Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-29
Stale of Vermont.
70 News coadsnsee ana Rewritten
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A new worm has appeared in the Grand
Isle apple orchard that is stripping the
trees.
Herbert Thayer ..oi sheldon, aged Al.
was run over and Instantly killed by /
tram Aug IS His body was horribly
mangled.
Jordan hall, the new military school Al
81. Albans, will open September II with
students from ten states and two foreign
countries.
Two barns belonging TO John Wright
OF hridport were burned Aug. 10. The
cause OF the lire was children playing
with matches.
l. 7. Gleason, So, prominent business
man OF Montpelier, head Of the dry
goods firm OF l.. p. Gleason & Co., died
Aug, IL, after a long illness.
While oiling his windmill, Bert Blake
OF Derby caught his hand In the bear
ings. His thumb was cut on and several
OF the bones in his hand broken.
Rev. G. II. Upton, pastor OF the Baptist
church at Grafton, has accepted call TO
the Hudson, n. H., Baptist church 10
succeed the Rev. Bernard Christopher.
Candidates for senatorial appointment 10
state scholarships in the colleges OF Yer
mont, who have not already filed appli-
cation with senator from their county,
should do so at once.
Asa 5. Field Of Rrattleboro, aged SO
years, has just retired from active work
for the Estey Organ company after fifty
years OF service. He has done only the
very finest work for many years.
John W. Titoomb of Washington, l..
C., United. States commissioner Of fish
and hatcheries, was recently in Benning-
ton, with the view of establishing a trout
hatchery for southern Vermont,
Michael lannon's creamery building,
south Of Bristol, was burned Aug. is to-
gether with the contents. The loss was
about $1,000, partly insured. II was
operated by the Boston Dairy company.
P. Z. Baldwin OF Manchester, fire.
man ON the Boston & Maine railroad, was
seriously injured Aug. II by a train jump
ing the track at East Saratoga, n. Y.
The accident was caused by a broken
frog.
Mrs. Lucy Borman OF Manchester, wife
OF Louis Borman, engineer for the Man
chester Light and Power company, was
struck and instantly killed Aug. 10 at
the power house grade crossing by the
south-bound express on the Rutland rail-
road,
The application for the organization of
a national bank at White River Junction
has been approved by the comptroller OF
the currency and it will be formed At
once with a capital of s25,000. Tho or
gani,ers are David A. Perrin, Frank
Collins, Charles ID. Hazen and Alfred Il.
Watson.
Vincent Elkey, the thirteen-year-old
son of Louis Elkey of Rutland, was bad
ly injured Aug. % and may lose the sight
OF both eyes as the result OF an explosion
probably caused by spontaneous combus-
tion. The boy was playing on the city
dump when the explosion came without
wsrning.
There recently died in California q
native Vermonter who was no believer IN
the race suicide theory. William Knight,
who was born in Ryegate, left twenty-five
children by two wives, and eighty-three
grandchildren. OF the los direct de-
scendants the only death in the family up
to Mr.. Knights demise was that of his
first wife.
The Mirror office in Dandy was badly
Quilted by fire Aug. %. The fire started
from kerosene oil engine, which ran
wild and shook the cap off the oil tank,
the oil running onto the engine and
catching fire. Editor Baker attempted to
shut the power off and was burned quite
seriously. There was no insurance on
the building.
William Mccain OF Westford was seri-
ously injured while driving from his
home Thursday with load OF wood, his
wagon striking stone and Mr.. Mccain
being thrown under the wheels. The
wheel passed over one foot, crushing it,
bruising his hand, and cutting his head sc
badly that it was necessary to take
several stitches.
The Rev. Leonard Dolph of Brandon
the oldest minister and Civil war veteran
in Vermont, celebrated his l02d birthday
Aug. % at his home, some OF the mem
bers OF the E. J. 0rmsbee post, u
A. r., paving him visit and extending
as has been their custom
for MANY wears. Mr.. Dolph retains to 6
remarkable degree both his physical and
mental faculties.
A man who, from the address on tht
envelope, is supposed to be John Ropin
son of Bridgewater, was struck py
gravel train a mile outside OF Biddeford
Me. Aug. 10 and killed. He tried te
throw himself beneath passenger tralr
that passed along an hour before. IL Il
not known whether he voluntarily place.
himself in front of the gravel train or was
struck while walking.
Thomas O'Grady, aged 40, brakeman
on the railroad from Barre city TO tht
onarries. was instantly killed in the ran
road ward at Barre Aug. Fl by being rur
over by a loaded train of granite. o'dra
DIV was the head brakeman and, IN at
tempting to get on the running board O
the locomotive, his foot slipped and he lei
on the rail. The body was literally Gu
In twain.
Russell Brown, the 13-year-old son o
William D. Brown, foreman OF TN
Caledonian newspaper office at st. johns
bury, jumped from a grocery wagon II II
front OF an automobile driven by ii. ID
! Carr Aug. 10 and was caught in one 0
,ha wheels of the machine. He wa
dragged 80 feet after the machine MAJ