Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-31


cagni, however, received q eight concns-
sion Of the brain frcm q blow on the top
Of his head and was bruised about the
body Il Is feared that internal injuries
may develop from blow in his abdomen.
Colombo escaped with only few slight
scratches. A box car prevented them
from seeing the train coming.
The Essey Organ company, Brattle-
boEo's largest industrial concern, is max
Ing preparations to take electric power
from the Connecticut river dam. A cur
rent Of 10000 volts viii be conducted
from the power station at Vernon to
stsei-reenforced concrete transformer
house Is BY 20. Every one Of the COM
pany's many machines win be driven by
electric power. There viii be so motors
aggregating 400 horsepower or more.
They will range in size from one-iourth
horsepower to operate the smallest drill
to big 20 horsepower machine which
win run the exhaust blower Of the wood
working department. Three tons Of cop
per wire will be used and the work Of
wiring the various buildings win be
started Immediately.
William Trayah Of South Burlington
was instantly killed last week Monday By
the accidental discharge Of 3 gun in his
own hands. Mr.. Trayah, who was en-
ployed Is 3 farm hand By Clarence Good
rich Of Richmond, set out with his en-
pioyer to catch . runaway sheep. Good
rich had given Trayah q shotgun, saying
that they would kill the animal II they
could not capture il alive. They had
cornered the sheep in the pasture and
were about to lay hands on it when it
dashed between them. Trayah started
mp slope after ii, slipped and the gun
was discharged into his side, the charge
passing almost through the body. He
walked about 10 steps and fell dead.
Trayah was widower and Is years
old. He Is survived by q hve-year-old
child.
A disastrous fire, destroying two tene-
ment houses owned by Mrs. J. T. Keeie,
occurred in Bellows Falls last Thursday.
The buildings were occupied by Polish
families and before the FIRE was under
control, both blocks were destroyed.
While the fremen were fighting the
flames in the house where the fire started,
the occupants Of the next house hastily
removed their effects, except the people
on the top floor. A fireman passing
through an upper bedroom found Pole
lying across the bed dead. He had been
suffocated and the body was badly
burned. He was Identified as Ladak
Cwik, IS, an employee Of the Vermont
Farm Machine company. Another Pole,
James SwinzlSy, was imprisoned on the
upper floor and was removed BY the hook
and ladder crew. Half way down the
ladder be fell and, bounding from the
net, was severely injured By striking the
ground. He probably win recover. The
cause Of the dre Is unknown. The loss on
the buildings amounts to 5000, covered
By insurance.
Beatty 8. Balestier Of Brattleboro has
brought suit to recover 500, 600 damages
from the New York Tribune for alleged
libel. The trouble arises out Of legal
difficulties between Mrs. Agnes II. Baker
of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr.. Balestier
over the lease Of Mrs. Bakers farm.
When Mrs. Baker brought suit early In
December, Mr.. Balestier was arrested and
released under bonds for appearance in
I county court. The Tribune published Q
despatch stating that Mr.. Balestier had
been arrested on the charges OF larceny
of chickens and fertilizer from the iarna.
/. The arrest was simply matter Of form in
civil suit and was not made on any
criminal charge. When the article ap-
; peared, Mr.. Balestier directed his attor.
for libel. Trial will be held In the su.
3 preme court Of New York state, but the
z condition Of the docket Is such that thu
: case win not be reached for about year.
: In speaking Of the case. Mr.. Balestiel
e said, al was once charged with assaultinf
9 q great poet, /" referring to bis troubles
4 with his brother-in-law, Rudyard Kip
ing, few years ago, "but have nevel
4 been guilty OF stealing chickens.n tn
q New York Tribune despatch was copiet
3 widely throughout the country. I've
: days after it was published, the Tribun'
published statement that It had beer
: informed BY Mr.. Balestier's New Yorl
+ attorneys that its first article was not tru
IS and that Mr.. Balestier had not been ar
y rested on criminal process.
4 Married Through an Ad.
Says q Brockton, Mass, despatch il
: the Boston Sunday cIobe:-
= "There was g wedding at Groton, Vt.
: last night, Mrs. Fannie E. Emerson of 2
, Albion street, this city, being the brid
= whom Santa Claus brought to Georg
= Lamphere, a wealthy farmer.
"The prologue Of the romance was
10 whist party here four months ago, jest
y about leap year weddings and hnall
= q laughing dare that none of the unmal
: ried women would venture to openl
: place themselves In the matrimonial mar
= ket. Mrs. Emerson, who couldn't resis
4. dare, finally wrote out an advertisement
q for q matrimonial paper. 1t appeared
3 the following being q copy
q Nurse seeks correspondence with ma
/ of good character, with view to matr
. m0ny. lam 5 feet, inches in heighi
= brown hair, brown eyes, medium CON
- plexion. All letters answered II stamp
enclosed for reply. Address Mrs. Fanni
e. Emerson, "a Albion street, Montells
y Mass,
y "Mrs. Emerson attached her real nam
J. and also sent her photograph with th
3 advertisement. Presently the postma
y who delivered mail st her house was con
p planning about the size OF his pack, .
y letters began to come in from all parts {
= New England, Florida, California and ii
y Middle West, some OF them playful SON
y serious and great many inquisitive col
y corning her financial affairs.