Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-18

Iage and thereby be better enabled to
reach them from the pulpit, has donned
the apron of a stone cutter aud with mai
let aud hammer is learning the trade OF
granite cutter in the shops OF the largest
concern in the village.
Wallsee Eastman Of Rutland, an en-
gine inspector at the roundhouse Of the
Rutland railroad, was quite seriously in
iured while at work holding q drill,
which q helper Was striking with a
sledge hammer. One Of the blows missed
the drill and struck Mr.. Eastman near
the top Of the bead, knocking him over
and inhieting a bad scalp wound.
Paul Upper, an employe in the MIssis-
quoi Pulp company's mill at Sheldon
Springs, was injured Nov. s. His left
hand was caught in press and iammed
so badly that Il was necessary to have
three OF the fingers amputated. Harry
Martin, also an employe at the pulp mill,
I by the giving away OF q railing near the
mill, fell, cutting cash in his head.
The barns on Frank Baisner's farm at
I Morrisvilie, known as the Atwood farm,
with all produce, we're destroyed by fire
early Monday morning of last week.
The FIRE was caused by the explosion OF q
lantern while Mr.. Baisner was feeding
his horses. The stock and nearly all
farming tools were saved. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000 with $1,000 insurance.
The football team OF the Burlington
high school was disbanded Thursday,
Principal Chittenden giving as reasons
the fact that one man who was disquali-
ned because of poor scholarship went to
Montpelier and played with the team and
because others bad been disobedient in
various ways. The outlook for the state.
championship was good for Burlington.
Cross Brothers of Mortified are to
build so feet onto the north end Of their
main granite cutting shed. This is abb
solutely necessary, in order TO keep M
with the increasing business of the COM
pany. The firm started in small way
and has built up q splendid plant, which
has few equals. The plant contains
every modern facility for handling gran
tie.
The CobIeigh library of Lyndcnville
had flower exhibit during the past sum-
MGR when over 200 specimens OF wild
flowers were shown. Some of these we're
brought from Barnet and Sutton. Each
specimen was placed in a glass by itself.
Among the rarest flowers were orchids
and Wild rhododendron, the latter being
from Barnet, one OF the few places in
Vermont where this flower is to be found.
Frightened by passing freight train,
q valuable horse owned ty W. H. Streeter
of Fair Haven, which had been hired by
William johnson and left unhitched, ran
up the Delaware & Hudson railroad
tracks and over an embankment, falling
about 80 feet. The wagon was smashed /
bey ond repair and the horse was so badly /
injured that 1t died soon after being taxi
en- to the livery stable. Mr.. johnson was
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's representative 1
has announced that deeds have been 4
signed whereby her son, George W. GLOW I
er, OF South Dakota, who instituted the I
81 next friend" proceedings against Mrs. 1
Eddy in 1907, receives S245, 600, and her /
adopted son, Ebenezer j. Foster Eddy, of /
VT, receives cas-, 900. They /
agree to make no further claim on her es-
tate and not to contest any will which /
she may leave.
The immediate removal to Charlestown,
N. H., OF the Superior Tap company, now I
one Of the fiourishing industries Of
is assured, rs the subscrip- 4
ton lists for f25, 900 additional stock I
were closed with an over-subscription OF
several hundred dollars. A one-story
building OF concrete construction will be
erected as soon 81 possible. II is expect
ID that the entire plant will be trans
ferred this year.
Elijah soule OF Manchester Depot, who
was employed as q boss carpenter on the
new Cong'l church at Dorset, was serious
u injured the 18th by the fall OF der
rick. Several ribs we're broken, one leg
vas broken ia two places, and he is
thought to be internally injured. The
derrick was in use but was not being
strained severely when something gave
way aud the mast fell, striking Mr.. Soule
CHANGING blow. !,
The family Of r. e. Colcomb Of Swan
on narrowly escaped asphyxiation by gas
Thursday morning. They returned home
ather late the night before, and put fresh
,oal on the furnace. II is supposed that
las formed, which escaped through the
egister and open cellar door. In the
all the members of the family ,
we're affected, some of them being unable
o rise. Four OF the younger children
ost consciousness.
Celia Wilcox, the six-year-old daughter
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilcox Of Mid :
IIebury, while on her way to school was
truck on the forehead near the temple by
stone thrown by q boy, and was :
Knocked to the ground unconscious. She
ras carried into the house and after re-
living was taken to DIR. d. G. Mobiles !
nice, where the injury was attended to, /
nd il was found that very ugly cash !
al been indicted.
The serious accidents causing the death e