Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-25
STATE OF VERMONT.
its News CONDENSED and Rewritten
for Our Feeders.

plain precautionary.
Mrs. Harper Mitchell OF Barre fell
from second story piazza Feb. IL ana
nearly broke an ankle. The railing on
which she was leaning broke.
Rev. t. W. HARDWOOD, pastor Of the
Congregational church at Bakersfield,
has accepted call to the church at Penn
broke, n. H., where he will 90 about
April /.
An ice lam that formed on East creek
at Rutland Saturday flooded the street
along the water front to a depth oil two
feet and damaged furniture on the lower
floors of several houses. Dynamite was
used. to save the bridges.
Convicted Of forgery in raising and
uttering a check, Charles Prince, eolored,
of Fair Haven, was taken last week 10
the state prison at Windsor, where be
will serve not less than IS months or
more than three years at hard labor.
Louis de Lucia, aged As years, was
killed at Woodstock Friday while chop
ping wood. The tree he was cutting fell,
striking other, and completely fiaetened
the mans head. A month ago be sent
his wife and children to Italy and be was
to have started Monday to join them.
Earle Winter, niue-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. @. p. Winter of Barre, was
the victim Of a sliding accident Feb. II
which resulted in the fracture of both
bones of his right forearm. The boy
was sliding on ''iumper," when it be-
came unmanageable and he struck a stone
wall
Fred Jarvis, farmer in Fair Haven,
committed suicide early Feb. IS in the
barn OF a neigh for whom be worked.
The body was found when boy went to
call him for breakfast. Jarvis came to
Vermont from Canada three years ago.
The cause Of the act is unknown. He
was 81 years old.
I The body of Alfred Wilcox, a Civil war
veteran holding pension papers addressed
/ to Horizon, n. ", was found Friday
evening frozen in the ice under the Rut-
I land railroad bridge over Otter creek at
/ Fowler in Pittsford. The skull was frac-
tured and it is believed that the man had
been killed by fall through the bridge.
Samuel Rosenberg, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Rosenberg OF Burlington,
was run into by an ice boat Sunday, Feb.
IA, and one leg was fractured. l.,
Gabrey, who was sailing the yacht, saw
Rosenberg, but was unable to avoid hit
ting him. The young man was dragged
several yards before the boat was stopped
Charles Wooster OF Rutland was sen
fenced to the state prison at Windsor Fri
day for not less than two or more thsT
FIVE years on the charge Of burglary. III
broke into several West Rutland saIooni
q few weeks ago and stole quantity o
liquor. His son, an accomplish in thl
crime, was recently sent to the house o
correction.
Roland p. Hamilton, mill worker il
the employ of Holden & Martin, wa
drowned Saturday at Brattleboro whel
the ice jam he was working upon CAV
, way. He was As and is survived by hi
: wife and two children. Charles Clancy
who was helping him, barely saved him
self BY grasping the branches of an over
J hanging tree.
Louis Greene, Jr., aged is years, die
suddenly while working on a farm i
Hinesburg Saturday, Feb. 6, as a rt
suit OF drinking a large amount of ic
cold water. Mr.. Greene was chopin
3 wood aud becoming warm and thirsty
he drank large amount of water from
2 nearby brook. Almost Immediately b
became faint and died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Keyes Of Mont
pelier narrowly escaped asphyxiatio
Sunday night Feb. Z, from coal gas escaI
ing from defective furnace. They wer
very i'll the next day from the effects c
. the gas. Every window in the hous
was tightly closed, and the sleepin
rooms were full Of gas before the DANCE
was discovered by the occupants.
! Friday. Feb. u, while coasting i
{ Springfield, Frank Patch's son brok
both bones of his leg just above the al
q kle. 1t was not very light at the tim
the accident occurred, and young Pate
I saw a team coming and tried to turn OF
! and thought he was out enough to B
! safe, but the man who WAS driving di
/, not have time to turn out sufficiently, s
J they collided and the young boys foe
> struck the sled.
t Harvey Kelley, an employee Of the Brar
o don Italian Marble company, had his le
arm badly injured last Thursday Will
: working at his place on the rubbing beC
i A large piece of marble struck him O
s the left arm just below the elbow, Gu
L ting a deep cash. He was at once tai
o en- to his home and medical attendan,
q was summoned. Kelley was confined
!, his home several days in consequence
y the injury, two arteries being severed.
Excitement was caused Feb. by Il
s discovery of a dead body hanging to Il
/ limb of tree near the railroad trac
: north of the station, near North Tro
IS 1t was clearly case of suicide, as han
II ing had been accomplished by means
re a small clothes line. Investigation prov,
y it to be the body of Erdix Drown, wi
a disappeared from his home in North TT,
r early in November. The body had be-
Of concealed by the bushes throughout Il
re winter.
Harry L Simonds of Bellows Falls W
y probably fatally injured last Thursd
!. while attempting to take an electric c
from the car barn. He was caught [
tween two cars and crushed. Simonds
" a conductor for the Bellows Falls al
Ssxtons River r. r. and he was preps
= ing to start on his regular run. He W
y putting on the trolley when, it appear
y somebody had been tsmpering with t
= motor. The car started with a boul
and caught him, breaking his should
81 and internally iniurinR him.