Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-02

John l.. Pike OF BrattleborO, aged %
years, suffered probably fatal injuries Oct.
p by fall from ladder. He was en-
gagged in painting barn ana the ladder,
a long one. was so nearly perpendicular
that when Mr.. Pike reached the top II
toppled over. He struck on one hip, trac-
turing the joint
I The Vermont Slate company Of Gran
vile, y. Y, in whose quarries at West
Paw let ten men were killed by a cavern,
has settled with the families of the eight
Hungarian laborers by paying each 300.
The Reverend Father Matonzski. who
said mass at their funerals, rendered bill
/ for $3.50 each, which was paio.
I Nearly 40 members of the Automobile
\ club Of Vermont attended the adjourned
annual meeting, which was held at the
/ Waterbury hotel, Waterbury, last Thurs
day. Many OF the members arrived in
their automobiles. The report OF the seere-
tary gave the membership Of the club as
l03. A banquet was served at the hotel.
Mrs. Sarah Watson Andrews, aged 1O2
years, is dead at the home OF her daughter
in Silver Springs, y. Y. Mrs. Andrews
was born IN Bennington Nov. Is, 1903.
Her grandfather was a soldier Of the Rev
olution and her father fought in the War
of 1872. She was the Oldest Daughter of
the American Revolution in the United
States.
Exaggerated reports have been circulat-
/ ed in regard to diphtheria in Northtield,
says The News. There are several cases,
but no epidemic has occurred or is likely
to result. To be exact, there have been
thirteen cases all told, but nearly every
one Of mild nature. II Is now conf
IDENTIFY believed that the disease IS practi-
| cally under control.
Some time ago Mrs. W. n. Powell of
South Charlotte jammed one finger very
severely, but thought it would heal all
right. As il kept paining her, she con-
| suited physician, who pronounced il a
case of lockiaw. Her jaws have not set,
but they have panied her very severely
and ii will be three or four weeks before
she is out Of danger.
The marriage OF Reddeld Proctor, Jr.,
Of Proctor, son OF Senator Redield
Proctor, and Mary Sherwood, daughter
OF John Addison Hedrick Of Salisbury,
/ y. c., took place last week. The wedding,
set once before, was postponed because
Mr.. Proctor developed incipient tuber-
| culosis, from which he has recovered
through sanatOrium treatment.
Henry w. Hubbard of st. Johnsbury,
about 70 years old, shot and KILLED him
self Friday at the home OF his brothers
widow, Mrs. Charles Hubbard, at Lyndon
| Center. Mr.. Hubbird had been in poor
health for some time He was a lieuten-
ant colonel Of the 80 VT. Vols. in the Civil
war. He had been commander of Fans
worth Post, q. A. r., at Lyndon, and was
| a prominent Mason.
Twenty children of the st. Joseph
Orphan asylum, Burlington, were taken
suddenly III last week and three OF them
died. The rest OF the orphans at the
asylum were not affected. The three who
died were little girls, one named Nellie
\ Blair, one Palmer and one LaPorte. The
| trouble is ascribed to poisoning from eat
ing locust berries or bark of locust trees
that grow on the orphanage grounds.
Mary Howe, the Brattleboro singer, was
married to Edward o. Burton OF South
Lancaster, Mass, last week at the Parker
House, Boston. Mr.. Burton formerly was
travelling representative OF the Clinton
| Mass.) Wire Cloth company, and he is
now at the head Of one of the departments
/ of that companys business. Mrs. Burton
| intends 10 give up her singing IN large
measure Her first husband was Mr..
LAWN, a singer, from whom she has been
divorced.
Elroy Kent OF Windham, an escaped lu-
| matte OF the criminal ward at the Water
| bury asylum who, after his escape, tried
to rob and kill Luella Kent, his uncle, in
/ Windham, was captured Oct p at Had
dam. Conn, while breaking into build
/ ing. Kent was in the asylum three years
and escaped August IL in his night clothes
by making key from shoe buckle, un-
/ fastening Nuftt ubOio anu n AiabobhA ohA
swimming the Winooski river. He stole a
suit of clothes from Moretown farmer.
The state laboratory at Burlington has
been particularly busy OF late in making
chemical analysis of water supplies in diff
| ferent parts of the state. A great many OF
these samples have been sent in from
wells and OF these the analyses show that
at least so per cent are unfit for drinking
| purposes and a considerable number are
} a tn nnblIR health. In
! consequences many wells now in use will
be condemned by the local boards OF
health, and supplies will have to be found
elsewhere
Eddie Norwell, aged Il years, accident
ally shot and killed his grandmother,
/ Mrs Edison York Oct. p, at Cabot. The
/ boy had been shooting at target and re-
turned waving his revolver in the presence
/ of his grandparents. The boy supposed
all of the cartridges had been fired of, but
/ one was left and the weapon was dis
charged, the bullet striking Mrs. York be-
hind the right ear. She fell to the floor
/ without making a sound and was dead
when picked up. The boy was nearly
/ crazed with grief. His mother died when
/ he was child and he has been cared for
/ by his grandparents.
John w. Currer OF North Troy, one of
the prominent Democrats of the state,
| died saturday after four days illness, aged
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| farm implements, among which is the
i Currier sap spout. He held many town
| offices and represented his town in the
| legislature three terms. He had also been
] Democratic candidate for Congress and
/ lieutenant governor. Every national con-
/ vention since 1872 he attended, either as
delegate or alternate. Under Cleyeland's
I first administration, he was United States
marshal He was with the Union troops
all through the Civil war.
Alb. Chappell, proprietor of the cline
| House" near Richford, who was wanted
in Vermont for liquor selling and who has
carefully kept on the Canadian part OF
his premises was captured last week by
clever ruse party which pretended to
! be surveying the international boundary
line at that place contained Deputy Sher-
III Steele, who was unknown to Chappell
/ Chappell came out to watch the party's
proceedings and was asked to hold the
surveyors chain, which had purposely
been left on the American side OF the line.
! He complied and was at once put under
arrest He was held under $1,000 bail.
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