF the
cramps which he relates as follows: II
was taken with a violent cramp in the
stomach which ! believe would have
caused my death had it not been for the
prompt use Of Chamberlain's Collie. Chol
era and Disrrhoea Remedy. The first dose
did me - much good that I followed Il