Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-25
STATE OF VERMONT.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


wears, has resigned and will not be re-
turned by the conference, which meets in
April.
Harry Langevin OF Burlington made
two attempts to commit suicide Sunday,
March IA, by taking carbolic acid. de
was prevented by his wife. Jealousy, 1t
is said, is thought to be the cause OF his
act.
Superior Judge Z. L. Waterman has is
sued an order for Sheriff II. L. Stevens to
take Mrs. Peter Shatney, the woman
" no recently shot Daniel Baker in Eden,
to Waterbury for examination as to her
sanity.
Thomas Peck Of Hyde Park was badly
injured the other day by being struck in
the back by a runaway team. de was in
his sleigh and was thrown twenty feet.
Several ribs were broken and, being 50
years old, his condition is very serious
Frank Pilon of Hinesburg, " no attempt
ed suicide sunday, March IA, by drink
ing bottle OF carbolic acid, was taken to
the Fanny Allen hospital at Burlington
the next day aud it is probable he will
recover unless unlocked for complications
develop.
The prompt action OF Mrs. Arthur @.
Baker of Wallingford in administering an
emetic to her young daughter, Mildred,
after she had given the child two table
spoonfuls OF an acid in mistske for salts,
was probably all that saved the little
ones life.
A SheIburne farmer is reported to have
received an order from London, England,
for 80 barrels OF fancy eating apples, each
- ~. aannrafalr Thu
price to be paid per barrel is els, total
of $40 for the shipment, which is proba-
bly, the record price.
Frank j. Martin OF Barre Was Friday
appointed by Governor Prouty probate
judge for Washington county to MI the
vacancy caused by the death Of Judge Hi
ram Carleton. Judge Martin received his
commission last Thursday and assumed
the duties Of the Office Immediately there
after.
Gardner Manuel, an employee of the
Deerield River Lumber Co.. was killed at
Somerset Friday, March II, by a falling
tree. 1t is supposed that the unfortunate
man met his death while chopping in the
woods. He had been in the employ OF
the company less than two months. lie
was % years old.
The barn belonging to George p. Kelly
of Hinesburg was burned to the ground
Friday during the absence of the family.
The COVE perisbed. The neighbors
formed a bucket brigade and by hard
work saved the buildings Of James Bird,
which were closely adjacent. The origin
Of the fire is unknown.
Louis, the nine-year-old son OF Mr.. and
[ Mra EraI poftar - n,ruraI rhsIa II -, >,
ing upon a load Of wood March 10, be
came entaBgled in one Of the rapidly
turning wheels of the wagon snd wal
carried around, his right arm near tn,
shoulder aud his left leg betW cen the biz
and knee being badly fractured.
George Fay Of Readsboro was ARRESTED
at North Adams, Mass, last weel
Wednesday on q warrant charging hin
with having forged the name of Georg'
II. Bishop of Resdsboro. In court
charge of forgery was preferred agsins
him and he entered plea OF not guilty
The alleged forgery took place in octobe
in North Adams.
Leo Ross Grey, an eight-yoar-old Rut
land boy, was playing with two school
mates in the yards of the Columbian Mar
bic Co. the other day, attempting to set
marble slab weighing 400 pounds on end
The lads had raised it q short distance
when the stone fell, pinning the Gre,
boy to the ground. Both bones of hi
left leg were broken.
A suit for damages in the sum OF SIS,
900 has been brought by John II. HOWARD
} Of Guilford against the Central Vernon
Railway Co., which operates the Yves
River road between Brattleboro anS
South Londonderry, for injuries ALLEGED
to have been suffered by him while acting
as brakeman, through the tipping over o
a car April 9, 1908, due, as claimed, to
faulty rosdbed.
Wendal Boardman, aged about tel
years, residing five miles out of North
field village, wss hunting rabbits in tn
woods March IL when be put one han,
up in front of the muzzle of his gun t
remove twig and the gun, which wa
cooked, exploded. Two fingers on tb
left hand were badly msngled by the sho
} and were amputated when he was takel
to Heaton hospital, Montpelier.
+ A business boom has caught Benning
ton. Manufacturers have had to refus
orders and the manufactures are working
nights. The pay rolls are the largest Of
record. A foreman for one of the knit
ting mills stated that he was working hi
: help just as many hours over time as b
: thought they could stand and the unfn
! ished goods were stacking up in front o
| the finishers in a discouraging manner.
r W. A. Shepard OF st. Adams, fndin
his way blocked by two drunken men a
he was coming out of his tenement, OF
e dered them away and was badly beaten
7 He was badly cut about the head in sew
D eral places and generally pretty well bat
tered. A doctor was called to attend tn
injured man and was obliged to take sey
eral stitches in shepard's head and face t
: close his wounds. The mep we're al
E rested.
The origin OF fire which destroyed
: large hay barn in Winooski Monday
e March Is, owned by F. E. Thompson,
I ascribed to fishermen who were seen i
b the neighborhood OF the building an
Z traced by Mr.. Thompson after the firs
e It is thought that after cutting hol
: through the ice to catch minnows, tn
: men were smoking in the barn. Th
+ building and contents were valued 9