Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-04
State of Vermont.
10. News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Re
for Our Readers.
Rev. Mr.. Vance OF West Halifax has ac
.ented a call TO a Sutton, N. H., church
md began his new duties June 1.
Mrs. Frank Thibault of Burlington re
o.rtIv took a small amount of iodine By
mistake and came near dying in conse.
0uence. Her condition is favora BILE now
Willard Stacy of Barre was injured last
week Tuesday, being kicked in the ston,.
och by a frightened horse. No bone:
we're broken, but the doctors fear infiam.
nation. He was taken to the City hospi.
tai
seriously injured May "a, being dragged
snms distance by runaway. He was
terribly bruised and cut about the head
and tody and his condition is very seri.
Gus.
Accidentally struck in the eye while
nsying. by stone thrown by a small
how, Wesley, the 13-year-old son of Mrs.
Eva Geen of Barre, may be blind, and the
youth has been taken to Montreal by his
mother in the hope that his sight may be
saved
Miss Ruth Gillian Estee of Castleton is
said to be the first Vermont W oman to 60
into the mining, business. Next month
she will complete a mining course in Co
lumbia university, New York city. Her
plans for the future have not been COM
pleted
The MiddIesex station on the Central
Vermont railway was entered last Thurs
day night, presumably about midnight,
and about $3.50 in money taken from the
cash drawer. The thieves effected an en-
try by cutting hole in square of glass
next the door and, reaching in, unlocked
the door.
Robert Peck, an estimable young man
of II years, who worked for w. j. Alb
bolt, farmer in Cabot, died last Thurs
day from internal injuries caused by a
kick which he received the day before.
Peck was working in the barn and had
occasion to pass behind horse. While
doing so, the horse kicked out and hit
him i'll the stomach.
The Eastern Herald, Vermont's Catho-
lie newspaper, has been sold by its found
er and former manager, L. E. Scully, to
E. F. Roche, editor of the Whitehall. N
Y, Times, who will extend the field of
the newspaper to northern New York, as
well as Vermont. Mr.. Scully will con-
tinue his connection with the publication
as special representative for Vermont.
F. G. Lamberton of Lower Cabot re-
Gently met with what threatened to be a
serious accident. While trying to re.
move stick near his board saw, his shirt
sleeve was caught. drawing his arm onto
the saw and cutting it badly. 1t took
L. -Es% IL, H.
than two years ago, Mr.. Lamberton lost
part of his right hand in the same man
ner.
The body of Mrs. Furdo McIver,a we'll
known Graniteville woman, was found
floating in small pool of water just out
side the engine room of the E. L. Smith
& Co. quarry Wednesday, May %. The
woman was last seen the night before
walking up the railroad track. 1t is sup
posed that the drowning was accidental
and no marks were found to indicate vio-
lence.
horse in the locality of West Berlin
became frightened at j. NJ. Boutwell's
automobile last week, for which the own
er, an Italian, kicked the horse so bru-
tally in the stomach that it died in few
minutes. The party in the automobile
was obliged to compel the inhumau own
er of the horse to stop kicking him. 1t
is said the Italian will be arrested for
cruelty to animals.
John Hammond, a farmer living about
three miles from Newport, was instantly
killed May 26. He was assisting several
men in launching the tug boat "John
A" by means of a sweep to which horse
was attached fastened to the boat by
chains. In hauling the boat preparatory
to letting it slide into the water, the
chain broke and the recoil struck Ham
mond in the head, the blow killing him
instantly. No blame is attached to any
one for the accident.
Richard L. McCIinton, private in
Troop F, Fifteenth cavalry, at Fort Ethan
Allen, accidentally shot himself last week
Wednesday. He was preparing to go on
duty as guard and in handling his rifle it
was accidentally discharged, the bullet en-
tering his chin and passing through his
head! He was taken to the hospital but
died shortly after reaching there. Nc
Clinton, who was % years old, enlisted
about eighteen months ago in Maryland
and was faithful soldier.
Mrs. Charles H. Marshall, aged 40
years, of Vernon, died last Thursday as
the result of taking an overdose OF NOR
phine. She contracted the habit during
an illness few years ago and as she had
been accustomed to taking large doses OF
the drug it is net considered that any
suspicious circumstances attended her
death. Her husband worked on the
farm in the forenoon and when he went