Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-09
State of Vermont.
,,s News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

-. Naws Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.
Row Charles o. Day of Andover, Mass,
b.s accented the call to the Congregation
a. church at Barnet and will begin his la
hers July u.
Tho congregational church society at
prondon has extended a call to Rev. Will
I;om V. Berry of Hartford, Conn.,, to be-
come pastor of the church.
Edward &. Rowley of Burlington, a
,Inr7ber, had nightmare and jumped
rom second-story window last Thurs
dav morning to the ground, twenty feet.
He fractured hip.
leo. son of George N. White of Mont
,alier was drowned Friday while in
bathing at Woodbury. pond. The acci-
dent is supposed to have been due to
cramps as he was good swimmer.
G. W. B. Wells of Troy, N. Y, an
agent for the Cluett & Sons Piano Co. of
fiat city. was robbed OF S165 on a Rut-
land railroad train which was standing at
tbe Rutland station one day recently.
Another man on the same train, whose
name could not be learned, lost S45.
St. John Baptist Roman Catholic
church al North Bennington was dam
aged by fire to the extent of.nearly q, 900
last week Monday. Fire caught behind
the altar and ran up between the parti-
tions into the attic. The damage was
mostly from water and is covered by in
eurance.
George H. Pike, aged 81 years, died at
his home in Nottingham June 10 of
blood poisoning, caused by handling
phosphate while suffering from a bruise
on his hand. He was i'll about a week
and an operation was performed on his
arm, but be never rallied, living only a
few minutes afterwards.
Claude Colby, 16-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Barnum Colby, while bathing
in the river near the tannery at Morris
Vile Friday, stepped off into water be-
yond his depth and being unable to swim
was drowned. Several boys dove for
him, but owing to an undercurrent were
unable to get the body out for some time.
Doctors worked over him for nearly two
hours, but life was extinct.
The Capital City Press, Montpelier,
formerly the Union Card Co., recently
purchased by Col. III. E. Parker of Brad
ford, has secured $50, 900 federal job OF
printing, en- which work will be at once
begun. 1t is the printing of the Cuban
census and the job will necessitate an in
crease of the working force at this plant.
1t will all be set on monotypes, three OF
which are already installed.
A house in Hancock, occupied by Hen
ry Msnning's family, caught fire recently
from stovepipe, burning most of theil
clothing and damaging with smoke and
water other things. The mother was
berrying and the fourteen-year-old girl
bravely went up stairs through smoke
and heat and snatched one of the babie!
from the bed and another tiny one from
the cradle, carrying them both to places
of safety.
The tenth annual school of instruction
for health officers was held last week II
Burlington with about 200 health officer
in attendance. DR.. Charles S. Caverly o
Rutland, president of the state board Q
health spoke at length on the work OF tn
board in the past and what it is contemp
lating for the future, and there we're man.
addresses on subjects OF vital importanc
as regards sanitation. infectious diseases
tuberculosis and evils OF q like nature.
John REYNOLDS OF st. Adams was badl
injured June 80 by being caught between
the seat of high moving van wagon an
the top of the door of Chauncey Temple
barn as the team was being driven INT
the barn. He was cautioned to get dow
from the seat by the driver of the team
but remained on the seat and was stfuc
on the back of his shoulders, dislocatln
his back. He was removed to the hosp
tai where the fracture was reduced. II
not vet known whether he can i've
The railroad stations at Pittsford an
Fowler were broken into by burglar
some time during Sunday night, June q
4 window was found broken at the stf
ton in Pittsford, where they had eviden
" entered, but no further damage ws
done, although some tools were iouh
there. At Fowler about IS was missln
from the money drawer. The station
Proctor was also entered some time dul
ing the same night, but the burglars 9
cured nothing, as no money is ever lie
in the station over night.
One child is dead and another still vel
i'll, while both parents are also suffering
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Palm
of Moretown as the result OF eating sa
sage that had been kept too long az
which caused ptomaine poisoning. II
family has been ill several days, an
Hattie, the youngest, two years OLD, ols
from the effects of the poison. Oiyu
Inc hVe-year-Otd DOy, Is sthi fSAJ -
is expected to recover. OF the Two pa
ents, Mrs. Palmer was the more afecte
but she is now out of danger.
During dance at Sutton Corner Ju
l, Miss Winona Batchelder, nan
some and popular young woman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos batcne
der, dropped dead of heart failure, thro
ing the scene of merriment into place
sorrow. The girl, who was great io'
of dancing, had been enjoying ners'
all the evening and toward midnight
started to dance waltz, when sne G
lapsed in her partners arms, dying
most instantly. She was Is years oio
favorite among the younger people.
The grandstand and the Park theatre
one-story wooden structure, ootn ioea'
on the Rutland fair GROUNDS, W.
burned to the ground last Thursday ait
aoon with loss of about S3,0oO; wen
sured. There was baseball game on !
grounds earlier and the fire IS oelleVeu
have been due to a cigar STUB. 1
theater was two hundred feet from !
grandstand, which caught nrst,