Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-02-18
State of Vermont.


Montpelier's water system installed %
vearn ago is out OF debt and its receipts
have absorbed t52, 225 Of the city's in
debtedness.
The last OF the Italian relief fund raised
In Barre was cabied to the earthquake
sufferers Feb. 6. The total subscribed and
collected in Barre for this fund Was
81. so6.
An order for 1000 weighmaster beam
scales has been received BY the Fairbanks
Scale company Of 80 Jchnsbury from the
United States government for use IN the
Philippines.
Arrangements are being made for the
immediate rebuilding Of the veneer mill
a the Williams Manufacturing Go. at
Hast Haven, which was destroyed ~ IRE
rscsntfy. The total loss Il estimated ct
shout $4,000.
Mrs. Hattie z. Roy, aged IS years,
If a.. Johnsbury has been arrested st
Boston As fugitive from justice. She Is
aiso charged with stealing 1880 from
honrder II her home, J. L. Peck. aged
about 10 years. Her husband, Jacob
Roy, Il at 81. JohDsbury. Mr.. Peck is >
buyer OF hay and grain
Westminster and vicinity were visited
- 4 miniature tornado Saturday, Feb 8,
which swept up the valley about two
o'clock and unroofed the W. r. Farr
harm, recently purchased BY B. 7. Phelps.
The wind broke much glass In the Abe
hague machine shop and hlied the streets
and yards with dead limbs from the trees.
Many families are moving to Water
hury to commence work In the different
stone sheds. The Sutherland Granite
sompany has les machinery tested and
ready 10 start. The Union Granite COM
pany expects 10 start work this week or
the first Of next. The framework Of the
Ferry Granite company Is being raised and
the shed will be ready 10 start By March /.
The officials OF the house Of correction
have bought I've acres of meadow, pas
turs and woodland, on which q barn viii
Be built aud q small dairy established. As
soon as the deeds were signed the prison
ers In the Rutland county Jail werv put to
work clearing the land. For Its purchase
money was savsd from an appropriation
voted the house OF correction by the iegis-
iature CT 1906.
Mrs. EImira Hall, aged rs years, who
lived alone In q district known ~ "The
Guide Board" about q mile west Of
North Bennington, was burned to death
last week Tuesday. Her daughter, Mrs.
George Moon, who lives across the road,
noticed fire and, hurrying home, found
her mother In her sleeping room, dsad.
Her clothing Is supposed to have caught
Gre from the kitchen stove.
For some time Charlie Persons of West
Charleston had been IN for q few days at
time and unable to eat, from some IN
known cause. The other day be was
seized with violent coughing and strang.
ling and finally succeeded In throwing
10 . lizard. The superstition is that be
accidentally swallowed the reptile while
IL was very small as be drank at brook
last summer, thing be very often did.
One Of the twin daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. n. P. Yearly Of Brattleboro
Gertrude, aged IA years. was seriously
burned while taking her Saturday NIGH
bath Feb. by falling on an oil heater
A she stepped out OF the bathtub and
tnrned on the fame, she fell In q faint OF
che hester, burning her face, chest
abdomen and one arm. Her mother heard
the fall and took the girls unconscioui
form Oh the little stove. The girl vii
recover.
Charles Duclos. aged "a, for II year
an inmate OF the Brattleboro retreat
died Feb. as the result OF injuries re
csived while coasting the day before
He fell from his sled while sliding dow
aBteep hill on the retreat grounds anl
was injured internally. He fell dead Il
enc Of the halls at the retreat, but unit
spostmortem examination was made th
nature of the injury was not known
Duclos' home was in Rutland, where b
has relatives He came Of q reapectabl
family.
George Estrepo, Polander, 90 year
cid, was fatally injured in the WeEmor
A Morse quarry in Barre Feb. Sand die
an hour and half later without regain
ing consciousness. The man, wit
several companions, scattered TO piacs
supposed to be safe when the whistle ble'
for . blast. The rocks did not take
AxYward course as usual, but flow at
low angle. Two rocks struck Estreps
one in the temple, and the other in Ii
back. His skull was fractured by ii
blow on the head. The man had woFke
n the quarry seven years.
Rev. F. e. White has rendered his resi-
nation as pastor Of the Methodist churcI
ss At Lyndon and Lyndonviile, to tai
effect the last Sunday in February. He
"a be transferred to the South Dakota COZ
ference aud will be stationed ct Dell r
pids, 8. Oak. Rev. John Jones OF thl
place will be transferred to the Vernon
conference and will take Mr.. White
place. The exchange is desired By bot
6iergymen In order that they may be ne
relatives. Mr.. White came from the Mi
nesota conference several years ago 81
has been stationed at Enosburg Falls.
- The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell facto