Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-01

Oh WHICH ne Was stdnulH2. lie IFlct
to save himself and in doing so The
boards broke and he fell to th,
ground. In his fall he ran one OF the
rungs Of the ladder into one leg about
an inch. He will recover.
About 20 undertakes from various
parts of the state met at Montpelier
wednesday of last week and organized
with the following officers: President,
Ii. f. Bond of Brattleboro; vice presi-
dent, ID. w. Hooker OF Barre; secre-
tary, Charles Roakes of Montpelier;
treasurer, W. IL. Hudson OF Mont.
peiier. Ii was voted to call the
organization the Vermont Directors
and Embalmers' association.
Benton Kihsley Of Lowell was
severely injured at Curtis tub shop
last week. He was babbitting a box
on the lathe when the metal exploded.
filling his face and eyes with molten
babbitt metal. Both eyes were injured
but il is quite certain that his eye
sight can be saved. The shop was set
on fire but prompt action on the part
OF Truman Lockwood, the Waterman,
saved the property from burning.
The dedication Of the new Masonic
hall in the Langdon block at Mont
pelier took place last Thursday after
noon, in the presence Of a goodly
number of Masons under the auspices
OF Aurora lodge, No. %, F. and AN. !
The dedicatory exercises were con- /
Quoted by the officers OF the Grand |
lodge and Hon. kittredge Haskins OF
Brattleboro gave the dedicatory |
address, which was an excellent one.
Richard w. Jones was killed last
week ia the Buckeye slate quarry, /
which lac owned, in South Poultney.
Several men were drilling an over
hanging ledge OF rock preparatory to
blasting, when the rock suddenly
broke Off The other men jumped
1ut OF the way, but Jones, who was
sitting at the time, was so badly
rushed by the falling mass that he
lied in an hour. lie is survived by a
wife.
While F. w. Duplessis and Mrs.
E. 5. Blake were driving in Mont
)elier during the storm Tuesday Of
asst week they narrowly escaped cleo
rocution. A live electric wire as
broken from its fastenings and fell
nto the street and across their bodies.
Mr.. Duplessis' coat was burned across
he front and Mrs. Blake's clothes
we're badly burned and her flesh
CARED severely. Had they been
upon the wet earth instead
4 being in a carriage probably both
would have been killed.
A business meeting OF the Vermont
Bar association was held in Mont
,elier last week and the following {
fiicers were elected; President,
onathan Ross, ST. Johnsbury; vice
residents, w. +. johnson OF Wood {
took, A. A. Hall OF ST. Adams and
:. l.. Fish OF Yergennes; secretary, I
!. w. Wing OF Montpelier; treasurer, a
Iran Carleton OF Montpelier; eXecu.
We committee, the president as ex- =
flicio, j. III. Senter OF Montpelier,
.L.Martin Of Brattleboro, F G. Fleet q
God OF Morrisyille and +. w. Smith Z
Wells River. 9
Police Officer Brown Of Barre went )
} Manchester, n. H., last week after u
yo Barre boys wanted on the charge
having stolen sl00 worth OF mer-
landise from the store Of ii. 4. Mills =
Irly in the present month. The 7
)ys gave their names 10 the Man y
lester police as Byron Smith and i
ito W. Lewis. The two boys are Of a
spectacle families and until .,
Gently have themselves borne a good :,
putation. They were arrested at =
anchester ON suspicion because !,
Ulcers discovered that they were n
sposing Of a large amount OF cheap n
welry and other articles. a,
The annual meeting Of the Vermont al
Ulcers Reunion society was held at O,
ontpelier last Thursday afternoon M
ID evening. AT a business meeting lii
was voted TO hold the next annual II
union at Burlington in October, "
Oh. The following officers were b.
,cted for the year ensuing: Presi- Dc
mt, f. j. Ormsbee of Brandon: vice n
esidents, Z. B. Sawyer OF Hydei DC
irk and Horace French of Hartford: d.
'Tetary and treasurer, l.. w. Shedd r,
Montpelier; executive committee, f..
l.. BarstOw of Shelburne and b. j. Bs
'rby and Cassius Peck of Burling- =
D. =
pet cat belonging to one Of the i
liant in the three-story Odd "
lows block at Brattleboro made y
Iryelous leap from the roof of the
eek 10 the roadway 60 feet below. =
ssy had been accustomed to take its y
,rcise on the roof of the block, safe
m dogs and from tribal dissensions.
was while basking in the sunlight
It an unsuspecting bird flew over r.
roof, and instantly the cat sailed
o space in its effort TO catch the
ruder. a network of electric and
,phone wires broke the cats fall
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