Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-12

stone and post, breaking bis leg between
the knee and ankle.
! Thirty head OF cattle were burned ts
death April 80 in fire which destroyed
the largest barn in Montgomery, owned
by Fremont Lumbra and William Donna
Twelve tons OF hay, many sleds and NaR
ons we're also destroyed, bringing the
property damage close 10 the $4,000 mark.
The insurance was 1000.
AT the annual meeting OF the directors
Of the New England Telephone Il Tele-
graph company at Boston, May ?, ex-Gov-
ernor Fletcher d. Proctor was elected to
the directorate Gen. Thomas Sherwin,
head Of the company for 25 years, retired
from the presidency, and Vice President
j. n. Keller succeeds him.
! A lightning storm played queer freaks
last week at The farmhouse of 9. b.
Stevens in DanvilIe. The current came
in over the telephone wires, knocked Mrs.
] Stevens onto the bed, brushed an inkwell
Of the table, stunned a six-year-old girl
SO that she could not hear for ten minutes,
then left by way of the water pipes.
John w. Donnelly OF Rutland, brake
man for the Rutland railroad for the past
/ two weeks, received conclusion OF the
brain in an accident at North Bennington
| Friday. lie is now IN the Rutland city
hospital. II is not known how the acci-
dent occurred but 1t is supposed that he
was knocked from the car top and struck
on bis head.
Lyman w. Redington, recent associate
corporation counsel of New York city,
former Democratic candidate for the gov
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president OF the United Shoe Cleaning
company or "Bootblaek Trust" in New
York recently. Mr.. Redington was q
former judge in Rutland and is well
known in this state.
The village CT Brattleboro has voted to
reduce its fire department from 1903 to 80
men with ten substitutes, and, on ac-
count OF the new high pressure water
service, to dispose OF one or more Of the
three engines now in commission. u
was also voted to appoint committee to
draft new village charter to be present
ed to the next legislature.
Henry Ledin, the hfteen-yesr-old son
OF Olaf Ledin Of Proctor, was drowned in
Otter Creek in tho village OF Proctor May
8. The bow Was walking along the bank
OF the stream, when be was taken with an
epileptic fit and fell into the creek. No
one saw him fall but his sudden disap-
pearanee caused search to be started
aud his body was soon recovered.
The odd Fellows OF Rutland have de-
cided not 10 purchase the opera house
property, as a home fer the fraternity. /
corporation was recently formed,
With a capital stock Of $4,000, and I
81 900 was raised by canvass for funds. I
The public supposed that the deal was as
sured, bat there was a disagreement /
among the members as TO business meth
DDS.
Miss Emily Tenney OF Mendon, aged rs
years, died last week Wednesday as the +
result Of injuries received Monday when
she fell down the cellar stairs ct her
home. Miss Tonneg was born in the
house in which she died and she had
passed her entire life there, living since
the death Of her father, oliver Tenney.
with her brother, William, who is so
years old.
Judge Orion NJ. Barber OF the customs
court played the part Of an impromptu
policeman Thursday night in assisting to
arrest a man caught In the act OF stealing
copper cable from the track OF the Ben
nington & North Adams Street Railway
company. When the man WAS taken To
jail the sheriff Was out and Judge Barber
helped to place him in a cell and search
his pockets.
Damage to the amount OF $500 was
done to the residence OF Arthur j. Holden
At Bennington Center Friday, by tire,
" hich originated in the cellar from some
cause not known. The flames were dis
covered In closet in the cellar and they
bad already worked their way into the
partitions. The hre was extinguished by
and q stream Of water from a
garden hose.
In spite OF the rumor that the West
Rutland license commissioners would
not give out any license unless the assist
ant Judges appointed commissioners for
Rutland city, they have appointed d. F.
Comps, Robert L. Mccormick and 2. +.
DiNein, the same three men who held
licenses last year. They are all second (
class and will be conducted in the same
places as last year.
Edward, age two. and Wiltred, age
four, sons OF Mr.. aud Mrs. jeremiah Har-
Tey OF Rutland, are dead Of whooping
cough. and third son, age six, the only
,ther child, is very i'll with the same dis
sase. Edward succumbed Wednesday
md it was planned to have the funeral
Friday but when the other little boy died
Thursday it was decided to hold double
funeral Saturday.
Carlton Fetch terminated his copnee-
lion with the Fairbanks scale works at
1t. Johnsbury May 1, after working there
ior nearly so years. He entered the
hons in the fall of 1859 and hes been
Employed there continuously ever since,
With the exception Of the four years be
vas in the war. At the time OF his leav-
ng. be was the third Oldest employe in
he establishment.
Blanche Brigham Of Townshend missed ,
me Of her hens and after a thorough
aunt through the yard was about to give
he hen up for lost, when she glanced up
o a nearby apple tree. The first object
bat met her sight was the lost hen, sit
ing on seven eggs in comfortable place
n the tree. II there are any chicks
latched from this setting, they, as well
IS eggs, will come high.
Alfred Archer of Chester cut his left .
iand badly April 20 while opening a tin
AN. After the wound was dressed, he
aturated the bandage With turpentine to /
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