Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-11-23

oI the liign school at Bellows Falls,
is a candidate for mayor in Everett,
Mass, where II is said he will be
elected.
The family OF A. II. Rice OF Brat
tleboro had narrow escape last week
from asphyxiation. A new coal
stove had been secured and replen.
ished with fresh coal for the night.
The door Of the stove was unwilling
ly left open. Three Of the household
were nearly unconscious when
aroused.
The Vergennes Manufacturing COM
pany, which lately bought the lumber
on lot owned by Truman Carpenter
OF Vergennes, is busily engaged in
rafting it down the river and saving
it up. The company expects 10 Sc
lcure over 100000 feet OF pine besides a
large quantity of oak and hemlock, as
this timber comes off one Of the best
timber lots in this section Of the state.
A suit for damages OF 50 900 has
been brought against the Burlington
Traction company by the admins
TRAITOR OF Paul Buckley, the young
son OF John and Annie Buckley, who
was killed by an electric car on the
Shelburne road on September 80, 1898.
The boy was quite young and ran
across the car tracks while at play.
The writ alleges gross carelessness and
therefore seeks 20 recover the dam
ages named.
Recent experience Is teaching the
residents OF Thetford that il is not
safe TO hire strangers. Last week Or
amel Sayre's hired man left, taking
/ with him 5000 in cash and a check for
S54, while his employer was at the sta
ton. He was a stranger who came
along asking for work few weeks
ago a Russian jew, who had made
his home at Mr.. Woodward's, recently
decamped with horse and wagon and
Woodward is out some 500.
Chief Of Police Hall OF BrattleborO
caught two runaway girls last week.
/ They were about IL years old each,
and one lived in Hinsdale and the
other in Ashuelot. The girls left
home last week, but no one knew in
which direction they went. The
Ilinsdale girl had run away before
and come TO BrattlebOro, 50 il was
surmised that she would come there
again. Mr.. Hall was notified Mon
day and on Tuesday afternoon caught
The girls.
Mrs. Jared kimis OF Berlin, aged
about 70, while driving over a cross
ing about mile from Montpelier
Junction, was struck by a dairy
1 freight train and thrown several feet
1 from the track. The horse was killed
and the carriage wrecked. The wom-
an appeared to be killed. The engine
was run TO Montpelier Junction for
medical aid. II was found that no
bones were broken and she had suf-
sered no external injury except a
slight cut over one eye.
John Ward. a wealthy capitalist OF
Detroit, died on Monday OF last week,
aged 7s years. He was law student
/ in the Office OF Callamer 4 Barrett at
Woodstock and was admitted to the
bar in Windsor county in ls4s. He
began the practice OF law at SPRING
field. this state, and remained there
for 10 wears. the last two OF which he
served as states attorney. In 1883 he
married and moved to Michigan
where he became extremely successful
C. C. Bennett, the aeronaut, who
was injured by falling from a balloon
/ in New York last September, has
been confined 20 his fathers house,
near Lower Waterford village, ever
since. He is just beginning to walk
out in the yard. His wife, who was
injured by fall from a balloon over
year ago, is still unable 10 walk and
takes her exercise in a wheel chair.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett are con-
fident that they will be able TO resume
business in the air next summer and
fall.
Matthew Pan ker, who runs an en-
cine in the Vermont Marble COM
pany's works at West Rutland, lately
met with an accident, from the effects
of which he may not recover. He
was caught in the machinery and
I thrown NltttHlN AENAhsA p" sANNN ~
marble. One OF his shoulders was
dislocated and he received several bad
soalp wounds. 1t will be remembered
that il was for an assault upon Parker
mat James Mcdonald, who commit
ted suicide at the house OF correction
last September, was awaiting trial.
A meeting OF the Vermont Press
association was held at Burlington
last week Wednesday. Owing to the
small attendance the program was
mot carried out. The following OH
Gers were elected:-President, Joseph
Amid OF Burlington; vice presidents,
George Atkins Of Montpelier, Z. X.
.Iamason OF White River Junction,
In +. Langley Of Barre; secretary and
treasurer. L. II. Lewis Of Hyde Park;
Executive committees, +. A. Mutt OF
MONTPELIER, L. NJ. Hays OF Essex
Junction, F. W. Styles OF Springfield
The state board of prison commits
sioners. in session at the house OF cor
rection Friday, heard the applications
OF about 10 prisoners to be released on
A. axpfrafiOn Of their