Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-01

cut OF, the left foot was seriously hurt
and the boy suffered other injuries, from
which be died last week Tuesday. An
extra train Saturday night took the in
jured lad to BriRhtlook hospital, ST.
Johnsbury, where the right foot was am
putated. The boy has been almost the
only support Of widowed mother, Who
has family Of small children. He had
been employed in the round house at
Lyndonville, but was on duty whom the
accident occurred.
A search Of the PREMISES Of Frederick
Bartlett in the town Of Rockingham by i
Springfield officers recently revealed q
large amount of goods that had been
stolen from cottages along the Connecti-
cut river. Bartlett and his two sons, Eli |
and Felix, were arrested, taken to Bellows /
Falls and arraiened on the charge Of
grand larceny. Eli waived examination I
and was bound over to the fall term of
Windham county court now In session,
under bonds Of $500, which he was unable
TO raise, and was taken to Newfane
ieil. Felix, who Is only twelve years old,
was sentenced to the Vermont indus
trial school at Vergennes for the remain
der Of his minority. No case was found
against the father and he was released.
The house and barn connected with n. |
3. Shaw's steam sawmill at Sterling in
Stowe were destroyed by fire Saturday
evening, Sept. 10, together with pair OF
steers belonging to Mr.. sbsw, and a hog,
about forty-hve hens and ducks, hound,
buggy, harnesses, farming tools and q
large part Of the household furniture be-
longing to william Carnley, who, with
his family, occupied the house and who
had Just gone to bed when the fire was
Al = T.. -
the hre Is unknown. A pair OF steers
and Ave horses we're taken out OF the
barn and part Of the furniture from the
lower floor Of the house. Mr.. Shaw's
loss is about 81 800 with q small in
surance, and Mr.. Carnley's loss Is about
$500.
A young Newport girl named schney
poisoned herself Tuesday, Sept. %, by
drinking bottle Of green ink. The fam
; lily live Ia what is locally known as
I "stovepips city, across Lake Memphre-
magog from Newport. The girls father
had forbidden her visiting = certain
house nearby and, paying no attention to
the injunction, she visited the place.
, Upon her return she was punished. II IL
thought that this made her deaponceut
and thus her decision to drink the ink.
The pain produced made her violently
insane and her screams brought the
household to her room. where they found
her tongue and lips swollen. doctor
. was summoned Immediately and q stom-
ach pump was used to good effect and the
. patient was much relieved AZ present
the girl is in . serious condition, but
the doctor gives hopes Of her recovery.
A. J. Kelley Of East Boston. foreman OF
a crew employed BY the Loring N. Farnum
: company Of Boston In building = dam
ae.rss the Connecticut river between Yer
non and Hinsdale, i've miles south OF
Brattleboro, was Instantly killed Tuesday
work. he stood on q trestle built out
. over the river for the use Of temporary
railroad, and was, giving signals while
I derrick was handling q heavy structure
built of logs. The load swung around
, and struck Kelley In the faca, knocking
him Oh the trestle. he fell about 20 feet,
striking head first on q plank walk and
breaking his neck. Kelley was S. years
old. One OF bis sons Is an engineer on
, the same job. A widow and i've children
live at East Boston. This is the first fatal
accident that has occurred 1t the dam site
since the construction was begun more
than . year ago, although about 45o men
are employed there.
SerReant-at-Arms c. H. Ferrin has an
! nounced his appointments. having had
about sixty applications for each place.
/ The appointments are as follows:--Door-
! keepers, N. T. Clifford Of Burlington,
Leroy A. Hall OF st. Alhans, Jonathan II.
, Ranney Of Pittsheld. Abraham B. 8.
Cullin Of Derby Line; messengers. Otto
, Bennett Of Manchester, Harold Hayden
! OF Jericho, Leonard Fuller OF Bloomfield,
/, Fred Goodwin OF Randolph, ]. Milo
! Jeffords Of West Burke, Ira j. Watkins
OF Rutland, Charles e. Morse OF SPRING
field, Ormand jolly Of Rutland, Ransom
J. Myrick OF Middlebury, Harlow @.
Lsavens of Cambridge; assistants in
sergeant alarms Office, A. Merriman
: Brown OF Richiord, George II. soule Of
; Alburg, Winfred Ferrin Of Montpelier;
: engineer, Frank H. Wedge Of Montpelier;
4 fireman, Alvin Cummins OF Montpelier;
2 postmaster. William n. Foot; sweepers,
/ Berk Peck, George Kibbee, Frank Kelton
!, and c. E Demerritt Of Montpelier.
Arthur A. Perkins, aged 26 years was,
Z drowned in Lake Champlain at Burling-
! ton last Thursday afternoon. within a
\ few rods OF the shore, of Crescent beach.
i His companion. Charles r.. White. was
rescued after a desperate struggle In the
: water. White and Perkins were out in 4
row boat fishing. The latter shifted his
position in the boat and, losing his bal
ance, fell overheard, upsetting the craft
at the same time. The accident occurred
just southwest Of the home Of w. p. Con-
ger, toward Red Rocks. Miss Jennie
Conger beard the cries for help and,
hnrrying to her brother, w. P. Conger,
who was in the orchard nearby, told him
Of the perilous situation Of the men.
Mr.. conger FASTENED into boat and
reached the scene OF the trouble in time
10 rescue White, who was having a hard
struggle to keep above water. Mr..
Perkins had already gone down TO his
death. Search was at once instituted for
Mr.. Perkins body, which was secured
late IN the afternoon by Mr.. ConEer not
far from the spot where Miss Conger saw
the men struggling two hours earlier.
Raymond lager was instantly killed
and Guy WalbridRs seriously injured By