Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-09

7. w. Wood intends to add Il pic
lures to the collection in the art gal.
lery at Montpelier. Nine are copies
of the old masters, made by Mr.. Wood
himself, and II are originals. One OF
the originals is by Mr.. Wood himself
and the other originals are the works
OF his artist friends in New York,
presented to him by them for the gal
lery.
Alfonso Demarces,a Barre Italian,
tried to shoot his brother, Francisco,
last week. The trouble was caused by
the former opening letter of the lat
ter, whereupon the latter accused Al
fonso Of stealing horse last summer
from him and selling it. lie was pre-
vented from using the first weapon
and also knife. lie is now in Mont
pelier jail.
/ Last December a workman for the
IL. I. Cushman Manufacturing COM
pany at North Bennington, by the
name Of Ramloux, bad two fingers
and thumb cut of by circular saw
that he was operating. Last week he
ran up against another one and near
/ ly lost an arm, receiving deep cut
nearly seven inches long and just miss
ing the principal artery.
News has been received that Robert
M. Collins, who graduated in Rut-
land in the class of 1889, has been
transferred from the London office of
the Associated Press to Manila, where
he will have charge of Associated
Press interests in that vicinity. For
some months Mr.. Collins has been re-
porting English politics, and during
the last month of the session of the
Peace commission he was stationed at
Paris.
Chas. Buck of Troy, Vt, a brother
Of Postmaster Buck, who was arrested
recently for embezzling postoifice
funds and bound over for trial at the |
United States court attempted suicide |
last week by taking one and one-half |
ounces of laudanum. lie was about |
40 years old and had been connected /
with his brother and father. ID. II. |
Buck, in business for many years FL
naneial trouble and his brothers
downfall were the probable causes of
the deed.
Papers have been served on Oliver
Martin, conductor OH the Barre and
Montpelier street railway, to recover
$50 damages for assault on w. M. L
Ordway, the suit being brought in
civil court by Mr.. Ordway. This is
another suit growing out of the Shay,
Harvey, Wheelock and Slayton matter
Mr.. Ordway being with Messrs. Wheel
ock and Slayton when they were put
of the electric car. The railroad will
now have to secure another Injunction
TO enjoin OrdwaY.
Among the articles in the warning
for the annual Bennington March
is one to see If the town will
the selectmen to furnish an
titoxine to the health officer TO be used /
in the treatment of diphtheria to all
who may be afflicted with or exposed [
TO that disease, and to pay for this
specific by orders on the general fund;
also, to see II the town will purchase a
gas generator for disin-
lection purposes al a cost not TO ex-
,eed S25,to supersede sulphur fumiga- :
ion in contagious diseases.
Mrs. Joan Sweet of Stamford was
overcome by gas at her home recent
y, but was discovered just in time to
ave her life. Her husband built a /
harcoal fire in the cellar and then 1
vent TO the barn. Mrs. Sweet, SMELL |
ng gas, started to the cellar, but was v
,vercome and fell to the floor. A dog o
her and reused her to con- "
ciousness once by licking her face v
he made an effort to reach the stairs n
tut fell again. She was rescued by ii
Ter husband some minutes later and v
will recover. Ii
George f. Parmenter, yardmaster q
or the Fitchburg railroad, met with II
very serious accident at Bellows Falls n
asst week. The door of the freight o
ouse, which weighs about a ton, fell 81
n him, knocked MIN to the ground O
n his face and pinned his ankles. His OF
ack was badly injured, both ankles Ii
prained, a bone in one heel broken, Y,
nd ligament cut near one knee and m
ne kneepan dislocated. Under the q
lost favorable conditions it will be a Y,
ing time before he will be able to \
ork again. W