Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-25

Charles Prue, conductor OF one Of the
shifting gangs in the Newport railroad
yards, In serious accident Tuesday.
June 10, narrowly escaped death. His
engine was shifting when two cars failed
10 hitch. He stepped between them to
open the knuckle and as the cars came TO-
gether his heel caught in a frog. Four
toes were severed and the side of his foot
was badly mangled, and the train stopped
Just as his body was about to fall across
the ran. DE was taken to the office of a
local surgeon and it is expected that his
leg may be saved.
burglars tapped the cash register in
Horace s. Goodenough's grocery store in
Brattleboro early Sunday, June Ia, and
made an attempt to rob the safe. They
were seen and fled as soon as they were
discovered. The burglars reached through
car hole and unfastened the basement
door. They took S7.53 from the cash
register and two boxes of cigars from the
snow case and placed the latter on the
counter as they tackled the safe with
cigars when they fed. There was more
than 500 in the safe.
man was found badly injured Friday
morning about quarter of mile north
of the Canadian Pacific station at Rich
ford. He gave his name as John Golden
and said he had previously worked for
John Paquet at Montgomery Center. 1t
is thought that he was struck by north
bound freight and apparently he had sat
down on the track to light his pipe When
he was struck. He received fractured
skull. bad scalp wound, flesh wound
q nd ivhf eli ~
jured. He was unconscious when found.
1t is not known whether he can recover.
The first state convention to nominate
a governor and other state officers was
held by the Socialists in Barre Saturday.
The following ticket was nominated
For governor, Joseph Fl. Dunbar of
North Hartiand; for lieutenant governor,
]. 81. Carson of Barre; for secretary of
state, Alexander Coutts of Barre; for
state treasurer, Clarence E. Morris OF
Springfield; for state auditor, George
Barnard of Berlin. The nominee for gov
ernor is the author of Dunbar's arithme-
tic, now in use in the public schools. At
the last state election, the Socialists polled
about 500 votes.
Harry Bushman, the four-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mr.. Joseph Bushman of Barre
caused serious injury last week. The
little fellow was playing with the SON of
neighbor nearby and, boy fashion, the
two boys were trying to see which could
climb the farther up the post of the piaz-
"a. The Bushman boy had nearly
reached the top of the post when he be-
came dizzy and losing his hold fell to the
ground. His head struck on some hard
object and was badly bruised, and it is
feared that he is otherwise injured, as he
is unable t D raise himself from the pillow
without fainting.
fatal scalding accident happened in
Halifax Monday, June 10. Some chill
dren of William B. Warren were prepar-
ing to take bath and had tub of hot
water on the kitchen floor. The young
est child in the family, Webster Clarence
Warren, two years old, was drawing
wheeled toy on the floor, walking back
wards. He went against the tub and
fell backwards into the water and his
body was immersed with the exception of
the face, chest and lower limbs. The
skin fell off in large patches when the
clothing was removed. The child was
one of five children. The mother died
suddenly three months ago.
A cuff led to the discovery and arrest
of William Montague, colored, charged
with robping Rev. Mr.. Hyatt of his
watch, money and clothing in Georgia
Plains last month. 1t seems that the col
cred gentleman, not knowing that he was
coming to Mr.. Hyatt's home town, came
to Swanton few days ago and has been
doing odd jobs since. He took some col
lars and cuffs to the laundry and Mr.. Hy-
ats mark was noticed Immediately upon
one of the cuffs. Montague was thereup-
on arrested. He was given hearing and
was placed under $500 bonds to appear in
county court at the fall term. 1t was al
so found that Montague had pawned Mr..
Hyatt's watch at Peacock's jewelry store.
The Windsor county committee of the
Young Mems Christian association of
Vermont will conduct and directly super
wise an outing and camp for the boys
and young men of Windsor county.
Camp Billings, as the camp will be
known, is located at Fairlee lake be-
tween the village of Post Mills and Ely
station on the Boston & Maine r. r.
Camp Billings will open June oath for
any boy in the county between the ages
of 10 and Is, and close June 29, giving
the boys six full days in camp. Follow
ng the boys camp, the camp will be
open to any young man in the county
from July lilo. Members of the K. O.
K A. are invited to 60 to this camp, as
the various castles have voted to unite
with the association this year. For
further information address A. c. Hurd,
White River Junction, VT.
Jesse Tenney ana Louis Boyette of YER
gennes, each Is years old, have been
placed under bonds in the sum of $500
by Judge E. w. Gibson of Brattleboro to
appear at the next term of the county
court at Newfane to answer to the charge
of burglary. M. l. Reed of Vernon be-
came surety for Tenney, but the other
boy was taken to Newfane Jail. The
burglary was committed week before, the
postoffice and store in Vernon, run by
Elias P. johnson, being entered. About
IS belonging to the telephone company
and some stamped envelopes and re-
voIver belonging to the postmaster were
stolen. Later the revolver was found in
the possession of another boy, who said
he bought it of Boyette. Boyette said he
got it of Tenney and the latter confessed