Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-04

| With several other children he was play
ing about an old quarry in webstervilie
when he fell into deep pool IN the quar-
~. But for the prompt action OF several
women who lived nearby he would have
drowned.
Harry c. shaw, who for four years has
been connected with the Middlebury
Register in various capacities, and during
/ the last year as secretary 10 Col. Joseph
/ Battell. now becomes the editor, succeed
ing l.. p. Thayer, who goes 10 Essex June
ton. r. II. Hughes is the new business
manager.
/ Miss Olive Barber Of Pownal was SER
/ iously injured in a runaway last week.
l The horse became frightened BY portion
OF the harness breaking and both the girl
and her grandfather were thrown out.
f The girl Was seriously cut about the head
and back and her grandfather was injured
about the head.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
/ John johnson of Warren died April 20
from the effects OF poison which she got
/ from ball Of yarn while playing with il.
The yarn had been wound around some
potash used for eoloring and the child ate
/ IL. As soon as II was discovered, lard was
given and a doctor called, but the child
died in few hours.
In January, 1871, there was deposited in
/ the Springfield Savings bank the sum of
/ $50, which has neither been added TO nor
taken from by the deposition since that
l time. The person has recently died aud
the deposit and accumulated interest,
amounting to Ss51.60, has been paid over
to the administrator.
Mrs. Daniel Nichols Of Hardwick was
seriously injured last week by being
thrown from carriage by horse fright
ened by an automobile. Her right wrist
, and one rib were broken and ii is feared
that she was injured internally. On ac-
count Of her advanced age and bad heart
trouble her case causes anxiety.
The third death in Rutland this spring
resulting from spotted fever occurred SAT-
urday when Florence, the two-year- old
daughter OF Mrs. William Green, sue
cum bed 10 the disease. the childs father
died only few weeks ago from the same
disease Ruth Allen, an eight-year- old
child, also has spotted fever, but hopes are
entertained for her recovery.
An explosion occurred in X. Levenson's
tailor shop in Windsor April "a, caused by
using naphtha for cleaning an oyercoat-
In the excitement Mr.. Levenson threw the
burning clothing from a window and then
jumped out himself. He burned his hand
severely and was injured about the back
and hips. but no bones were broken. The
damage from the fire was slight.
spofford II. West Of the marble firm of
Norcross a West has bought the old Kent
a Root marble property m Dorset, con-
sisting Of mills, quarries, houses and lands.
This property has been held TO be worth
from $4,000 to 10000, and has been
owned and worked by several parties.
The mill and houses will be repaired and
the quarries started up as OF old.
Miss Edith +. Chase, cashier in the dry
goods store OF r. w. Dutton, Northneld,
and Martin Larabee, stone cutter who
had formerly been employed by the Z. b.
Ellis Granite Co., eloped last week. They
left town unbeknown, were married in
Burlington and have not been heard from
since. Miss Chase Is the only child OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Chase OF south Northheld.
William Mason OF East Dorset, charged
with shooting James and Frank Bushey
In that town March II, has been bound
over TO appear before the grand jury in the
sum OF 5000. The charge Is assault with
intent to xiii. The trial has been delayed
to see whether the Bushey brothers re-
covered or not. There were thirty mine
shots taken from one OF the boys ana
nineteen from the other.
Richard Harvey OF South Ryegate is
under arrest at Woodsyille, \. H., charged
with the murder OF Perley A. Harrison OF
Hardwick. VT, who died al a hospital IN
Woodsyille Friday. IL is alleged that
Harvey had been drinking, met Harrison
on the street and knocked him down, /
and his skull being fractured. Both men
are about IS years old and are farm hands.
Piummer Bacon OF Dalton, y. H., was
arrested in st. Johnsbury Apr. = charged
with the murder OF John Young at the
Hunter farm In Dalton. The killing was
the result OF a drunken row IN which
Bacon seized a rifle and shot Young. /
Bacon started for the Vermont line and
walked to 81. Johnsbur where officers
who had been notified arrested him. He
was taken to Whiteheld, \. H., next day.
q. K. Winslow aud F. 5. Billings Of
Woodstock have purchased land above /
West Woodstock and In addition TO going |
in for fruit and forestry TO some extent
will make an interesting experiment TINS I
season with nitro-vapor, the newest dis
coyery in fertilizers. Remarkable powers
are claimed for il, as a few ounces OF II I
are said 70 he enough to fertilize or mole /
ulate al acrt OF land and largely increase
the crop.
The second mysterious FIRE to occur in Z
Winooski within a week broke out early 1
Friday morning In the white block , /
which gained notoriety in the Lamora /
murder case a few months ago. The nre-
men found fire In three separate parts OF
the tenement on the second floor In the
east side occupied by Anton Felix's. An
in gestigation was held ana Felix's arrested
to await further investigation as 10 the
origin Of the fire.
An Injunction was issued Apr. q by
Judge Watson, restraining the city OF
Burlington from building public wharf /
at the foot OF Maple street. The petition |
for the Injunction was brought by the 1
Rutland Railroad company and was based
on the claim that the company had
vested right TO the approaches To two
vharves owned by them, and that these
approaches would be ruined by the build !
ing OF the municipal wharf.
The Boston a Maine railroad station at
South Fairlee was burned Apr. =, to- /
gether with considerable freight and the /
household effects Of Fred e. Wheeler, the /
station agent who lived in tenement
over the waiting rooms. Harry Barber,
q section hand, was seriously injured |
while lighting the flames by being struck |
on the head by flying brick hurled IN
the air by the explosion Of the heating /
apparatus The loss was about sbOJ0.
AT the adjourned village meeting m |
Northfield April 3 to take action on the |
water question, II was voted 70 buy the /
Andrews aqueduct system, he price being |
SIS. 500 The company asked sZo,UO tor |
: 10 svstcff1 and the above compromise IN /