Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-03

Lucy NJ. Curtis of Bellows Falls,
widow of Million IL. Curtis, the en-
gineer who was killed by the railroad
accident at West Keene last July, has
Just brought suit, through her attor.
news, Waterman, Martin Il Hit OF
Brattleboro, against the Fitchbnrg
railroad company for $4,000.
Ex-Magnetic Healer Bradley New
ell will soon leave for stay in Chi
cago, where he will treat patients and
give lectures. MIR. Newell goes at the
solicitation of many people in Chica-
90. He has recently been making in
vestigations in hypnotism and his
lectures are to give the results of his
studies along that line.
George lnness, one of the firm of
Inness ~ Cruikshank, granite manu-
facturers at Barre was caught by a
set screw on revolving shaft at their
works last Friday afternoon and had
narrow escape from fatal injury.
How the man came out of il unhurt
is wonder as every scrap Of clothing
was torn from his body.
a l4-year-old boy named Foitin o.
Burlington was rendered UNCONSCIOUS
last Thursday afternoon by a larW
iciele falling and striking him on the
head. lie was walking along Allen
street and the icicle fell from the
caves of a house. He was carried TO
his home by companions and DIR.
Peledeau was summoned. The youth
is in precarious condition.
Charles Miner of Brattleboro had a
lamb born at his farm recently with
eight legs and one head, which was
really pair of eve lambs grown to-
gether. The lamb lived only about
five minutes, but he believes that but
for an accident in birth by which il
was rhptured, he could have raised it.
He is going to have the body stuffed.
Mr.. Miner is operating flock of l3l
Hampshire downs and they are now
lambing plentifully Tor the early
market.
Edward Dunn, in Castleton, was
badly burned Sunday morning, Jan.
%, while trying to start coal fire
with kerosene. Having thrown the
kerosene on the fire he dropped n
match into the stove and an eXplo-
sion followed, knocking Mr. Dunn
about Is feet into the next room.
causing the stove pipe to fall and
the cap out of the chimney.
Mr.. Dunn's eyelashes and eyebrows
were badly scorched, and his left
hand and wrist were burned, but not
Benjamin Sears, who left Benning-
ton last August for the klondike, is
ancamped at Fort st. John, on Pea
river, for the winter. He has writ n
a letter home under date OF December
ID, in which be gives a graphic ac-
count of his suflerings and hardships. |
lie says that the winter with the mer-
curry from 25 to 80 degrees below zero
Is considered fairly warm where he l.
,ncamped. There are in the party
and they expect to reach the Pclly |
liver in September. He says he shall
not return until 1901.
The case of j. c. Jones, the de-
barred states attorney of Rutland
came up before the supreme
,ourt last week. The petition of
Jones recites the facts and proceed
ngs and embodies the report of the
committee upon whose recommends
ions the disbarment was brought
lbout, and large number of afiida
ITS signed by many lawyers, some of
whom have been states attorneys.
Hon. j. c. Baker appeared for Jones
md made lengthy plea for his
lient, and maintained that the
method of chancery used by Jones
vas not contrary to law.
Alvin Chase of Richford had a
escape from drowning
saturday. Jan. %. He was crossing
he river about a mile below the viii
age with a load of stone when the ice
,roke. letting him and the team into
he river. Mrs. BERTHE Brown saw the
ccident from her home short dis
ance away and ran to the neighbors
or help. After much difficulty Mr..
chase and the team were dragged
rom the water. In appreciation of
Irs. Browns assistance, Mr.. Chase
rdered a barrel of flour and several
ther necessaries sent to her home.
,uch gratitude is commendable.
The state railroad commissioners
net at Rutland last week and gave a ,
caring on the proposed Western YER ]
lont Electric Railway company from {
Iiddletown Springs to Fair Haven. {
treasurer John j. Flynn of Burling- Y
on appeared for the electric company. !
resident j. S. Pierson of the electric {
who is now in New York.
ives encouraging accounts of the ,
respect of raising capital for the en-
srprise. 1t is proposed to build the :
ne from Middletown Springs by the
-ay of Poultney and Hampton, n.
:, to Fair Haven this year. The line
ill afterward be extended to Hyde
lilo with q branch running mn the | II