Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

day in trespass for $50 each against e. A.
Burt, professor Of natural history AZ Mid
dIebury college, for injuries alleged to
have been received by their children last
week Tuesday. The children are Ruth
Comstock, aged ~, Henry Merritt, aged
10, and Ernest Goss, 16. all small for
their age. Prof. Burt saw the party on
the bank Of Otter creek near his garden
and being incensed at recent depredations
there, it is alleged. used the young people
rather roughly. The boys and girl DENY
having trespassed on the professors
premises. The case is set for hearing Sat
urday, July "a.
Roy Clukia Of johnson, a blind boy Is
years old, who has just returned from the
Perkins Institute in South Boston, is the
proud possessor Of gold cup which he
won In the second annual contest Of the
National Athletic association in which
only the students in the schools for the
blind take part. The boy has five differ
ent ribbons won in 5O-yard dashes. broad
jumping and in foot races. The lad, bo
was born in Barnston, went to q school
in Jamaica Plain for Eve years and two
years ago entered the Perkins Institute.
He took up literary studies and manual
work but for the past year dropped the
latter subject and is devoting most OF his
time to the study OF music.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby the Vermont Telephone q TeIe-
graph Co. leases of the Blanchard estate,
Montpelier, for ten years, with the privi-
lege Of an additional Ave years, what is
now the Blanchard opera house. It is
not expected the change win be made un-
til next spring as Mr.. Blanchard wants to
run the opera house one more winter to
round out q service Of 25 years. The tele-
phone service between Montpelier and
Barre, which before July averaged l.
zoo calls day, has, since the toll charge
went into operation, shrunk to about 400
calls daily. Between 80 and 40 teIe-
phones have been taken out in Barre
since the new rate went into effect.
E. o. Weeks OF New York, promoter,
who has been supervising prospecting for
marble on the farm Of J. d. Pratt in Clar-
endon with a view to purchasing the
property for New York capitalists, has
returned to New York well satisfied With
the Investigations. He states that the
men be represents will take advantage Of
the option OF 100000 on portion of the
farm. Patrick Mclaughlin OF West Rut-
land has been making borings for the
New Workers. He has found marble in
white, dove, watered and variegated
shades, some veins going to a depth OF 40
feet and Mr.. Weeks goes. back to New
York highly pleased with the result. A
stock company capitalized at 800, 900
will be formed and q quarry opened be-
fore cold weather.
An attempt to burglarize the store OF
Jordan Bros. in Jericho Center was made
early Friday morning. f. B. Jordan.
who lives In the house next the store, was
awakened about / 80 by noises on the
store verands. On calling out the win
dow, one of the burglars warned him to
keep inside and emphasized the words
with a shot from his revolver. Before
Mr.. Jordan and others in the house got
outside, the burglars had fed, leaving
their tools behind them. Two chisels
were left in the crack Of the door, which
was still locked. The tools found had
been taken from the blacksmith shop Of
F. NJ. Haskins, which had been entered
by breaking the paddock. Two or more
men were heard to run away By several
villagers after the shot was fired.
Henry Russin Of Jefiersonvi.ie, who
died Thursday, July s, from the effects Of
injuries suffered in q runaway accident,
is survived by his wife and three chill
dren. Russin had been away at work
aud was returning home, intending to go
to the celebration at Burlington Thurs
day. The horse became frightened at
steam escaping from an engine at the
turntable, and in attempting to get out
OF the wagon Russin fell, one leg going
into a " heel, and he was dragged con-
siderable distance. His ankle was brok-
en-, the bones of the ankle were fractured
in several places and the muscles were
badly torn. The unfortunate man was
taken to hospital Thursday morning,
where he Was put under the influence OF
ether, from which he never regained con-
seriousness.
William Bean Of St. Adams, a yardman
in the employ of the Central Vermont
railway, while engaged in shifting cars
in the railroad yard Thursday evening,
in some unknown way fell under one Of
the cars and was instantly killed. One
car and the forward truck of another
passed over his body, frightiuIly crush
ing it. The chest and arms of the man
were crushed and his legs and left foot
were badly cut up. Although the face
was not cut up, through some strange
cause the features changed materially
from what they were in life. The unfor-
tunate man was % years old and entered
the yard service May IS. The manner in
which the accident occurred will probab-
~ never be known as no one Is known to
have Witnessed it. He left q wife whom
be married July 3.
While engaged in flushing bolt heads