Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-06

Sung through the end OF one
nnger, leaving several pieces under the
nan. The finger had to be cut consider
apiy IN order to remove the pieces, but
is now doing as well as coold be
expected.
While employed shingling a roof at
Montpelier Eli and Eli H. Cattle fell to
the ground fifteen feet, the scaffold on
which they were working breaking. Eli
II. struck on his head and Eli fell be-
tween the planks, striking on his back.
The latter is 70 years old and it is
thought his injuries will prove serious,
though not fatal.
Mark Andrews of Burlington has
brought suit against Cruz Kempton &
Co., contractors, who built the gas tank
OF the Burlington Light and Power COM
pany, for $4,000 damages. 1t is alleged
that while working in the tank on Pine
street, some one dropped heavy hammer
on his head from great height, causing
permanent injury.
The body of Archie Forest. aged
Is years, employed by the Robinson, Ed
wards Co. at Burlington was found by
the night Waterman in the shaving shed
last Thursday morning. He had been
missing since noon the day before, and
evidently visited the shed to pack away
snavings, fell to the bottom of the pit
and was suffocated.
The forty-nine life-sized photographs OF
! the governors of Vermont, that were on
exhibition in the Vermont house at
jamestown last year, have been hung in
the rooms of the Vermont Historical soci-
ETY. at the state house, Montpelier. They
make very imposing array and are in
unbroken line from Thomas Chittenden
to Fletcher D. Proctor.
Harry st. Cyr, accused of stealing S14
| from Louis Gooding at Brattleboro
| garage July 30, was captured Friday
night in the top story of paper mill in
which he had been concealed. He had
been without food or drink and the place
where he hid was so excessively hot that
his heart action was affected and the
officers almost had to carry him away.
Articles of association of two new cor
porations in the state have been filed with
Secretary OF State Fleetwood. The new
companies are the Burlington Garage
company and the Barton Boat Club COM
pany. and are capitalized at $4,000 and
IS, 900, respectively. The first corpora
j ton has its stock divided into 20 shares
OF 800 each and the second into 1000
shares of IS each.
There are five residents of Belvidere
who live within mile of each Other
whose ages are 433 years. They are Cur
tbs Brown, the famous bear hunter, who
has caught seventy-iye bears in 81 years
the Rev. Silas Foster, IS years, and his
wife, Mrs. Sally Foster, SO years; Mr.
Fenow, 80 years; John Hunter, 81 years
i All are able to be about and some of them
do considerable work.
Grand list returns from every town IL
the state have at last been received at th'
office of the secretary of state, Montpel
Ter, but some of them were in such an in
complete condition that it has been nee
essary for Deputy Herbert E. Slayton t.
return to town clerks of the towns from
whence they were for revision. untl
these corrected lists are received tn
whole tabulation for the state is held up
Henry W. Cheney, one of Rutland
, oldest business men, was attacked o.
, two men while on his way home from hi
, grocery store Saturday evening and con
, siderabIy bruised. The highway mel
fed when pedestrians came to the ASSIST
ence of Mr.. Cheney. He IS In the hapi
of carrying home a considerable amour
of money each evening and it is though
that the thugs were aware OF TINS iac'
The general store of Swedferger Z
Short in Msrshfield, was robbed durln
the night OF July 81, entrance being OF
tanned by cutting hole in one OF tn
front windows large enough to ADMIT
man. Booty was secured to the amour
l of so or S75. Only few cents were OF
q tanned from the money drawer, but
: Quantity of merchandise was taken, IN
Guiding two or three watches and som
: jewelry. 60,
The building committee of the Carns
: pie library. Bellows Falls, let the contrat
e for the construction of the library builo
J, inc TO ]. d. Cote, a local contractor, VII
/ hid s13.799. There were q dozen or MOI
bids' ranging from $50, 900 to Cote's ne
b ures. The building will be OF Roma
: hrick. with artificial stone trimming
n The extra cost for heating, electrical n
g t;ngs and plumbing will leave the COS
d within $4,000.
d The will of Curtis Barrett, wealth
coal operator who died recently, was PR
r hated at Cleveland, o., July rs. 1t D.
It oneathes s1OO, 900 to Norwich universit!
IT Northfield. VT; $4,000 to the Harr
2. library. Strafford, VT; $4,000 to II
a trustees of the Barrett Memorial hal
d STAFFORD. VT, and $4,000 to the on
yersalist church of the same town. IL
- balance of the property is divided anon
y relatives and personal friends
le Mrs. Eliza A. Brown, aged SO year
g dad July 80 at the home OF her SO,
le the Rev. G. W. Brown, pastor OF u
J. Methodist Episcopal church at hur.in
Of ton. Mrs. Brown was the WIDOW
the Rev. Valentine Brown OF the lrs
If Methodist conference. Besides the .
Of in Burlington, she was survived ny a
re her son. the Rev. 8. w. Brown OF re
4 toria. Ohio. The Rev. s. 1. brown
re New Haven, Conn, is grandson.
at Edward Lynch OF burlington
Of brought suit against Morgan Brothers
recover damages OF $4,000 for INJURIES
IN legged 10 have been received in their 9,
ne ploy, six years ago, when 10 years o.
be He was working in the mill OF the 9
CT PENDANT and was ordered to operate I
re ire saw, dangerous occupation Ior 2
ill unskilIed. His right hand and arm we
~ drawn against the saw, cut ana ofuis
and torn away, being permanently cii
an Pied 49, 4.
be cottage across the road from
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