Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-30
State of Vermont.
q. News Condensed and Rewritten
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most similar to that of last year i.
-,,tinp havoc in Jericho sugar orchards
Nearly all the gardens in East Concord
ava ruined by frost Thursday night
july 16.
rho democrats of Caledonia county al
IA mass convention at st. Johnsbury
N saturday, August /.
The management of the Lamoille Val.
,.r fair have decided to bar all gambling
s.rices from the fair at Morrisville this
ill.
Waterbury parties are planning tc
lid a stone house on the top of Camel's
arnn.snd construct carriage road uI
Ne mountain.
Atrsin at Barton Landing ran into q
,srd of Asa Harris COWS which had
..,,ved onto the track, killing three
avs and a bull.
gobert W. Palmer of Waterbury. q
,,.duste Of the University of Vermont,
ms been engaged as principal for the
academy at Lyndon.
The sum of $1,000 has been received by
tbs Barnet Congregational church from
he Byron Somers estate in New Mexico,
and q, 800 for the cemetery.
George Cooper of Bennington was
thrown from his carriage last week,
b,ssking rib. His horse became fright
,us6 at an automobile and ran.
CT. Palmer of Andover, Mass, has
hsen engaged as superintendent OF
schools in st. Johnsbury to succeed G. H.
Dempsey, who goes to Revere, Mass.
| The Glidden automobile tourists of SO
nrs. touring the state, found the trip
aver the mountain from Woodstock to
Rutland the worst they encountered.
Rev. Lewis j. Bamberg, five years pas
tor Of the Union Avenue Baptist church,
Lskeport, n. H., has accepted call from
The Firsi Baptist church at Montpelier.
Most OF the farmers in Vergennes and
that vicinity will complete haying this
week. The crop is on an average as good
| IS last year and is of a superior quality.
Norman Adams of Chester, aged Is
ysars, who had been very poorly from the
Elects of paralysis, hanged, himself at his
home in Chester Sunday, July 10, while
the family were at church.
Ludger Landet, aged II years, of st.
Johnsbury suffered the fracture of both
ankles Thursday by fall of twelve feet
aused By the breaking of an elevator
npe in J. H. Ryan's carriage factory.
Csdy AverilI of Barre was crested Fri
ay morning on the charge of distribut-
ing patent liver and kidney pills on the
nricos and steps of the residences in the
city. The hearing was continued for two
weeks.
Harold Weale, who was employed by
Ed. Hardy in South Albany, was shot
through the left hand by an unknown
nan who attempted to hold him up while
be was returning from the village re-
emily.
Rev. William vanderveer Breg has been
Installed as pastor of the Congregational
church at Brandon. Mr.. Breg was
graduated last spring from the Hartford
theological seminary and this is his first
nstOrate.
Harry Liberty was arrested at Porter's
Point July % on the charge of assault
upon Mrs. Bousquet, AN elderly woman OF
WnOoski. Liberty was bound over to
county court in the sum of $500, which he
could not furnish.
There are several cases of typhoid fever
IN St. Johnsbury, said to have been
aused by the drinking of infected water
On Harris hill. The sickness is confined
10 children who drank from the spring
while on picnic a. the close Of school.
Horace D. Cushman died at his home in
Middebury Tuesday night, July FL, as
the result of the amputation June IL OF
his right leg above the knee, made neces-
ary by gsngrene getting into the limb
alter the extraction of a refractory in
growing toe nail.
While the village bailiffs and States
Attorney Robert c. Bacon were consider
ing means to prevent further burglaries
IN Brsttleboro, the house of DR.. Charles
Pratt on Main street, was being
nnsacked by burglar the night OF July
~ The family were away.
Rutland horsemen have postponed
their race meet to the latter part OF Sep
ismber or the first of October, when the
hirs are over. The change of date is
made on account of the lack OF seating
opacity at the fair grounds, owing to the
recent burning of the grandstand.
Bert s. Dewitt of Barton Landing
Died July 20 at Brightlook hospital, St
Johnsbury, where he was taken as the re-
suit OF injuries suffered in a runaway
Gcident at Barton Landing July II. He
vas about 40 years old, and is survived
Oy his wife and two children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Bishop Of
Westminster will soon go to Worcester te
reside, Mr.. Bishop having been chosen
financial secretary of the Hillside schoo
Of Greenwich village, Mass, the work o.
Which is similar to that done at the Kurr
latin home, Westminster, of which MI
BISHOP was so long in charge.
William Cox, who went to the house O
Tue health officer, DR.. c. F. Ball, in Rut
hAd wish loaded shotgun recently De
cause the officer said Cox had violated tht
lealth laws, was allowed to plead guilty
70 breach OF the peace and was sen
fenced to the house of correction for no
less than two nor more than twelve
months.
Fred ?. Cayo of Burlington injured on
nnger in peculiar way last Thursda!
while in Henry Raymond's blacksmith
snop' He held large rusty key IN on
nand and fellow workman attempted e
axe 1t from him. In doing so the ke!
cut one finger clear to the bone, making
avery ugly wound. Cayo will be unaoi
work for at least two weeks.