Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-03

: Proctor hospital.
Perry Willis. son of Mrs. L. Willis Of
: Vergennee, who Is employed 10 the
? Hooker Electro Chemieai works in Mag.
ara, n. y, met with a serious accident
recently when, as he wss Inspecting q vat
? OF boiling caustie, be slipped and stepped
] into the vat. He was taken to hospital
| to have the burns dressed and Is still
7 there. but is doing well.
James Sargent, g native of Vermont
who died recently at Rochester, n. X,
when young man came into national
; prominence through his invention OF the
! time lock for vaults. he prevailed upon
the government to adopt his device by
picking the locks on the vaults at Wash
ingtou. He Was born in Chester and
lived in Rutland Tor several years.
William Grosvenor and Edward ProuIx
Of Burlington were admitted to bail OF
fl0O each Jan. rs for their appearance
later. They are charged with running lot
terry game, X hich was to collect from many
persons % cents a week from each, some
one OF whom received q prize weekly.
The men are said to have represented the
Western Supply Co. OF Cincinnati. o.
A death with a peculiar cause was re-
corded ct Burlington Jan. ~, when the
death certificate OF Dennis Bourne, local
grocer, was presented, showing that he
died from ptomaine poisoning from eat
ing eggs. Two weeks ago Bourne was
taken IN and Il was found that the cause
vas poisoning from eating scrambled
eggs, which had remained too long in the
dish.
The upper story OF Lewis Goodhue's
building in East Berkshire was burned
last week Monday, the explosion OF q
lamp being the cause OF the fire. The
upper story was used as a store room for
@. Records furniture, which was burned,
though the spread of the blaze was
checked before much damage was done to
the furniture store OF @. nj. Rublee on.
the first door.
The high water and Ice wrecked the
saw mill Of II. n. Macomber in Westford
/ Jan. %. The ice went out OF the river
and took a small part OF the dam and the
bulk-head and tipped the mill into the
river. The machinery is not much dam
aged so far as can be seen and the grlst
mill is not injured. No grinding or saw
ing can be done, however, owing to the
loss Of the bulk-head.
Roy Furman met with a painful acci-
dent while working in the. woods in
Brownsville. A limb on the under side
OF fallen tree, when struck with an axe,
sprung upward, striking Mr.. Furman In
the mouth with such force IS to drive
four teeth through his under lip, break
ing them Oh so they we're removed from
the outside. II was necessary to take sew
eral stitches to close the wound.
While working with q gang Of laborers
engaged in raising the West river bridge
of the Boston & Maine railroad at Brattle-
boro, James Grifin was seriously injured
Friday. He was unable to jump from the
path Of q train crossing the bridge and
was either struck by q cylinder head Of
the engine or lost his balance through the
rush Of air and was thrown TO the ice OF
the river bed about 40 feet below.
While Henry Blanchard, an employee at
the Vermont Shade Roller Co. e plant at
Vereennes, was under the elevator on The
lower basement floor, an empty truck fell
from the upper floor, striking him on the
head, infiictinR 9 deep scalp wound. He
was rendered unconscious by the blow
and at first II was thought he could live
but few moments, but later he rsgained
consciousness and is in fair way OF re-
covery.
Arthur L. Weeks, Chinese inspector in
charge OF the port OF Richiord, has re-
ceived official notice that that port, also
Malone, N. Y, and Portal, N. Oak,
would be closed as a Fort OF entrance for
Chinese Feb. / [; and be has also been adj |
yised that the Chinese formerly entering |
at that port and Malone will be carried
via Halifax and will enter the United
States by the way Of the port of Boston.
The officers at Richford are expecting
transfer to other stations at any time.
At the recent annual nesting OF the di-
rectors of the American Fidelity Co. OF
Montpelier the company was authorized |
to increase it's capital stock from $3.50, 900 /
to $500, 900. The new stock was put on
the market at s1S5 share and II was pro-
vided that after Jan. 20 others than
stockholders OF the company could be
subscribers. The increased capital stock
has, however, been fully subscribed, or
appoFtioned to old subscribers and with q
single exception the stock is all held in
Vermont.
The Barre Congregational church has
extended a call TO the Rev. John W.
Barnett, Pm. D., Of Marblehead, Mass, 10
become it's pastor. DIR. Barnett Is now
pastor OF the Congregational church at
Marblehead, Mass. He has been settled
over the parish for about two years.
Previous to going to Marblehead, he was
pastor Of the Congregational church in
Jefferson, o., and before that in Column
bus, o. He Is a native OF Pennsylvania
and graduate OF Butler Theological SEM
mary in Ohio.
In the will of the late Daniel w. Rob
inson OF Burlington, several requests are
mentioned. Five thousand dollars is left
to the trustees OF the Diocese OF Vermont,
to be known as the Mary Letitia Robin
son fund, the annual income to be paid
st. Paul's parish and expended in such q
manner as the vestry may deem best. An
annual sum is also left to the diocese, the
income Of which shall be given to the
diocesan missions in Vermont. One
thousand dollars is left for aged women
and $1,000 given to the Y. II. c. A.
A bill has been filed in the Office OF
county clerk in which 7. E.
Callahan OF Montpelier, brings suit {
against the Woodbury. Granite Co. in the !
-, - afn n00 The auit arises ont of :