Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

and terra Gotta.
The Brattleboro water commissioner
are pushing the work OF laying the maini
in the streets, and within few weeks thl
work Will be completed. The village will
then have an abunda Mt supply of water
with a pressure of nearly one hundred
pounds. The cost will be fully 10000.
John Carlson of Rutland, marble saw
yer, has sued the Vermont Marble Co
for 800 for alleged injuries said to have
been received six years ago while working
DE claims that one arm was crushed, hitch
rendered him infirm for life and that the
accident was due to faulty machinery.
Edward 5. Watson has rendered his res
ignation as principal OF the Woodstock
high school and superintendent of the
town schools to take effect at the end of
the present term, and has accepted the
principalship of the high school In Pitts
field, n. H., where he formerly resided.
Alta recent meeting OF the Barre city
council, it was voted to deed the lot at the
corner of Washington and Elm streets to
the Aldrieh library trustees. Leonard r..
Aldrich, formerly president OF the First
National bank, left practically all OF his
property, valued at between $4,000 and
$4,000, for the library.
Henry L. Southwick, dean of the Emer-
son School OF Oratory, Boston, will give
in Vermont in July and August. The
dates for these schools and of Mr.. South
wick's appearance have not been fixed by
the Hon. Walter +. Ranger OF Montpelier,
state superintendent OF education.
Jerome Thornton OF BrownIngton Cen
ter has fox hound which in giving chase
to fox recently, ran il into a hole. In
digging after the fox stone caved in be-
hind the dog, stopping the return passage,
and the dog, il is thought, remained en-
trapped ten days, until by some means the
hound freed itself and went home a mere
skeleton.
The morning OF April p the body OF
man was found on the beach at Bluff
Point, n. Y, and identified by Mrs. Mar
tin A.. Baker Of Plattsburgh as her hus-
band. Recently Mrs. Baker has found
that her husband was alive in Barre, and
has gone there to join him. No clue to
the identity of the unknown man has
been found.
Mrs. H. NJ. Bruce, of White River juno
ton, June Z, started to go down stairs
when she trlpped and fell the whole length
Of the fight. One arm was broken at the
elbow and the other near the wrist; several
Of her ribs were started nesr the back bone;
and her head was badly confused. She
was insensible when taken up but soon
consciousness.
The Hartford Water 20. has begun
work on the new reservoir which will be
built on the Wright farm, three-quarters
Of mile nearer the Junction than the
present one. When completed, the addi-
.ional reservoir will enable the water sys-
tenn TO supply in an emergency plentiful
supply OF water without being lowered
beyond the safety point
Edward Clark of Montpelier, who was
serving a ten years sentence in the state
prison at Windsor, escaped Saturday
While being employed IN painting the
prison warden's house. Clark was COM
nitted to prison in October, 1903, charged
With assault upon woman. His good
earned him the privilege OF
working outside the prison buildings.
The local creditors OF the Brattleboro
Manufacturing Co. are preparing petit
ion to have the company adjudged bank
upt. The company is engaged in the
OF hosiery, etc. The action |
II the local creditors was brought about
)y attachments placed on the company's
business by four Massachusetts, business
Houses, whose claims aggregate $1,000. y
The Rt. Rev. Arthur {. A. Hail. bishop
Il the Episcopal diocese OF Vermont, made
lis first public appearance since undergo
ng a surgical operation March II, when
lie confirmed a class of eleven at Christ |
reached a strong sermon. He is still
reak and was obliged to sit while preach {
ng but be is steadily regaining his health.
DR.. A. II. Lewis, the Barre veterinary,
Tas arrested in Montpelier Thursday for !
Soon after being taken to !
be Jail, he complained of violent pains in
is head. He was found to be suffering
nth a mastoid abscess and in danger a
us condition. DR.. Lewis recently paid
-gN. a IN Vac
ounty court, growing out of an intoxica- i
on case. e
A suit for the recovery OF damages OF [
I0, 600 has been brought by Dominic Ben a
onzi vs.. the Champlain Manufacturing
o. of Burlington. The action grows out b
the disaster at the new medical college {
uilding January 10 last, when the elevat-
: fell and three men were hurled to the I
round sixty feet below. Bengonzi, who &
as on the elevator when II fell, claims d
lat the elevator was improperly con-
ructed.
The grand Jury of Bennington county Il
,urt June found a true bill against Fred p
7. johnson of Bondville, who shot aud "
lied his brother, Jay johnson, Febru- G
v %. The trial was set for June Ia, be- L
re Chief Judge Rowell at Manchester. p
,hnson's attorneys are Barber Of Ben "
ngton, Archibald OF Manchester and II
ldworth of Ludlow. 1t is understood c.
lat strong effort will be made to clear al
,hnson on the plea OF self defense. sa
During the heavy thunder shower June ~
lightning struck Winifred Scott's house I
Charlotte Miss Maud Scott, who was 'e
anding near an iron sink in the kitchen,
as rendered unconscious and fell to the ID
,or, but recovered before the arrival OF
e physician. The other members of the 70
mily were not affected by the lightning NJ
cept Mrs. Scott, who was unable TO rise II
ON her chair for some minutes. The
,use was not damaged in the least II
The contract for the soft coal to be OF
ed by the Burlington water and electric ~
,ht departments has been awarded TO y.
e Mederia Hill Co. Of New York. The =,
sntity is 1000 tons and the price is $3.50 oi
ON, to which must be added the cost OF
to Burlington, which will We
either 81 or s1.l0 ton alongside. The ~
I'd coal contract was awarded several 30
seks ago to the Susquehanna Coal Co.,
e price being Si.65, the city to pay the &C
eight. NJ
The Rutland board of aldermen voted an
wn q proposition, favored by Mayor j. bt
Manning, to give the state board OF en-
alth authority to proceed at the city's re
pense to condemn several farms In III