Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-08

Morris CHANGED to be near the outer edge
Of the slide and was pinned to the ground
by large stone. BY chance Ernest ca
reg, who Il employed on Sidney Cartoons
farm nearby, was watching the men, and
after much effort be was able to release
Morris, who would have lived but short
time II help had not been given 81 once.
The injured man suffered cuts on the
neck, bruises about the body. and one
foot was crushed. 1t il expected that be
will live.
The Valley fair at Brattleboro, which
closed Thursday night was attended By
"a, 900 to $4,000 people, which il st least
2, 600 more than attended any previous
Valley fair. just what the financial bal
snce will be cannot be told at present,
but there ought to be enough left sitter
paying the bills to clear mp the indebted
ness. The 1907 fair ran behind $422 and
the paid admissions numbered 1851.
The net liabilities, according to the last
financial statement, issued last January,
were 81, 446. This year the association.
without increasing the premiums or
purses. derived a substantial income from
the midway privileges, and with the
help Of the revenue from additional adj
missions, very likely the association
will be able to pay its outstanding OBJ
legations and start q sinking fund.
Joseph Laizas. the Greek who was seri-
usly injured ut the Connecticut river dam
last May, has recovered his health. A
piece OF his skull was removed at the time
OF his injury. Laizas has found life 50
pleasant at the Brnttleboro Memorial hos
pital where he was taken, that he refuses
to leave, although he has been perfectly
well several weeks. He remains In bed an
til 8 o'clock in the morning. takes little
exercise in the park, and shows up
promptly at meal time. Friends in Nash
IA, N. H., had guardian appointed for
Laizas and at the request Of his guardian
\ two Greek friends OF the man came from
Nashua and have been to see LAiEas and
endeavored to get him to return with
them. Laizas refused to 60, however,
aud the question Of disposing Of him now
confronta the management Of the hospi-
tai.
A Gre Saturday, Sept. 2s, in the
Holmes block in Montpelier damaged
goods in the millinery store OF Miss Eva
J. Simpson about 1000, burned furs in
the stors OF Israel schwartz in the base
msnt Of the building to the value Of
about $500 and damaged the block sever
al hundred doilam. The origin OF the
fire Is > mystery. It originated in the
basement and had worked its way into
the millinery store Of Miss Simpson be
fore it was discovered. Miss Simpson
was nearly ready for her fall opening and
had large number of finished pattern
hats ON hand, most Of which were ruined.
The tire had nearly worked its way to the
large kerosene oil tank in the basement oil
the grocery store OF Perley jerome before
1t was extinguished. The loss to the
different individuals is nearly covered by
: insurance.
Vito Turcianna. a sicilian lAborer
was found guilty in county court at Rut
land Oct. Of murder in the second degres
In having killed Accarito Sanford, az
Italian. last July during the Preparation
: Of practical joke. The jury was oui
seven hours. Turcianna Is "a years OLD
: and unmarried. A great surprise wal
, sprung when vincenzo Gioia, charged
: with murder in the first degree, pleaded
D guilty Of murder in the second degree
! This was done in view of the fact thai
: the jury had returned = verdict of murdel
in the second degree in the case agains
} Vito Turcianna, 0ioas companion in thu
: killing of Aecarito Sanford as q terminn
9 iton Of an alleged practical joke last July
Andrea Fusco, who killed Antonio Fusc'
in fight at West Rutland last May, als'
I pleaded guilty to murder id the secoDs
degree- Both were sentenced BY Judg
I Seneca Haselton Of Burlington to i'm
/ prisonment in the state prison ct Wind
sor for life.
: The marital complications Of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Sidney Hersey set Newport Cente
J. on edge Sept %, and Is one result of tn
q scrap, Walter Bacon, aged IS years, /
|. seriously injured and possibly at th
4 point Of death. Mrs. Jersey has threat
; ened to divorce her husband. who lives Il
= Morrisville, and some time ago left hir
Il to reside on her farm In Newport. Her
sey appeared on the scene and. It il a
legged, Threatened his wife with vioIencs
!, Bacon, who Is Mrs. Hersey's hired mar
Z came to the village to see an officer cor
= cernfng the affair. He took . rife fror
: the house and on his way hid II under
!. pile Of brush that Jersey might not us
/. 1t against his wife during Baoon's al
sence. On his return, be was pulling III
Z weapon from its hiding place when
was accidentally discharged. the buIls
. passing through bis ribs and coming OF
= in his leg. Surgeons who dressed ii
= wound state that il is Of q very serior
= nature and they are not sure that I'll
: young mans life can be saved.
Edward Moot OF Weathersfeld, VT
: the champion wood chopper, who recen
81 ~ clinched his title by cutting, splittin
% and piling ave cords Of wood In one ds.
has been challenged by the Australls
wood choppers, who are 10 90 to 30
ton during the week Of Oct. IL, at Il
Orpheum theatre. Tree telling Il an Al
nual event in Australia, where woodms
from all parts Of the continent comps
ct Melbourne for the titles. Il. Jacksc
and Peter McLAren are the present hol,
ers OF all the titles connected with q
srsa-felling. and log-aawinR oontasta, an
they have defended their title against Il
best men in England and the continen
aa well as against Canadian experts. Tn,
ofier cash prize Of $50 TO anyone who wi
defeat them either at tree telling OF Il
saving at any performances, and in add
ton anyone who can equal the records
thess two win be entered in the ne,
contest to b held in Melbourne Gin n
vsmherl, ell hla expenses paid to An
traiia and return. The money prize a