Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-02

Distraught BY domestic troubles, Mar
tin Albert Pease, chief draughtsnan a
the United States navy yard at Ports
mouth, N. H., shot aud killed himself be
I fore his wife's eyes at their home Their
/ Nov. q. The bullet entered bis RICH
temple and death was instantaneous. ri
was 35 years OF age and came there from
Burlington where be was graduated from
the University Of Vermont in 1902. III
was married to Miss Florence NewelI,a vel
known young lady Of Burlington.
Mrs. Laura NJ. Plantz, NJ. D., Of Put
ney met with a serious accident Tuesday
Mrs. Plantz went to carry lantern to bel
brother, d. II. Wheeler, and, IN stepping
down one step from the door, she stepped
on pail and fell, breaking her wrist, the
break proving to be compound fracture
She also dislocated and broke her should
er. Mrs. Plantz's wrist had been broker
before and has caused her much suffering
in the past. The bone was broken this
time just above where it was broken be-
fore.
Leon Laupher OF Hyde Park was hit in
The left thigh by an axe in the hand OF q
fellow chopper, John Amidon. The axe
glanced and hit LAnpher with such force
as to penetrate to the bone. He MAS
obliged to ride horseback ~ miles before
be could be placed on a stretcher, and
then distance Of five miles 10 reach his
home at North Hyde Park. Fortunstely,
the wound was successfully corded before
starting, thus preventing bleeding to
death. They were cutting logs on Belvi-
deere mountain.
Edward ]. Baldwin, commander Of the
steamer Vermont in the Lake Champlain
service, died Nov. 26, aged So. In 1873,
be entered the employment Of the Lake
Champlain transportation company &c
purser of the steamer Oakes Ames.
He was promoted from time to time
from purser to captain Of the steamers A.
Williams the old Vermont and the Hori-
con, and be was captain Of the new
Chateaugay from 1883 to 1903. He had
been captain Of the Vermont from 1904
up to his death.
At . recent meeting Of the stockholders
oft he DIR. B. J. Kendall Co. bf Enosbprg
Fails, II was voted to discontinue the use
Of advertising teams. This action 10 the
result Of changed conditions which have
taken plaee In the advertising field.
For the past ~ years the Kendall com
pany has sent teams into all sectiQns Of
the country but the growing agitation
against the posting of bills and other
advertising matter has reached point
where it seriously interferes with this
system OF advertising. In the future the
company's advertising will appear In
newspapers, trade Journals AID other
periodicals.
The largest real estate deal put through
in Manchester in long time was COM
pleted Nov. 10 by William B. Edgerton,
when be sold to ]. B. Wilbur, q banker
Of Chicago, the fine residence OF the late
A. NJ. Gilbert, known as "straw berry
Hill," the place known as the McBurney
property and owned by the village Of
Manchester, and the John Squires farm,
all adjoining property, and comprising
about 1000 acres. The total amount in
volved in these sales will reach about
500, 900. Mr.. Edgerton also closed the
sale OF the Cone property to George orvis,
owner OF the Equinox House which it adj
Joins on the south.
A well dressed tramp giving his name
as James varley walked into police court