Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-20

his way to Rouses Point, n. Y, with 9
load OF wood. He was trying the Ice,
when his span Of horses dropped Ia, and
be was badly injured b. being throw a
from the load. As be could not get the
horses out alone, they we're drowned.
The newly elected president OF the Rut-
land County Agricultural society has
stated that the unpaid premiums OF the
last Rutland county fair will be paid
within ten days. The money will be
guaranteed by the officers OF the society
until some scheme is found to raise the
money to pay of the debts OF the society
Dennis LAYTON was injured at e. r..
Flstcher's cutting plant in Hardw lex
Jan. by getting his clothing caught
while shifting a belt conBected with the
polishing machine. When discovered, he
was unconscious and his clothing was
tightly wound about his neIk. lie re-
ceived bruises, but no bones we're
broken.
A Burlington man has been trying to
keep his horse on cabbage leaves and Ia
bic scraps, but as the animal lost $50
1 pounds, instead OF gaining, under The
treatment, the humane officer took il and
/ placed II in the hands of the constable.
The owner said be had tried to use the
horse we'll aud had bought some hay once
{ in a while.
William Blake, aged about 90, and one
OF the best known men in Mortified,
died suddenly at his home there last week
Wednesday night. He was sitting In a
chair apparently feeling as well as usual
when death came. Mr.. Blake WAS for
years in the grocery business in North
field, retiring about five years ago on &C.
count OF i'll health.
The mill OF B. NJ. Newton OF Felchyille
was destroyed by fire recently aud II was
only by hard labor that nearby property
was saved. fire was started in a stove
ia the mill and then il was left about an
hour. When the owner returned, the in
side OF the mill was ablaze. This was the
third time in thirteen years that Mr..
Newton has had property destroyed by
fire.
Marshall NJ. stocker, Q. f., has been
unanimously elected principal OF the
Danyille high school. Mr.. Stocker is
graduate Of Norwich university, class Of
1908, and has taught for several years in
the summer school OF Norwich UNIVERSE
ly. There are now 40 students in the
high school. Evening study hours are to
be maintained under the supervision Of
the principal.
An order has been signed by Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock establishing sub
agencies for the distribution OF stamped 1
envelopes. newspaper wrappers, and postal +
cards. Bellows Falls Is the sub-agency
for this state. These sub-agencies will
be supplied with carload lots by freight, /
thereby removing heavy shipments from
the mails and at the same time effecting a
large saving ia the cost OF mail transpor-
tation.
One barrel and one can of beer and
four quarts OF whiskey was the haul made
by officers in raids on alleged illegal sell
lers of liquor In the vicinity OF Pawlet
and West Pawlet. The liquor was found
on the premises Of Salvatore Nardone and
stefane MezEone OF West Pawlet and
Warren Hulett OF pawlet. Hulett is an
Did offender, having been before a magis-
trate last falF on q similar charge, paying
! heavy fine.
Miss Helen Hopkins OF Brattleboro
burned her left hand severely Jan. 8 in
The chemical laboratory Of the high
school, while performing an experiment
with ammonia nitrate. The test tube
which she was heating broke and the
hot liquid wont over her hand and lower
srm, burning them SO badly that ply
,ician was summoned to dress the burns.
Il is expected that the burns will heal
without any Disagreement Of the hand.
The Montpelier Lodge OF Elks has pur-
shased the Lowe house on Barre. street
opposite the Catholic church for a club
house and will taks possession February
|. The Elks have about $50 members,
md the membership includes many from
Barre, Mortified Rnd adjoining towns.
The society has on tie rolls some of the 1
eading citizens OF the city, and socially .
md fraternally has been q success since
In Montpelier about Ave years
'go.
Mitchell and Charles Leonard of Barton {
ire in Jail at st. Johnsbury awaiting the I
term OF U. s. court at Burling- {
on. They we're given q hearing before I
Harry Blodgett, who fixed
heir bail at e., 900 each. This they were
Inable to secure and they we're held for
rial on the charge OF smuggling WOOL 4
I 10 supposed they are the men who i
muggled the large quantity Of wool re- J
emily seized in the Kicker warehouse q
here. 9
While Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fisher and
amily were attending 9 church social in s
Cast Concord one evening recently their i
Iouse caught Ore. II is thought lamp,
rhich was left turned down, exploded, as o
be lamp was found broken and the oil q
n FIRE. When the house was entered By
Zen Vernott, who was passing and saw e
he FIRE, be at once gave the aIsrm and ex- a
lngaished the blaze, bat not before con- .
iderable damage was done to both house
nd furniture. +
Daniel NJ. Hufinail OF Reading, former 81
herin, who figured in the alienation suit 4
scently tried In Windsor county court,
in a serious condition as the result OF n
n accident which happened Jan. ~, "
hitch may prove fatal. He fell from d
now roller, which passed completely h
yer bis body and so injured him that bis "
ack and lower limbs are paralyzed. Mr.. a
IuffBail was recently married to Vanessa Il
lake, who was named in the alienation e
nit mentioned above. II
The Woodbury. Granite company Of
Iardwick has secured, as it's opening :.
nw4rorf Tor che uaVv YEAR the foh Of 4