Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
STATE Briefs.

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Owing u low water, the granite shedl
at Hardwick are short OF power and many
men are laid OF.
Mrs. Lorenzo Rice OF Jericho fell on the
ice recently, breaking her arm between the
elbow and shoulder.
Eugene Bailey OF Stowe attempted tc
shoot dog'and ia so doing shot of the
end OF one Of his fingers.
Mrs. Merritt Vontine OF Grand Isle
tripped recently in going down stairs and
seriously injured her spine.
B. q. Ellis OF Fair Haven slipped re-
Gently on the icy pavement, striking
on a stick Of wood he WAS carrying and
breaking two OF his ribs.
David Porter of Bennington recently
shot a 250-pouud bear in the southeastern
portion Of that town, the first to be killed
in Bennington in many years.
Mrs. William II. Gallaghe Of West Rut-
land vas severely burned on the left arm
recently when the oven door swung to
and caught her arm against the stove.
Archie Webb OF Three Villages had the
misfortune to lose the little finger of his
right hand, wbieh was caught in the ma
ehinery at Butter6eld's shop, recently.
Wick Hendrickson OF Rutland was badly
shaken up Dec. when horss he was
shoeing jumped and threw him onto the
floor. A deep cash was cur in one of his
hands and another on one leg.
A. B. Waite of Londonderry, while cut
sleigh-riding the other day, was hit in
the eye With a snow ball thrown from the
horses foot. file has been confined to the
house, and the injury is very painful.
Miss GIenna Casayant OF Enosburg
Falls was caught by the hand in the ma
chineIy Of filling machine at the con-
densary Dec. and the flesh was badly
lacerated requiring number of stitches
to close the wound.
Chester is TO have a new industry in
the near future. The controlling stock
Of the Cotton Combination Tool Co. OF
Easthampton, Mass, has been bought by
the business men OF the town and the
shop is to be moved there. II is hoped
the shop may be in running order by
Jan. 1.
George Westover OF Highgate pleaded
guilty 10 st. Adams city court to the lar
ceny of wagon, two pigs, blanket, a
quantity of grain aud rake, the whole
being valued at $50. He was sentenced
to not less than six months nor more
than eight months in the state prison at
Windsor.
While oilinR his engine Friday morn
ing at New port, James Johnson, one OF
the Oldest employees of the Canadian Pa
cihc railroad, was struck by shifting en-
gine and was almost instantly killed.
File had been employed for over forty
years and would have been retired within
a short time.
A special committee surprised the Rot.
land board Of aldermen by the announce
ment that the present water system there
is adequate tor years 10 come, IL waste ia
stopped. The committee discovered that
100000 gallons is being wasted daily, and
recommended that $500 be appropriated
10 cement the bottom OF the reservoir as
measure.
Henry L. Kenyon, for mary years res.
dent OF Northfield, died Friday in Sd
Louis, Mo. He was born In Bennington.
served four years during the Civil war.
was appointed postmaster Of Northheld
BY President Cleveland, represented that
own in the legislature in 1890 and was
own clerk for 10 years The funeral and
burial were at Mortified Sunday.
The Massachusetts, State board NJ
health caused tests to be made Of milk
rom 90 Vermont diaries from which 1
mix Is sold in that state. OF this num- |
Der only 20 came up 40 the standard.
The owners Of the remaining 30 herds
ave been notified that they must bring .
heir product up to the standard or sion
ceiling It in Massachusetts, markets.
Edwin &. Ransom, formerly resident
u Castleton, and at one time EMPLOYED in !
he draughting department OF the YER
mont Marble company at Rutland, was
'ery seriously injured Nov. rs AT Win. I
chester, Mass, when he was struck bv n
Iwitching engine. Mr.. Ransom suffered
broken shoulder, fractured upper arm
Ilso injured.
Hard~ lex came near adding another
ragic death to its already long list re-
entity, when woman who resides inst
'ut OF the village threw herself on the
abroad track, refusing to move. Lucki- n
y, the train was not going at high rate
y speed and was stopped, and the woman
vas dragged from the track. Her rssso,.
or the act was that she was "sick Of rfs
md wanted to die"
A tre at the corner OF Cherry and Rat
cry streets, Burlington, Dec. q came
'ear causing the death OF the two-vesr-
ia son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francke glnrci
ie was heard crying at the ton ~ bis
'oiee, and the mother, rushing into m
oomi found her child epyeIoned y,
lanes. She quickly grasped him and s~-
lnguished the fire in his clothing M.
iremeD put out the flames with littIs
lsmage. NIUE
AT the recent annual meeting NJ tba
erie Railroad company, ex-Governo, NJ
Juhough OF Bennington was elected a
member OF the executive commit,.a
soV. Mccullough, who was president !,
ne bennington and Rutland roaa r,ts,
Is absorption into the Rutland svsten, =
director OF the Central Vermont railroad
na mas been reelected a director unt;,
slz 81 the Atkinson, Topeka ana san,a
'e railroad. anu SANTA
Inc windsor Village lookup. which
lands near the railroad track. has b H'ou
aken possession Of by hoboes for Ii.hs /
housekeeping purposes. A neTsra,...
nan was piloted to the place the 49,
light by railroad engineer ana .e osHsr
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