Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-23
STATE OF VERMONT.
Its News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Lew Nichols Barnard of Springfield col
eorated his Tooth birthday Aug. 20.
The dedication of the new Italian Rantist
church at Barre took place Fridav
evening. NuaS
Whiie Clinton Hunter of Worcester. %
years OLD, was feeding an ensilage cutter.
ms lelt hand was drawn into the cutter.
Entirely severing the member at the wrist
Silss Pike OF Newfane, a carpenter fsI
Is feet TO the bottom OF a siIo he was
helping to build and suffered an upIv
wound en- the head which was closed
with II stitches.
". A. Kicker of st. Johnsbury, presi-
uent OF the Caledonia County association,
showed at the st. Johnsbury fair Al head
o. oxen, the largest string ever shown
by one man in the state.
~Pickpockets were evidently busy AZ the
Fair Haven fair. Assistant Judge Horace
M hedheld of Hubbardton reports the
loss OF a purse containing q large sum
Of money, said to be about 5000.
Donald Bethune, a car sealer for many
years for the Central Vermont railroad.
who was injured while at work in the
station yard at White River Junction.
died Sept. 2 from the effect of his in
%iuries.
Fire destroyed the barns Of Leslie r.
whitehall in East Cornwall last week
tuesday. A carriage house was all that
escaped. The cause of the fire is nm
known. The loss is $4,000, partially
covered by insura nee.
W. NJ. Ward Of New York city. who
bought the deer park farm at Halifax, is
engaged in enclosing 800 srces of farm
lands to be used as a bird preserve. Mr..
Ward proposes to stock this preserve
with quail, partridge and pheasants.
Thieves broke into the Congregational
and Baptist churches in Rutland the
other night, and stole what money was
in the boxes where contributions are
left for charity. Entrance was gained
through a window. The loss is but a
few dollars.
Alvin Smith OF Barre, IS years old, has
not missed the Dog River Valley fair at
Northield since the fair was started there
81 years ago. Mr.. Smith travels all by
himself and has a life pass 10 the fair
grounds. He could easily be mistaken
for a man 20 years old.
A special cement cellar is being con-
structed near the weather observatory
building in Northfeld in which will be
located the seismograph for detecting
earthquakes which will be one OF the
FIRST OF these instruments to be placed
outside OF Washington.
The work OF building the big milk
plant in Vergennes is being rapidly
pushed and it is reported that the cost
will be more than $50. 600. Workmen are
putting in the foundations for a dam
across the brook 30 that the company can
cut its ice close by the plant and be as
sured of its purity.
At a meeting of the trustees OF Mont
pelier seminary, DIR. +. A. Bishop report
ed the Pearson endowment fund about
$40. 900 short of realization. The time
allowed by Doctor Pearson originally to
raise the endow ment expired Sept. 1, but
at the solicitation OF Doctor Bishop it was
extended to October ].
According to Secretary ". X. Farms
worth OF the Rutland County Agricul-
tural society, the receipts of the recent
fair will be sufficient to pay a leftover
debt of 81, 700 and to settle all expenses
incidental to this years show with the
exception, possibly, of a small amount.
The premiums will be paid.
A Brattleboro news item reads: FLAMES
r. nOOktE mas IeCtuAAg SiN6u tue NOnlLaNA
for a $50, 900 residence in Schenectady, N.
Y. W. H. Corser has bought q house in that
city, the purchase price being in the vi
cinity o. $40, OOO." This results from the
removal of the Hooker, Corser Mitchell
Co. from B~rattleboro to Schenectady.
The safe at the Hydevilie post-ofice
near Rutland was blown open Sept. 16 by
an unknown yeggman and about FOO in
IL Th, nVaaVl
wooden building in which the Office is
located was nearly wrecked by the expio-
sion. The hole village was awakened
by the noise but no one saw the burglars.
Raymond, the four-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Fletcher, Of Mount
Holly, died Sept. IL from injuries
received by being hit by a baseball. Tbs
little fellow was playing in the yard when
he was hit in the head by a baseball
thrown by one of his companions. II
was not thought at the time that the in
jury was serious.
George Blood of Cornwall bought seven
fine young COWS in Leicester and while
driving them home, a dog ran out with 6
yelp, which frightened them. There be
ing no guards to prevent, they took th'
track Just in time for a north-bound Rut
land railroad train to crash into them
killing six outright, leaving one COW anC
three calves to bring home.
james II. II. Houston Of Center Rut
land who was arrested Sept. 1, charged
with embezzling 1921 Of the RUTLAND
Railroad Co.'s funds while acting a.
station agent at Center Rutland, aud whit
has since been confined at the house o
correction awaiting trial, was released
from that institution Sept. 10 by furnish
ing bail in the amount of $500.
Herbert P. welch of Montpelier, VIII
was recently injured in the automooil
accident near the Alexander farm, wa
operated upon at Heaton hospital in tn
effort to save his life. The injury to tn
yertebral column produced paralysis Q
the legs. The operation partially achieve'
its purpose, but the patient is in a critica
condition, with little chance OF living.
The futile company OF Rutland ha
purchased Of Col. c. s.. Forbes OF st
AIbans Walton's Vermont Register
-Four years ago it was bought by Col