Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-01


entered with the county clerk. The plain.
tiff viii take immediate steps to collect the
| full amount.
While training a colt in a sulky al
| Manchester, MAY %. the horse fell. throw
| ing George Sessions of the seat. The
mans leg caught in The v heel and he was
/ dragged over a mile before the horse was
stopped at the fairgrounds training track,
Sessions left arm was broken in two
I places, several ribs were broken on his left
side and several scalp and body wounds
were suffered.
After intermittent periods of idleness
since it was erected, the Corona mill OF the
Vermont Marble company al Brandon will
be started again as soon as Il can be placed
in shape and q complement of hands Sc
cured. Richard w. Smith, who for year
had been employed by Norcross brothers
of Dandy. is making repairs on the mill
preparatory to starting il for the Vermont
Marble company.
The contract for the construction of the
new Alumni hall OF Norwich university
at Mortified has been awarded to w. +.
Jackson. a contractor and builder OF
Montpelier. The building will be 5sx165
feet, three stories high with a basement,
and built OF brick. Work will be begun
Immediately and the building, according
10 the contract. will be ready for occu-
paney tie middle of September.
The new High school building at
Mortified, costing about -. 600, was
dedicated May q. Superintendent of
Education Ranger spoke on "The Rise OF
the High School in Vermont County
Examiner c. ID. Mathewson made re-
marks and the dedieatory address was
delivered by Hon. Albert r. Savage,
Judge OF the supreme judicial court OF
Name, who was principal OF the school
in Northfield thirty years ago.
At the annual meeting OF the Mount
Mansfield Railway Co., held in Stowe
Nav q, the directors voted to comply
with the recommendation Of the state
railroad commission for improvement OF
the road. Work will be begun at once,
laying new ties and ballasting the track,
and viii be pushed TO completion as fast
as possible. A supply Of lumber has been
ordered for the repair and strengthening
Of the high trestle at Waterbury Center
The sawmin owned by Allison Davis of
Addison was destroyed BY fire in the
night May 25 Besides the building,
boiler aud engine, about 1900 feet OF
lumber belonging to the Bristol Manu-
featuring company and the New Haven
Manufacturing company was lost. The
loss of Mr.. Davis on the building, boiler
and engineis II 800; insurance, 200. The
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stack.
Walter Gator, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
ent Gator Of Queehee, suffered a shocking
accident in the ..wetH finishing room at
the Parker mill recently, when his cloth
ing was caught on 4he shafting overhead.
The unfortunate young man was carried
over the shaft several times, his head strlk-
ing he floor, until his clothing gave way
and he dropped upon some barrels below.
His head was badly injured and his right
shoulder broken.
Angelo Balduzzi, an Italian, committed
suicide IN Bennington May %, by blowing
the top Of his head off with a shot gun.
Three years ago be was injured by the pre-
mature explosion Of a blast while work.
ing for the Ramage Paper Co, being made
blind. May 25 in the United States cir
cult court he obtained a verdict for 5000
damages, but the case was again appealed.
This discouraged him and is supposed 70
have been his reason for shooting himself
The proprietors Of Puck viii soon pub
lish a historical novel, "Monsieur den
Brochette,H by a syndicate OF authors,
one Of whom is Bert Lesion Taylor, near
Is twenty years ago assistant editor OF
the Brattieboro Reiormer. Mr. Taylor
co-workers are John Kendrick Bangs and
Arthur Hamilton Folwell. since leaving
the newspaper field of Vermont Mr..
TAYLOR has done excellent work as an
author, especially as a writer Of short
stories.
Acting Secretary LOOMS, representing
the state department al Washington, ana
Gov. Bell for Vermont have, according to
international custom In such cases, just
granted permission TO the 65th Regiment
Cara hiniers Mount Royal Active Mill
tia Of Canada, 10 pass through Vermont,
armed and in uniform, on June II, on the
occasion Of their proposed visit to Port
land, Me. They come by the way Of Rich-
ford and Newport 20 st. JohnsburY and
through the mountains.
Norman Mercer, as sentry at Fort Ethan
Allen, took two prisoners, Earl Huntley
and Edward Fayson, to the outskirts of
the reservation TO work May q. While
there, Merser and Huntley unfolded plan
TO desert and compelled Fayson TO join
them by holding rife over him. Fayson
succeeded in quitting the company OF the
other two after a while and, going back
to the fort, told his story, An armed
troop was sent ia pursuit. that night but
did not locate the fugitive.
Edward ratro, foreman at Fonda's lime
works at Swanton Junction, suffered
peculiar accident May "a He had been
accustomed to carry lead pencil IN his
trousers pocket and while getting ready
for bed he stumbled and fell against the
bed in such a way that the point OF the
pencil penetrated one leg TO the depth Of
two inches. A deep incision had 70 be
made in order to extract the point of the
pencil and MIR. Tatro viii be obliged 10
use clutches for some time.
The Lake Dunmore Power and Traction
company has absorbed the Bristol
Electric company and has plans for put
ting in a 3O-foot high dam in New Haven
river near A. W. Danforth's house and
another 1900 feet above the present electric
plant dam; also the putting in of power
full steam engine at the plant for use IN
case OF low water. The village OF Bristol
has authorized its trustees to make a
five years contract with the company to
light the streets for 800 year.
A Morristown young man recently
comnleted work in the Morrisville tannery,
having been employed there for the past
five years. During that time his wages
never exceeded s10.65 a week and were
much less than that at the outset. Out
of his wages, with the help of his wife,
he has paid his bills and saved 1920. He
has now purchased a farm, which he
owns. and says that he expects to make
living and save little something each