Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-11-14
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

I. Manuel & Son Co. at Richford Nov. 3
Principal Isaac Thomas has disbanded
the burlington High school football
team, some of the students being behind
in their school work.
While o. F., Farwell, a Woodstock
blacksmith, was NcrankiDg his gasolene
engine, he twisted his wrist in such a
way as to break some of the ligaments
The corn canning factory at Windsor.
the largest in the country, has increased
the price that Will be paid farmers for
next seasons crop from S14 to SIC a ton
Arthur G. Hyland of Rutland may be
lame for life as the result of being kicked
by horse. The accident happened in
Shrewsbury and HyIand's leg was broken
just below the hip.
Rev. F. S. Smith, pastor.of the Baptist
church at Pawlet for the past three years,
! has resigned his pastorate there and ac-
cepted call to the Second Baptist church
in Haverhill, Mass.
/ Henry w. Hall has entered upon the
editorial management of the Rutland
Herald. Mr.. Hall for nearly two years
has had editorial charge of the art
section of the Troy Times.
/ Fire which started in the basement of
the Castleton State Normal school build
/ ing Nov. did damage estimated at about
800 The fire was found smouldering on
the floor under the steel range.
Misses Mary and Jennie Hanscom of
Portsmouth, n. H., have just completed
a 300-mile walking trip over the Green
mountains. They left Portmouth Oct. IA
and covered the distance in two weeks.
A verdict for the plaintiff to recover
Il, 500 was rendered Nov. in Chittenden
county court in the case of Harry Thorn
as VS.. the Central Vermont Railway Co.
Thomas barns in Burlington were burned,
it is alleged, by sparks from an engine.
A quiet work for good is being accom-
plished in Woodstock through weekly
classes in drawing, carpentry and manual
training. George B. Winslow has nearly
twenty whom he is teaching carpentry.
Drawing is under the direction of the
Rev. c. S. Lewis and A. B. Wilder.
An autopsy on the body of the infant
son of Oscar Coy of Manc chester, who died
after eating matches, showed that death
was caused by hard vomiting induced by
the dose of ipecGc given the child by its
mother to free its stomach of poison.
The child died in commissions after two
hours.
The fourth in a series of amateur burg
Iaries took place Nov. in BrattIeboro
when the apartments of Charles Guild
were invaded. He heard the robbers, got
his revolver and was engaged in loading
it when they discovered him by an cleo
trio pocket lamp which they flashed
about the room. They left hastily.
A young man named Dana Lafrana,
employed as clerk in Montpelier store,
was arrested last week on a charge of lar
ceny, it being charged that he had stolen
a box of cigars. The chief of police left
his prisoner a moment to step into an ad-
joining room, when Lafrana ran through
a back door, escaping to the woods.
In Barre city court Nov. 5, Lyle Baker,
boy 10 years old, pleaded guilty to lar
ceny and was sentenced to the house OF
correction at Rutland for the remainder
of his minority. 1t is alleged that he
stole $50 from his father, a small safe be-
longing to boarder in the house and
several banks belonging to children.
John Dillingham; of Waterbury took
some morphine tablets for headache.
Then he took something else for the same
trouble, and realizing that he had made
a mistake notified his family. Two doc
tors worked over him several hours, but
for "a hours he was in a critical cOndi-
ton. He is now considered out of dam
ger.
Frederick G. White, former superin-
tendent of the Lumiere North America
Co.'s business, attached the plant at Bur
lingtOn Nov. in an attempt to recover
$50, 600 damages for malicious prosecu-
ton. White three years ago was arrested
on a body writ for S22, 900 at the instance
of the company, as he claims, without
. cause.
The Baptist church of West BrattleborO
has received from the Rev. A. NJ. Watts
of East Boston letter of acceptance of
the call extended to him by that church,
and it is expected that the new pastorate
will begin in about three weeks. This
will be Mr. Watts first pastorate, as he
was but recently graduated from divini-
ty school.
The famous old Island House property
at Bellows Falls has been bought by Gen.
y. G. Williams from the Bellows Falls
Machine Co. The building has stood in
ruins since it was Quilted by fire several
months ago. A new roof will be put on
and it will be used for the present by the
Vermont Farm Machine Co. for storage
purposes.
Miss Bertha Rice, who was employed
as a clerk at the Old Bee Hive, Burling-
ton, met with a peculiar accident in
which one, thumb was dislocated. In
fitting gloves to customer, the thumb
caught and snapped out of the joint. As
sistance was at once given by other clerks
and the joint put back without the aid OF
a physician.
Ira Hosley of Brattleboro suffered Sc
rious accident Monday of last week,
when the horse he was driving became
frightened at a passing automobile.
The terror of the horse was increased
when barrel fell from the load, striking
on the animals launches. Mr.. Hosley
was thrown to the ground, the wheels
passing over his right hand and leg, frac'
turing bones in each member.
Joseph Parker, employed at the Averil
, company's granite plant in Barre, met
with a serious accident Nov. 5 that neces
STATED amputating two fingers on his left
hand He was at work at a grindstont
/ when his hand slipped. 1t was drawn IL
between the stone and the frame. The
two middle fingers were so badly lacerat
ed that they had to be amputated and the