Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-07-04
LATE STATE NEWS.

The Rev. NJ. l.. Severance OF burling-
ton has accepted call 10 become pastor
OF the Congregational church IN Ludlow
The Rev. Miles q. Topper OF Newiane
has accepted call to preach al the hap
tist church in East Hardwiek the coming
year.
DIR. A. II. Woodward of brandon
offered a reward of $40 for the conviction
of the "personn who was milking ms
cow in the pasture. Tuesday afternoon
little Maud and Mabel Kelley caught the
offender in the aet-it MAS helshoor
calf. They reported this Tact TO the ooc-
tor and received the reward,
As Milton A. Fullerton, the nine-year-
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin A. Fuller
ton Of South Woodstock, was playing
with an iron tooth rake June %, II aeei-
IDENTIFY struck him ON the head, iraetur-
Ing the skull, penetrating the brain, ana
causing paralysis. lie was taken TO the
hospital at Hanover, \. H., that night
and an operation was performed. His re-
coyery is probable.
During thunder storm June 20, light
ming struck the pump in the yard at the
home OF Henry Parker of Westford,
knocking his young son ieaseless. The
bow was picked up for dead but revived
In about half an hour and appears TO be
doing wen. c. ii. Cobb and Homer
Paige each lost heifer, killed during the
same storm. While using a telephone
during thunder shower the same night,
Frank Spencer, Lyndon mail carrier, re-
ceiyed a shock, causing him to be deaf IN
both ears.
! Mrs. Mary Dennison, while looking
from a rear window Saturday at Bellows
Falls, discovered a colored man getting
out OF rear window OF George Evans
house. She gave the alarm and soon had
j a score or more in pursuit. The Negro
= made for the woods, but the pursuer'
7 gained so rapidly he commenced TO UNI
load his booty as he ran. He was cap
tured and brought to the lookup. Wher
searched, three gold watches, diamond
ring, several gold rings and other pieces
OF iewelry were found on him. He wa
, bound over to next term OF county cour
: for trial.
+. A movement OF great consequence L
Barre, as well as to other granite centers
has been started. whereby il is hoped Il
reduce the possibility Of strikes, lockout
: and suspension OF work in the granite in
a dustry. The plan was prepared by sub
e committees OF the National association o
the granite industries OF the Unite'
States and the Granite Cutters interna
tional association OF America at a meet
=, ing in Boston last week, and now goes L
the two associations for ratification.
provides for board 10 which dispute
1 Shall be referred, the findings to be &C
: cepted, and work continued during tn
!, consideration.
: The bodies OF Runcell Mcdonald, age,
!. II, and Manson Buchan, aged Q, wer
found Saturday evening at the bottom O
the milldam OF the Mcdonald 4 Buchal
granite plant at Barre, which belongs
il, to the fathers OF the boys. The boys lei
!, their homes about O'Clock that after
!, noon, and apparently went in bathing i
7 the dam. Neither could swim. The pa
rents did not hear from the boys unit
about 8, when their clothes and bags O
!, candy which they had been eating wer
!, found on the rocks beside the dam. Tn
a water in the dam was drawn off, and tn
bodies were Immediately found in hol
In the deepest part.
Plans have been completed by the Vel
y mont Association OF Boston for a pilgrim
= age to the Green mountains late in Aug
: ust, with an excursion on Lake Cham
/ plain. The party will leave Boston o
A the morning of August Is in a specis
: Pullman train. The next day they Wi
y take the steamer ChateaugaV for a sal
. among the islands, arriving at Keller
a bay, South Hero, for dinner. A ban
J. will be taken along for music and tn
" party will arrive in Burlington early i
the evening. Among the guests will b
Governor Proctor, Lieutenant-Governo
Prouty, Senators Proctor and billing
ham, Congressman Foster and Haskin
Y, Mayor Bigelow of Burlington and oths
ly prominent officials.