Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-25
STATE OF VERMONT.
tie News conaensea and Rewritten
for Our Resders.

for Our Resders.
The MethodIsts in bennington cleared
$4,000 from their recent fair.
Herbert Sheldon Of Sheffield cut one OF
bis fingers on last week on a saw.
Mrs. q. Waite OF Cam bridge fell on her
steps recently and broke her collar bone.
James Hodges OF East Middlebury had
his right hand badly torn by catching il
in ladder hook.
Mrs. Lyman sherman OF johnson near
" lost her life recently by being choked
by piece OF meat
B. E. Stearns OF swaDton, while in an
alleged intoxicated condition, fell from q
wagon and fractured two ribs.
Rev. George +. Robbins, who recently
resigned his pastorate at Mendon, has be-
come chaplain at the house of correction,
| Rutland.
Clayton Kew OF Wsitsheld met with a
painful accident Nov. Is, when heavily
loaded freight team ran over his foot,
crushing his toes.
Edgar Barber Of Richmond, who is at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington,
for treatment, fell from his cot there re-
Gently and broke a wrist.
H. o. Leonard OF MiddIesex Corner
hurt bis eye badly while working in the
woods recently. II is feared that he will
lose the sight Of the eye.
Paymasler Earl Whitaker OF the Yer
mont Marble company, Proctor, is suffer-
ing from what is supposed TO be ptomaine
poisoning, resulting from a meal Of fab.
At the annual election OF officers Of the
National Grange last week Wednesday in
Des Moines, Ia, Mrs. Mary A. Smith OF
Worthwhile was reelected lady assistant
steward.
John Blake, a Springfield horse dealer,
died Nov. 10 as the result of injuries re-
ceived several days before when he was
thrown from a wagon, his head striking
grindstone.
Mrs. Zero Of Irasburg fell down stairs
Nov. is and broke her arm In two places.
Joseph LAbounty OF the same place cut I
severe cash in his foot Nov. II, while
cutting logs.
Captain Harry e. Moseley OF Company
F, V. n. g., has rendered his resignation.
Captain Moseley injured one ankle some
time ago and has been compelled to 60
about on crutches most Of the time since
then.
f.. 6. Putnam Of williamsville recently |
caught an animal in 3 dead-fall that Dug
giles the hunters and others. II has tail |
like q mink, head OF the cat species, Is 1
about two and one-half feet long.aDd OF
mouse color.
As Harry Farrar was going across the /
fields to Newport Center from North /
Newport recently, be was attacked by q
large buck deer and was Obliged TO climb
> tree, but in few minutes the deer took
to the woods.
The country towns near MiddIebuyy are
suffering greatly from the lack Of water,
and people living at q considerable dis
lance from the lake shore and the river
are having very hard time to get water
Tor their live stock.
Rev. James A. Thompson, whose resig-
nation as rector Of st. Andrews church,
81. Johnsbury, has Just been announced,
has received q call from the church at
Macs, where he expects to be-
gin his duties Dec. !.
Francis Deyo, aged IS, and George Fec
%, aged 10 years, both of Brattleboro,
we're arrested Nov. Il charged with an at
empt at burglary at the store OF Jason
They were bound over for the
April term Of Windham county court in |
1900 each.
Fire at Highgate Thursday morning to-
ally destroyed the house of Nelson Mink
er. The Are is supposed to have started
rom a defective chimney. The loss was
probably covered by insurance, and by I
Iuick work some OF the household goods !
vere saved. r
A peculiar auto accident occurred at /
'ownal, when q large touring car was go c
ny up bill ct a good rate OF speed. {
Inc OF the wheels struck q stick of wood, {
which few up and broke the arm OF !
roman in the tonneau. The occupants
Fere not known.
Miss Eugenia Mullikin OF Waterford
fas killed by fall down the cellar stairs T
/ her home Nov. IS. The accident hap @
ened Is she was going down cellar in v
he forenoon. when she fell and struck a
er head on the stone foundation. She b
led three hours afterwards. y
Mrs Anna whitney Of East franklin l.
arrowly escaped being seriously injured
low. IL by her clothing catching fire
,om q stove. Her clothing and hands
ERE badly burned, but with great pres
nee of mind she wrapped q rug around Il
erseIf and smothered the flames. =
Chauncy, the 10 years old son OF Mr.. Ii
nd Mrs. Samuel Russlow of Enosburg 7
alls, was running along the street with II
large knife opened in his hand when be m
d and the blade pierced his right axilla b