Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-18
State of Vermont.
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for Our HEADERS.
The Rev. W. V. Grafton, who has been
.-.or ot the Baptist church at East
Pgasburs for two years has resigned
IN nS riII complete work the latter part OF
this month.
nr-ing thunder storm June 9, light
~ strTck barn of /. w. Paris il
pa;.tav and killed horse which was
lalned at 500 and two cows. The barn
Vs. set Attire, put the flames were soon
extingusned'
After an absence of eleven years, Will
fam Griffin, formerly OF Barre, returned
Is uontuelier Sunday night, June Z, to
sis vile and child. For long time he
Ca Gas supposed to be dead. He has been
Tving in Denver, Col.
Oscar Kimball, aged SO years, commit
IA suicide Ivy cutting his throat with an
al iackknife on the Barton town farm
1nne7, Mr. Kimball had been in
NOR health for sometime ana not right in
Ii mind some of the time recently.
The seven-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mr.. David Yandow, who live on the
Wsstford road in Essex, died at the
FANNY Allen hospital Thursday. The
cbild fell from his carriage few days be-
fore and suffered fatal injuries.
william Il. Berry, aged 90 years, a
colored barber at Bennington, became
unduly exhilaratei on liquor at Walloom-
Sc. y. Y, June Z, made a disturbance
on the electric car, alighted at Sodom,
wandered into the pond, and was
drowned.
Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor has pardoned
Edward Holm of West Rutland, who was
tsken to the house of correction Feb. 10
10 serve 399 days for assaulting his W life
with intent to kill. The time at the asy-
Inn under observation was considered
usrt of the term of imprisonment.
In Addison county court last week,
Hubbard c. Potter of New Haven, who
claimed damages of $4,000 against I. N.
Chase of Brandon for negligence in the
care of his stallion, Kempest, placed with
Chase for training, resulting, as alleged,
in the death of the horse, received YER
diet of s4O6.
4 severe electrical and rain storm visit
ed RichlOrd June 8 and the streets and
highways we're damaged to considerable
extent There was washout under the
sidewalk in front of the drug store of F.
". Mitchell, which caused a breaking up
of the concrete walk for space of twenty
feet long and two feet wide.
Stanislaw Novel, a Polander of Fowler,
employed by the Rutland Florence Mar
bic Co., has been sentenced to serve not
less than five nor more than six months
in the house of correction, Rutland, for
assaulting John Zimmark, fellow WORK
man, May Is. For few days the mans
life was in danger, but he is now recover
ing.
Miss Dora Wells of Montpelier, in
structor in history and civics in the
Medill High school at Chicago, is one of
the 800 teachers selected in accordance
with recent vote of the National Civic
federation TO go abroad for two months
to inspect educational work in Great Brit
ain and several countries on the conti-
nent.
A serious accident occurred at the
GoddiDg mill in West Burke village June
6, when Charles Forbes of Sutton was
caught in the machinery and it is
thought fatally injured. The accident
happened while he was putting on belt.
Both legs we're broken and his shoulder
and elbow. He was Immediately taken
to Brightlook hospital, st. Johnsbury.
Adelord Cupboard, mail hand en-
ployed by the Vermont Marble Co., Proc
tor, was almost instantly killed June 6
While at work in one of the mills. Gui-
board was helping move ten-ton block
Oh marble to saw when the accident oc-
CURED. He attempted to place a lever
under the boat when the block toppled
over on him, breaking nearly every bone
IN his body. Life was extinct when a
physician arrived.
The G. P. Eastman Marble Co. of West
hutland has been awarded the contract
10 furnish all the American marble to be
used IN interior decorative work of the
observation-disclosures library at Forty-sec-
ono street and Fifth avenue, New York,
commonly known as the New York libra
y. The contract is said to amount to
10000 and it will take all the marble the
company can produce from its white lay
us ior mora than year.
The John Jones Co. IS slate mill, located
10 remote part of Castleton, was burned
70 the ground Saturday night, June 6.
ine loss Is $4,000, partially covered by
insurance. Forty men are thrown out OF
Sork. The mill was owned principally
,uy Willis Mott of New York. 1t was
quilt in the fifties. The origin of the fire
not known. The Castleton hose COM
pany was summoned and succeeded in
saving adjoining buildings.
Thomas Kelly of Rutland has been
OOund over for appearance before the
grand jury of Rutland county court in
'ne sum of $4,000 bail on the charge OF
assault with intent to kill John McDer-
.nO't, an aged man, Friday, June 5. An
syrea because McDermott had elected a
,sla'lVe OF Kelly's from the house, the
ia'.er attacked McDernott with shovel
s auu peat him badly. McDermott is in
Of bail.
As result of the hearing in st. Adams
n puIe o. Selectman F. A. Cassidy and q.
a. Hhltcomb went after Harrison Tyler,
que recent would-be suicide, who was be-
watched by his brother-in-law, d. +.
nurieson' At sight of the men, Tyler
s s.Isu butcher knife and started for the
uelos. He was captured after lively
ul .aS While caught in a wire fence and
W uncut further trouble taken to Water
=. osty' Where the probate court had direct
lis confinement in the asylum.
Alter no little excitement and anxiety