Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-05

Walk ON the north side OF tue street Il a.
sllisge VIII grade the street. The viIIss.o
tuseees nave accepted the offer ana t6e
WORK VIII be done at once. Thess ~
proNemeHts will make il one Of the r.-.,,i
est streets in the village.
During the severe thundsr &c.. n.
day, lightning struck the bsrn - - : ~, -
Robert Richmond farm about - y. ~, ,ne
west OF Windsor and burned II ,ooa.t.'.s
~, 49, .ns mouse and other buildings.
. snoss ~ .he furniture belonging to the
tenant, M. G. Daniels, was saved IN
loss on the building and contents ,sas
"Doue s@,ouo with an insurance Of 81 300.
John Z. Harris, a doorkeeper in the
capitol 81 Washington, expects to sail
august II for Trieste, Austria, by wsv Of
tne Austria-American line through the
mediterranean and Adriatic, and will
probably go farther east. He will return
through northern Italy and Paris. ana
eventually return by way Of Antwerp and
the ked Star Mr.. Harris will make the
trip alone.
Ernest Kendall Of Windsor, a prisoner
at the house OF correction, in Rutland. e.
capped last week Wednesday. The man
was sentenced about four months AGO ~
serve year for selling mortgaeed proper-
". He has driven team for the houae
OF correction to and from the Patch sand
pit mile south Of the city ever since last
april He was captured the next day at
Chittenden.
William Darrab, the six-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Darrah of Morris.
vile, suffered the loss Of one foot last
week Monday, the foot being taken of
Just above the ankle by a moving ma
chine which he had been following. MT.
Dasrah told the boy to go back aud was
watching his horses as he was turning a
corner and caught the boy, who probably
stepped on the cutter bar
man who gave his name as Joseph
Millelte was picked up short distance
from the Rutland railroad track. nearly
opposite the rendering plant in Burling-
ton July n and was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in a dazed condition.
suffering from a had cash in the back Of
his head. An engineer saw the man w.
ing near the track and when he reached
South Hero sent word back.
An explosion OF gasolene caused a
lively fire for few minutes last week
Tuesday in the dyeing and cleaning es-
Enlistment OF J. H. Milne OF 81. Adams,
during which Mr.. Milne was severely
burned on both arms and his face. The
rear OF the building was also burned but
not so rs to interfere with the carrying
on OF the business. The damages are
probably $500, fully covered by insur-
ance.
The first commercial power to be used
by any customer Of the Connecticut River
Power company was used last week
Wednesday by the Estey Organ company
OF Brattleboro. The Estey company has
IA complete sub-station equipment and
steps down the voltage from $4,000, at
which II Is transmitted to Brsttleboro
from the power station in Vernon, to $50,
the voltage at which the induction mo-
/ tors are run.
While driving along a narrow bank
beside the LamoilIe river near Hardwick
recently, an automobile came up behind
1 the team Of George Richardson, who had
| two ladies with him. The horse was
/ frightened and backed the carriage
against the railing, which broke and lei
4 the team over the bank. The carriage
struck a tree and was seized by spectator
and held until the ladies alighted, but
the horse went into the river.
While Richard Douglass was aiding in
raising a safe so il could he placed in the
Office OF q. L. Hunt in Island Pond Iasl
week Wednesday evening, the crib o
ties supporting it gave way and the safe
crushed him to death. The safe wsI
within two inches OF being where II
was wanted when. without warning, il
rolled down. Mr.. Douglass was about 81
years old and left a wife, who has been II
poor health, and three little girls.
The Berkshire Street Railway company
running to Bennington, has erected
along its lines sign boards giving descrip
tive matter on points OF historical inter
est and in places where these inscription
are not practicable numbered signs havI
been placed. The company will soon is
sue a folder giving matter descriptive o
these places which have been designated
There are about forty Of the large sign
and sixty or seventy Of the numbered
signs.
Richard Barrett, brother OF John Bar
rett, a former day clerk at the Hotel Bur
lington. was struck by freight train a
Bennington Sunday, July %, and one LEI
was cut OF near the hip joint. He wa
rushed 10 Rutland and taken to the CIT!
hospital. where he died the following
!
body were both badly mangled. The I'm
fortunate man was an employe OF tn
Rutland Railroad company. He wa
married only a short time ago.
With faculties retained to remarkabl
degree and physically well preserved
Rev. sedgwick w. Biddell, who has beel
a preacher Of the gospel for 76 years, J
passing his last years at the home OF hi
son at East Middlebury. Although
will be 100 years old Dec. 8, Mr.. Biddel
} is still in the best OF health. Up to ie'
months ago he had performed his S4Otl
marriage ceremony. He is said to be tn
J Oldest living Methodist minister in Amer
lea, and has preached in p dineren
towns in Vermont and New York.
! During the lightning and rain storr
! which occurred in the vicinity OF Middle
bury Friday, a horse belonging to Pete
shackett OF Bridport was struck BY lign'
ming and killed. Leon Shacl<ett, son Q
peter Shackett, was moving hay with
, team of horses when the shock came, an
both OF the animals we're thrown 70 IN
, erou nd and upon examination II