Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-12
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
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for Our Headers.
Rev. s. H. Myers of Panton has ac-
cepted a call to the Baptist church at
Groton and will begin his duties January
!.
Raymond Wheeler OF Cabot had three
of his tees amputated recently, caused by
the accidental discharge of gun IN the
hands of schoolmate.
Rev. S. l.. Vincent, who now resides in
Townsend, has accepted call to the Con-
gregational church in Windham, where
he has been supplying for several months.
The president has sent to the Senate
for confirmation the denomination OF
Horace w. Bailey OF Newbury to be
United States marshal OF the district OF
Vermont.
George Hopkins OF Warren, aged "a
years, died wednesday afternoon OF last
week OF lockjaw caused by scratch on
one hand received few days before from
a rusty Eail.
The king of Saxony has conferred the
Royal Albrecht's order on Prof. John w.
Burgess of Columbia university, whose
summer home is in Montpelier, in recog-
milton of the services OF Professor Burgess
at the University Of Leipsic last summer.
Edward Francis, aged 10 years,
/ trusted employee OF the Purlingto,~ Light
& Power Co., pleaded guilty TO burglary
and stealing from automatic meters in
/ the city court December and vas SEN
fenced 20 two years in the house OF cor
rection.
/ An unknown man was killed by Bos-
ton & Maine train at North Pow nal FRI
day night The body was so mangled es
I to be unrecognizable. The man was
walking on the track and stepped out of
the way Of freight train in front OF the
express.
The f. e. Rogers Co. of Milton has
closed its excelsior mill until business
revives. A large quantity of excelsior for
which no orders could be placed has been
put in storage. The sawmill will run for
custom work as soon as snow permits the
hauling of logs.
Alvan A. Kempton, assistant principal
at Vermont academy. Saxtcns River,
died Friday after three weeks illness Of
pneumonia. The whole school is
plunged into gloom and sorrow, for while
a member of the faculty this year only.
he had become a favorite with all of the
students.
Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor has made the
following reappoiDtments:-W iifred F.
Root of Brattleboro as a member of the
state board of pharmacy for five years
from Dec. 1, and DR.. L. Z. Mellen of
Middlebury as member OF the state
dental examining board for five years, be-
ginning Dec. 1.
Peter Hendrickson, an enploye az the
Stevens s. Girard stone sheds, Barre, was
injured severely last week Tuesday. His
left leg was crushed between a moving
freight car and large stone on which
he sat. The leg was crushed just below
the knee and a large artery was severed.
No bones were broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. lockwood
narrowly escaped asphyxiation at their
home in Brattleboro recently when the
coal gas from the parlor stove filled that
room and the adjoining bedroom in
which they were sleeping. The services
of nurse and a physician were required
before relief was gained.
The dairy school held under the direc-
tion of the agricultural department of the
i University of Vermont, Burlington, will
open at Morrill, hall Jan. 10, 1908, TO
continue eight weeks. The school has
not been in session since 1908 owing to
lack OF facilities. New quarters have
been especially fitted up for the work.
Michael Hayes of West Castleton was
fatally injured in a slate quarry near
home Saturday. He was picking out an
old blast when explosion occurred
which blew him twenty feet in the air.
He was taken to an Albany, y. V, hos
pital With fractured skull. A brother
was killed in the same manner five years
ago.
Joseph Toufant, aged 81 years, killed
himself by shooting, Dec. 2, at his home
in Danville, his dead body being found
at 6 O'Clock in the morning under the
barn. He had been in i'll health for some
time and lad become discouraged but he
appeared to be as well as usual that day,
and no indications oil. mental disturbance
were noticed.
Charles Smith, who had been a work
man at Mountain Mills, Wilmington, for
some time, was drowned at that place
Tuesday night, Nov. &c. He attempted
to cross the pond and walked into an
opening where logs had been taken out
and went to the bottom of the pond in
about thirty feet of water. The body
was recovered.
The International Paper Co. has noti-
fled it's men at Bellows Falls that it in
tends to shut down indefinitely three of
its machines for the making of heavy pa
per. This step will be taken about Jan.
and thirty-five men will be thrown out of
employment thereby. The increased cost
of production owing to the adoption OF
the three-tour system is given by the
company as the cause for this step.
Peter Fruzzetti, who was tried in Barre
city court Dec. and bound over to
Washington county court on a charge of
furnishing liquor illegally to Irving st.
John, who is Is years old, came into
court that evening and retracted his plea
of not guilty and pleaded guilty to the
charge. He was sentenced to the house
of correction for a term OF not more than
fur months and not less than three.
A large barn on the John T. Wells
farm in Coventry, two mile from New
port, was destroyed by fire Dec. 8. A
large quantity Of hay and a part of the
farming tools were burned. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a lantern and
the flames spread SO rapidly that it was
with difficulty that the large stock of cat
tie was removed, The loss is estimated at