Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16

( - aAis LuuQas automobile
burg All were badly shaken nm ana - 80
slbly received internal injuries Wbi,
/ coming down the Mill the brakes ref1eee
70 work and the big touring car leapeT
ahead with rapidly increasing speed ubti
y struck a water bar" in the road an
was completely overturned. The econ.
pants were thrown violently the groHnd
Inc car was badly wrecked.
Dan Ell d. Grimes, a painter Of BurIing.
Ion was Killed Saturday morning bv a fsIl
from a third story window in a blocl, an
/ Shareh street In which be reomed. The
Dody was found at an early hour bv ! N
Reagan who notified the police. An ev-
ANIMATION revealed a fractured skull ana
the right ! broken in three places,
crimes dld not regain consciousness. but
uleu soon after The arrival Of the physi-
Clans. HOW the accident occurred Is not
known, Tor Grimes roomed alone and no
one WITNESSED his fall. A card In bis 1ocL-
et indicated that be was che son of pat
rick Grimes OF Shoreham.
A loss OF $4,000 was caused Saturday AZ
Ondefhul by fire which DESTROYED the
Methodist church, an edifce 90 years old
the residence Of Walter Grace and DR.. W s,
Nay, the drug store OF DR.. Nay and the
Dali used By the local Grange aud Mason
&c lodges. The fire was started by an ov-
erturned oil stove in the home OF Mr..
Trace, and as there is no fire apparatus in
the town the flames quickly spread. A
bucket brigade was organized, but could
make little Roadway, aud it Was not until
brisk shower came up that the fire was
checked Aid was sent from Burlington,
Is miles distant, but did not arrive until
the flames had been brought under control.
There Is s9,0)0insurance.
Lewis Pratt, aged % yelrs, a grinder.
employed al the Internal onal Paper com.
pany's mills at Cadyville, near Benning-
ton, met with a shocking and peculiar
death Friday. On account OF low water
the machines be was running were
stopped, and be was set to work painting.
The last seen Of him he was working on
the side Of the stock tank. A little later
the pulp or stock failed to run from the
pipes, and upon investigation a hat was
found floating IN the tank. The foreman
opened the water valve and let the stock
out Of the tank, but this failed TO reveal
the body Leading from this tank is
pipe about Is inches IN diameter at the
mouth and which contracts 10 y inches.
The pipe was cut and the mans body was
found 40 feet from the mouth.
Cassius r. Peck, formerly Of Burliogton,
now Of Guthrie. Okla, who recently re-
signed bis position of assistant United
States district attorney, has received
notice that commission has been issued
by the interior department, appointing
him secretary to the Usage alloting COM
mi sion az q salary just half again as much
as he received as assistant attorney. The
promotion is made because Of sir. Peck's
good service TO the department Of the in
te-ior while serving e. an assistant under
United States Attorney Horace Speed.
SIR. Peck's new position makes him the
legal adviser to the Usage commission, as
he Is { he only attorney in any way con-
nected with hat board. The duty Of the
rs 10 divide The wealth OF the
Usage tribe OF Indians among It's indiyid-
uHls.
At well-attended city meeting at
Aug. the resolution 10 au-
thorize the pledging Of the cliy's credit
for a loan Of not exceeding 10000 Tor the
purpose OF constructing a filtration
plant was dismissed. There was very
general expression OF disapproral Of the
proposed act A resolution was passed.
the mayor 10 appoint a COM
mittee 81 i've members including himself
10 investigate fully the expediency OF eN-
Guiding Burlington sewage from the
lake, the removal OF other sources OF poll
luton, the changing Of the intake Of the
water supply aud the extent Of tle im-
which these various changes
would produce. A motion was also pass
"a authorizing the appointment OF com.
miltee 10 confer with the state board OF
health with reference to further use OF
he city water without posting notices 10
he effect that the water is dangerous and
should be boiled before using.
Within twenty four hours August 4
and S 4 chapter OF accidents beiell resi-
dents Of Burlington aud as result Napo-
leon Vincent is dead, W. 3. Jones y sut-
fering with a broken leg, Mrs. wafer
Winters and girl are injured, a valuable
"a smashed to pieces and two
WAGONS are broken. incidentally Tour
horses ran away. The nine-year-old Nin-
cent bow lost his balance and fell into me
slip at the foot Of King street. Hls eight-
setl-vear-old brother, Joseph, who was
with him, Jumped in to save him. Nelthet
could swim. Help soon arrived, but the /
vounyer lad could not be revived. A Oad-
me- Automobile ran into the rear 81
80, In the darkness aud was smashed pc
rnnd repair. ID was owned BY Z. r
and valued at 200. The morse
was somewhat injured. sunday morning,
NJ Il. Jones, formerly OF the advertising
OF the Wells Richardson 70,
and now connected Win ~
Advertising firm m Buffalo, \. L. Mas
thrown from a team, breaking ms rev ~
above the knee. The horses ~ "a
Tbo,,as Reeves horse, frightened ~ an
ran away, doing no particulaI,
ismage. Roy House, three years Old leii
m a picnic table at Queen City PARK anu
broke an arm.