Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

at 12-inch emery wheel. weighing about
ten pounds, Arthur c. Felt Of Montpelier
was injured last week Wednesday at the
shops OF the Cotton Manufacturing CON-
pany. The accident was a peculiar one
and Of kind that has not occurred IA
the shops for the past rs years. being
caused by flaw in the wheel, which was
revolving at very rapid rate of speed.
Mr.. Felt was struck on the right side
OF the body just over the liver and was
| feiled to the floor instantly. An examin-
I alton showed large bruise over the liver
and that about four square inches Of skin
had been scraped of where the piece of
the wheel had struck a CHANGING blow.
before flying out of the nearest window
into the river which runs beside the
shops. 1t is thought that one or more OF
the ribs was fractured.
The waters of Burlington harbor
claimed one victim last week and one
other person was rescued only after long
struggles. The drowned man, whose
body was recovered, was Corporal James
Cabana Of Boston, a soldier OF d troop,
18th U. 5. cavalry, stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen. He and Private F. w
Wood hired a row boat for the afternoon.
After they had been out about three
hours high wind came up and soon
afterwards a man Was seen on the break
water, waving frantically for assistance.
power boat, with Fred Crane and Ern-
est Davis on board, went to the rescue
and saved Woods life only with great
difficulty and peril to themselves. The
man had firm grip on the keel OF the
overturned boat. which was pounding
against the breakwater, and refused to
take rope that was hurled within his
reach. Cabans v as to complete q fur
Tough of 10 days that night.
The iewelry store OF Fred s. Dyke in
Mortified was entered and robbed during
the night Of July u and the burglars Sc
cured about 900 worth Of goods, mostly
taken from the show window. Entrance
to the store was by rear window, the
sash being cut out. When the store was
opened in the morning the break was dis
covered and inspection of the stock
showed that q quantity OF fountain pens,
case OF watch chains and a number Of
bracelets, besides some miscellaneous arti-
cles, had been stolen. The goods were
valued by Mr.. Dyke at between s75 and
800. Mr.. Dyke at once connected the
robbery with q man who spent an hour in
The store that day, giving his name as
Williams and saying that he tinkered
clocks for living. A description Of the
man was given to the officers, and the lat
ter started to round him up Tor examine
ton. The Dyke store is located in the
middle OF the business section of the viii
lage.
IL plans promulgated by the directors of
the Brattle boro board OF trade are carried
out, large summer hotel will be erected
in that village or vicinity soon. Since
the formation of Wantastiquet lake ana
the subsequent improvements in the sur
rounding country, which is one Of the
best regions for the summer vacationist,
the board OF trade has been trying to bit
upon q plan by which the influx Of sum-
mer people could be accommodated.
Boarding houses were sought but these
were insufficient to supply the demand.
As there is but one hotel in Brattleboro,
this soon became overtaxed, and in COM
pany with the other towns in Vermont
which are attempting to make this state a
well known summer resort, several Brat
tleboro men decided upon a summer
hotel. The directors OF the board OF
trade have the matter in charge and al
ready several well known New England
resort managers are negotiating for build
ing sites.
As a result OF the trip which the
high school drum corps of Montpe-
lier took to Burlington, the boys
are requested to go to Ottawa next
September to appear two days dur
ing the great Canadian fair. That
means they viii be away four days, one
going and one returning and two GAYS at
the fair. Mr.. Brownscombe could not
promise that the corps would be able to
90 but will let the management know
during the next two months. Probably
no delegation of boys had q better time
than those of the corps who stayed in
Burlington Friday, July 2. The officers
at Fort Ethan Allen hezrd a number W no
did not return the night before playing
on the street and requested them to go TO
the fort for the evening. This they did
and entertained the soldiers. They re-
manned in Burlington over night plsying
frequently in the evening and all day Fri
day, going from place to place IS requests
we're advanced. At one place a contribu-
tion was taken, when they received 81.
On orders from Governor Prouty.
George Phillips OF Lincoln was Friday
taken back to the state prison at Windsor
to serve his sentence which was pro-
nounced on him in Addison county
court, February term, for burglary in
lincoln. After being sent to the state
prison following his conviction, Phillips
showed signs OF having tuberculosis, it
was thought, aud therefore be was sent to
the institution at Waterbury, where he
could be placed in the tuberculosis wsrd