Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16

daily seen on the street. She recently
dressed several small dolls to be sold
at a church fair, one Of them bringing
Carl Anderson, Jr., son of Carl An
derson of Brattleboro, will probabIv
lose the sight of one eye as the result
OF an accident at the Carpenter organ
factory. A screw driver which he
was using slipped and the point
struck him in the eye, cutting a cash
across the eyeball.
The funeral of Prof. Edwin r.
Ober, the well-known music teacher.
was held at Waterbury last week He
died suddenly at his home in Bur-
hngton after paralytic shock. He
was 81 years Of age and had taught
singing schools and music IN nearly
every town in central Vermont.
George W. Stranahan, at one time
a successful clothier of Waterbury,
died in the asylum there Saturday.
Mr.. Stranahan was 65 years Of age.
a week ago Saturday he was brought
from Chicago and placed in the asy-
lum. He had been living in Chi
cago and the West for q years.
State Fish Commissioner J. w.
Titcomb Of st. Johnsbury has been at
the private trout pond of the Hon. 5.
l.. Griffith in Groton lately, stripping
100000 trout eggs, which are to be
cultivated at the state hatchery at
RoXbury Mr. Griffith very gener-
ously gives these eggs to the state.
The death Of Clark L. Pierce, gem
eral superintendent Of the Rutland
railroad system, occurred at his home
in Rutland Aug. g. The Rutland
has lost an honorable and valuable Of
fetal and the ranks Of railroad men
throughout the state one Of its best
known members. He was As years
Old.
Dexter Tracy, the prosperous farm
er Of MOnktOn, who was recently con-
fined in Burlington in the county jail
as the defendant in a $4,000 suit
brought by a woman, who claims she
was damaged when Mr.. Tracy shot a
dog in her neighborhood, has brought
suit against the owner of the dog for
$1,000.
The Board Of Health have decided
that it will not be safe 10 hold the an
nual camp meeting at Morrisville.
This will be a great disappointment
to many, yet the decision is wise.
There has been only one case ofsmall-
pox in Morrisville, but Others have
been exposed and it is liable to break
out again.
An addition to the Norman Will
liams public library at Woodstock is
now nearly completed and adds about
as much room as before.
The addition is Of the same material
as the main part and adds TO the
whole IN an architectural way. The
library as whole is one Of the finest
in the state.
For number Of years DR.. W.
Seward Webb's private car has been
with electricity generated
by power furnished by the revolu-
tions Of the axles Of the car. II Is
now said that a number Of the big
trunk lines are making experiments
looking to the general adoption OF
this method of lighting cars.
Chas. Z. Young Of Perkinsyille,
while working in the box shop re-
Gently, caught his left hand in the
planer, smashing some Of the bones
i'm the fingers so that IL was necessary
10 amputate the second finger at the
second Joint and the third finger al
the first joint. Ii also tore the nall
and some Of the flesh from the fore
finger.
Andrew Mason, employed in the
knitting mill, was con-
,iderably injured Tuesday afternoon.
He was working near what is called
whizzer, machine that makes some
700 revolutions a minute. 1t sudden
IN exploded, a piece Of steel striking
him in the forehead and inilicting a
,ut that necessitated the taking oil
several stitches.
Burt Donahue Of Rutland collided
with carriage the other night while
riding his wheel, his head striking one
II the shafts and splitting the shaft
N two. Donahue was picked up I'M
conscious and taken to a drug store
where within few moments he re-
covered consciousness and, aside from
sore head and a few bruises, APP
,eared as well as ever.
The case Of Harry =. Ward, eharg-
"a with the larceny Of a pocketoook
md money belonging 10 Luclus
stone. was brought up for hearing IN
Iontpelier last week. 4 large num- |
,ar of witnesses were examined and /
Ward was held for the grand jury. /
Rail was fixed in the sum Of $500 anu 1
,eing unable to furnish il he was
committed TO the county jail.
The following petitions in bank
.,ntrv nave been filed by Nermonters; !
Nm F. Blood Of Randolph, liabili- /
ies =. 0g3.gI, assets, SO, Of which /
.25 i claimed as exempt; Arthur
3usbev of Swanton. Liabilities llLol'
.ssets 5000. all claimed a. exempt /
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