Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-03

eor Just as Faro was closing the door. She
STUDDED her toe on the floor INIT paro
shutting on the power immediatelv. the
car was stopped. The young woman,s
right foot was bruised and crushed and
the ankle sprained.
While working on a road in R,attls-
Doro last week Wednesday, Newton I.
staples, aged 20, was struck and seriously
injured by an automobile owned bv
arthur +. Roberts. Mr.. Roberts is an
inexperienced driver and was learning to
operate the car. The forward wheels
struck soft place in the road and we're
aeheeted, striking Mr.. Staples and throw
ing him to the ground. He was cut
about the face and head and one rib was
broken.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
has heen dled in the Office OF Clerk r. s.
fiatt OF the United States court against
the Dornsife & Miglierini company Of
Montpelier, contractors. The petition
ing creditors are Burrows & Peck. peck
Bros, and the Cory Deavitt-F Frost Electric
company OF Montpelier. John A. Fraser
OF Ryegate, granite dealer, has fled a ne
tition in bankruptcy. He has liabilities
OF s1,0S5 and his assets amount to
$1,000, Of which 500 is exempt.
The residence and meat market in Mil
ton occupied by E. o. Fontaine. was
burned last week Wednesday with moot
OF the contents. The fire had gained
such Roadway in the upper story whe n
discovered that little could be saved. Mr..
Fontaine had recently purchased the
property and removed there from st. Al
bans to engage in the meat and provision
business. The 1. o. o. F. building and
the residence OF j. w. Robinson. on
either side, were damaged slightly.
Metzger Bros. of Rutland have secured
the state contract for the New York dec
orations for the Lake Champlain tercen-
tenary celebration. The decorating as
planned at present will be done at Crown
Point, Port Henry and Plattsburg and il
is possible that Ticohderoga will be in
cluded. II Is understood that the decora-
lions will cost about $4,000. Over 20
other large decorating firms had bids in
/ for this work, a number OF them being in
Boston and New York.
Secretary of State P. c. Knox has taken
the FIRST step in his plan for q general re-
organization OF the consular service. He
made public list Of so changes, q OF
these BEING transfers and promotions and
% being appointments of new men.
The changes include franklin ID. Hale OF
/ Vermont, from Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, to Trinidad. Franklin
d. Hale of Lunenburg Is a well-known
Vermonter. His salary st Charlottetowu
was $4,000 and at Trinidad il will be-
80, 900.
Another chapter has been added to the
trouble between William II. Proctor and
the other stockholders OF the Hooker
Corser & Mitchell Co. at Brsttleboro, Mr.
Proctor having filed Till OF complaint
with Judge F. NJ. Butler OF Rutland, al
leRing that the company il scheming tc
injure his interests in the business by es
tablishing a new factory in Schenectady
IN. Y. He asked for an injunction re
strnining the company from proceeding
with its plans and Judge f. NJ. Butle
granted his petition.
Not knowing the revolver was loaded
George Fountain of Montpelier cant
within an ace of killing himself Thurs
day. He pointed the gun at his owl
head and snapped the hammer four time
! to hear it click. By a strange impulse h
then took the revolver away from BIZ
head and pointed ii at a mirror fer tn
ifth and last snap OF the hammer. As b.
pulled the trigger a shot was sent crash
ing through a mirror. There was on
cartridge left in the revolver and Foun
tain didn't know it.
Vermcnters in Congress are said to b.
indignant over recent consular changes
Gen. William w. Henry Of Burlington
only surviving general officer of the Yer
mont soldery in the Civil war, wa
dropped as consul-general at Quebec, ant
not even given an opportunity to resign
The states Congressional delegation sa'
the state department may be warranted II
putting younger man in his place, Blu
they argue that Gen. Henry should hay
had the chance to resign and that the del
egation should have been consulted.
An order restraining the CONSOLIDATED
Rendering company OF Boston, which op
crates the Burlington Rendering plant
from further polluting the water Of LAX
Champlain or the atmosphere in tn
neigh borhood Of the plant was filed las
Thursday in Chittenden county court
The order was agreed upon by States AT
{ torney II. B. Shaw for the state an
counsel for the defendant company an
! became effective after receiving the sigma
ture Of Chancellor William H. Taylor @
! Hardwick. The restraining order give
I the company the privilege OF experiment
J ing until June IL in the use Of a condens
ing tower.
The intercollegiate debate at Middle
bury Thursday evening between team
T representing st. Lawrence university ant
) Middlebury college was won by the form
t er. The question was, "Resolyed, Tha
! United states Senators Should BE Elec'e
! By Direct Vote of the People," snd tn
E Judges stood to in favor Of the aiiirH
] alive, which was upheld by st. Lawrence
D The Judges we're Mayor II. o. Carpente
q OF Rutland, Max l. Powell of Burlingto
and Henry Harmon OF Rutland. The d'
baters wefe:-For st. Lawrence, {.
! Watson, L. }. Stacy and W. g. eastman
p for Middlebury, W. p. Harris, J. N
I Avery and e. s. F. Sunderland.
e Despondent apparently because OF ii
: destitution OF her family, Mrs Erne'
Q Daniels, aged % years, pretty, youn
4 woman. drank an ounce OF carbolic aci
+ at her home in West Rutland last wee
g wednesday and died soon after she wa
discovered by her husband without r.