Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-14

taHhtnH Va a4J and cNNAJ D~EeoN WIN
came in sight Of the forty-two girls from
$3.50 saturday morning to late that night.
Rev. Vincent Raw, for the past two
years pastor Of the Congregational church
in Manchester, has been called to the
North Avenue Congregational church in
Cambridge, Mass, and preached bis first
sermon there Oct. 3. Mr.. Raw was
formerly Methodist clergy man but left
that denomination because he considered
! it not democratic enough to conform to
the spirit OF the age.
George Blood OF Cornwall bought seven
fine young cows 10 Leicester recently
and, while driving them home at the
Junction, a dog ran out with q Yelp,
which frig btened them. There being no
guards to prevent, they took the track
] just in time for a northbound Rutland
railroad train to crash into them, killing
six outright, leaving one COW and three
calves to bring home.
Mrs. Jane Fowlie OF Barre was awarded
/ 1900 as a verdict against Mcdonald,
Cutler 4 Co. in Washington county court
last week for negligence which resulted
| in the death OF her husband 10 the de-
/ fendant's quarry several years ago She
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the trial then WAS awarded $4,000. The
defendants will take the case TO the SUI
preme court on exceptions.
Rev. Vivian r. Hendee, pastor OF the
Methodist church in Bellows Falls, met
with.a peculiar accident Sunday, Oct. 3.
While coming down stairs in his home,
he slipped and fell the whole length OF
the stairs, here he lay unconscious for
about two hours. Later he complained
OF pains in his head and has since suf-
tered considerably. Fears are entertained
that complications may set in which will
prove serious.
The Columbian Marble company OF
Rutland have awarded contracts to the
Berlin Construction company OF Berlin,
Conn, for the erection OF three steel
structures on their property, work on
" hich will be commenced ct once. The
buildings will be used as q machine shop,
finishing shop and power house, and will
be OF generous dimensions. Nearly 100
men are now at work on the premises
with a weekly payroll Of $500.
William Buchanan, q car repairer for
the railroad, was badly injured Sunday,
Oct. 3, at Newport, while attempting TO
remove q broken brake beam on q car
which had Just arrived on an extra from
the north. Mr.. Buchanan was struck on
the head by suddenly released brake rod
under air pressure OF about 20 pounds
and he sustained triple fracture OF the
Jaw. He was taken on the first train to
the Massachusetts, General hospital.
Amos Wing OF Mendon was found gull
ty by jury In Rutland county court last
week Wednesday OF poisoning cattle be-
longing to Mrs. Herkett of Mendon, /
widow. The trial lasted three days. He /
was placed in The house Of correction to /
await sentence. The woman lost two
cows last April and paris green was
found in their meal. Evidence Was in
troduced to show that Wing and Mrs.
Herkett had dispute over the use OF
spring.
Ell. Plant Of the Burlington Wood 1
Co. was injured BY falling timber Fri
day while working In one OF the COM
pany's sheds, being knocked unconscious.
II is feared that bis injuries are serious.
Mr.. Plant was experimenting the raising |
OF the roof on one OF the sheds and /
stopped over to remove a prop. While in
this position, heavy timber fell, strik-
ing him across the back Of the neck. He 1
fell unconscious and remained in that
condition for nearly two hours.
A frightened deer ran across q field in
Middlesex, plunged into the river near
t he plant OF the Consolidated Electric
Co., and swan to the dam. After stand
ing on it's top for a moment be leaped
straight over the falls, falling as feet and
striking among the rocks below. He
was unable to extricate himself bat wit
nesses OF the act secured ropes and
brought him to land. The animal is nov
rapidly recuperating in q farmers barn
with no apparent permanent injury.
While in a state OF insanity last Thurs
day, Charles A. lawson OF Barre slashed
his throat with a butcher knife when he
Jaw that the police officers, who were
chasing him in q team, we're about to
Dvertake him. The police had been on
Lawaon's trail all day, following COM
plant received the night before, when
he man entered a house and acted
strangely. He made his escape by jump
ing from an open window OF the second
story. He win recover from the wound
In his throat.
The farm house OF Earl Gray at Morris
Vile was burned to the ground Monday, J
JCl. d Inc buiuAhk was NoAuNA - .
II, 500 with insurance OF $500. Most OF ,
he household effects were saved. Mr..
3ray had started q FIRE in the stove and
vas in the barn milking when the fire
broke out. Little Mary Whitcomb, who ]
ives with the Grays, was the first member 7
u the family to discover the fire when
Ihe was awakened by smoke in her room. /,
The FIRE is supposed TO have started from
defect in the chimney.
Clarence o. Perkins, senior member OF !
he Arm OF E. d. Keyes q Co., wholesale
,rocers Of Rutland, died Sunday, Oct. 3, I
II ptomaine poisoning, caused by eating =
,anned lobster. He was i'll only three
laws. Mr.. Perkins was one OF the city's
oremost men and had been identified
with the grocery business there since 1872. T
lie had been a member OF the Reyes firm :
Iince 1888. He was a director in several
Western banks aud formerly director OF !
he Clement National bank in Rutland.
he was born in Rutland in 1855, and
had always lived there. Ia
william Rock, aged 10 years, was in I
family killed at the Barton Granite Co.'s o
,heds at Barton last week Tuesday by be- q
-. .t.,,otr -, the head nv a loose casting :,