Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-04

I trade, doing repair work on ali kinds o
l machines and building special machines
I The same line OF work will be done il
Barre when ths machinery has DeeI
moved there from Philadelphia.
5 While speeding along West river roaC
near Brattleboro Sunday In an aulomo
t bile, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Brown and
2 q party Of friends were precipitated ovel
I an embankmeBt, landing 10 the West riv.
{ er, so feet below. The occupants clune
to the machine, as the car struck the
rocks on the river bottom. All were
} thrown out Mrs. Brown was badly in
iured and has slight chance Of recovery.
The other occupants were scratched and
bruised. At the time of the accident Mr..
Brown was driving carefully around a
bad curve when the steering gear broke.
Before be could reduce the power the car
shot over the bank, rolling over and over
to the river bed below. II was badly
damaged by the fail and may be a total
loss. An examination OF the machine
showed loose nut on the steering post.
At an enthusiastic meeting Of the Barre
board OF trade last Thursday evening, il
was unanimously decided to push Barre
granite into the market as a building
stone and increase the granite industry in
that city. Sixteen prominent business
men at once promised to subscribe $1,000
each to the capital stock of the company
aud many more names can easily be Sc
cured. A committee was appointed to start
the ball rolling. There is no granite 80
well known throughout the country as
the Barre granite, but it Is only known
as a monumental stone, for the building
architects know that Barre granite has
not been and is not at the present time
in the market for building work. There
would be no trouble in getting all con-
tracts that could be handled at the start
and in time Barre would get lite full share
OF the building trade work.
Jean K. vandeveer, postmaster at Hart |
MELVILLE. was placed under $500 bail be-
fore United States Commissioner j. A. /
Merrill last week Tuesday until November 4
Is, when he will be tried on the charge of /
being 1900 short in his money order &C
counts. He furnished the required bail. /
1t is understood that Vandeveer was ar
rested on a mere technicality. He was
hard pressed by creditor, who threat
ened to bring suit, and be took 1900 OF
the Governments money until he could
draw the money from a North Adams
bank, where be had a deposit. While he
was In North Adams on the follow ing
day for the purpose of getting the money,
a post Office inspector arrived at his Office
and found the shortage. Vandeveer paid
over the money before the inspectors eyes
but nevertheless he was indicted. He is
we'll to do and has q payroll Of $3.50 a
week. Mr.. Vandeveer was private secre-
tary to Admiral George Dewey at Manila
bay.
Thomas Harrington. who lives one and
a half miles east of Middlebury, is be-
lieved to have attempted suicide last
Thursday by taking two ounces of lauda-
mum. He Is in a very critical condition.
Mrs. Harrington was In Bridport visiting
friends and her sister was in charge OF
the house. Shortly after drinking the
poison. Mr.. Harrington called his sister
in-law's attention to the empty vial aud
told her what he had done. Neighbors
whom she called found Mr.. Harrington
unconscious but by using the stomach
pump much OF the laudanum was re-
He is a farmer, but spends a
great deal OF his time in breaking and
handling horses. He is so years old.
Apparently he had no reason to take his
life as he is a prosperous man, in good
health and with most happy domestic re-
lations. Many OF his friends hold the
opinion that the drug was taken by mis-
take.
Several changes in pastorate are noted
in the state the past week. The Baptist
church at Montgomery Centy has ex-
Tended a call to Rev. Mr.. Nutting OF
Brandon. Rev. N. A. Wood has re-
signed the pastorate OF the Baptist church
IN Essex Junction, having accepted call
o the First Baptist church in Rumney,
Y. II. His resignation will take effect
November 7. Rev. |. @. Brewster OF
has declined the call ex-
ended by the Baptist churches Of Jericho
md Essex. Rev. w. r. Clark of Dover,
Y. H., has accepted the call to be pastor
II the Church OF the Messiah, Montpel-
err. Rev. P. Contois Of North River, N.
Z, accepted the call to become pastor OF
he Baptist church at Mount Holly and
iegan his labors there Nov. /. All Souls
Episcopal church, Windsor, extended
all to Rev. K. Shaw Barrow OF jackson,
dich., which Mr.. Shaw accepted and be-
an his pastorate Oct. 81. Rev. J. A.
who has been pastor of the
church at Wells River for
light years, has resigned his pastor
To there.
James Collins OF West Rutland, 10
ears old, was instantly killed in the fin
hing shop of the Vermont Marble
ompany at Center Rutland last Thurs
Ry. Mr.. Collins and another workman
ere on the freight elevator at the time
aking trip to the attic of the building
II some stock. At each floor the eleva-
IT shaft is covered by doors which work
as the elevator passes up or
own. AS the lift approached the top
50r, Mr.. Collins evidently thought
at the doors were not going to open
I'd that he would be caught. He appar-
lily lost his head, for instead Of stop
ng the elevator, he attempted TO slide
rough the opening between the floor Of
e lift and the side Of the shaft and drop
the floor below. He did not have
ne, however, and was caught between n
g floor Of the elevator and the project VI
g planks of the upper floor, being
stantly killed. The force OF the inn
ct was so great that the heavy -,
inks OF the floor were raised several SSi
shes. The side OF Collins body and the as
Ie OF his head were terribly crushed. are