Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-28
STATE OF VERMONT.
Its News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Headers.

It's News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.
Jerry Scanlon, known as "6inging
Jerry" a noted character about Bellows
Falls, was run over and killed by q
switching engine in the North Walpole,
n. H., yards Oct. 20.
In attempting to aIight from train at
Barton last week Monday Mrs. L. F.
Jones OF Island Pond stumbled over a
valise, tripping her. She fell against a
car seat, her head striking the iron frame
work. Although seriously bruised, no
worse results are expected from the fall.
Mrs. Ray Strong OF westiord was pain
fully hurt last week Monday night as she
was driving home on her return from q
trip to Fairfax. The horse became
frightened at a pile of lumber and ran,
throwing Mrs. Strong into a barDed wire
fence She was cut badly about the face
and neck.
Friday night the team OF w. M. Burn
ham OF West Woodbury. was struck by a
westbound evening train at a crossing in
Hardwick. The wagon was smashed and
the horse cut into pieces. Mr.. Burnham
was quite severely bruised about the head
and body but no bones were broken. He
was taken to Holden Memorial hospital.
Moses Goodhue OF Morrisville was
quite painfully injured ia attempting to
alight from moving auto the hrst OF last
week. As he stepped off, his foot caught
in the gas tank and had not his shoe torn
he would have been dragged some dis
tance. His left leg Was badly bruised
and considerable skin scraped of between
the thigh and knee.
Children playing with matches was the
cause OF fire on the farm of A. Sager-
strom on the East Montpelier road last
Thursday. A large barn and its con-
tents, hen house and several sheds were
destroyed by the flames but the house,
about % feet away, was saved by the
efforts of the neiRhbors. The loss is esti-
mated at $3.50, which is covered by insur-
ance.
There is strike at the cutting sheds OF
the Sutherland company at Waterbury,
the men quitting work because John
Carroll, a member OF the firm has been
cutting stone in his plant alongside the
members of the Granite Cutters union.
The union protested, claiming he would
have to be member of the union and
pay union dues before be could engage in
the work.
Interest attaches to the administration
OF the estate OF Kate Whalen OF Burling-
ton from the fact that there are no heirs,
so that the proceeds, estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, go, according to
the law, towards educational purposes.
Miss Whalen WAS lifelong resident OF
Burlington, but little is known about her
family. She came there from Ireland so
years ago with her cousins, who since
then have been lost sight OF. The estate
represents the savings OF her lifetime,
and was accumulated while employed by
the Wells & Richardson company and as
a servant in the home of A. e. Richard
son.
Paul Beaulac, quarryman employed at
the Boutwell,, Milne d Varnum dark
quarry in Graniteville, suffered a serious
injury in a peculiar manner Friday.
Beaulao was tending one of the cars,
called grout car, and used to draw the
waste granite to dumping place. The
car had reached the end of the track and
the man was preparing to dump the grout
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granite, weighing about one hundred
pounds, became loosened from the car
and rolled of. Beaulac was unable to get
out OF the way and the falling rock
struck his left leg above the knee. 1t
then glanced off and struck the mans leg
again below the knee with such force
that both bones we're shattered.
In franklin county court last week,
Robert Farley was convicted CT serious
attack upon Dan Daley in st. Adams last
August and was sentenced to not less
than three years nor more than three
years and six months in the house OF cor
rection. In State VS.. Moloney Smith and
Dan Drew, charged with assault and rob-
berry upon Orrin H. Lashaway in August,
the latter was sentenced to the house Of
correction for not less than three years or
more than three and one-half years, and
the former to not less than two years OF
more than two and one-half in the same
institution. Joseph Raymond, charged
with asFaulting Chester A. James at Shell
don, was sent TO the house of correction
for not more than two or less than two
and one-half years.