Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-25

and probably penetrated the lung. 1t Il
thought that the boy cannot recover.
1t is expected that the postoffice Al
WoocfoFd wiil soon 10 discontinued, al
the postmaster last appointed has re-
signed and there are no applicants for the
vacancy. The salary is only IT'S per year.
II is probable that a rural route will be
established taking in the patrons of the
office.
At meeting OF the MorrisviIIe water
and light commissioners, held Nov. Is, il
was definitely decided to extend the cleo
tric power line from Worthwhile to Stowe,
and it is now expected that the line will
be completed ana the electric road con-
nected onto Morrisyille power as soon as
possible.
At Swanton Wednesday, a laborer
named Frederick Root, while trying to
crawl between two cars, was in some way
caught between the drawbar and the end
OF the car, and his right foot was badly
crushed. lie Was taken to his home and
it is feared that it will be necessary to
amputate the foot.
/ While at work on the town ball at
Proctor Nov. 10, Marcus Blue OF Rutland.
q carpenter, was struck on the head by
some falling boards and knocked OF the
scaffoid. He was taken to the Proctor
hospital in an unconscious condition but
is recovering. Six stitches we're necessary
to close the cut on the top Of his head.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Morrisyille
we're paid nearly s25, 900 by the Arm of
II. Waite q Sons OF that place for this
seasons crop Of potatoes. The firm
bought and shipped SO, 500 bushels, u.s.
$50 being CARED at Morrisville. Charles
Dodge drew the largest load Of the season
to the Morrisville station, 1907 bushels.
Stepping from one track to another to
avoid an approaching train, Charles
Fenalson OF Tinmouth, 80 years old, was
struck by the afternoon flyer at Rutland
He did not see the flyer which was com
ing from the opposite direction. The en-
CINE threw him clear of the track and he
escaped with three fractures in bis right
arm.
Fred Sawyer, who lives near Fow Ter,
bought q horse q few days ago and went
TO Rutland to get money from the bank
TO pay for the animal. He left his team
at Fowler and went the rest Of the way TO
Rutland By train. When he returned,
Anp nbA'g No1 bpadf AaNtnE NAAAaA III
head between the hay chute and manger,
breaking its neck.
Martha Rowena, the thirteen-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Phil s. Clark,
committed suicide at LyndonvilIe Friday
night BY shooting. The girl had taken
the pistol 10 bed with her and fired the
shot under the bed clothes. The bullet
went through her heart and death was al
most instantaneous. Temporary insanity
was the cause Of the act.
When Nelson Hamel Of plainiield went
to the stable the other morning to feed
his mare she was not in her usual place,
aud investigation revealed the fact that
she had fallen twelve feet through a trap
door In the floor below. The door is but /
22x2s inches in size and the mare
weighs about $50 pounds. She was in
iured but little by the fall.
The tuberculosis camp, which has been
near Brattleboro, under the
auspices OF the Woman's club, since July /
|, was closed Nov. IL for the winter.
The camp was very successful the past
season, tuberculosis having been cured or
arrested In several cases. The club in
lends TO open the camp earlier next year,
probably about May 1. A piano has been
donated for use at the camp hereafter.
The estate OF the late Fred Hartman,
In eccentric character who lost his life
Iome mouths ago when his home in Barre
vas burned, has been settled In Washing
ION county probate court, and the final
OF the administrator show
hat there is between IS, 900 and sc, 900 to
)e divided between the two children,
frs. Fred l. Page Of Montpelier, and
)arolus d. Hartman Of New York city.
John Shaughnessy, who Oct. % was ,
naDgled by a freight train on the Rut- {
and railroad in Rutland, and whose 9
light leg was amputated at the Rutland q
ospital, where he was taken after the &C 8
ident, died Nov. 10. The lower part of 9
be body was paralyzed. He was one of I
be oldest employees OF the 5toddard [
ianufacturing Co. where be was en-
loyed Is night watchman at the time of
be accident.
An east-bound freight passing through I
ownal Was discovered TO be on fire. The /
n which Was on fire was set on siding, 4
hich was too far for the hose to reach a
nd burned fiercely. One hundred feet of q
ose was obtained from North Pownal, n
hich, with the 525 feet in Pownal, fnal-
: reached the car, but too late to save
ny OF the property. The car was laden 1
ith cotton, and the car and contents s
ere valued at about $1,000. n
The Northfield village lighting system /.
to be extended to Northfield Falls
thin short time, to be used for house
ghting and probably street lights also. \
here are q number Of houses and several r.
ores there, besides the Davis wooden v
III, and the demand for electric lights b
I'd become urgent enough so that 1t was d