Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-12

H., aged 20 years, was drowned in
Lake Morey, Fairlee, at noon Tues
day of last week. The body was re-
covered about I o'clock that evening.
He was in bathing and about $50 feet
from shore, when he evidently was
seized with a eramp and went down.
Three women were near by in a boat
but could not render him any assist
anee.
The l6 years old son of Henry
Backus of Waitsfield was disfigured
for life while blasting trees near his
home Friday. He had bored into a
tree and rammed home a heavy
charge of powder but the fuse was so
short that when he lighted it it ex-
ploded before he could get to a place
of safety. As a result he received the
charge in the face, filling il with pow
der and otherwise burning and lacer-
ating the flesh.
Considerable anxiety is felt in Ben
nington over the water supply. Since
the first day of June less than two
inches Of rain have fallen. The
pastures are getting parched and some
streams are completely dry. The
water company has called the atten-
ton of water users to the fact that
the supply in the reservoirs and the
streams that supply them is very low
and eautioning consumers against
any unnecessary waste.
The Hon. 4. Pangborn, U. V. NJ,
1850, for many years editor of the
Jersey City journal, and famous OF
late as Admiral Dewey's teacher and
diseipliner in the latter's school days,
is in Burlington to attend the tiftieth
anniversary of the graduation Of his
class. He was the only man present
Of the class Of 1850, and so far as he
knows he and one other, Rev. w. 7.
Sleeper Of Worcester, Mass, are the
only survivors Of the class.
Arthur Chickering of Westmoreland
has a valuable yearling steer that was
recently mutilated by some wild ami
NAL, and is not likely to live. The
steers face, cheeks and tongue were so
badly bitten that it cannot take food
and nourishment has to be supplied in
liquid form. On the animals neck
and shoulders are long, deep scratches
from heavy claws, indicating that the
assailant must have been some large
animal Of the cat tribe, possibly lynx.
July ,, 1873, Mrs f. Farwell Of
Poultney lost a gold ring in a field.
Last week a young man by the name
of Frasier who works on the farm,
while hoeing potatoes, picked up a
ring and sought Mr.. Farwell, who
recognized il at once as the one his
wife had lost so many years before.
The ring was as bright as it was on
the day it disappeared. The field in
which il was lost and found has been
plowed ten times and planted with
different crops.
Miss Irene Lee, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank +. Lee of burlington, is
at home after an absence of nearly
six years, which she spent in Japan,
where she taught under the auspices
of the NJ. +. Missionary association.
Miss Lee graduated from the l. v.
NJ. in the class of 'g4 and went at
once to Japan. She is much pleased
over her residence OF six years in that
country. Miss Lee will remain with
her parents for a year and then intends
to 90 to san Francisco.
The gasoline stove in the kitchen Of
the Union House at Montpelier Sun
dav morning created good deal OF
excitement for few moments. The
fluid in the tank in some way ignited
and before the stove could be thrown
outdoors the blaze had seorehed some
of the woodwork. The employees put
in some lively work. The stove was
carried outside, the fire in the kitchen
was put out and all danger of the
flames spreading was quickly past.
The damage to stove and WOODWORK
amounts to about $50.
The town of Coventry has just cele-
brated its Tooth birthday. The town
was granted Oct. %, l7S0,to Maj. Elias
Buel of Coventry, Conn, whence 1t
took its name, but it was not actually
settled until 1900. Samuel CoOo was
the first settler, followed closely by 1.
Cobb. Samuel Wells, John Farms
worth. lothian Pierce, Joseph March
and John Ide. The town was organ
lied in 1903 and Joseph March was
its first town clerk. The population
of the town in 1910 was 1916; the fig
ures for 1890 are SO.
A little son of Frank Mitchell OF
Alburgh, aged two and one-half years,
was terribly burned last week. The
narents were away from home, leay-
inc the house in charge of girl. Al
Ter lighting the fire for dinner she
started for a pail of water, leaving
the child alone. Soon Peter Labre,
In whose house they live, saw the
child with clothes on fire running
through the house several rods dist
ant. de ran to its rescue and succeed
ed in getting the clothes from its body,
but not until twas badly burned. Al
last reports it was thought the child
would live.
At Bradford John +. Miller forged
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