Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-19

boards. Some evil minded person has
lately made II an object in his life TO tear
down the guideboard above Mrs. Walters
on the Barnard road and watch is being
kept to see If the person can be appre-
hended.
While Linus Edmunds, son OF George
Edmunds, was engaged one day last week
/ in cutting fodder with cutting machine,
his sleeve got entangled in some rope that
was around the corn. He lifted up the
knife OF he machine and left il standing
up while he disentangled the rope. The
knife was Jared and fell, nearly cutting
off the thumb and one finger. Drs. o. D..
and 0. V. Greene were called in and am
putated both members.
The +. B. Ellis company has been ex-
perieneing some difficulty in getting a
stable supply Of water for running ITS
machinery at the quarrIes. The quarries
are nearly on top OF the hill, being a little
on the easterly side. There is no available
source OF water on the easterly side. The
company has negotiated with Frank rolan
/ for a supply from the swamp situated on
| Mr. Tolan's farm, westerly OF the quarry,
and in a location that will give ample
head.
DR.. o. D. Greene was thrown out OF
John Keleher's automobile Tuesday after
noon while going over a water-bar in
Granville and suffered a fracture OF both
bones Of one leg below the knee. He was
taken to Rochester, where the fracture
was reduced, and then brought to his
home here. The automobile party, con-
ssting Of John Keleher, l.. NJ. Heath, w.
G. Clifford and DR.. Greene. were returning
from a trip to Barre and Montpelier, via
Waitsfield and Granville.
The suit Of Alfred Stevens against the
firm Of Ross a. McRae, contractors on the
Bethel Granite Ry., has been settled, the
firm paying Mr.. Stevens s225. Mr. Stew
ems sued for damages caused by being hit
by a stone thrown from blast. He was
at work as carpenter on the house Of
Mrs b. IL. Benedict near the right Of way
OF the railroad. On this right OF way
workmen were busy eNcavating for the
railroad and a blast was fired, throwing a
stone that struck the ground and bounded,
hitting Mr.. Stevens in the leg.
Work is progressing fast on the Granite
railroad. A gang Of about fifty men were
at work the first Of the week Tuesday
night rails had been laid nearly to the
point of the ''vh on the Roundy farm and
next week il is expected that the rails will
be laid to the swamp" The Ellis Co, is
expecting when this point is reached there
will be some delay in finishing the line
and that they will put a derrick in at the
sOutherly end OF the swamp and load their
granite on cars at that point. Six car
loads Of rails arrived Sunday from the
Southern division.
The firm OF Dinsmore & Billings, that
has conducted the bobbin business in the
shoe shop building the past year has been
dissolved. Mr.. Billings has bought the
interest OF Mr.. Dinsmore and will con-
tinue the business. He is now ready to
buy logs and has an advertisement for
that purpose in another column of this
paper, and would like to get into commu-
nication with parties wishing 10 sell. In
former years, bobbins were made solely
from white and yellow birch, but by
freak in the market there is now consid-
cradle demand for rock maple also. Six
dollars cash per cord, caliper measure, is
paid at the factory for the logs.
e. d. Gushing IS constantly on the look
out to add improvements to his Farmers
Telephone system. On his trip to Boston
last week he purchased a new automatic
switch board for night service, and il is
bis intention to install night attendant
at the central Office about Nov. LIST. II is
expected that this attendant win have a
cot bed in the central Office and make at
tempts at slumbgr between calls. Il is not
expected that night calls will be made ex-
cept in cases OF necessity. When a night
call Is made gong Is automatically set IN
action that continues ringing until the
operator answers. Instruments on the
Cushing system have recently been in
stalled i'm the dwellings Of Dr. T.. w.
Clough, John j. Wilson and Roscoe w.
Morse.