Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17
N. D. Bartlett of searsburg is

paper on press OF his own constfhc'
ton.
Mrs. Jesse Burdett, state regent OF
the Daughters of the Revolution, will
organize the Heber Allen chapter OF
the Daughters of the Revolution at
Poultney, the 10Th.
An effort is being made by the
business men of Springfield to form
syndicate to furnish the railway COM
pany with loan SO that it can be put
in operation this winter by getting
the cars and the power. With the
road once in operation the bonds of
the road will be worth about par and
can be sold readily.
Cornelius Crowley, night car
checker for the Rutland railroad at
Bellows Falls, met with quite a
serious accident one day last week
while out cunning. \ shell which
he was pushing into his gun eX-
ploded, filling his face with powder.
Some of it entered one eye, the sight
of which will be lost.
j. G. Busting, drummer, called
George Carey OF st. Johnsbury a liar
the other day. Carey quickly seized
him by the throat and the drummer
claims that Carey squeezed so hard
/ that his vocal organs are permanently
injured. lie has, therefore, brought
suit for $4,000 damages and the case
is TO be heard at the June term of the
| Caledonia county court.
During the past week large num-
Der Of farmers near Westminster in
the Connecticut valley sold 1895 and
1896 tobacco crops from 10 to II cents,
about two cents more than they had
received in the last two years. This
years crop was larger and of better
quality than any raised for a number
OF years. The acreage will be much
increased during the next year.
Rudyard Kipling has given up
Vermont and it is now believed that
he will make his home in the English
county OF Devonshirc. 0 When Mr..
kipling settled in Torquay, on arriv-
ing in England two months ago, he
was regarded merely as bird of pas
sage. His stay at st. Mary's church,
the suburb OF the queen of English
watering places, has, however, so
pleased him that there is every prob
ability he will continue TO live in
Devonshire.
+. w. Brown of Waterford has
been trying for weeks TO get into his
barn some > steers which have been
out to pasture during the summer.
lie succeeded in getting all but five
ree-year-olds, and these swan across
the river to the New Hampshire side.
Then he promised a man - for each
one he wonld shoot and bring in, but
after spending several days in the
woods the man was able to bring in
only one steer and the others are
wandering where they please.
The state board OF health had an
important meeting at Bellows Falls
last week. authorized the issue of a re-
vised edition OF all laws relating 10
public health, ordered new rcgistra
tion blanks to be sent to all towns and
city clerks, health officers and physi- /
clans in compliance with the new law
and authorized Dir. Hollon to visit
certain towns and cities in MasSachu- 1
setts and inspect the systems OF heat \
inc. lighting and ventilation OF re- .
Gently constructed schoolhouses. The .
board, on DR.. Holton's report, will Is I
sue circular on the subject II was
voted 10 engage, as far as possible, san +
itarv speakers for the winter meetings (
OF the state board OF agriculture at the I
state grange. 1t was also decided that I
the health officers must be citizens of /
the towns in which they receive the .
4 fatal accident occurred Deoem-
Der eth at the Wheaton quarry at {
Barre on what is known as East Hill. I
The victim was Curtis Floyd and he /
was employed in the capacity Of a
driver of the horse which furnishes (
power for the sweep. a sweep is an
used TO hoist stone on the I
derrick and the power is furnished by 4
winding a windlass. This is done by .
driving a horse in circle. Such was I
young Floyd's duty. lie was at work .
as usual Monday, and on this particu-
lar occasion a heavier load than usual I
was on the boom. The first that those
in the vicinity knew of the
accident was the sound made by the
big block of granite which was on
the boom crashing TO the ground. On
looking for the cause of this it was
found that the sweep had broken
short OIL, thus releasing the weight on
the boom. OF course as soon as the /
sweep broke the windlass whirled
around at terrific speed, impelled
by the weight of the granite. Young
Floyd was in the path of the broken
end of the sweep and its first revolu-
ton felled him to the ground before
he had time To reach the brake used
to check the windlass. The blow
struck him fairly in the back Of the
head. While it did not kill him out
right, he died the same day as the re-
suit of the blow.