Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-23

spend the first Is days OF September
stumplng the state for Wooley and
Metealf, the Prohibition candidates
Tor president and vice president.
Eight speeches are to be delivered on
The east side Of the mountain. MIR.
Cushing's tour will be made under
the direction Of the Prohibition state
committee.
Postmaster F. c. Dyer Of West
salisbury has received notice of the
establishment Of a rural free delivery
route to start from West Salisbury
postoffice and running through the
towns OF Leicester, Salisbury and
Middlebury. The route is % IL
miles long, embraces population Of
o92 and will give III families the
benefit Of daily mail.
As VIM. Crow Of Morgan was driv-
ing over railroad crossing at Island
Pond his horse SHE'D at car stand
ing on the rack, with the result that
Mr.. Crow was thrown from the team
to a pile of rocks, striking ON lis head
and shoulders. lie was picked up
unconscious and conveyed to the
home of his son, where he lived only a
few hours. He was about " years of
age.
Charles Hanson was almost instant
" killed while at work on the Pine
mountain quarry In Groton Wednes-
day afternoon. He had hitched a
stone to the derrick which was being
lifted when the hook slipped, giving
the boom snap and causing il to
rebound which unhooked it from the
top Of the mast, letting it fall,
striking Hanson on the back Of the
head.
William NJ Eyarts Of New York, a
former United States senator and
secretary Of state under President
Hayes, is failing rapidly, and cannot
20 to his summer home al Windsor.
His failing strength has even confined
him to his bed at times, but again he
has found himself strong enough 70
20 from room to room. Ills mind is
said to have retained its clearness and
acuteness.
VIM. Z. Hughes Of Poultney died
from injuries received while blasting
in a slate quarry the l4th. He had
put a charge into hole and instead
Of breaking the rock, it blew out OF
the hole. de then poured in water
and seeing no fire put in another
charge. II went off, blowing him
three feet away. He died at noon.
lie was so years old. lie leaves a
wife and six children.
Edward Graves, the ten-year-old
son of Mr., and Mrs. Adolphus Graves
Of Winooski, met with serious ae-
cident last week. In some manner he
got hold Of large railroad cartridge,
such as are used to signal trains, and
taking a hammer exploded the same
with disastrous results. He was
thrown against the side of the she'd
and considerably bruised, his face
and hip being badly lacerated.
Upon the suggestion Of DIR. J. II.
Hamilton, chairman Of the state
board OF health, the Franklin county
fair which was to be held in Sheldon
Aug. %, 30 and 81, has been post
poned until further notice. This
action is deemed wise, just now, on
account Of the uncertainty OF the
spread Of smallpox. There are no
new cases in the county and If the
conditions remain favorable the fair
may yet take place.
The National Mining and Develop
ing company was organized at W ater-
bury last week under the laws OF the
state of Dakota. This company has
an authorized capital of II, Oo,ouo.
The home Office Of the company Is
10 be at Waterbury, the purpose oil
the company being TO absorb and de-
velop the asbestos, mica and tale
mines OF the state OF Vermont. IL has
already leased mines here as well as IN
New Hampshire and Canada.
Engine 23l of the Rutland railroad
( now in Lake Champlain with only
, little of its smoke stack above the
vater. While running light Friday
the engine went through
.he apron, as It is called, of the draw
bridge at Ticonderoga, n. y, on the
Vermont side. The engineer ana
fireman Jumped and swan TO shore
lniniured. 1t is not thought that
he engine is damaged as the bottom
Il the place where it went in is soft.
From Sunday night to Tuesday
of last week the region
around Vergennes experienced the
heaviest rain fall of the season. IL i
.stimated that more than LOCO acres
q grsin which was cut down the lat
or mart Of last week and which the
farmers were unable to get in, WILL
OF added expense in securing
+ and loss consequent on Its getting
y thoroughly soaked with rain, re-
'uIt in a loss to them of $1,000 TO
=, 900. .,ocl,
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