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

had nearly reached the floor the chain
broke and the mass Of iron, weighing
several tons, fell on his right leg. The
limb was broken in two places and minor
injuries were sustained.
Warren Hulett aud bis daughter, Mrs.
Ellen Short, both of pawlef, recently in
dicted by special grand jury on the
charge of selling liquor without license,
pleaded guilty in Rutland county court
Nov. and furnished $500 bail for later
appearance. Hulett is a we'll known
horse fancier. Both he and the daughter
have been in court before.
John Rumrell of West Springfield, IS
years old, was accidentally shot by a COM
panion while deer hunting. The ball
tragersed the thigh in an upward direc-
tion and lodged in the pelyis on the OPP
posite side of the body. At the time OF
the accident Rumrell was sitting. when
his companion, some distance away, acct
dentally discharged bis rife.
There are now thirty cases Of diphthe-
ria at the state industrial school, Yer
gennes, according to j. E. Weeks OF Mid
dlebury, member OF the state board Of
penal institutions. Strict quarantine is
maintained to guard against the spread OF
the disease. 1t is supposed that the epi-
demic started from bog employed in the
laundry, who complained Of sore throat.
The work OF the school is demoralized.
While the Central Vermont railway is
congratulating itself upon its record in
the way Of accidents, no passenger hav-
ing been killed on the road for seven
years, the Champlain transportation Co.
has the record. Since prehistoric days,
no fatality has occurred through an acci-
dent and the last accident OF any conse-
quence was in 1892, when the walking
beam Of the old steamer Vermont was
broken.
An important meeting was held at
Stove Friday OF directors OF the Mount
Mansfield Electric railway, members OF
the Morrisville toard OF trade and cleo
tricians regarding the delivering Of power
from the Morrisville electric station for
the electric railway company. The d.
rectors in the evening decided to accept
the terms and the work OF stringing the
wire will be commenced at once, so that
the line may be completed this fall.
Fred Fredette OF Rutland, II years old,
son OF Albert Fredette, had his left leg
terribly crushed " bile trying TO board a
moving electric car at West Rutland Sun
day. The car was moving rapidly and
Fredette tried to board the forward end,
swinging underneath the car and the rear
trucks passing over The left leg. He was
taken to the Rutland City hospital where
the leg was amputated below the knee.
Otherw Use the boy was not seriously in
iured.
Russell W. Porter, a Springfield, VT, |
boy and former student at Norwich uni !
versity, who was the topoRrapher OF the
Cook expedition to Mount Mckinley, de-
clared that he recognized the locality
shown in q photograph published in Doc
tor Cooks book as showing "The silent /
glory and snowy wonder Of the upper /
world, IS, 400 feet.n Mr.. Porter asserts
that the place shown Is only 5000 feet up |
and twenty miles from Mount Mckinley /
summit.
Rutland will have two new opera
houses within a year. Besides the theatre
which Cairo temple Of the Mystic Shriners
is to have in its new temple, seating 1880
persons, q. Tracey Rogers of Binghamton
and Leo II. Wise OF New York, the heads
Of the Rutland Street Railway Co., Dr. O.
II. Young OF Brandon and M. e. Wheel
er OF Rutland have announced their plan
to build $780, 900 theatre next spring on
! site ON West street already chosen. The
new house will seat 1, 400 persons