Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-04
STATE or vERMoNr.
lts News CONDENSED and Rewritten
Tor Our Resders.

SANS OF East bill, MOTH Troy, VINO WAS
badly burned while lying on the floor in
front of the stove, Tuesday night, Feb. 9,
died the following Saturday.
Fred Munson Of Montpelier Junction
was taken to Heaton hospital, Feb. %,
suffering from the effects OF injuries re-
ceived when heavy door from the round
house fell on his back and hips. He is
unable to walk.
/ In United States court at Burlington
/ Friday, Leon c. Fuller of East Hardwick
in the obscene postal card case pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to two years at
hard labor in the government peniten-
tiary at Atlanta, Ga.
/ A new 125-borsepower boiler has inst
been installed at the mill OF Holden,
/ Leonard & Co., Bennington. About so
new looms will be added to the equip
ment of the mill and all the weaving will
be done in the proposed addition.
Rev. DIR. c. H. Merrill of st. Johns
/ bury has been chosen one of the vice
presidents, and w. j. VanPatten OF Bur-
lington a member OF the business COM
mittee by the New England Congrega-
tional congress in session at Manchester,
n. II.
Toney Peteshe, an Italian employe OF
the Brandon Italian Marble company,
had two fingers of his right hand and
three fingers OF his left hand severely in
iured Feb. % when he caught them be-
tween a rubbing bed and q large block OF
stone.
Hiram Perry, formerly OF Burlington,
VT, ii is alleged shot and killed Miss
Catherine MacDougal at her boarding
place in the South End, Boston, last week
Wednesday because she refused to marry
him. Perry, who took carbolic acid after
the shooting, was not seriously affected.
While Charles Limoges, a Montpelier
barber, was engaged in cutting patrons
hair Friday, Feb. 10, he became very i'll,
, and it was thought that he had been tax
en- with hemorrhage of the stomach. A
doctor declared that Limoges was suffer
ing from ptomaine poisoning caused by
eating canned salmon.
: Two large barns on the farm OF John
Barber at East Pownal were destroyed
Friday night, Feb. 10, By fire. The fire
! started in a hay barn. The cows were
: saved. The heavy rain that fell made il
possible to save the horse barn and other
buildings. The loss Vas about q, 900,
partially covered by insurance.
Andrew Itnitski Of Proctor was sent to
the house OF correction for from two to
!, five years last Thursday on the charge oil
arson. He set fire Jan. to five beds in
his home. His wife was also arrested hut
released because OF her small children
1t is said they have s400 policy OF insur.
ance on a few dollars worth Of furniture
: Through catching her clothing on q
: shaft Feb. 26, Myrtle, the six-year-ol6
daughter OF Alfred Sprague, foreman in
= the NJ. o. Hicks mill at Heartwellville
e near Bennington, received injuries from
= hich she died soon after being extricst
; ed. The child's skull was fractured
? both legs were broken and she received
I other injuries.
The Universslist church at Barre hal
I placed three women oil its congregation
r in charge OF department which viii car,
i for babies and youngsters during churcl
e services. BY this means it is expected
! that the number Of adults in attendanc,
n will be materially increased as parent
+ will not have to stay at home and TAX
d care of the children.
Mrs. Annie Croce, who was amonl
the number arrested in Hardwick in Jan
uary for illegal selling, and has sine
/ been inrarcerated in the Caledonia count,
!, Jail at St. Johnsbury, has been pardonel
y by Gov. g. II. Prouty, as she is i'll of con
/ sumption. The citizens of Hardwic
presented q largely signed petition to tn
q governor for her release.
William Henry Douglass OF Morrisvill
died Friday, Feb. 10, of spotted fever
e He had been i'll only few days, havin
l. been taken with what was first though
it to be bilious fever, little later typhoi
le symptoms developed, and it was FINAL
D. pronounced to be spotted fever. Tn
4, house is under strict quarantine and
N private funeral was necessary.
er A shortage of $4,000 has been disco,
! cred in the accounts of the Woodsvill'
De n. H., National bank. Cashier II. "
y Allen has been arrested and held for
g later hearing in $4,000 bonds. which
Is furnished. The bank is solvent and wi
y continue business as usual The nationi
bank was organized by Allen, who can
10 to Woodsville twelve years ago fro
te st. JOhnsbury, VT.
Arthur Larvey OF South Ryegate WI
- the victim OF a serious accident recent,
= Another boy, thinking it would be
10 good joke to see his companion juml
=, held lead pencil on end and let the be
i, sit down on the point. Larvey has bee
!. in bed for q week and the doctor b
n ANaAa VI a Dhu NaoN VI DAOOu pOlHpl
II ing. The pencil broke off in the fie:
=, and the boy has been in a critical cond
~ ton.
NJ. Kendall K. Smith OF Harvard univer:
of ty has accepted an appointment to the ia
ulty of Middlebury college for the ems
ing year. Mr.. Smith is a Massachuset
man, graduated at Harvard in '04,
<e, ceived his A. NJ. in '06 and will attain b
'ht doctorate Of philosophy the coming Jun
g. Mr.. Smith will be an instructor in Lati
of enabling both Professors Sanford al
OF Burrage to give special courses in Z
le- new department Of pedagogy.
on- With ceremonies, including an orch,
ne trail concert and dance, West Rutland
oy, new $500 town hall was formal
." opened last week Monday night. 7
ave event was looked forward to for sevel
10Y months since the hall has been neari
ar completion, as the browning one of
TO- era of rebuilding there since the destrI
50. tive Ere of a fe y years ago, which wip
1ne out practically all the principal busin,