Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-21


and ignited il with matches. MeClus
keys face, eyes, hands, and one arm wer
severely burned. At first it was though
probable that mis- eyesigbt was destroye'
but hopes are now entertained that thi
may not be The case. MeCiuskey is
man Of middle age, quarry worker anS
unmarried.
At meeting OF the Burlington boarS
Of aldermen July II the report Of tn
committee appointed to investigate tb'
matter OF public wharf was accepted
The report stated that the dock Of thu
Central Vermont Railway Co was no
" orth to the city the sum Of s27, 500 aaC
recommended that the negotiations fol
the purchase of the same be closed anC
that the city attorney be instructed to pro
coed at once with sequestration proceed
ings and with the proceedings to extend
Collegs street. The dock is at the foot Of
that street.
Daniel Livingstone, an employe at tbs
Ottaquechee woollen mill In North Hart
land, Was caught on the Shirley crossing
about mile below White River Junction
and terribly mangled. Found without 9
cent, almost his last act in life had been Il
take tramp to q lunch cart and start him
on bis way rejoicing. After leaving the
lunch cart about 9 p. m. he evidently
started for North Hartland aud either fell
asleep on the track where be was struck OF
was caught on the crossing by the night
express. The accident was not discovered
until next morning.
The summer season at Manchester is in
/ full swing. A rush of people to the
mountains inevitably follows hot wealth
err, and the usual large share is being en-
J tertained there. The Equinox House has
/ an average OF about $50 visitors, many of
whom plan TO stay all summer, while
most OF the cottages have been occupied
I for some time. Automobiling continues
10 be the favorite mode OF travel. From
ten to thirty parties pass through the
town daily on the 'Ideal Tour" and the
record OF last year, when about 1000 cars
made this tour, bids fair to be excelled.
Walter Dow, Jr., aged 10, son OF Walter
Dow Of Keene, n. H., and grandson Of
Mrs. Anna Schontag of Buckland,
Mass, with whom he lived, was found
dead at the foot OF a 20-foot dam in Glas-
tenbury, July 3. He had been with a
party consisting Of Fred Spencer and Mr..
Spencer's son, Albert, and boy, George
Marshall, camping at Glastonbury. The
boy had evidently attempted to cross on
The dam, y hich was very old, and the
boards being rotten had given away and
let him down through the sluiceway. He
left the party, unaccompanied, to go fish
ing.
At the Washington county Republican
convention Saturday, the nominations
were az follows: For senators, j. w.
Gordon OF Barre, II. w. Lyford OF War
rem, Harry Daniels OF East Montpelier;
assistant judges, w. J.. Clapp OF Barre,
George II. Dale of Waterbury; states at
torney, j. Ward Carver OF Barre; Judge
OF probate, Frank ]. Martin OF Barre;
sheriff, f. II. Tracy OF Montpelier; high
bailiff. Archibald Bachelor OF Plain
field. There was no contest excepting in
the nomination OF the third senator,
Harry Daniels receiving o. votes and J.
A. Chaplin 43.
The water situation in Springfield is
becoming serious. For the past week or
more the water from the reservoir which
is the principal source of the water supply
has been polluted with something which
makes the odor and. taste exceedingly dis
agreeable. Investigations have been made
by the department and board OF health
and returns from Burlington state that
the contamination is from a fungus
growth which is not harmful although
very disagreeable. 1t has been found that
the water at the surface OF the reservoir is
clear and free from taste and it has been
decided that the trouble is in the pipes.
Two hundred people, who have been
attacked by strange sickness In Barton,
have caused much worry and fright in
that town. DR.. H. d. Holton, secretary
Of the state board OF health, states that the
epidemic is over and that none of the
cases have resulted fatally. The cause OF
the illness is not known at present, but
DR.. Holton is confident that 1t will be
discovered soon. The victims have been
III from 10 to IA days, and all we're at
tackled with nausea and fever. At first It
was thought that they were i'll with ty-
phoid, but il was found that such was
not the case. The symptoms of all the
people were similar. The physicians
think that some food was responsible for
the illness.
Robert Piper, a former resident OF Rut-
land, who bad been draughtsman at va
rious places in New York state, was
drowned recently at Warwick, r. l., where
he was engaged in construction work on
the residence OF Senator Nelson w. Al
drich. With two companions, after a
very het day, be went in swimming and
heavy squat, which came up suddenly,
combined with the tide, carried him out
and his companions were powerless to
save his life, nearly losing their own in
the attempt. Mr.. Piper had been very
successful and was several times promoted
because of his marked ability, the posi-
tion which he held at the time OF his
death being a business opportunity to
which he had long looked forward.
peculiar automobile accident oc-
CURED July IL near Hydeyiile. o. ST.
monds of the firm OF o. Simonds & Co. Of !
Granville, N. Y, with his wife and son,
was motoring, the son driving their
Packard touring car, when a large elm
tree fell right in front OF the machine.
The tree pinned the young man to bis
seat back OF the steering wheel, which |
the impact bent so the car could not be
backed. Mr.. Simonds went q quarter OF
a mile to a house and secured an axe and
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