Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-12

ucau On tuc CufUAuSs n party were
driving with a load Of provisions for a
fishing trip and the fish poles struck
the horse.
William Van Sleet, the balloon pilot, is
at work not far froiu Bennington upon q
new motor of great power, and yet ex-
ceedingIy light weight, which be will
use upon a new airsbip of the aeroplane
type which he hopes to have constructed
in time to compete for the $4,000 prize
offered by The New York World for the
Hudson-Fulton celebration in the fall.
All the year every spare minute which
Var Sleet had has been passed in or near
Bennington working on the motor,
which is the most essential and absolute
ly necessary equipment Of any aeroplane
or airship. When completed he thinks il
will eclipse any motor be has ever seen or
read about. A we'll known Vermont man
is said to be back OF the project.
A serious runaway occurred July 80
near Calais, when Mrs. Cora johnson,
Mrs. c. G. Jack and her small son were
thrown out Of the carriage, Mrs. johnson
sustaining severe injuries. The young
horse driven by the women became
frightened and started at q dead run
down q hill. One Of the wheels ran into
the ditch at the side of the road, throw
ing the occupants of the wagon out.
Mrs. johnson struck on her head and
shoulders, dislocating the right one,
while her face was badly bruised. The
horse jumped barbed wire fence at the
side OF the highway, and entered field
where q man was moving. He captured
the animal after some little trouble and
i found that the wagon had not been dam
aged to any extent. Mrs. johnson is ex-
\ pected to recover.
1 The summer meeting of the Forestry
association of Vermont was held in
/ Woodstock Friday. Between 80 and 40
men. accompanied by two teams filled
( with women, were carried over the Bill
/ lings estate to investigate the matter of
retaining forest lands by the planting
of white pine, Scotch pine and larch.
Maple trees set out 80 years ago were
shown which few years ago we're about
the size of saplings, but which, when
pines we're set out between them, i'm
proved rapidly. Foresters from ten
different states were present, including
A. S. Halves, Vermont state forester, and
those from New Hampshire, New York,
New Jersey and Maryland. DIR. Pearl
Spaulding of the bureau of plant indus
try, Washington, was also present.
The wedding festivities of Louis Ma
poIitano and Frances Palzarano at White
River Junction Aug. we're replete
with exciting incidents. All liquid
Refreshments we're served as freely
as water ana the Italian contingent did
due justice to them all. Fun waxed fast
and furious. Smiles and laughter were
succeeded by blows. The ubiquitous
dagger lurked in the background while q
revolver sprang to the front as the sober
ing element of the occasion. Somewhere
and somehow it came intos the hands OF
one Alex Riski and when the fray was
over Alphonse Tisi of Wilder lay
stretched upon the ground, a bullet hav-
ing passed through his body dangerously
b near the bowels. He was removed to the
hospital at Hapover and it Is not antici
pated that fatal results will follow.
Riski was bound over in the sum oil
$4,000.
At a special town meeting held in New
Haven, Friday, it was voted to enjoin the
payment OF orders amounting to 1850
held by William NJ. Mcintyre against the
! town. The vote stood 100 to 8. 1t ap
: pears that Mr.. Mcintyre held receipts fol
this sum from the late town treasurer, A.
} P. Roscoe, and that after Mr.. Roscoe'l
death, MAY 10 last, Mr.. Mcintyre secured
! orders signed by the selecsmen in return
for them. The claim Of the town is tha
) Mr.. Roscoe had no legal right to borrow
! the mOnev in its name. Mr.. Roscoe had
been treasurer OF New Haven for fifteeT
years aad a thorough examination Of hi
books by Leroy C. Russell OF Middleburl
reveals an alleged shortage of SOM
I $500, consisting of q, 500 in loans from
! various individuals and deficit OF 81, 10I
: in cash on hand. The claims OF the sew
= eraI people " no made the loans to MIR
a Roscoe will probably be take into cour
D of cbaucery.
T The body Of Mrs. Joseph Mossa wa
a found last week Tuesday BY the twl
e young sons of Professor Adams whel
, they went in bathing at their summe
J residence on Belle island, near Newport
e The body was found floating between
o their diving raft and the shore. Th
o woman had been missing since the Sun
I day before when she and a man name
Barbu, aged % years, went rowing
G Their boat was found upside down Mon
L day morning. Mrs. Mossa, who va
d about 40 years old, bore an unenyiabl
2 reputation. Her faulty did not lay pal
Q ticular stress upon her absence Sunda
e and when il was learned that she ha
d gone out on the lake II was suppose
Il that she would be found at the lin
n house Her body was found two mile
d from where the empty boat was fioatin
n and Mr.. Barbu's body was found Thur
n day half a mile from where Mrs. Mossa
n was recovered. No foul play is SUI
Is pected.
y That Springfield is to have big indu
e trial development and that pretty sool
70 seems a foregone conclusion. 81
power plant is projected by q syndical
!. that has secured control of Black rive
Ic by buying the power and fiowage RICH
IN at North Springfield and above. Man
j. thousand dollars have been and are to
IL paid for these privileges. An all-th
or year-round power will be created whicl
" distributed by wire, will greatly benei
is the machine and other plants that wi
" undou btedly be established there.
Of effort which failed before the legisiatic
II. of 1905, to get an act through to acqui
40 by right OF eminent domain, has no
AZ been done by purchase outright. ne