Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-31
State Of Vermont.
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Tor Our Readers.

Z, l.. Philbriek OF Barre, who froxe his
foot while driving, has suffered from gan
creme which neeessitated the ampulag ion
OF his big toe.
Lake Champlain at its widest point,
opposite Burlington, is frozen over, the
Ice being fully two inches thick. Last
year the lake closed over Feb. z.
The tool house of the Rutland railroad
at Bellows Falls burned Jan. "a. The
total loss is about 1900. The lire Was
caused by spontaneous combustion.
Addison +. Cudworth is windham
eounty's new referee in bankruptcy, sue
ceeding u. T.. ID. Stove, who succeeds the
late }. Ill. Merriteld as county clerk.
We Garrow sustained broken law as
well rs several painful scalp wounds at
Bolton last week, being thrown from a
load OF lumber that was descending hill.
Rev. T.. +. Marggraf has resigned the
| pastorate OF the 81. Adams Uniyersalist
| church, To accept call to North Hatley,
Que, wherehe will begin his duties Feb. B.
Patrick Carney, who was believed to be
Vermonts oldest citizen, and who died at
his home IN Dorset Jan. ~, placed his age
at l06 years. He is survived by his wife,
who is also very old.
A stubborn fire In the house OF j. IL.
kiniry at Windsor Jan. "a ruined praeti-
cally everything in the house. The loss
on the house was 1900; ON furniture,
5000; total insurance, 1850.
As John Scampini OF Barre was hurry
ing to feed his horse late at night he fell
down the hay chute and stood upon his
head for a long cold hour till hauled out
by his wife and the hired girl.
John l.. Reed OF Benson has been
sentenced to the house OF correction to
serve not less than one or more than three
years for abusing the child OF Mrs. Morris
lamphere. Reed is only p years old.
Nine Norwich university initiates OF the
Theta Chi fraternity, clad IN rags and tat
tiers, did alleged funny stunts in Barre the
other day under the eye Of upper class
men. The freshies are "frat men, now.
Rutland's poor cost the city less than
usual last year owing TO increased oppor-
tunities for employ ment in the building
trades. The total paid by the poormastel
was s2,s6s.2s, decrease of $4,000 from
1906.
The ancient Spanish fraud has beer
tried ON +. III. Morgan Of Fairfield. II
consists OF q plausible letter about money
which Mr.. Morgan may obtain by sending
some OF his own to deirsy certain costs o.
procedure.
Fire at Roaring Brook park, Barton
II
horse Ecstatic, 2:0ll, Prompt work witt
| the barns fire equipment saved a string o
ten fast ones. Crossed electric wires dc
/ the damage.
Michael Albory, an Italian laborer, aged
as years. employed on the repair gang Of
the Burlington Light 4 Power Co., slipped
and fell to the bottom OF manhole II
Winooski Jan. "a and broke his neck
dying instantly.
Alta special school meeting held in Bar
ton Landing recently, il was voted to al
low the building committee TO expent
$4,000 for the erection of the new sehoo
building. instead of $4,000, as was voted
| at a previous meeting.
| At the annual meeting OF the Citizen
/ Telephone exchange OF st. Johnsbury
was shown that the company has installe
100 new phones the past year and hs
/ strung $50 miles OF new wire. 1t is IRE
| from debt and has 5000 on hand.
United States District Attorney Alexan
| der Dunnett OF st. Johnsbury, who
| examining the title of the site for the pro
posed postoffice building at Barre, find
| that the entire heart of the city of Barr
was sold July 10, 1892, for s2.4O, for take:
l The st. Johnsbury Merchants associs
| ton has added 1856 new members the pas
| year, making a total membership since II
| organization OF 2,301, embracing ls6 place
| throughout New Eogland and canada.
proves an effective protection from oa
debts.
Denetre Vsrvarinetz, Hungarian, age
50 years. married, a polisher living
Proctor, was found dead in puddle
water near the roadside Jan. 20. 1t is b'
Iieved that while intoxicated the previol
q night he fell into the water and was I'll
able to arise.
Under the new railway law all pass
and cut rate tickets in which the gener
:, public does not participate are discoi
tinued. This is affecting the school chi
dren and workmen who have Travelled Il
l two and one half cents mile on the Bar
II, & Montpelier street railroad.
The Clarendon Marble Co. of Clarendo
with capital stock of 100000, has file
= articles OF association in the office OF Il
- secretary of state at Montpelier. Th
company is organized to do a gener
uuarrying business in marble, and
. principal office will be at Clarendon.
: Harmon Niles, aged So years, who livt
alone in SALISBURY Hollow, was four
living dead across chair by man WI
called daily. Mr.. Niles would never IL
- with relatives, but insisted on remainll
where he had resided 50 many years vii
his wife, who died number OF years az
Ell. Witherell, Castleton merchar
adjudged bankrupt last May, was arrest
h Jan. % at Saratoga, N. Y, on an indie
- ment found in the October term oil I
United States court for Vermont chargll
violation of the bankruptcy laws in CO.
v. cealing property. He furnished sl,ooo pa
William Hall and John Blackmere
VAUDEVILLE have been sentenced to I
bouse of correction to serve not less tht
81. six months or more than two years
grand larceny. Three weeks ago the tv
broke into the Glenwood hotel at La
Bomoseen and took cigars, souvenirs al
bedding
nv Engineers and those people interested
&c the construction OF a dam across the 90
I've necticut river at Brattleboro are puzzl
DC over not striking rock bottom after SIN
ed ing shafts seventy and eighty feet:
re- rift in the rock at this point is said to