Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
can be learned. It is thought that ne
fell asleep on the tracks.

en-, in some way made misstep while al
work recently and fell into the vat wheri
the logs are boiled before being converted
into veneer. He was terribly burned or
his body, arms and legs, tie skin falling
of in many places when his clothing was
removed. Cold logs had been put in the
vat few minutes before, which some
what cooled the water, otherwise he
would have been burned to DEATH HIS
condition is now favorable.
The sessions OF the Vermont Dairy
school opened auspiciously Monday oil
last week at Morrill, Hall, the new build
ing erected for the agricultural depart
ment of the University OF Vermont. Bur-
lington, with registration of between
20 and 80. Prof. J. l. Hills, dean OF the
department, Prof. {. L. Beach, expert in
dairying, and others will be instructors.
The building was erected and equipped
with special reference to dairy school pur-
poses. The school has been suspended
since 1904 for lack OF accommodations.
II will continue until March z.
The fine residence of Frank /. Pitkin,
treasurer of the Lane Manufacturing Co.
of Montpelier, was practically ruined by
fire ana water Jan. 10. The blaze started
through the attic before the alarm was
sounded. Mr.. Pitkin was confined TO his
room with a sprained ankle, but was
carried to a neighboring house. The
household goods on the first floor, inciud-
ing piano and organ, were saved, but it
was impossible TO reach anything above
that floor. The loss will be 5000 or
20, 900, partly covered by insurance.
The Matthews Slate Co. and the Con-
soiidased Slate Co., " hich we-e among the
concerns affected by the strike of 700
slate workers OF the Fair Haven district
last May, have given in to the demands
OF the men. One hundred workmen re-
turned TO work last Thursday on nine
hour schedule at union wages. The two
qusrrIes have been entirely idle. The
slate qaarrynen and mill men in the Fair
Haven district, which includes West
Castieton and North Pouitney, went on
strike May /, 1907, demanding a nine
hour day with pay Tor ten hours work.
The operators absolutely refused the de-
mand and there has been a general cessa-
tioo OF work since that time.
Stephen Sicily, aged %, recently ar
rived Englishman, last week Wednesday
stole $50 in cash from the bureau drawer
of his employer, George Ploof, farmer
of sheldon Springs, and made safe get
away. SksIly was tramp OF fair educa-
tion and appearance and hired out to
Ploof about three weeks before. lie was
treated as one of the family and soon bad
the run of things. Early that morning
ne found out that Ploof had some money
and where it was, and when Ploof was
busy elsewhere Sicily ransacked the
bureau, got the wad and lit out cross lots
for st. Adams. He was tracked to that
place, where he hung around for an hour
or more and then disappeared.
Information is wanted at the Middle
bury, VT, Register Office of the town in
Vermont from which Frank and Melvin
Stearns, with their father, went to Ellis
burg, N Y, probably about 1s40-'50.
They are understood to have owned a
chestnut stallion called Clifford Morgan,
said TO be very excellent horse, which
came from Vermont, but went first to
Syracuse, where he was purchased by
Melvin Stearns and Joseph vickery.
This stallion, or another chestnut stallion
called Tiger Morgan, purchased by the
same parties at the came time. got the
second dam of the celebrated stallion,
General Benton, which was sold to Sene-
tor Stanford for s25, 900, and has become
quite prominent in the breeding of Amer
Ican trotters.
What came near being serious acci-
dent occurred Saturday evening, Jan. IL,
as some parties from Hartford were driy-
ing under the overhead bridge OF the Cen
trail Vermont railroad in White River
Junction, the horses becoming frightened
and in some way wrenching the pole
from the carriage and plunging against
The stone sbutmeut, killing one of the an
Imals instantly. Fortunately the occu-
pants were uninjured and were not even
thrown out of the carriage. At the place
where the accident occurred, the overhead
bridge IL built very low and on one end il a
very steep pitch and at the other a COW
cred bridge over the river. At the al |
most constant shifting of cars many
horses have been frightened, but this is I
'he most serious affair that has happened. /
Nora Gibbons, aged 81 years, employed
IN the kitchen of the Montpelier House, I
for fourteen years, was ia
ally burned Friday, dying Saturday
Miss Gibbons, with Others. 1
was preparing supper when she noticed /
hat some papers. on the top of baker 1
lad caught fire. In attempting to put
'ut the slight blaze, her clothing was !
gnlted and she was terribly burned /
lbout the head, arms and chest. Mrs. A. I
}. Sparrow, wife of the proprietor. on \
rying TO put out the flames, was severely 1
burned about the arms. Michael Cam
hing, who heard the cries, rushed in and |
wrapped his heavy coat about the woman
md extinguished the fire. His hands
we're burned. Miss Gibbons suffered in
ensely, dying at 9 o'clock Saturday fore
noon.
BY strange coincidence two accidents
which occurred at Peter j. Charon's
shop in Woodstock recently
esulted in blood poisoning. Thomas
Reagan, who had worked for Mr.. Charon
everal months, suffered an injury to one
90 several weeks ago, and the member
'ecame so badly poisoned that he could
lot work. Later he went to woodsyilIe.
Y. H., to do the blacksmithing in a lum-
Der camp, but the trouble to the foot be-
anne SO serious that he went to Hanover,
Y. H., but no improvement in his condi-
ion followed, and Jan. 10 he went to the
Tome Of his sister in Hartford, where he
lied the same night. Mr.. Charon New
Years. day opened small pimple on his
land and blood poisoning followed. For
time il was feared that the rnev,ber I