Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-16

oo AHurSuay forenoon at
swanton junction by swallowing three
teaspoonfuls OF carbolic acid. nhys;.
can was Immediately summoned and did
all that was in his power to save the or,
MISS Champang is very low and it is not
expected that she will live.
Rev. George B. Lawson, pastor OF the
brattleboro Baptist church, has been
oHered the position of principal of YER
mont academy at Saxtons River, Princi-
pal 1onn L. Alger having recently re-
signed to accept the position OF principal
Oh Inc Rhode Island State Normal school
al providence, r. I. While Mr.. Lawson
mas not formally accepted the position, it
is expected that he will do so.
Herbert Turrell and son, Percy. at
tempted to take ride on Lake Caspian.
Greensboro, in Mr.. Turrelps launch July
8, accompanied by a party of friends.
They had just left the landing when the
gasoline tank exploded and the launch
was quickly enveloped in flames. The
party was rescued in a row boat. Young
furreil, who was regulating the engine.
was badly burned about the face and
arms, while the launch was total loss.
The experiment being made by E. w.
Bailey OF Chicago, who owns q summer
home below Green Mount cemetery.
Montpelier, of sprinkling the highway
for few rods each way from his home
with oil, is watched with much interest
by automobile drivers and all who pass
over that highway. Thus far excellent
results in laying the dust have been OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Bailey has purchased ten
barrels of crude oil for this purpose, and
is giving the thing thorough trial.
William Latusic of West Rutland is
confined in the Rutland county Jail
awaiting trial on the charge of an assault
upon his wife with intent to kill. FRI
day night it is asserted that Latusic went
home in an intoxicated condition and
beat his wife with his fists. firing of
this, be procured a bread knife and
threatened to kill her. The neighbors
interfered at this point and the man was
arrested. Mrs. Latusic was injured so
severely that she is confined to her bed.
George H. Rollins of Barton was killed
July 1, being kicked by a horse. He
went to the barn in the morning to do
some work, went into the house with a
pail of cream and went back. Mean
while his little son took horse out to
water and when he returned to the barn
his father lay on the floor. He reported
it to his family who on going to the sta
BILE found Mr.. Rollins dead. A horse
which he was cleaning off had kicked
him over the heart, and it is supposed
that the man died instantly.
The grocery store conducted by F. E.
Potts in the Walker building in st. Johns
bury was damaged by fire July A, the loss
being estimated at between $4,000 and
5000. The loss is covered by insurance.
The building is three-story structure
owned in Boston. The adjoining fruit
store of B. Paino was damaged q little,
the loss being covered by Insurance. Oc-
cupants CT tenements moved out their
goods, but the fire was confined to the
store of Mr.. Potts. The fire caught in
the rear of the store, probably from fire.
works.
Luke Flanagan of Brattleboro has been
placed under 500 bonds to appear at the
September term of Windham county
court on the charge of attempted bur-
glary and larceny. Several witnesses were
improved by the state. but no evidence
was put in by the defense. The evidence
showed that the respondent entered the
room of Mrs. Julia Russell in the Brattle-
boro House July 4, suddenly awakened
her by trying to remove diamond from
her finger, and, becoming alarmed at her
screams, made way to the adjoining room
through an open window.
Lamberton's mills in MarshfieId were
totally destroyed by fire Saturday. The
mil. and machinery, the barns and the
house occupied by Charlie George and
family, the blacksmith shop and tools, a
7O-foot woodshed, the bridge across
Molly's brook, barn of A. S. Winch and
. ka ant;ro of soUad Iuyr1hp were a
complete loss. The loss on sawed lumber
and buildings is estimated at $4,000.
The entire property was without insur-
ance Harry Daniels of East Montpelier
lost about IS, 500, Mark Mears, $500 and
several other minor losses, together with
Lamberton's, make up the amount.
The meeting of the Addison county
Republican committee called by w. H.
Bosworth, chairman, was held in Mid
dlebury Thursday to consider the claim
of Charles l. Button, who considered that
he was rightfully the nominee of the
county convention for states attorney.
NJ. Button asked the committee to issue
a statement in regard to the ballot taken
to the county convention, but after hear
ing the arguments of both sides the COM
mittee decided to take no action. Mr..
Button made the statement that he had
decided to withdraw from the contest.
Dedck Tanor, the Hungarian who was
arrested for burglarizing the railroad
station at Danville last March and was
sentenced in Caledonia county court June
30 to not less than three or more than
five years in the states prison at Wind
sor, was taken to McIndoes Falls and
placed in the lookup. The next morn
ing it was discovered that he had escaped,
breaking the heavy iron bar across the
door. He made loop of his bedqulit
and by means of this contrivance lowered
himself to the ground, forty feet below.
reward OF $50 is offered for his recov-
cry.
The trestle coal sheds of the st. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain Railroad Co. at
Swanton were destroyed by fire last week
Wednesday, together with about thou
sand tons OF soft coal, one or two cars and
other articles OF value. Fortunately this
was only about half the quantity OF coal
usually on hand at this season OF the
year. As the fire originated in the roof,
n ia supposed to have caught from the