Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-24

Annotated at the middle joint ana the I
serond finger was badly Iacarated, but an
effort will be made 10 save Il. This Is the
third accident Mr.. NayIon has met with a
the scale works, having lost some Of the
fingers OF the left hand at one time ana
the sight Of one eye at another.
Mrs. L. H. FarnswoFth Of Barre was
quite severely injured about the face and
arms last Thursday By burning taliow.
She was trying ont pan Of tailow IN the
oven and It caught fire. In her excite
ment she threw water on Il and this
caused an explosion which. knocked her
across the kitchen, burning her face and
arms and At the same time setting IRE to
the curtains at the windows. Her son
was in the room and be put ont the IRE
and called aid to help dress Mrs. Farms
worth's wounds.
The trustees Of Goddard seminary have
been notified BY the executor Of the will OF
4 Mrs Sophia NJ. Pease Of Hartland that All
her property, amounting to about $4,000
has been decreed to the seminary Mrs.
Pease died q few weeks ago. The an
nouncement IS also made that the will
/ will probably be contested. L Is said
that the provisions OF the will came az
somew hat of = surprise as Mrs. Pease was
i
own support, and reedy relatives are left
/ in the West without provision.
Ats meeting OF the state board Of
health, held in Burlington Friday. 1t was
decided to rent the old postofiice building
on Church street recently purchased By
the Strong Hardware Co. and to install
the Offices and laboratory OF the Vermont
state laboratory Of hygiene there immedi-
IT ~f~N~ I'll hnm hnf-
ter facilities in the new building. The
chimneys in the latter building are espe-
cially adapted for laboratory work. being
wide and with an ample draught. There
will also be much more room and greater
privacy.
Charles r. Gallagher Of Barre, who is
employed as a tool sharpener at the
Burke Brothers granite plant, met Will
an accident last Thursday which may
cause him to lose the sight Of one eye.
Mr.. Gallagher was shaping q stake Ia tool
used in connection with his work. when
a silver few from the hot steel and en-
tered his eye. 1t is impossible to tell YET
: what the results of the injury may be.
Mr.. Gallagher received an injury to the
same eve several years ago and since that
time the vision Of this eye has been oe-
fective.
Fire last week Monday in the basement
of the drug store of E. ]. Alexander did
, damage to the extent OF $1,000, mostly
J from smoke and water. The blaze wa.
. quickly extinguished with chemicals, but
: little water being turned on. II Is not
! known Just how the fire started, but it il
thought probable that 1t was caused b,
? an electric light wire coming in contac
with gas meter or pipe The tobaccs
!, stock OF w. T. Donovan in the next stor'
/ was damaged to some extent. There wa
7 fire that did greater damage in Thu
[ same basement last April
2 The second serious coasting accident o
fhe year in st. Adams occurred las
! Thursday and as a result seven-year-olG
: Kenneth Hughes was seriously injured
In company with, Paul Doolin, a play
mate, the boy had made traverse of'tw'
= sheds and started TO slide. Young Doolir
e tried to make q turn and in 80 doing tn
q sled on which Hughes was sliding
: slowed into a tree. The unfortunate DO,
0 received serious injuries on the left sid
Q Of the head, but It is not thought tn
g skull was fractured. He was unconsciou
P for several minutes. 1t is thought b
will recover.
The University of Vermont, Burling
T ton, won q debate with Bowdoin college
Brunswick, Me-, by a two to one decision
4 OF the judges Friday evening, the debat
q taking place in Brunswick. It was tn
+ first contest OF the kind ever held be
: tween the two institutions. The subiec
{. OF the debate was, "ResoIved, That th
2 federal government should grant hnan
{ cial aid to ships engaged in our foreigl
trade and owned by citizens Of the Unit
e ed States Vermont had the negativ
Is and Bowdoin the affirmative. The Yer
Il mont speakers were Edward s. Abbott o
D Derby, DIN B. Hughes OF South London
y derry and Georges. Harris Of Stove.
q Leon, the three-year-old sen Of Mr.. an
! Mrs. Arthur Loranaer Of Barre, narrowl.
e escaped instant death when be was strucl
, by q runaway horse last Thursday. As
y was. the frontal bone OF his skull we
fractured and cut was made four inche
= long in the scalp. Edward, the 11-yeaI
b old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Loranger, ha
! his little brother in sleigh and we
g pushing him about the street and hal
}, Just stopped when the unmanageabl
n horse came dashing down the street an
n struck the sleigh, hitting the younge
q boy and smashing the little sleigh I
10 kindling wood. II Is impossible to ts
ie vet what the extent OF his injuries ma
be.
n The long continued drouth has Just b
g gun TO seriously affect the water suppl
% Of the PIttsford Aqueduct Co. The VI
ter in the spring, which is not affected D
ae ordinary dry spells, Is now at the loves
q point in its history, only enough waite
ar to Ill an inch pipe now being availab
ae there. Preparations are being made
1e augment the supply from other source
ID and it is thought there viii soon
enough for all purposes. The ISLAM
n Pond Electric Go. has recently pu
20 chased q steam electric plant OF $50 horI
in power, which will be installed at Islam
Us Pond at once, for use in case Of emergei
n cy. ALI over the state comes the same r
IN port Of scarcity Of the water supply.
Y. A suit for S5, 900 has been brought |
y Rufus King Of New York city again
~ John Streeter OF Wardsboro. The suit
ne scheduled for trial ct the April term
the Windham county court. Mr.. Stree