Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-13
State of Vermont.
It's News Condensed and Rewritten
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for Our Readers.
The Barre Hospital Aid association net
ted $3.50. SO from its ball last week.
The Hrattleboro Y. NJ. C. A. has practi-
calIy wound up its affairs, finding its
debt between 1900 and $3.50.
Rev. j. William Denton has resigned
his passionate with the Advent church at
South Vernon and his labors will close
March 20.
The Frost Veneer Seating Co., New
port, has made another cut in working
hours by operating its factories only thir-
ty-two hours a week.
As part of the bankruptcy proceedings
of Louis Gutenberg, the Saxtons River
wooden mill has been sold at auction to
Henry Frankie OF Philadelphia. He paid
around 1000.
Both the license and no license factions
in Mortified have called for the use OF a
check list at the coming March meeting
and hot fight is promised. Northfield
has voted nc the pass two years.
Fire in Waterville Tuesday morning OF
last week destroyed Frank Larawny's saw
mill, ciapboard mill and gristmili, and
the covered tridge near the mill. The
loss vas great. II is oaiy partially COW
cred by insurance.
George T.. Whitney Of Burlington has
just received payment for insurance
which he carried on his horse, .'Angus
Pointer which died some weeks age.
The insurance vas placed in Lonocn and
amounted to $500.
The paper making industry at Bellows
Falls is not so fouIishing as il n light be.
While all the mills have hseD running,
three machines have besn shut down foc
some time and three more viii he dead
this week, putting fron 90 to 80 men out
OF employment.
Fred Baron, II years old, escaped frcm
the state industrial school st NergeDnes
Feb. Z, and was Gppre hended that even
ing at his home in Winooski and placed
in the Chittendeu county jail for safe
keeping. Tie lad escaped during church
time and made no delay in getting TO his
home.
| Henry w. Cove OF Essex junction died
last week Wednesday evening from the
effects OF internal injuries received from a
fall. Mr.. Cove, who had been night
Waterman at the shop Of the Ffary Nov
city Co., was returning to his home the
morning before, when he slipped and fell
on the icy sidewalk.
Even under girls rules, basket hell is
strenuous game. The game at Rerre
/ Thursday evening between the Montpel-
| Ter High school and Sparkling High
school girls teams sent the Montpelier
/ girls home with one sprained ankle, an
other with heart trouble, still another
with sprained finger and one with an
/ injured wrist.
/ The Rutland Railroad Co. Feb. / paid
F. W. Savage S14 900 damages as the re-
suit OF injuries which be suffered in the
wreck at vergenDes in December, 1906.
/ The verdict was given in federal court at
i Rutland last October and was TO be beard
/ in United States circuit court of appeals
last week, but the railroad attorney des-
cided to withdraw.
i States Attorney Robert c. Bacon Of
/ Brsttleboro went to West Halifax last
week Monday to prosecute Percy Pease
on the charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon. Robert Boyd of West Halifax
is the real complainant. He alleges that
Pease assaulted him with a knife, and be
| has cut on bis bead about four inches
long. Pease is under arrest.
/ The suit for alleged alienation OF the sf-
fections OF his wife, in which damages OF
1
| r. Chase of Waitsfield against Frank
I Bickford of that town is returnable at the
March term of Washington county court
Mr.. Chase IS 4 well-known farmer in the
Mad river valley. Bickford and Mrs.
Chase are each so years old. Mr.. Chase
is much older.
] In Addison county court last week,
Matte Ryder, convicted OF g statutory
offence, WIGS sentenced TO not more than
I eighteen nor less than sixteen months at
I hard labor IN the house OF correction at
/ Rutland and Ralph Smith of Lincoln,
cpon his plea of breaking and entering,
was sentenced to serve not more than one
4 year nor less than ten months at hard la
! Dor in the state prison at Windsor.
/ TIE mills of the International Paper
company, the only manufacturing indus
! try OF Wilder, were shut down Saturday
! for en- indefinite pcriod. About 299 men
will be thrown out. OF work. No infoT-
nation could be obtsined from the local
management, il being stated that the or
i ders for the closing came from the head
Offices OF the company in New York, and
that the reason was not known at vii
/ der.
I The schoclhouse in South Dorset was
/ destroyed by fire at o'clock Feb. 2. The
fire is thought to have been of incendiary
origin as the janitor claims that be
cleaned out all the stoves the morning be-
/ fore and ell fires were out. When the
/ fire was discovered a heavy wind was
/ blowing and it was impossible to fight it
effectually. The schoolhouse was two
story framed building, seating forty pu-
pills.
! Joseph Gaynor of Barre has secured a
patent on burglar alarm. The alarm is
constructed more especially for protection
for safes and vaults. 1t comprises the
construction of trap door in the floor in
front of the safe or vault, and when it is
set a person stepping on it is precipitated
into an enclosure beneath the floor, where
he is held prisoner until released. An
electrical alarm bell is attached to the
trap.
/ Antony Lamey was injured Friday
while working in the woods near Ripton.
A chain broke while he was unloadign
wood and the wood fell on him, breaking
his left leg. Henry L. Wood of Ripton
was unloading logs the same day when
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