Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-05
State of Vermont.
It's News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

A Rutland man, j. p. Rigley, who
locked his wife out of home, got two
months in the house of correction last
week Tuesday.
Rev. Charles Wattee has accented the
call extended to him by the Congrega-
tional church at Shoreham and began his
work there March 1.
Rev. Thomas Adams, pastor of the Bap-
tist church at Georgia, has accepted call
from the church in SALISBURY. He
preached his farewell sermon March /.
A sleigh carrying L. Harrington and R.
karlander of Dandy broke down recently
and the rifle of the former was dis
charged and bullet tore severe wound
in his scalp.
Kew. Irving Hobart Childs, who has
served the Congregational church at BEN
son as pastor since June, 1903, has re-
signed and will soon go to Massachusetts,
IN response to a call.
Cecil Keefe of Proctor, aged nine years,
lost control of himself while descending
East mountain on skis and in attempting
to avoid tree ran into gate post and
broke his right leg below the knee.
Jennie Wells, the fifteen-year-oId
daughter of Samuel Wells of Irasburg,
suffered a fracture of the skull, about
four inches long, beside several lateral
fractures in runaway accident Feb. 10.
Mrs. M. johnson of Montpelier mar
rowly escaped being choked to death by a
piece of hard candy the other day. The
candy lodged in her throat and it was
fifteen minutes before doctor could
force it down.
t.<,f FIR L,
at Alburg last October, which were sold
at auction in Burlington last week Tues
day, were appraised at from 81, 800 to
$1,000 and the total receipts of the sale
were 81, 366.25.
The president of the Burlington HUI
name society recently found in his mail a
fifty-dollar bill with no indication of it's
source, save that the letter was mailed in
Burlington. The friend desired "to help
the good work.
Miss Katherine Mills of Washington,
formerly of Burlington, has recently COM
pleted portrait of Senator Justin S.
Morrill,, which she hopes to sell the
United States government to be hung up
on the walls of the capitol.
Otis w. Barrett of Clarendon, gradu-
ate of the University of Vermont, has ac-
cepted the offer of the Portuguese govern
ment to establish an agricultural expert
ment station in South Africa. He sails
March on two years. trip.
The annual report of the Church of the
Annunciation, Ludlow, announces the
gift of 81 900 to the parish by the Rev.
Harry Lane, who died last September.
Father Lane was pastor of the church in
Ludlow about twenty years ago.
Rev. w. II. Hayes, pastor of the Old
South Congregational church and chap
lain at the state prison, Windsor, has re-
signed the latter position. Owing to re-
pairs on the prison chapel, services have
not been held there for several weeks.
The Creamery Package Manufacturing
company of Rutland, which has been
running its plant five days per week,
now goes back on full time schedule. A
noticeable increase in business and
brighter outlook justifies the change.
Louis Taft, a Jumper in the granite
plant of j. A. Martensin at Barre, was
badly injured Friday morning. He was
caught under block of granite that he
was unloading and his right arm was
broken and his left hand was badly
bruised.
before Judge n. n. Post in St. Adams
city court last week charged with assault.
Both were found guilty and fined $40 and
costs with the alternative sentence in the
house of correction at Rutland. The al
tentative sentences are ia and IS days
respectively.
Master John Mann, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Mann of Brattleboro, was
painfully injured recently by an outside
door closing over his fingers while his
hand was cIutched to the casing. The
ends of the third and fourth fingers of his
right hand were badly crushed and the
nails torn out.
At Lyndonville, the Boston & Maine
railroad has split its 200 employees into
two divisions and let's one division work
four DAYS one week and the ether divi-
sion four days the next week. The aver
age pay is go per day. The officials who
draw over 500 per month have had ten
per cent cut in wages.
Rev. D. L. Sanford, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal church at Bellows Falls, has re-
signed to take effect the first Sunday aft
er Easter. Mr. Sanford took charge of
Emmanuel parish Is years ago last Octo-
Der. He has no other rectorship in view
and may decide not to engage in regular
work until later in the year.
The directors of the Rutland County
Agricultural society have decided to hold
this years fair Sept. 2, 3 and 4. The
premiums of the last fair, aggregating
se32.4O are still unpaid. The society
has in its treasury 1926 and the directors
have voted to empower the trustees to bor-
row $500 so that the premiums may be
paid.