Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

village. He was greatly discourage
with his financial prospects. SeVerAi
years ago be bought the farm where ue
committed suicide, but sickness 10 DIS
home had caused him to mortgage 4 ana
his srairs seemed to 90 from pad 70
worse. He had always been a hard-w OK
ing farmer and honest in all his dealings
The night OF bis death be tslked Dis re-
verses over with q farm band and then
vent 10 the barn. His housekeepef,
fearing he would attempt self destruction,
started to look for him, but found the act
already committed.
Michael sortorelii was taken to the
Barre police station last week Monoay
night suffering with q half dozen cats os-
tensibly made from knife thruses. ne
most the police were able to get out OF
him was that be was In stabbing feat on
Brooklyn street, but they could not learn
who we're in the row. The city pnysf
I clan dressed his wounds and ne VIII oe
detained until be IL better. One cut I'M
| der his arm Is one half inch deep Sar-
torelli was sent to Waterbury month or
more ago for observation. II was
/ thought he was insane. Drink was sup
posed TO be at the bottom OF It. DE was
brought back to Montpelier for hearing
on the insanity matter and discharged.
A marty of small boys swimming at
Bennington June 20 discovered man ~
ing back Of the jackson brook JUST eAs1
OF the village. Surprising the man intoA-
icated, the boys at first paid but httie 81,
tention to him, bat later became alarmed
at bis appearance and hurried into the
village with the news. The autnofHles
and physicians at once drove 10 the scene
to Investigate. In the opinion OF lne
physician life had been extinct less thah
an hour. The cause OF death nm.
known. A pint bottls containing small
quantity OF alcohol was lying on the pahk
OF the brook. The clothing contained
no paper by which the man could oe
Identified. He was about 80 years olo
and dressed like laborer.
A fatal accident occurred Friday while
IL. H. Kelly OF Richford was running bis
auto to Newport. Between Mansonville:
p. O.. and North Troy, team was seen
approaching down q grade and the auto
turned out and stopped within 100 feet oil
tha team. As reported dead tree hung
ont from the side of the ditch, and the
horse in passing SHE'D out and struck this
tree. through the results OF which and the
auto IL ran away. The driver OF the
! team. George Tisdale, said to- be the old
/. Ell man In Troy, 80 years Of age, wai
thrown out and though uninjured as iaI
A known. died in e half hour from tht
shock. No blame Is attached TO MI
Kelly as far as known, he having done al
/ that was possible to avoid an accident
Just as the House was about to vote on
! the bill allowing 9 pension OF 500
3 month to Mrs. Howard OF Burlington
E CONGRESSMAN d. j. Foster, who was night
T ing to maintain the amount just O.
/ recommended by the Senate instead o.
D admitting to the cut to $40 as recon
: mended by the House pension committe'
: and other prominent leaders OF tn'
House. he was approached by south
eruer. Congressman c. L. Bartlett O
> Macon. Ga, "Isn't this bill in the inter
| est of the widow of Glen. o. 0. Howard z
! INQUIRED the Georgian. Being informed
I that il was by Mr.. Foster be said, I'm
! with YOU on that. General Seward pre-
vented the burning OF my fathers hous'
! auring the Civil war" And that man
/ vote for the measure as 1t was carried wa
4 a partial payment on a debt OF gratitud
: of many years. standing.
IS The omnibus bill which contained a
e appropriation of $4,000 for a publ
buildipR at Bennington has passed to
J. House. After consultation with Presl
b dent Taft it Was thought best by Cor
n sressman ID. ]. Foster to scale down 70
d snpropriation. The President has nc
d heen particularly favorable toward To
J. enactment Of q public building bill an
l. the concession was made to meet 81
is views. II another $4,000 is needed
" meet the requirements at Bennington
D. can urobably be secured ct a future gel
81 sion. II has been suggested in Bennanl
le TON that IL would be fitting to constru'
n the exterior at least OF the building frol
a Dorset marble. Another suggestion mol
favorably received is that the white graz
a. ite AZ Bethel, which forms the walls
a many beautiful and substantial structur'
ii throughout the country, be used.
.. Joseph st. Peter, aged 10, gave his u
r. in his effort to learn to swim June .
Of when be saw a number OF other youn
~ fellows swimming about in deep po'
is in the old Jones Bros. quarry at Grant,
as vile. he thought il would be nice 10
Il. able to do the same thing, and, fashlol
n inc A float out of two syrup cans tleo =
Of gether with piece Of wire, he plunge
at boldly into Is feet OF water, at the san
en- time remarking, "rm going in. no ma
ter IL drown" But the hoat bad oes
y loosely put together, and the cans sepa
. ated, letting the young man through an
a. therefore, unsupported. hall doz'
8. other boys " ho were there swimming q
4. that the body went down immediate
~ and never came to the surface, until
=. was Qrappled out an hour later. Inc
~ though efforts were mace to resusclta
~ the Young man, it was Impossible
them to bring back life.
on The Vermont Digest, published unoef
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OF covers all OF the decisions OF the suprei
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