Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-13
STATE OF VERMONT.
- News Condemned and Rswrittsu
10 for Our Readers.

NJ rs6rsday in runaway accident.
b Ca 20 gears old.
p.-f a. 81. Perkins, curator Of the
..sisst st abe state house, is cataloguing
aa-..r.ft. IBsa. No catalogue was ever
..,,.sa OF Them, hence the task will be
N, aad probably take considerable
i,,n ar.rama o. Newport died May 4
a f,.sra Hu,coua is not expected to
20. M. result Of some form OF food
's.1,.as. 500 g0-sd % have been caused
I. g.igg food chopper which was IN
asan.
rbsrlss Butler Of a. Johnsbury, who
4 ~. Es1t record Of the snowfall for 35
-. resorts the tall he past winter as
otrf end Eve inches. This Is the
.,.,sst amount Of any year recorded by
n lr Butler
The pratt building in West Paw let, a
.ro.sfe-y frame structure, Was destroyed
7, s,r Nav @. The lower floor was occu-
4 ..4tv lhe dry goods and notion store OF
4 g,,rsv Yank0auz. His stock was lost.
4 Iss loss wiIl be $500.
The tws-yoar-pld son Of John Thomp-
90, of Nddlebury drank practically the
.stire contents Of a bottle OF colorless
o5ins last Thursday, having found the
,atIs When discovered, the child was
ina serious condition. He is now out OF
Danger.
The large barn owned by Frank Teer at
rsw1aon Springs was struck by light
riBp Friday and burned to the ground.
Eleven cows aud four-year-old colt per-
.bsd. one horse and all the stock were
aysd. Several hundred dollars worth
. b hrming tools were ruined. The loss
$4,000, covered by insurance.
Three liquor licenses have been granted
IN Mortified out Of twenty-three applica-
lions made by thirteen persons. A first-
sss. license was granted to Frank A.
ss1derson, proprietor OF the Mortified
hotel. the fee being $500. A second-class
license was granted to Charles Mack and
smother to Patrick Starr, the fee being
$780,
Rev. George r. Stair has resigned as
ps,tor Of the Baptist church at Middle
sBry, to take effect Oct / next. During
Bis 6ys years Bastorate, the church has
been greatly built up and Mr.. Stair has
greatly endearsd himself to parishioners
and townspeople. Mr.. Stair will en-
cage in evangelistic work with the
Chapmsn-Alayander force.
Frank Barton OF Rutland had his face
badly burned by steam May 3 while at
work at the Lincoln Iron Works. Mr..
Barton vas assisting another workman
10 take a cylinder bead apart and the es-
Gaping steam few into his face. The en-
tire face was severely scalded, peeling the
skin % to a considerable depth. The
mans eyes we're not injured.
George, the little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Aime Trumbley; between three and
four years old, while playing near
The Moose river in st. Johnsbury last
week Tuesday fell into the stream and
was drowned. The accident happened
near the junction OF the Moose with the
passumpsiC and the current was so swift
that the body was carried away, and has
not been recovered.
H. g. Thomas, state game commissioner,
Il. reports the number OF deer killed during
April a. Is. Eleven we're killed by dogs.
In March the number killed was S.; by
dogs 3d. IN February, a.; by dogs, "a.
The falling M 10 April was due to the
passing OF The SNOW, allowing the deer a
chance TO escape and to the fact that the
game wardens are killing dogs. Probab-
y 80 bounds have been killed in the state
IN the &c. or that are known to have
chased deer
Urban, aged ten years, son OF Myron
sawyer Of Montpelier, employed on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad, was
sent by bis mother recently to put some
wood 10 the furnace. The Ere was low
ana The boy had recourse TO the Kerosene
Gao. There was a flash and he was badly
ol'nsd about the face and hands, his hair
VS. sns1d and his clothing burned A
Doctor was called and dressed bis
wounds, which are painful, but not con.
Hdsfed serious
sIuee Sunday night the village OF Win.
oo'ki has been without hotel accommoda
.Qns, John B. Lavely, proprietor o.
lus Brunswick, says that for the pasI
No years be- has conducted the hous'
sdlout q license and at a loss and IL
HeE Of Che present conditions and OF the
ieiasal Of the license board to grant biz
aoa'e license he does not feel that BIZ
f'-".N"lN hhNAuNN Aut A0ltA al y
oagef and for that reason closed thu
loa'e Sunday night.
he present length OF the course in tn,
'Hs normal schools is two years and thu
"FssbiiItg Of extending Il to four year
under consideration by the state board
" 'aleati0n. The employment OF indus
0Al ana manual training in the norma
'4'ol' is also being Investigated. Al
.l.ietse OF 81 500 in the appropriation
s'' authorized by the last legislature 70
que use OF the normal schools aud the hes
manner OF expanding this money is be
"s lAAsn into account by the board.
Edward S. Abbott. a senior at the Uni
Nhly OF Vermont, has been electe
EIaeFa. of the Montpelier high schoo
~ p'ags OF b. q. Rogers, resigned. Mr.
aooo.t will begin his duties in Montpeli
uM t1s beginning OF the fall term, an
~" go highly recommended not. only b
NJ. faculty. OF the university, but b
a''oa s. stone, state superintendent c
.lu'ato1r and hy other well-known edu
.-,.ts go le state. Mr. Abbott is presi
,u, OF the senior class at the Universit
Desiring that he might not live to be
are George W. Warren shot himsel
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