Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-07
State Of Vermont.
It's News condensed and Rewritten
for Our 6ssders.

shipped two carloads OF ouarryinn ma
ehinery to Alaska TO operate marble quar-
ries there soon.
AT q session OF court held last week IN
Rutland for naturalization purposes.
nineteen foreigners, all from Rutland
county and largely from Proctor, we're
given the rights Of citizenship.
The new Rutland Boys club celebrated
its first New Years by serving a turkey
dinner to % poor boys. The dinner was
served entirely BY the boy members, but
Revs. W. Il. spence and M. H. Smith did
the carving.
Frank, the four-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Grappone OF Barre, was Sc
riously injured Sunday afternoon, Dec.
"a, while playing with his sled near his
home, q double traverse loaded with larg-
er boys striking him and causing concus-
sion Of the brain and Commissions OF the
abdomen.
Thirty thousand pieces OF mail were
handled at the Burlington postofice
Christmas day, a record for one days
business. OF this number, $500 were
Christmas packages, 400 souvenir post
cards, and there were 10, 500 other pieces
Of mail. The registered letters ana par
cells delivered numbered 240.
John Oslen has been released by Gov.
Prouty on a parole pardon from the house
Of correction. He was sentenced for as
sault on an officer in street riot IN Barre
whore the officer had one shoulder broken
year and three or four months ago. He
was sentenced year ago in November for
not less than IA months and not over four
years.
Miss Abbie Duggan, who had charge OF
hn 81 ~
Montpelier, was badly injured while feed
ing the mangler Dec. 20. One hand was
drawn in to the wrist and the flesh was
burned and torn in shreds from the
bones. Miss Duggan's presence Of mind
in stopping the machine saved her arm,
but the rolls had to be removed before
she was released.
White River Junction faces serious
condition owing to the failure OF its
water supply. Water from White riye~
has been pumped into the mains, but It
has been condemned and its use prohibit
ed by the state board OF health except in
case Of FIRE. With a severe freeze, the
water viii be entirely shut on, as there is
50 little force that serious damage to the
pipes might otherwise result.
II is expected that Burlington, Rut-
land, Montpelier and Bennington will
have q wireless connection with the Jut-
side wcrd within q year. The Eastern
operating department OF the United Wire
less Telegraph company expects, accord
ing to its statement, to have an extensive
overland wireless service during 1909 and
to this end has ordered from the COM
panyis manufacturing department, $50
complete sets OF wireless instruments, all
Of which are soon to be installed at sta
-
Mississippi river.
Clarence Mcneil. the 14-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Mcneil Of Char.
lotte, YVES instantly killed last Thursday
By being crushed under q load OF wood
}. The lad had driven to the lot where hS
was assisted BY a chopper IN loading The
sleds and had started back Tor the house
In some way Il is supposed that the horss
became frightened and got beyond his
control. The load was tipped over and
e the boys head crushed between q tres
4 and the heavy pile OF wood. In ordei
) 10 release the body Il was necessary t
o take the sleds apart.
The will OF Mrs. Sophia NJ. Pease o.
Hartford, who died a few weeks ago, in
which she left all her property, valued al
100000 to Goddard seminary, will b
- contested By q half-sister, Mrs. MARI
Pease OF Lawrence, Kan. Trustees OF tbs
seminary have asked the probate cour
for a special administrator on the estate
The contest Of the will will be based OF
, two letters which were written by Mrs
4 Sophia Pease and were found 10 the same
envelope with the wilt. In these letters
il is said she intimated that her relatives
might be remembered.
It is expected that the pipe line OF tn
new water system which is to connect th'
Brandon reservoirs with Basin brook
viii be completed in few days, 50 tina
# water can be turned on, II It become
n necessary. The water in Fern lake, tn
Il source Of the present supply, is lowe
than ever before at this time Of the year
y being only two inches above the pipe
If and II is believed the supply will not las
a more than three weeks unless rain fall
heavily, without being pumped into tn
pipes. With the new system connected
= what promised to be water famine vii
be averted.
" Governor Prouty has appointed tire
members Of the state board Of education
as provided by an act Of the present iegis
lature The appointments are as follows
Prof. Walter r. Howard Of Middlebury
for one year: Supt. o. d. Mathewson Q
Barre. for two years; Prin. Harry ]. Stan
nard Of Barton, for three years. Gov
Prouty has also appointed Clement 7
Smith Of Morristown, master Of the Stat
grange. and George Aitken Of Woodstoc
to act on the state board Of agrieultur
G in conjunction with the governor and tn
> superintendent Of the Vermont expert
ment station.
IA Harold w. Cole OF Salisbury, stu
~ dent in the Albany College Of Pharmacy
IN who acted as clerk In the Shurileh phal
" macy ia Bennington during the hoiida
- vacation, met with a serious accident Las
III week Wednesday while at work IA "a
store. He had occasion to use some ore
~ niue and while handling the bottle
which il was contained, spilled some
Is the liquid in his fingers. Bromine is
~ reddish substance OF very corrosive uuat
= ties and when coming in contact with IN
IA skin. burns With much intensity. hi
Cotoir faff hand waa badly burned, show