Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-30

s5,OOO, with partial insurance. The cause
OF the hre is supposed TO have been spon-
famous combustion.
j. ID. Griggs, freight yard condueto,
81 Newport, was seriously injured recently
while shifting cars. The cars caught hin
and pinned him against the platform I'll
the mil IN such a way that the plank had
70 De sawed to release him. IL Is feared
that ne Is hurt internally.
The physicians Of Poultney have formed
an association for the purpose Of defend
/ ing themselves against INSCRIPTIONS dead
beats and persons who display inelinations
f 70 get All they can from one physician and
I then Try another. They have also fixed a
schedule OF uniform rates for attendance.
Charles Gaboree, an inmate OF the
/ Waterbury asylum, pried a bar off IN
window aud made his escape one night
recently. He was clad only in light
I clothing. lie made his way on foot Ia
I Burlington, his former place OF residence,
where he was arrested and returned to the
asylum.
4 William K Royce of South Mortified
attempted To commit suicide by hanging
NOV. q. His step-son, Irving Bean, went
/ TO the barn and found Mr.. Royce hanging
10 beam. He cut him down and sum
moned physician. The man will re-
cover. Dependency is supposed to be
the cause Of his rashness.
At st. Johnsbury Nov. p the house &C.
cupied by Charles w. Steele and Grafton
Sanderson too fire. The roof was all in
flames before the fire department arrived.
The household goods OF both families
were saved. There was an insurance OF
5000 on the house, which is owned BY
Mrs. II. o. Cushman of Boston.
The record week during the incumbency
OF Sheriff F. II. Tracy OF Montpelier was
reached last week when twenty-four men
answered to the meal call in the county
jail. All but six OF the prisoners were
what are called Fifteen day men, - that is.
they had taken jail sentence instead OF
paying their fines for intoxication.
The gas plant Of the Peoples Lighting,
Heating and Power company at Barre was
partially destroyed Sunday afternoon by
an explosion which wrecked the general
ing building OF the plant. No one was
injured. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Gas takers in Barre will be without for
some time.
The Rutland Railroad Co., which already
has feet Of five steamers on the Great
Lakes, will soon be in a position to de-
velop to greater extent the increasing
freight traffic and has made provisions for
this increase by ordering two large freight
steamers, which will ply between Ogdens-
burg, n. u, Milwaukee, Wis, and Chi
cago, Ill.
Charles Clark, a colored man, aged
about IS years, was brought to the Rut-
land city hospital Friday night with one
foot cut of and the other so badly man
gled that il will probably have to be am
putated He was found lying across the
electric car tracks in Castleton village and
the car ran over him with the results
mentioned before il could be- stopped.
The Vermont Marble company has
bought quarry at Dandy for about $780,
900, leased the Griffith south end plant for
a marble mill, also large water power in
Mount Tabor to generate electricity with
which to run the quarry, and is negotiat-
ing for railroad TO the quarry and is also
near a deal with w. II. Bond for his store
and hotel.
A flock OF over 800 turkeys was driven
from Richford to Enosburg Falls, a dis
lance OF 10 miles, recently for shipment
Three men managed this great flock and
he way the turkeys were kept together
was remarkable. The sdroyern walked
ahead with measure containing grain 10
sntice the birds along while the other two
urged them from behind.
Michael Swiety, an Italian, met death
under the hill in the international Paper
Co.'s mills at Bellows Falls, Nov. IS.