Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-25
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten for
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| ouI aoa0ers.
5. A. Keller of Hyde Park fell Iast
Sunday morning and broke his right
wrist.
George Watkins store at Fairfax
was damaged several hundred dollar.
by fire Sunday night.
Vice President Hobart has appoint.
ed Senator Morrill, one of the regents
of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Rutland Herald states that
Judge Lawrence is still candidate
for the district attorneyship, rumors
TO the contrary being false.
A man representing a Boston house
is "doing" Vermont with the idea OF
making map for wheelmen. The
house is making a map TO cover all
New England.
Verna, the little daughter of Leslie
|. Walker of Plymouth, found a few
strychnine pills in bottle last week
and ate some, from the effects of
which she died in short time.
L. A. Hazeltine sustained injuries
to the head and spine by being hit by
falling tree at Bristol last Thursday.
He was unconscious when carried home
and his injuries may prove fatal.
While turning over large block of
granite at the plant of Barclay Bros,
Monday, William Auchinachie of
Barre got one foot badly crushed,
No bones were broken but the flesh
was badly mangled.
Patrick McManon, employed at the
Bread Loaf Inn in Ripton, had his
wrist broken there Saturday forenoon.
He was about to get into a sleigh when
the horse started up suddenly and
threw him down with the results as
stated.
The l0lst birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Rowena Shelby was celebrated
at Keene, n. H., last Thursday. Her
maiden name was Ransted and she
was born in Springfield, Vt. She is
the oldest person in keene, and is in
good health.
Another railroad scheme has evap-
GRATED, wherein Vermont was TO be
the possessor of another electric road.
The railroad committee in the New
Hampshire House last week reported
adversely on the Hinsdale and Brat
tleboro street railway bill and their
recommendation was adopted.
Mason S. Stone, state superintend-
ent of education, is making arrange
ments for summer schools for teachers,
to be held in five different towns in
Vermont, in July and August. The
locations of these schools have not
vet been selected, but they will be
held in towns most central for the
greatest number of teachers.
William Desroches, "a, was killed
by an express train at Montpelier last
Thursday. He stepped from Barre
train in front of the express on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad.
He was thrown 80 to 40 feet and death
was instantaneous. He was a native of
Chambly, p. g., but had been living
in Middlesex the past year.
A four years old child of c. A. Stay
ton of HYDE Park, while at play with |
A mate of about her own age, slid |
down A steep bank into a wire fence, |
cutting a very deep and lacerated cash
from the corner of the mouth nearly |
to the ear. Several other smaller cuts
we're received. The other child came |
out with a few light scratches and
bruises.
A warrant is on, for the arrest OF
Sidney Temple for assault upon Mrs.
Chauncey kimplin at Woodford. II
is alleged that the assault took place the
night of March IL while Mrs. kimp-
lin was i'll in bed. Mrs. Temple was
then in Bennington attending her
daughter, who died of consumption
last week. Mrs. kimplin's cries at
tracted the attention of neighbors and
Temple fled from the house.
John Morey OF Sandgate met with
n serious accident last week which |
NAV result fatally. Mr.. Morey was
riding on a load of logs when he was
thrown down an embankment, the
LOGS falling on him. When found it
took the united strength of four men
TO extricate him from his perilous
position. His hips and back were
crushed and he received internal in
iuries. His injuries are probably fatal.
Warren l.. Howard, postmaster at
Fair Haven, was arrested by United
states Marshal Harris last Thursday
ON the charge of misappropriating
funds. lie was brought
before United States Commissioner
Bailey at Rutland and placed under
sl5. 600 bonds on two counts for APP
pearance at the May term OF the
United states district court, to be
held at Windsor.