Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-07
STATE OF VERMONT
n. News condsnsed and Rewritten
for Our Readers


25s members and $1,000 in the treasury
Joel II. Gates, who died recently 10
Burlington, bequesthed 100000 to the
home for aged women in that city.
The Blair Veneer Co.. one of the Lead
ing manufacturing Industries OF North
Troy, is about to extensively enlarge It's
plant.
ST. Johusburg Is to have a taxieab serv-
ice soon. Many OF ths larger cities oil
the state have had them in operation tins
summer.
Rev. II. 3. McHale OF Mechanicsville
has accepted the call extended him by the
Baptist church Of Brookline and began
his duties October /.
OF the so prisoners received OF the hut-
land county Jail during September, nine
teen got into the clutches OF the Law oy
becoming intoxicated.
While listing slaves in the P. D. Pike
factory At stowe. William Miner was Sc
veralv cut on two fingers OF bis right
hand. One finger was entirely severed.
The town OF wallingford is nov affiict-
ed eith typhoid fever and seven cases
have been reported so FAR " y oeneFsu
that none of the cases are traceable to
Rutland.
The members Of the Methodist Episeo-
nal church at Mendon have received the
resignation OF the pastor, Rev. q. r. Rod
bins, to take effect November ! on ac-
count OF i'll health.
Protective grange of Brattleboro has
voted to extend an invitation TO dinord
Pinchot, the national forester, to address
that body during his contemplated trip
10 Vermont this fall.
Clarence billiard Of McIndoes met with
an accident Sept. IS while working on
the railroad. The hand car ran over
Tin torpedo. throwing part Of II into his
leg. cutting the cord under his knee.
Johnuie. son OF s. ID. Weoge OF Ell
more. had the misfortune recently to get
his hand caugh BIT in a separator while Il
was M motion. The fingers we're badly
lacerated. A doctor dressed the wound.
Work was commenced last week on the
foundation for q monument TO Col. Setn
Warner in Bennington near the battle
monument. The statue surrounding II
will be lite size and is the gift OF Col.
Olin Scott.
Ernest Marshall was sentenced to serve
two and one-half years in the state prison
NJ Windsor ia the Rutland county court
saturday for committing criminal as
sault upon Lucy Cook, 10 years old, OF
Poultney. Marshall has 9 family.
william Farrell, a workman on ra %
road bridge near Hardwick, fell, sumo
Sent. 26, 3 distance OF fourteen feet l.
the stream below and received serious
turies. His scalp was cot open for t~ =
inches and be suffered many bruises.
7. q. Arbuckie Of wolcott was serious
lv injured Friday, Sept. "a, BY board
living from the splitting saw and hitting
MIN lust below the stomach, knocking
him down. He was operated upon few
DAYS later but there is little expectation
Of his recovery.
Mildred BeIknap Of Dorchester, Mass, a
tbirteen-year-old girl, feels entitled to
the title Of champion girl walker OF New
england. She Just completed tramp Of
31O miles through Maine, New Hamp'
shire and Vermont in II days. She was
accompanied by her father.
DR.. William Stanford Stevens of 81. Al
hans Is the first man to take advantage Of
The OFFER Of state Forester Halves TO give
advice regarding reforestation. The doc
tor and Mr.. HAYES have laid out plan
for forest production on 900-acre tract
owned by the former in East Enosourgh'
horse owned by Martin Perry OF
Townshend, while in pasture, became
frightened al an auto and leaped the wal
in such 3 way as to break reg. ~.
horse was killed, Mr.. Perry has been
abIe 70 drive the horse only winters for
several wears on account Of its fear OF au-
tomobiles.
Burglars entered the second class
LIQUOR place OF p. F. O'Nel IN West nut
land the other night and carried away %
quarts OF liquor. The cash register was
also carried on and after being rihed was
abandoned in a nearby alley. Inc Dur'
glars selected only the most expensive
brands of liquor.
house owned by Dennis Pratt IN
Woodtord Hollow was destroyed by nr'
last week Tuesday. The house vas un
occupied and the fire was OF incenolarS
origin. There was small insurance CAT
ried on the property. The back ooot wa
found smashed open where the hre-bu1
made bis entrance.
The farmhouse owned by Irving Iic'
Of Sudbury was burned to the GROUND
saturday, Sept. IS. The family wer'
away from home when the tre started
but Mr.. Tice returned in time 20 saw
eOmo OF his furnlture Ahe ote1N e~NN'
from defective chimney. There was
small insurance on the house.
Mrs. Stephen Bond of Wilmington wa
seriously injured in runaway aeciden
Saturday, Sept. rs. The horse she wa
driving home from Brattieocro TOOL
fright at a steam roller and ran into te'
enbone pole. Mrs. Bond struck on IN
electric car track, fracturing several rio'
She was unconscious for some time
Mrs. Bert Cole OF Morrisville sustaine,
a painfuI accident recently when hef lei
arm was caught in cream separate
wheel. She was reaching past the ma
chine when the cogs caught her ores
ana drew her arm into the machinery
Two long gashes were torn in the arm
one eight and the other six inches
length.
Mrs. Caroline A. Noyes, aged rs year.
grand-niece OF Ethan Allen and one
the oldest women in Lenox, Mass, one
Sent. 2s. Mrs. Noyes was born !
Wsrdsboro and WAS the daughter Of ron