Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-10-03
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John B. Cough of Waterbury is minu
| two fingers as the result of examinin,
a dynamite cartridge. II
The will OF the late Susan A. Ray o
Burlington leaves $500 to the Congrega
tional church of inesburgn.
Rev. Mr.. Miller of Lawyersvine, Que.
has been called to the pastorate of the
Congregational church at Bristol
The body of an unknown man, found
in the Connecticut river Sept. 81 mile
| above Putney station by Ira Whitman
was taken from the water by the West
moreland aut horities and buried. =
John Mcclellan of Barre is under ar
rest, charged with the larceny of mile
age book from the Central Vermont sta
| ton. He is said to have taken the book
while the agent was busy at the key.
E. R. Ayers of Stowe died Sept. "a at
the home of his father from injuries re-
cieved last week from a falling tree.
The base of the skull was fractured and
one hip and shoulder were severely in
jured.
Rev. S. H. Barnum of Cornwall has ac-
cepted the call of the Congregational
church at Jericho Center and Will begin
work there Oct. 20. Mr.. Rarnum has
held his pastorate at Cornwall for seven
teen years.
The team of NJ. E. Chase of Mortified,
frightened at train, started through the
principal street On the run. The wagon
wheels became locked in those of another
wagon, swinging the horses into a 5000
plate glass window.
Ex-Lieut.-Gov. Stanton of Roxbury
had his third narrow escape from being
struck by lightning this summer Tues
day afternoon of last week, when a bolt
hit his house. No damage was done and
no one was injured.
A boy named Devereau, about IA years
old, while working for Fletcher Bros. in
Stowe, suffered a serious accident last
week Wednesday, his right arm being
caught in an ensilage cutter, necessitat-
ing amputatiOn above the elbow.
Miss Mary Ready of Rutland awoke one
night recently and found that she could
not close her mouth. A doctor, hurried
ly summoned, found the jaw dislocated.
The occurrence is attributed to an uncon-
scious spasmodic action of the muscles
of the jaw.
The Creamery Package Co. of Chicago,
which has for some months controlled
the Stoddard Manufacturing Co., manu-
facturers of dairy products of Rutland,
will operate the plant, beginning Oct. l.
The management and policy of the bust
ness will not be affected.
The matter of new railroad station
for Burlington, to take the place of the
present structure, in which accOnmoda-
tions both for the Central Vermont
railroad and the Rutland, owned by the
New York Central road, may be fur
nished, is being agitated.
Joseph Robinson, a carpenter in Swan
ton, employed in building operations on
the Stilphen farm in St. Adams, was al
most instantly killed last Thursday by
the spreading and falling of a shed upon
which he was at work. Mr.. Robinson's
skull was fractured and his neck broken.
As result of an Indictment recently
found by the grand jury, George F. Grey
If Rutland, agent of Ennis & Stoppani,
brokers', of New York, was arrested
sept. "a on the charge of maintaining
bucket shop. He furnished $500 bail
or later appearance in Rutland county
,ourt. }
Norman Perry of johnson drove into
In unlighted open sewer ditch recently, /
hree feet and most of the animals body .
gong into the hole in such a manner /
hat he could not get out. The Free Ma |
IONS We're holding a meeting nearby and .
hey helped pull the animal to the surface |
With ropes. s.-..s.- !
uicide by hanging because her 'gentle- :
fripn111 ref to fol har To ba
air, Mrs. George Bellville of Barre tried /
o drown herself. She was again rescued
md after an examination as to her sanity
las been committed to the state hospital
It Waterbury.
As j. A. Harrington and daughter of
Jabot were out riding, the horse kicked
10Th hind feet over the cross bar, a tip
'ver ensuing. Those who rushed to the
escue found the man under the horse
With one shoulder dislocated and the
'oung lady beneath the wagon with two
zones in her wrist broken.
A valuable mare owned by Howard &
Iearly, Brattleboro liverymen, collided |,
With another rig, and shaft was driven /
nto her side over foot Just back of the
cart. Death resulted in short time.
t is said that the accident was due to the |,
illage will likely be called on to settle
he damages.
Mt Mansfield was covered as far as the
alf-way house with snow for the first
lme this season last Thursday, there
eing about an inch of snow and ice at
be Summit House. The Worcester
fountains were also white. According
D the old sign, winter is due in six
zeeks from the first appearance of snow
n the mountain.
The plant of Curtis, Leggett & Co.,
hirt and collar manufacturers, in Rut- /,
md, has been closed, probably tenn
orarily. About six weeks ago, the firm /.
-ent- into the hands of receivers and
ice that time the manager has been :
-orking up the stock on hand. 1t is !
K oected that the factory will be started ! ,
gain in few weeks.
A big black horse belonging to the =,
mills was killed recently in o
singular manner at Woodstock. The q
pan, of which he was one, took fright /;
I'D ran up the railroad track. The near
orse, running faster, crowded the black {