Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-09

will start with IS or 20 men. The
parties behind this concern are men Of
experience and financial ability.
Business in the lumber line on the Lake
Champlain front fell far below that OF
other years this season, as is shown BY
the decrease in the number Of barges I'M
loading at the wharves. The season real
ly consisted OF only three months, as
nothing was done until the wraugle over
the tariff was settled. Since that time,
however, business has taken a squirt and
brought the number OF boats landing at
Burlington up to IS. Five OF them are
now being unloaded. The number OF
barges which reached the city last year
was over 140.
At recent session OF the public service
commission at Newport, the states at
torney Of Orleans county asked the COM
mission to order the telephone companies
to produce all books and papers relating
to the recent raise in rates and also all
correspondence as to the formation of the
Passumpsic Telephone company by the
New England company. This request
was granted and an order will be issued
to that effect. This case will probably at
tract a large amount OF attention as it Is
the first case of this nature to come before
the commission for hearing.
Miss Mary j. Prescott of Hartford, aged
so years, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 80,
from the effects OF burns covering her en-
tire body. The woman sat up in bed
about II O'Clock in the night to light a
lamp. As she struck the match a spark
ignited the bedclothes. Instead OF at
tempting to smother the fire she leaped
from the bed and her gown ignited and
developed her body in mass OF flames.
Her brother-in-law, Anthony c. Ray, who
Was sleeping down stairs, rushed to her
assistance and subdued the fire, but not
until she had been horribly burned.
A loss OF about $1,000 was incurred
through fire in the Baptist parsonage at
MiddIebury Dec. /. Owing to the high
wind prevailing at the time and the big
Roadway the blaze had gained before the
alarm was sounded, the department had
particularly stiff proposition. 1t is
thought that the origin was in the base
ment about the furnace. The house was
occupied by the Rev. Arthur E. Harri-
man, pastor OF the Memorial Baptist
church, and be succeeded in removing
most OF his household effects. The loss on
the house was fully covered by insurance.
Leroy Anderson, the 12-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Anderson Of Barre, is
in a serious condition, as the result OF a
coasting accident suffered Nov. "a. The
boys skull is fractured on the right side
ahout an inch and one-halt above the ear,
the depression being about two inches
long and one and one-half inches wide.
He was struck by traverse loaded with
boys and rendered unconscious for three
hours. He appeared to be getting along
all right then until Inflammation began,
his mind began to wander, and he was
taken to the city hospital, where it is ex-
pected that an operation will be per-
formed.
The folio wing appointments by Gov. q.
H. Prouty were made public Nov. 80: For
member Of the state board of dental ex-
aminers, DR.. George 0. Mitchell Of st.
Adams; for member OF the state board OF
optometry, A. r. Saner of Rutland; for
member of the state board OF education,
Walter e. Howard of Middlebury; for
nursery inspector, Marshall B. Cummings
OF Burlington; for member OF state board