Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-03

nVe and seven years, respectively. Their |
relations otherwise were pleasant. Mr.. |
Daniels returned home about O'Clock
that evening, and il is thought that his
wife drank the poison about half an hour
before that time.
Road Commissioner J. G. Rice OF
Mortified, aged rs years, was run over
by an automobile last week Tuesday and
seriously Jared and shaken up. He was
at work on piece OF road in the south
part Of the town when an approaching
automobile containing F. /. Harris aud
repair man from Boston sounded the
horn. Mr.. Rice apparently stepped
toward the center of the road to get a
view and was struck by the machine.
which it is stated was not running at ex-
tremely high speed. The wheels OF the
machine passed over one of his legs but
no bones were broken. He was conveyed
to his home and during the day suffered
considerable pain and was in a highly
nervous condition.
The Brptteboro board of trade as q re-
suit OF advertising has already received
over 100 letters asking for information
regarding summer homes or board for the
summer in or around Brattleboro, either
on the surrounding hills or on the shores
OF the Connecticut river, that has now set
back for over rs miles and affords excel
lent opportunities for boating. The
board of trade in doing this has entered
upon its new policy Of trying to bring
residents to Brattleboro for recreation and
vacation rather than for business, thereby
adding to its population aud to its
wealth, with the hope that those going
there for the summer months may eventu-
ally remain for the whole year aud be-
come permanent residents.
That the unknown burglar, who was
killed at Hyde Park last week Tuesday
morning by shot from Archie Billings
revolver, belonged in Maine, is now the
belief OF the authorities. The mans
necktie was marked with the name of a
Rockland, Me-, firm, and his trousers
bore the tag OF another Maine store. The
burglar died without disclosing his
name, and it is probable that he never
will be identified. He said II he lived
he would tell his name, but not other
wise. A hearing was held in the case of
Archie Billings, held on g technical
charge for shooting the burglar. The re-
spondent waived examination and was
held for the grand jury, bail being fixed
at $1,000, which was furnished.
As he was descending from an engine on
the Rutland railroad near TicoRderoga last
week Wednesday, Frank Scott of Rut-
I land, a railroad brakeman, narrowly es-
caped being literally torn apart, limb by
limb. Scott was descending from the
engine to the ground, as the engine was
moving slowly, and the foot which struck
the ground got caught in switch. The
other foot also got caught between the
engine and the tender. Before the en-
CINE would be stopped. Scott was dragged
for about Is feet, the foot in the switch
pulling loose. The strain pulled some Of
the tendons on the inside of the thigh
apart, and some Of the ligaments were
torn from the bone. II is thought that
Scott will make a complete recovery.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Barre Railroad Co., held
last Thursday, several changes we're made
in the directorate. Directors were elected
as follows:-Alyin F. Sortwell and Daniel
r. Sortweli of Cambridge, Mass, F. W.
Stanysn and IL. c. Shurtleff of Montpeli-
er aud A. A. Stebbins OF Barre. The di-
rectors organized by electing the follow
ing officers: President, ID. r. Scrtwell;
vice president, A. F. SortweIl; clerk and
treasurer, r. W. Stanysn. A. d. Morse
resigned a. president because he expects
to leave soon for California. Mr.. Sort
well, " no succeeds him, is a son of ex-
Mayor Alvin F. Sortwell OF Cambridge,
Mass, and is only 25 years old. The
railroad operates between Barre and the
granite quarries.
In 1907 John d. Rockefeller gave the
general education board an endowment OF
s32, 600, 600 to be used for the purposes oil
the board. A list of appropriations APP
nounced May 81 includes the University
OF Vermont. Burlington, 100000. This
contribution is conditional on the secur-
ing Of the half million endowment fund
which the college is now seeking to
raise. An agent of the Rockefeller en-
dowment fund, DR.. William Butterick,
was in Burlington last week, Investigate
ing conditions at the university. The
Rev. E. {. Bass, financial agent of the
university, says that the exact amount
paid in toward the centennial endowment
fund is s21s, 400; in addition $4,000 i:
pledged conditionally on 100000 being
raised, and furthermore s5O,OOO j;
pledged on the second half million.
Leslie Mckenzie, the three-year-old sor
OF MIR. and Mrs. John Mckenzie o.
J Barre, received q broken leg and other in
: iuries by being run into and knocked
DOWN Dy DiCyCAlsb 6uhua1 NNCAAHs
May %. In company with several otheI
children, the little fellow was playing OF
! the sidewalk, when, without any warn
ing whatever, he was struck by bicycle
and hurled to the ground. The rider o
| the bicycle, who is supposed to be
young man named Magoon residing IL
} Plainheld, was also thrown to thu
ground and his wheel somewhat broken
According to the story Of the other chill
r dren who saw the accident, the rider at
! tempted to stand the boy upon his feet
: hut upon finding that he was unable Z
do so jumped onto his wheel and rod
; away. The matter will be investigated
further.
The management of the Vermont stat
e fair, which is held in White River juno
[ ton. has been doing much in way of prep
? aration for the coming exhibition, Sept
! q. %. % and "a. A survey OF the orig
! inal grounds has been made by Professo
: Hazen OF Dartmouth college, Hanover, \
: H., also OF the Smith farm adjoining re
Gently purchased by the fair ground com