Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26

-. - i0ssahe. three down traina
~. 49, On the tracks at the same time ana
~ 10y waited Tor two TO pass and nroh-
ulu not see the third as be stepned
a. - - y ana was thrown into ditch.
Oi'e arm leg and his neck were broken
francis Blondeau, drill runner AT The
barre Granite & Quarries Co. al Wahstsr.
Vlle' was victim last week TUESDAY, ~
an accident which necessitatsd the ar,p,,-
eaelon OF his left leg below the knee. ~
Vas at work on steam drill when ira
neaVy machine became insecure ana
soppied over upon him, crushing the leo
INTO pulp aud pinning him to the
Five towns are yet to report before Sec.
retary OF State Guy w. Bailey will be
SUE 10 certify to the state treasurer the
amount OF the total grand list of Yer
nont. Inc law provides a penalty for
sacn town which does not file its returns
DeIore July 80 that these Ave with many
Others are liable il the matter were
authorities.
Two twelve-year-old boys, the sons Of
william Milo and Dwight Mason Of
Montpelier, armed with ropes and butch
or knives went panther hunting in Hub
bard park Friday and after tramping all
over the park without finding a panther
they proposed to fight duel. They be-
gan hourishing the knives at each other
and the result was that young Milo had
one Oh ms hands slashed open to the
bone.
Louis Garrett, aged about so years, and
unmarried, died at his home in Dandy
Aug. Ia as the result Of drinking wood
y Alcohol M oh he
fore with the explanation that he was to
use 1t externally to relieve his sufferings
from rheumatism. Ii is said that Mr..
Garrett had been incorporate for some
time and that he drank freely ell day Fri
day of the poisonous alcohol. He was
taken violently i'll that night.
The sawmill and chair factory at East
Gilmore owned by {. Z. Haskell were de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday night. The
loss is estimated at about s12 900, with
no Insurance. 1t is thought that the fire
was OF incendiary origin as it caught in a
portion OF the building apart from the en-
CINE room. The blaze was well under
way shortly after midnight when II was
discovered and a bucket brigade was the
only means at hand to fight the flames.
Prof. John w. Burgess of Montpelier
has been bonored with the degree Of doc
tor OF philosophy at LEIPZIG university,
Germany, in which he was an instructor
two years. The university authorities
say in the official notification that the
honor is conferred rs recognition of his
scholarship and friendship for German
culture. Mr.. Burgess is professor OF
languages at Columbia university, a posi-.
ton held many years by him except when
at LEIPZIG.
John A. Tufts OF Cambridge.
Mass, said to be the Oldest Odd
Fellow in point OF years of membership
in the world, died suddenly Saturday
evening, Aug. IA, at the home of his
daughter in Vergennes. He was a mem
Der Of New England lodge, No. 4, indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows and had
been a member for 81 years. In 1907, in
oommemoration of his long membership,
the order presented him with an honora.
bic veterans jewel.
Charles Fisher of Brattleboro received
painful injuries to one wrist Sunday,
Aug Is, in a very peculiar way. The
young man turned a handspring on W
II. Burt's piazza and when he landed be
struck his wrist against the broken head
Of a doll which was on tho piazza. The
rough edge CT the dolls head inflicted q
deep, jagged wound in the wrist. Al
first it was believed the cords had beer
severed, but an examination showed thai
they were simply bruised and cut.
Robert Hughes OF Hydeville was struck
by Delaware and Hudson train Satur
day evening, Aug. IA, while walking on
the track and as he was not seen by th'
engine crew men ne lay all night on I
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ment. When he regained consciousness
Sunday morning he managed to reach
home. One shoe was cut from
the foot and it is feared that thu
foot will have to be amputated. Mr.
Hughes was also badly bruised about thu
body.
One Of the most mysterious causes o
death among cattle ever heard OF II
franklin county is being investigated q
the farm OF J. X. Curtis CT Georgia. AL
ready nine COWS, valued at $40 each, hav,
died and three or four others are expecte'
/ to die shortly. Mr.. Curtis, the owner, !
at a loss to understand the mystery. HI
said that the cattle we're kept in the sam
field and under the same conditions as IL
OF her seasons. There is a suspicion
poisoning, but Mr.. Curtis knows OF NJ
reason.
A summer guest at the Vaughan cot
tage, Point of Pines, Lake Bomoseen
Mrs. Olds OF New York, while in bathing
Aug. II, had q narrow escape IRON
drowning. She was not able to swim
and put about her neck pair OF wAte
} wings. The wings became displaced ant
! dropped tc her waist line, buoying u
that portion OF her body, her two extrem
titles being under water. While the wa
ter was comparatively shallow, she be
: came much frightened and swallowe
: quite a little Of the lake.
Running through an open switch
supposed to have been maliciousl
: thrown open for the second time With
5 week. the White Mountain expires
/. crashed into the engine Of q Central Vei
, mont railroad freight train standing on
Q siding in the yard at Brattleboro satui
1 day, resulting in slight injury 10 wv
|. trainmen. The passengers we're shaker
mn but none were hurt. The expires
was drawn by two locomotives and the
we're damaged. The railroad omcial
: have begun a rigid investigation.