Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-21

heretofore the expense has been paid out
OF the association treasury. There is,
however. deficit of $4,000 this year, so
President Hooker gives the banquet.
Following an inspection, the Bruins
wick hotel at Rutland was ordered 70 rem
ovate thoroughly it's entire building un-
der penalty Of being closed BY the state
board Of health within as hours. The
police say that the hotel is q breeding
place for crime, furnishing more than
half Of the cases in city court Il Is run
\ BY Mrs. william Bursey. Mr.. BuEsey,
10 whom she was married q few weeks
ago. left her soon after the wedding,
telling his friends that he married the
woman while under the influence of liq-
uor.
Scott Durstf Of Barre was seriously in
jured Jan. IL, being struck i'm the head
by an Ak in the hands OF Frank B.
Coffin. The men were in the woods and
CONN was chopping some wood for fire.
Durett leaned forward to get a stick just
as the handle OF the AZ struck another
stick, causing q CHANGING blow. The
blade struck Durett just above the eye,
cutting the bone, the eyelids and one eye
bali, but did not destroy the sight of the
eye. Twenty-Five stitches were taken to
! close the wound. IL Is expected that the
man will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrus EleslSy Of Proctor,
both about rs years old, are held for
} county court charged with setting their
J house on fire. Their household goods,
said 10 be worth about $50, were insured
for f400. They claim the fire started
downstairs IN their bedroom by the over
turning Of lamp, but are unable TO ex-
MIA In. hrr afmfm
ignited. Mr. Elesky is at the house Of
correction. As small children are not al
: lowed there, Mrs. Elesky is permitted to
, remain in Proctor and care for their in
! FAINT few months old.
! Raymond H. Underhill OF Bellows Falls
met with painful accident while skating
e on the river Jan. 3. A rope hung loose
from the flooring of the bridge and it has
been the custom OF the young people to
: skate quickly to a poiut v here they may
. catch the rope and swing into niid-air. II
was while doing this, that Underhill re-
3 ceived bis injury. He skated to the rope
and leaped from the ice, but owing to his
4 weight the rope broke and he fell about
4 ten feet, landing on the left side of his
head. The left ear was badly torn and
his head bruised. His ear was sewed, re-
!. curing IL stitches.
. Principal z. B. Smith of the BrattIe-
8 boro High school sent to the parents OF
e the members OF the senior class last week
q appeals for contributions for the Wash
d ington trip. The expense OF sending 36
4 pupils and two teachers will be 81. $50.
The amount now on hand is $225. II
!. $40o is raised from fair, as was done last
!. year, there will stiIl be need of about
!, $500. There will be no formal expensive
! reception by the graduating class, the
\ girls have voted to appear at commence
\ ment in inexpensive while gowns. and
] the class is considering the question Of
! doing away With the usual exchange Of
= photographs.
Charles Brown Harris, son OF John F.
- Harris. the latter we'll known throughout
y Vermont as a new spaper man and Wash
\ ington correspondent, sustained injuries
by falling from q car at Cartier, Ont.
= Dec. p. which resulted in his death the
= Saturday following. He held position
i as operator At that point and fell from tn,
i roof Of car as he was climbing ovel
4 several trains in the yard to 90 from thi
station to bis boarding place. Ins jump
ing from one train to another he fell
= fracturing his skull. He never regainet
consciousness He died at the same hou
!. that his sister was married in Burlington
\, His mother was q daughter of N. X
= Brown, for many years a druggist ii
q Montpelier, afterward in Burlington.
q A second suit against the Loring n
r. Farnum Co, which is building q dau
across the Connecticut river between Yer
non and Hinsdaie, N. H., on account O
= fatal accident, October /, was brough
last week, papers having been served Il
- an action to recover damages in the sun
of $1,000 for the death of Fireman Mar
= vim Martindale OF GIL, Mass. A-harroy
y gauge engine used for pushing cars o
~ concrete from the New Hampshire shor
= over track laid along the top OF the dan
TO the middle Of the river ran OF til
track and fell twenty feet, killing Mar
re tindale and Engineer Frank E Cutler q
e HiDsdale. Mrs. Cutler recently sued til
as company in Vermont for $4,000. Tn
al declaration alleges 0afects in the track
y defects in the engine and lack OF instruC
OF tions to run slowly.
= Fire Jan. II destroyed the large farr
=. building on what is called the Henri
:. - ,kiey place, two miles outside Of IVES
= Brattleboro- The property was a wei
known Landmark and consisted OF
ne house and three barns, beside smalie
We outbuiidings, owned by r. B. Hawkin
II OF Brattleboro- and occupied BY Wflliar
as Bradley. Mr.. Bradley was absent and b.
= tween five and six O'Clock Mrs. Braile
le- went to feed the stock. In some way be
z lantern was tipped over, exploding an
ies setting fire to the hay. Neighbors 500
"a discovered the flames and FASTENED /
u render aid bat the FIRE spread With sue
rapidity that not thing was saved, a
Ter stock. tools and household effects bein
III destroyed. Tbs loss is estimated
an $4,000, about q, 600 Of this on the builf
'er ings, which were well insured.
m The presidential electors met IN Non
N. pelier. Monday Of last week. organize
go and cast four votes for william 81. Ia
: for president and four votes for James
70. sherman, vice president. The eleetol
10 were Frank z. Howe of Bennington. wi
lard B. Howe Of Burlington, Herbert /
asst Ryder Of Rockingham and Frank. &
Ice Buttesfeld Of Derby. Mr.. ButterneI