Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-12
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\ Mrs. Benjamin Kimberly OF Orwell
who is So years Of age, fell down
stairs the other day, breaking one leg
| Her extreme age makes her recovery
doubtful.
i Al barrel well packed with warn
clothing and toys has just been sem
to the Moqui school in Arizona, BY
the ladies Of the Brattleboro Woman'i
Indian association.
| Joseph Lemays Of Burlington while
running saw last week had his hand
drawn in and one finger cut of, while
the rest were so mangled that they
had to be amputated.
Sceley Macomber, while at work il
a mill at Pownal one day last week,
caught his hand between a large pull.
4 ley and q heavy belt which connects
it with a smaller one, severely injurine
his head and arm.
The net proceeds OF the Young
Mems Catholic Union bazaar at Rut-
land during the five nights in which
it was run amounted to about $l.27O'
This money will probably be set aside
for a building fund for the union.
| C. w. Sargent Of Brattleboro found
in one OF his fox traps last week q
skunk which had not black hair on
it and which was OF q smoke or dark
cream color, save only slight mark.
ing of white on the head and neck.
4 Albert Aldrich Of West Dover met
with severe and painful accident
while cutting logs last week. A tree
which he was trying to dislodge
sprang sidewise and struck Mr.. Al
drich in such a manner as to break
both bones in the right leg and cut
several gashes.
The fifth reported incendiary fire
| in Brandon in few months occurred
Saturday, Nov. Both, when the barn
of d. w. Primes in Rossiter Place
was burned. This is the second barn
of DR.. Primes that has been destroy ed.
There has been no public investiga-
ton as yet.
| Harland Stoddard Of Waitsfield
met with very serious accident last
Thursday. Mr.. Stoddard was in the
woods chopping when in some way
ne was thrown of ledge about ten
feet, striking his head and shoulders
ona stone which appeared to be
nodded for the occasion, making an
ugly wound in the back OF his head
and breaking the muscles from the
spine near the shoulder.
There was another fire at Swanton
Sunday evening, Dec. |, when the
houses and barns Of Napoleon Tru-
deau and VIM. Favier were burned,
and valuable COW was lost. The en-
tire loss was $4,000, partly insured.
The fire started in Trudeau's barn
and was discovered by two boys about
q quarter past ten'at night. VIM. Trn-
deau's house also took fire but it was
put out by The engine, which prompt
~ responded to the alarm.
John Davis Of Bennington has good
reason to claim the championship as q
| fox hunter in this section. Although
only 40 years old, he has record Of
25l foxes killed by him since he be-
gan hunting, to say nothing OF the
smaller game. Every one Of the foxes
was shot. He has also, killed three
bears and helped to kill the fourth.
During the past season Davis and his
friend, Jesse Gregg, have shot over
$50 woodcock as well as many other
game birds
A generally signed petition was
presented last week to the selectmen
Of Bellows Falls asking for special
town meeting to authorize the pur-
chase Of q lot for the erection OF a
new high school building for that
village. The site is prominently
known as "Stayne's hail." now occn-
pied as boarding school, for which
$8, 900 is asked. The town will ex-
pend $4,000 in buildings. The
schools are all badly overcrowded this
year, necessitating new acc0mmoda-
tions. The meeting will be held in
about two weeks.
A railroad smashup took place near
East Richford last week Monday. A
freight train going north broke apart
and the forward part being brought
to stop was run into by the rear and
two or three cars badly smashed and
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