Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-05

force OF the shock threw young Shackett
rom the moving machine. He was bad
~ stunned but was otherwise unhurt.
Anna LaLiberte, aged IL years, rescued
hes lO-yesr-old brother. Henry frcm
drowning while swimming IN the Pas
sampsic river at St. Johnsbury last week
wednesday by wading in and catching
the boy with rake. When a neighbor
saw the boy sink she called to his sister,
VINO was the only other person nearby
ana Anna walked into the river until the
water reached her waist, before she could
reach the struggling child. The boy was
resuscitated by two physicians and later
taken to the Brightlook hospital. It is
believed he will recover.
Beatrice Thompson, charged with as
SAINT with intent to kill the Rev. ]. F.
ellis, priest of st. Mary's Cathedral
parish in Burlington, was arraigned last
week Tuesday. She waived examination
through her counsel, and was held for
her appearance before the county court in
the sum OF $25, 1000, the highest bail ever
exacied in Vermont in bailable ofiense.
The respondent, who is in a feeble phys
zeal condition, came into court in the
care Of her mother. Miss Thompson was
committed to the Waterbury asylum for
observation as to her sanity. =
The Tenth cavalry, colored, arrived at
Fort Ethan Allen last week Tuesday.
The first squadron of the Eleventh left
the post that day while the Fifteenth
went the next day. The Tenth caval-
ry, or at least eleven troops OF it,
numbering 634 stalwart black men and
fifty white officers, got home from the
Philippines Sunday, July 20, after two
years and four months service at Fort
William Mckinley. six miles from Man
lila. The men left their horses in the
Philippines and new ones we're assigned
to them at Fort Ethan Allen.
Thomas Dagg, aged 40 years, who was
employed on the Mead farm in Rutland.
died Sunday, July rs, at the Rutland city
/ hospital OF septicaemia. A few weeks
ago Mr.. Dsgg received slight cut in the
/ palm of one of his hands while washing
/ BOTTLES. He thought nothing of the
wound at the time and it apparently was
healing up we'll when blood poisoning set
in and his whole arm became greatly
swollen. He was removed to the city
hospital, but the physicians we're unable
to check the spread Of the disease and it
went all over his body, resulting in his
death.
George E. Marshall Of Pnultney, aged
10 years, has brought suit in Rutland
county court TO recover IS, 900 for alleged
negligence from E. NJ. Bixby, a grain
merchant, also OF Poultney. The boy
claims that when he went into the de-
PENDANTS mill to buy grain last January
the dust was flying from grinding ma
chine so that he could not see and he fell
into hole in the floor in which machin-
cry was in motion, becoming caught in
the machinery so that his let loot is Grip
pied for life. He claims that the mill
owner was negligent in that he did not
have the hole guarded.
At the present time there are % pa
tients in the Vermont sanatorium at
Pittsford. This is somewhat below the
usual number OF patients at the sanatori-
um for treatment, but the reason given
by the officials for the reduction in num-
Der is that many of the patients prefer to
pass the summer at home where they re-
ceive q partial treatment. The number OF
patients at the present time is equally d.
vided between men and women. The
new shack which was recently completed,
has not been occupied yet, there being
ample accommodation in the main build
ings for all OF the patients.
a new uiONtucut has uteu Non-
sideratlon among the Brattleboro teach
ers, looking toward a pension fund for
those who have served in that capacity for
a long term OF years, the last ten or If
teen having been passed in the commune
ty here the pension is to be paid. All
the teachers who are to continue next
year have signed an agreement to con.
tribute toward such fund an amount
equal to nine per cent of their yearly sal
airy. on condition that school district No,
2 appropriate q sum equal to, or more than
one per cent of the grand list for ths
same purpose, this sum to amount tc
twice the amount given by them.
An accident in which Miss Mary Chill
! son OF Newport was seriously hurt oc-
Cured when team carrying Miss Chill
son and her sister were returning from
the cemetery after the burial OF their sis
ter recently. The neck yoke Of the
harness dropped and made the team un
manageable for while but Robert Davis,
who was driving, kept them in the road
When in front Of the court house this
women jumped from the carriage, Miss
Mary landing on one knee and falling or
her hip. The team was stopped littls
further on, with no damage done. Miss
ChiIson is confined to her bed, unable tC
move and her condition is considered Sc
rious.
Work has been begun by Crosby q
, Parker upon the $4,000, 900 gallon reser
voir which will be constructed for th'
,, Brattleboro Water Works company il
. the locality known as Pleasant Valley
! about a mile above West Brattleboro
/ This project has been in view for severa
i years and when completed it will giv'
! Brattleboro one of the most efficient
, water systems of any town in the state
! Over 100 men arrived in Brattleboro las
I week and it is expected that the contrac
; will keep them busy until late in the fall
Twenty-Five acres of land will be strippe'
of the surface soil and a dam 100 fee
long and from three to % in height vii
be built. The dam will be OF coucret
and earth on each side and will be laid OF
foun dation OF solid rock.
. Ralph Newcity, q boy IL years OF age
J who was employed in the F. w. Moul'
g stone sheds in Morrisville, died from
/ hook last week Tuesday as result