Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-14
State of Vermont.
News Condensed and Rewritten
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p.,ti.t church at East Charlotte
lps ,sadsd a eall 10 the Rev. Thomas
l 20, Al Mount Holly,
-. n burke was Tenominaled Sstur-
gs,a ann Term as mayor OF burllng,
en t6e Democrats, there being no OPP
fr.. ,sro,nt Philippine Plantation Co.,
~, -sf.t. With offices al Burlington,
le,l.,iE.5 ian an annulment OF the char
ga. unable 20 attract Investments,
', r-,..e.I.btng the electric lights and at.
L,t.'.. rr Hrd his way out OF Durham
Huti Sam. an RrattlehOro, 4, IL, Athe'-
nl trrur.d INTO the wall aud broke his
c,r, Ernest W. Gibson, captain o.
Ssry /. First Infantry, Vermont
SS,,i5rai Guard, has resigned that posi-
An IA have more time to devote 10 BUSH
rf,, ma,,grs.
A.. uerbfFl Sparks was carrying steam
a.s,1r downstairs at the BrattlehOro
.,ssw laundry Feb, q, he slipped and the
,s5ist1r ltl upon bis right hand, crush
me the middle finger on
4, Carroll Pike, small Hardwiok lad,
"a pIsying with straw cutter one OF his
,.1tTps became caught IN some way,
W. 9"'I b.nt yas drawn in and the thun b
,,Fep oa az the tiEst joint.
m. farm house and barns owned by
gs.,.,e Wales al South Barre were de-
,,,,ysd oy dse Feb. ., The loss Is about
.eG with an insurance OF $3.50. The
aus va, a defective chimney,
Robert Lincoln, a brakeman who sui
tered a broken leg in a railroad accident
lsg. 1. recently underwent an operation
n, tbs anuuta. ion OF the member at the
Memorial hospital, Bratlleboro.
The Springfield Electric Railway Co.
has been notified by the Jones 4 Lamson
Machine works that IL must be prepared
M handle an increase Of 90 per cent In
t-sflc This year. This will neoessitate new
cars
The tvo-story building at St. Johnsbury
inwhich WAS located the bottling estab-
lshmgnt Oi 7. ID. Pidgeon was destroyed
by FIRE OF unknown origin Feb, /, The
less {, between $4,000 and siS 600, with
snail insurance.
Harry Kendall, who runs fruit stand
n N0rghied, was arraigned last week
Tuesday 90 the charge OF illegal liquor
selling be waived examination and was
bound over under 500 for appearance at
county court,
Formal announcement is made that
Charles X Darling OF Boston, native OF
Corjnth and a son OF J. X. Darling Of
Chelsea will be reappointed United States
marsha. a, Boston upon the expiration Of
his present term.
Roy Young, who was seriously injured
1.-THE Frost veneer mill, Newport, by be-
ing struck ia the right eye with splinter,
was obliged to undergo an operation
Thursday, having the eye removed in or
der to save the other.
The nlhbiug Of matches by mice In the
cellar is believed to have been the cause Of
fire Feb which destroyed the Old Me
Gam homestead with most OF its contents
at West Rutland, entaIling a loss OF about
1900. There Is full insurance.
Nearly million cans Of corn were put
up by the Snowflake Canning Co., Brattle-
60ro, the past season; nearly $4,000 was
paid out 90 the farmers for the corn in the
raw st &c, and n5arly the same amount
was paid for the help and material.
The scales and valves at present made by
the T. & T. Fairbanks Co. at its factory at
81. Johns5ury, Vt, will in future be made
t1' the Canadian trade at new factory
being established at Beebe Plain, Que,
hiy miles from the parent factory in YER
mont
Hugh Elder, Jr., while driving from
Rock Island, Que, to Beebe Plain Feb. 2,
crossed the railroad instead OF the high
way bridge and met the mail train. Elder
was thrown about seventy-five feet but
was not seriously hurt. Both horses were
killed.
Fire Feb, ? destroyed the farm barn on
William Fanning's farm at Brattleboro,
together with fifty tons of hay, horse,
Two COWS, some pigs and a quantity of
farming tools. The origin of the fire is
not known. The loss will probably exceed
@0l' insured for s2,625.
The Vermont Veterans association of
boston ami vicinity will observe its nine
Isehth annual banquet at Young's hotel
fflday evening, Feb. Is. Among those
VINO have accepted invitations are Gov. f.
D. Proctor OF Vermont and Gov. Curtis
unlId, Jr, OF Massachusetts,.
Samuel LaClair, aged 40 years, a well-to-
DO Lowell farmer, was instantly killed
req While loading LOGS in the woods
near bis house. Having been gone longer
.na9 was his custom, Mrs. LaClair became
auAious and went in search of him. She
'0una MN pinned under log dead.
Inc Kew. f. II. Blunt will close his
BnOofs as rector Of the Church of st.
parnaoas in East Fairfield, of Grace
eaurch IN Sheldon and of st. Marks
tmI;ss'on, bakersfield, the latter part of
ta'' month land will go to Iolia, Mich,
",accept the rectorship OF large parish
inability on the part of the boys to keep
S Sp III lhef studies has caused the aban-
SSioInuleht OF athletics at the Brattleboro
u,sI sch OIL The girls are away ahead OF
iu., poys and 1t is due mainly to their ef-
W ,V,,s, too in raising fund for the trip to
hot n 4
hand. 70 ~" S'o' va
hn AL special village meeting in Water
; Tua5 iasI week Tuesday it was voted to
r not"G sewer system there at an esti-
baeu cost OF $4,000. The trustees are to
a aa,e charge of the construction and will
" u'm for bids at once. The system
in 1898. "oooiu'hR W piahs auop'eu
Rn me Eey. Allan H. Bissell, pastor of the
W u.an ,6 Advent Christian church since
tal SS' ~, isJl has resigned, his resignation to
0no eIgct April l. He will go to Danville,
ditio. lie caves the parish in the best con-
de J,1l' IN us history, having reduced the
SGoo' , uouoled the membership and built
ponS Search of the Essex House, Island
aIa ma' recently resulted in the discovery OF