Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-04

Arthur Hathaway of Burlington,
I despondent because he bad been out
of work for two months, attempted
suicide Friday evening, Feb. 10, by
taking lauGanum. lie was resus-
iticated, however.
Bert L. Bingham Of Bristol was Sc
riously injured Friday afternoon, Feb.
80. He was running saw in the
wood shop of the Bristol Manufacture
ing company, when piece of board
that was being run through, kicked
back, striking him in the stomach. lie
died on the Tuesday following from
his injuries.
Arthur Smith, a l5-year.old boy of
Fairhaycn, met with a very painful
accident while at work on a wood
planer AT the Eastern Wood Mantel
cQmpany's shop near the depot
Tuesday afternoon. The sleeve Of his
coat caught in the planer, pulling his
right hand and arm into it and 50 in
juring his arm that il had to be ann
putated just below the elbow.
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 81, fire
burned the farm barn Of Nathaniel II.
Brooks OF Vernon, together with 70
head Of cattle and horses, farm inn
plements, quantity Of hay and grain
and two crops of tobacco. The fire
was well under way when discovered
and it was impossible TO save any OF
the contents. One OF the horses burned
belonged TO Liveryman White of Brat
tleboro. The fire was probably caused
by someone's smoking on the hay.
Loss, 50, 600; insurance, s2,32j.
Roy LeVarne, the lS-yearold son
of Daniel LeVarne OF New Haven,
was almost instantly killed at Lin
coin Thursday morning. While
handling logs to be made into pulp a
large piece of timber became unman-
ageable and before young LeVarnc
could escape il rolled over on him,
crushing him instantly. lie was
found about five minutes after the &c.
cident and taken TO the house OF
Stephen Monroe, where medical aid
was called, but the boy died before ii
arrived.
A recent tale went the rounds of the
state press about the only revolutions
~ pensioner residing al Plymouth
Union. II is noted in connection
Herewith, as curious coincidence,
that there is a daughter OF a reyolu-
tionary soldier residing in the same
house with AUNT Esther Damon.
These old ladies have drifted together
and are not in any way related but
live together very happily. The
daughter above mentioned is Mrs.
Sophronia Grover Snow, widow Of
Alpheus Snow She was born in
Plymouth and has resided there nearly
all her life.
Work on the dam nj the foot OF
Groton pond is completed, and the
largest reservoir IN the state, and one
of the largest in New England has
been formed there. Groton Pond is
a natural body of water, covering an
area OF 500 acres. BY the eonstruc-
ton Of the dam the surface will be
raised little more than eight feet
This will flow an area Of nearly two
acres more, thus creating a
reserve OF billions Of gallons Of water.
The dam was built by the Wells River
Light and Power company, located /
at Wells River, fourteen miles below
the dam, and along the stream are
more than dozen mills and manu-
featuring plants which will receive
benefit from increased power.
Morrisville is having trouble with
her liquor agency. 1t is claimed that
the agent does not turn over the right
amount of cash to correspond with his
sales. The first selectman has admit
ted that there was deficit last year
but he hid it by Withholding two bills,
doing il, as he claimed,t to help out the
agent. The agent, on the other hand,
saws this is the first he has heard OF
any shortage last year The agent af-
firms that the selectmen have fur
nished him a list of names of persons
TO whom he was ordered to deliver
free of charge bottled liquor when they
should come 10 the agency, supposed
" for political bait. lie also says the
first and second selectmen, or the two
who have been in the office three years
apiece, have made a practice of COM
ing and taking out liquor whenever
they pleased and without pay.
Jesse Burdett, superintendent of The
Rutland railroad, died very suddenly |
Tuesday morning Of last week. He
was born in Brookline, Jan. p, 1926, |
became a blacksmith and afterwards |
station agent at Arlington on the Ben
nington and Rutland railroad, and /
had been in the railroad service ever
since. lie served as conductor on the /
Bennington road, afterwards worked |
in the same capacity on the old Hud-
son River road. became superintend-
ent of the Rutland road when it was
organized a a division Of the YER
mont Central, and continued in the
position until after its death. and after
the management of the road was in
dependent. In his business and in a
social way he was esteemed very high
IN. lie is survived bv a wife and son