Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-07-21

ana dragged to the barn by run
away horse. he was seriously Injured.
President and Mrs. NJ. ii. Bnckham
left Burlington last week for Mon
treal where they took passage for
England on the ''Numidian." They
will spend the summer in Great Brit
ain and may make a short trip to
Holland.
Adam Orsi Of Proctor, an Italian
stone cutter, was among those who
were drowned in the wreck OF La
Bourgogne, off Sable island, last
Thursday. He had started for his
old home in Italy to visit his mother,
who had written that she was
very i'll.
Mrs. j. G. Eaton of Lyndon was Sc
verely burned about the face and
hands last week by an explosion of
gasoline, which she poured into tea
kettle. thinking it water. The room
caught fire also and was considerably
charred before the fire was extin-
guished.
Miss Pauline Brooks left Rutland
last Saturday for New York, whence
she expects to go at once 10 Santiago
de Cuba as a government nurse. Sem
ator Proctor assisted her in securing
the appointment. She lived in Cuba
until about three years ago and is an
immune.
The state encampment S. of V. sent
greetings to Capt. II. S. Foster near
Santiago. Mr.. Foster is former stu
dent of Goddard seminary and was
division commander of the Sons of
Veterans in 1872. He is in Lawton's
division Of the United States infantry
in front of Santiago.
B. II. Nelson, a prominent citizen
of Granville, N. Y, met his death at
that village recently by the caving in
OF the earth in ditch where the wa
ter pipes had broken, and the repair
ing Of which he was supervising as
water commissioner OF the village. He
was about SO years OF age and a ma
tive OF West Pawlet.
State Game Commissioner Titcomb
of st. Johnsbury is looking for the
person who shot a deer near the
boundary line between Plainfield and
Marshfield last week. The deer had
evidently been killed for meat as its
pelt was found where it had probably |
been left for fear of its leading to the
conviction OF the law breaker.
The Barre city council has awarded
the contract for constructing the new
city hall and opera house in that city
to Mason & Co., builders, who have
Offices in Concord, N. H., New York
and Burlington, for $4,000. The
building must be completed ready for
June l, '99. The total cost
of the structure will amount to about
s45, 900.
Mrs. c. G. Tyler of Brattleboro
asked the assistance of boy in carry
ing outdoors an oil stove which was
badly. He dropped it and
the piazza was soon in flames. Mrs.
Tyler went through the house, closing
the doors to prevent draught, and ex-
tinyuished the flames herself with the
garden hose before the arrival OF the
fire company.
EIias Wolcott Of Barre, rs years Of
age, met with painful accident late
Iy. He was about to step into the
wagon when the horses started, throw
ing him to the ground. He raised his
arm as he fell and placed it over his
head. The wagon had few barrels
Of lime on, which passed over Mr.. VOL
colts arm and head, cutting and
bruising them badly.
Frank Mooney, "a, formerly OF
Pittsford, was drowned July 10th in
Lake Quinisigamond at Worcester,
Mass, by the overturning OF a canoe.
He could not swim and sank in over
20 feet of water. Henry Landers,
formerly OF Rutland, saved himself by
Singing to the canoe, but his condi-
ion was serious when he was first
Iaken to the hospital. i,
The first serious accident on the
and Hoosick Valley
electric railroad occurred last week.
Thomas McDermott of Hoosick Falls,
With many others, was standing on
he running board of the car and in
passing through a deep cut near Wal
oomsac the mans feet came in con-
act with the side Of the embankment
md one leg was quickly drawn be-
-ween the running board and the
tide of the cut, terribly crushing 1t:
was sent to the hospital
Il Troy, but died during the night OF
shock.
The ninth annual convention and |
of the Vermont State
association will be held IN
Wednesday and Thurs
Law. July 20 and 81. Four hundred
md seventy-five dollars are offered IN
,rizes as follows: Hose race, open TO
he world, first prize 5000, second
prize 500, third prize $50; consola,
ion prize S75. A special prize OF 500
: offered to the best appearing iire
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