Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23

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Suffering from dependency due 10 his
lonely life halt mile from any neighbor,
Edward Jefiers, aged SO years, q prosper.
ous farmer Of Wheelock, committed suicide
sometime last week by taxing paris
green. He was found dead in bed by q
neighbor, who became anxious and broke
into the house.
A portrait OF Capt. Elijah Dewey, Of
Revolutionary fame, has been placed in
the house Of the keeper Of the Bennington
battle monument. IL was painted $50
years ago by Earle, famous artist, and
is valuable antiquity. During the past
year there have been about 5000 visitors
at the monument.
George R. Wiley OF Essex Junction,
while at work in his livery stable Dec. ~,
made misstep and broke q ligament in
his right foot. Frank Demag OF the same
place, who works in q blacksmith. shop,
sustained painful injury Dec. 10. He
was making horseshoe when cinder
tiewssint his eye, burning il quite badly.
Government statistics OF the production
of veneer in the United States in 1908
show that Vermont, for a small state,
stands we'll up in the list in this impor-
tant industry connected with the lumber
ing trade. Vermont produced 1882
thousand feet in 1908, exceeding the pro-
dnction OF all the rest OF New England
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Dunton, who re-
sided on the East Creek road between
their burning house with their Ave
IL
morning, Dec. ~. Mr.. Dunton was
aroused by the cracking flames and
found the attic all ahre. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000.
Eugene N. Foss OF Boston, formerly Of
st. Adams, is represented in the Demo
cratic state committees report filen with
the secretary of state to be the largest single
contributor 10 the fund OF the Massachu-
sets Democracy during the recent cam
paign for the state election. He was can
didate for lieutenant-governor and gave
S23, 500 to the party treasury.
Justin e. Burgess of Manchester, N.
H., q buyer OF furs Tor @. X. Hunnewell,
of Auburn, Me-, has just purchased $751;
900 worth OF furs from parties in Hart
land; 60, 900 worth OF these are skunks'
aAAhrf tn0 ANAIuAnhNA AtAf AAAihA9 hHhNAf
muskrat and coon. Furs are high in
price this season. One man has trapped
S4OO worth the past two months.
Saturday, Dec. 4, while Peter Smart of
was playing with several
other children, they found q small can of
powder and, thinking II the proper time
to have some fun, Peter set ire to il, with
The result that he was badly burned about
the face and eyes. II is feared he has lost
he sight OF one eye, il not both. He WAS
taken to an ear and eye inhrmary in Bos-
ton.
During the past two years 1t has cost
The state s3,S7i.65 to run the House OF
Rutland, or little more than
n, 300 year. This year the farm and /
garden in connection with the institution 1
bias earned sufficient money to enable the /
to turn over to the state
n, 29O, besides furnishing sufficient vege- /
iables, milk and eggs to supply the
prison.
An unoccupied house owned by Mrs.
Robert Hill in Bennington was burned 4
Dec. 10. II is not known how the Gre
tarted, but q stove had been in use there
turing the day, rs men were there maxi
ng repairs, and spark from II may have
,aused the blaze. Besides the house,
quantity Of furniture was burned, the
oss amounting to between $500 and
y, 900.
Joseph Morrisseau of Burlington was
eriously injured Thursday at the Bald
Refrigerator Co.'S. plant, where he
vas employed, BY receiving a blow from
falling refrigerator. His wounds con-
list OF bad cash on the back OF the
read, a sprained wrist, and, in addition
o several bad cuts about the face, brok-
N nose, which was split open from the
orehead to the tip.
A. E. Atwood, publisher Of the Brattle-
zorro souvenir calendar, who is employed
" r. l. Hildreth Co., while at
york in the wood working shop of n. w.
argent, Dec. 4, cut OF the second and
bird fingers on his left hand, and badly
acerated the first and fourth fingers on
be same hand. He was working about
mall circular saw, preparing material for
mailing his calendars.
John Battles of West Rutland had a
larrow escape from q serious accident.
Ie kindles the fires in several OF the Yer
mont Marble company's boilers in the
Iuarries and goes down the quarry lad
ers about 5 O'Clock In the morning. As
le was making the descent he slipped on
ONE ice and in saving himself from fall
he length of the ladder he struck his /,
light elbow, fracturing it.
Joseph d. White Of Burlington was ar
ssted Thursday and placed In jail
harged with assault with intent to kill
anuary Ploof, bis father-in-law, who
ropped dead Thursday ct the home OF
lie daughter, Mrs. Della Lucia, Of that
ity. Ne, Plcof, who vas "a years old
J thought to have died from the effects of
INJURIES received at the hands OF Mr..
White on the evening Of Dec. 9.
II is understood that Lake Seymour in
forgan is to have q summer hotel. It Is
D be located on the north side OF the lake
n q promontory Of land known locally IS
'oint Hartwell. The site is owned by {
lev York people and the hotel Is to be
uiIt by them. The contract for the lum-
er is already let to q local lumberman, {
nd is to be on the ground, ready for the
uilders to commence operations, in early
pring.
In Essex county court at Guildhall the
Try in the case of State vs.. Manson Dan
sturnsd q verdict Of guilty Of two !
ef.,,..s - ;IlagornTfnuor FALLING For the I