Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-30
State of Vermont.
It's News condsnseo and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


Inez. three-year- daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Blrnie Of East Barre, wac
| overcome by the heat " bile AZ play Aug
| IS, and death resulted.
The Rutland railroad station at Ferris
burg WAS entered Aug. i and about 10 IN
cash and two mileage books were stolen.
There is no clue 70 the robbers.
Harold Stewart, the thirteen-year- old
son 81 Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Stewart OF
south Burlington, was drowned In the
Winooski river Monday. Aug. ~, while
bathing.
A petition ia bankruptcy has been filed
hy Byron r. Anderson, merchant OF
Woodstock. He has liabilities Of s3,l60Il
and assets Of :, 1861, Of which fios.5o IS
claimed exempt.
James Graham, aged 80 years, committed
suicide By hanging al his home In south
Albany Aug. 20. The body was found
hanging in the sugar place. Temporary
alteration is given a. the cause OF the
deed.
Mrs. Eta Martin, wid ow ~ George
Martin. Ma married az Mt. Holly 10 her
step-son. Alvah Martin. The latter Is now
father Of his half sister and brother. Mrs.
Martin is q aud the bridegroom = years
oiage.
incorporation papers have been fled
with the Vermont secretary Of state Tor
William A. Hall Lumber aud Fibre COM
pany al Bellows Falls, capitalized al 49,
BOO. The company is organized 70 manu-
tscture pulp and paper.
LEILA, six yoar-old daughter Of Charles
r. Putnam, was drowned Aug IA, within
few rods Of her parents home on the
banks OF Lake Sadawga Ia Mhittngham.
The child got into one Of the boats 20 play
alone and fell overheard.
Fire which broke out In the Plunkett
steam laundry az Mortified Aug. 20 did
about $1,000 worth Of damage 10 the
building and machinery, the loss on both
being covered bY Insurance. The fire
started Ia the boiler room.
John ". Blanchard Of Northheld has
invented a lewis iron, the patent aud sell
| Ing rights Of which he IS reported to have
sold for $1,000 10 New York firm. A
lewis Is an INSTRUMENT made use Of by
| builders 10 raise heavy stones.
silas, the eleven year old son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Tappan Of Cornwsli-on-the
Hudson, no Is passing The summer with
his aunt IN Nergenuos, while asleep walk
ed out Of window In his room Aug. ~
and, falling 10 the ground a distance Of
about TWEEN y feet, suffered the fracture OF
has right thigh.
Walter Parker, brakeman on the
ANNaMNNA AuEAaAN AAAAMANH WIS AM-NNNfAN
1 killed al the railroad station Ia North Troy
recently. While coupling the train az
crossing he miscalCulatcd his chance to
/ step between the draw bars ~ the two parts
Of the train and was eau. and killed.
His spine wHs crushed.
Cadie Goblin. the i5-vear-old daughter
/ of joseph G06il Of Barre, attempted to
commit suicide Aug. - by taking paris
green. A physician Was called a. once and
the CIR will recover. Her ialher had
whipped her for staying away from homo
over nig b., and Boz her anger and mOrtihca-
tioa she took poison.
The formal transfer Of the Brown public
/ library az Northncld. the giil to the
town by Geo. &c ". Brown ~ Boston, a
| former N0rihdeld boy, took place Aug.
| p, Ia the presence OF JlJ people. The
cost OF the building Is about $4,000. II
a1ds on Main street south 81 ths North
/ field House az the top Of The bill.
The Rev. Edmund r. SLATER from Bos-
I ton as bought the Pierce place opposite
I Thciiord academy grounds az a cost OF
| $3.50 and given o 20 the Ihetiurd acadc-
1 NV for use az boys dormitory. Mr..
Sllttcr contributed 5000 10 the endow-
mont fund. and has given several hundred
I dollars Tor repairs sud incidental expenses
a. various times.
4 Windsor viii have but one candidate for
1 town rep sentative Maxwell EnHs, the
Republican NOMINEE. SIR Earts NOM
/ nation was endorsed bv the Democrats,
and his name has also been filed by the In
dependents. ne is the son OF the late
Senator Eyarts, who had 4 summer home
at Windsor that the son has made a per-
/ manent residence.
/ when the barn OF Henry Cavanaugh
/ al Enosburg Center caught fire saturday.
/ his three children, ranging from two TO
seven years 81 age, we're within 10. AID the
two older ones rushed out, in the excite
ment slamming the door behind them.
/ shutting their o-year-old sister 10, and
the infant was burned to death despite
| the frantic Efforts OF her mother TO save
/ her.
William L. Goaky, bennington drug
/ gist and Republican candidate for repre-
I sentative 90 the legislature this year, was
badly burned Aug. - by the explosion Of
a soda fountain that he was charging
/ After the explosion the gases took fire,
/ completely enveloping MIN in flames.
/ The skin on his arms, face aud most Of his
body was burned of. He may not re-
| cover.
Ernest shippey, aged Is, was drow ned
in Lake Emerald, Dorset, Friday. He was
/ with Sunday school picnic party from
/ Dandy and with some friends was in
/ bathing. When in deep water near the
/ Islands he IVES taken with cramps r. l..
\ Baker went TO his rescue and held him W
until exhausted. Mr.. Baker was then
l obliged to abandon him and strike out for
shore to save his own life.
Robert aged 10 years, youngest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mclver OF Swanton,
was drowned in the Missisquoi river there
I Aug. %. The lad went out on the river
alone, padding a small, unsafe canoe, and
was standing up when the boat capsized.
| Inc accident WAS witnessed from the
shore II was some minutes before res
euing party arrived, loo late to save the
lad, who could not swim.
Ira Y. Hutchinson Of Barre fell from the
roof OF his house Aug. p, and was fatally
injured, living only six hours after the ac-
cident. He was making some measure
ments on the roof when he was attacked
BY hornets which had a nest under the
caves. In trying 10 avoid the hornets he
Tell from the roof, twenty-five feet, strik-
| ing on his head. Conclusion Of the brain
was the cause Of his death.
Thomas Battles Of West Rutland. line
man, while on the ground helping string
wires at Rutland, got the pulley wire in
son AR 49,