The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-07-18

dict will be favorable
Fred w. Burnham, instructor in
Latin and Greek at Goddard Sem
mary, Barre, while engaged in cut
ting a wire with an axe received a
serious injury. A piece of the wire
flew mo his right eye destroying
the sight. Although he is not yet
out of danger from the infection of
the poisonous wire, it is thought the
eyeball may be saved. The acct
dent occurred at the home of Prin-
cipal Hollister in North Montpelier.
E. A. G Small, for the commit
tee on new industries at MorrisviIle,
recently reported to the Board of
Trade that they lacked 1901 of the
amount sufficient to purchase the
four and one-half acres of land of
the Morrisville Land and Improve
ment Co which is desired for the
location of new industries. 1t was
voted by the board that the com
mittee make fun ther solicitation,
draw from the treasury for the bal
ance, and close the deal for the land
This will insure the village the best
location for manufacturing purposes
which can be offered
Somebody saw giant frecracker
sticking out of the hip pocket of II
year-old Clyde Gardner of Roches-
ter and touched it off, just for fun.
The explosion tore off most of
Clyde's clothing and burned him
some. At the same moment anoth-
er giant cracker exploded in his
hand decorating the thumb:
The male prisoners in the house
of correction welcome the military
drill that has been resume d after a
lapse of six years. Corporal j. o.
Bess, company A., V. N. G., one of
the keepers, puts them through
simple drill for 80 minutes every
afternoon. Wooden guns will prob
ably be provided later.
The village of Richford, on the
Canadian border; is to have a new
industry manufactoly of cement
brick, tile and hollow building
blocks. Work will be begun soon.
J. B. Williams of Montpelier has
been given contract for redecorat-
ing the State House. The whole
building is to be renovated, but the
work may not be completed until
next year. The corridors on the
lower floor, the executive chamber,
the rooms used 10y the committee on
revisions of the laws and the state
auditors office will be redec orated
this season, but Sergeant-at-Arms
G. H. Ferrin has not decided
whether or not anything more will
be done. The interior has not been
decorated for 20 years. |
Eugene Miner, employed at the
Corona Marble mill in Brandon,
was badly hurt Saturday morning.
He was at work on a staging, help |
ing to adjust a belt, when piece of
board with which he was working |
caught in the belt, throwing him
off the staging to the floor, a dis
lance of II or Is feet. He was TAX
en- to his boarding place and it vas
found that one rib was broken and
that he was badly bruised.
Through the court sy of Charles
NJ. Russell, of Wilmington, Gen.
I. S, Peck, of burlington, is en-
abled to correct II statement made
by him that Dana H. Whitney OF
Company b (Woodstock) LIST vt.
Regt., was the first soldier from this
state killed in the War for the I'm
on. 1t appears that Corp. Russell
Fl. Benjamin, of Company G, BRAT
tleboro), 2nd Vt. Regt., was the
irst soldier killed. Corporal Ben
amin met his death at the battle of
Bull Run, July 81, 1861; and Pri-
1ate Whitney at Newport News,
Va, July, 1861, one day later.
Charles G. Wilson, of Burling-
ton, has received Rhodes scholar
ship appointment.
Ex-senator and Mrs. George F
who have been passing
/ week at Lake Mansfield, Stowe,
nave now gone to their summer
nome on the New Jersey coast
The Vermont Kennel Club has
arranged with the Rutland county
air officials to give dog show at
air time in the building now used
Is the Park theatre An exercising
ing will be built and the dogs will
De judged from the stage. At least
200 dogs will he entered.
A son of Gabe Senior, of Warren,
las been taken to the Mary Fetch
sr hospital, Burlington, in badly
battered condition. He picked up
/ cannon frecracker, the fuse of
winch he supposed had gone GU
His laft hand was shattered the