Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-19

through miscaiculntion, sudden fnlnfness
or shock, fell down the shaft to the cellar
and was instantly killed.
The Central Vermont railway ID still
drawing water for It's locomotives 1T 81.
Adams. The new pumping station at the
bay - able to I'll the city mains BY tax
ing half at a time. The Central Vermont
shops are to Be supplied during the night
80 that the higher levels In the city may
receive water portion Of the day.
Peter Pedro, en- Italian workman aged
q years, was run over By freight train
IN front Of the freight depot AZ Ver-
gennes Sunday and bis body cut in two.
In seeming spirit OF bravado he tried to
swing on the train while 1t was in mo-
ton. He lost his hold and was instantly
killed % the wheels passed over him.
Because Of the premature explosion Of a
blast In the j. b. Wheeler & Son slate
quarry at Poultney last Thursday, VIII
liam Harmon has a broken leg and Henry
Jones probably will lose the sight OF one
eye. Other quarrymen were slightly in
jured. The men we're in pit loading a
hole with dynamite when the cartridge
exploded.
Over 40 of the retail coal dealers from
all Of the larger places in Vermont met In
Rutland last week Wednesday for 4 gem
erai discussion OF the retail coal trade.
and formed an association to be known as
the Vermont Retail Coal Dealers associa-
ton. Addresses on subjects concerning
the retail coal trade were given by promi-
nent coal dealers from outside the state.
Following an attempt at suicide Friday
night, Nov. IS, Mrs. Henry Wright OF
Hinesburg is in critical condition with
bullet in one lung. Mrs. Wright Is a
middle-aged woman and has had spells OF
dementia, during one Of which she Is
supposed TO have attempted suicide. She
broke open her husbands trunk and OBJ
tanned a revolver with which she shot
herself in the breast.
The johnson Free Public library has
received plans and specifications for its
new library building. which will be soon
under process of construction. A fine
site has been acquired, and the new
building OF brick, 30x40 IT,, with the
~ )dern equipments, will he a fine addi-
ton to the working libraries OF the state.
The money for the purpose is being large
" raised BY the efforts of the ladies OF
johnson.
large Darn, wagon sneu ana granafy
belonging to Malcolm Mclean in Gran
iteville were burned Monday night, Nov.
9. The house was saved only by the most
heroic efforts. The loss will be 81, 500,
partially covered by insurance. It il
thought that the fire was started by hen
thieves, who lighted matches to lead
them to the fowls and by mistake
Dropped a lighted match into combustibI'
material.
Last week Wednesday evening H
Stanley. as he was returning home in (
rig from a days visit to Bellows Falls
was drowned above Gould's mill, mill
and q half from Springfield. Mr.. Stanley
was a swede and had been q resident o
I Springfield for eight years. On his wa,
home the horse acted badly and it being
50 dark he could not tell where be wa
/ going. The horse baked and backed
him into the river.
After being out nearly twenty-fou
hours, the jury in Rutland county cour
Friday returned a verdict OF guilty in tn
case against Rev. Francis Crociata
charged with assault in connection will
the murder OF Accarito Sanford in Rut