Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-10

third hnger OF his right band cut on ani
the second finger badly lacorated. II va
done with a circular saw. A load was be
ing driven up and one stick Was longe
than the rest Of the load and pushed Mr.
Moody, and be put out his hand to cav
himself and bit the saw.
The establishment OF the News Vend
lug Machine company in st. Johnsbury i
practically assured. Last week one OF tn
machines Was demonstrated there and tn,
sales 1t made we're far ahead Of any othel
means employed. So many St. Johns
bury people have taken stock in the cor
poration that there is little doubt bu
that the company will settle there.
The team OF George Nelson OF Ryegat'
went through the ice on Symes' pond
Feb. 2 and one horse, valued at $3.50
was drowned, the other horse being
saved. The team was crossing the pond
after a load OF sawdust, when the ice
broke through. The wsier was not very
deep, but the bottom was muddy and il
was impossible TO get the horse out.
Charged with assaulting John Rey-
nolds, conductor OF the Rutland Rail-
way Light q Power Co., Andrew Haekett
OF Proctor, man weighing ESQ pounds
and six feet two inches in height, was ar
rested last week Tuesday. The alleged
assault consisted OF hurling pint bottle,
which struck the conductors head.
Hackett was held IN the sum Of $500.
Edward Lang, who has been arrested
for intoxicstion many times, was in Bur
lington city court Feb. 2, charged with lar
ceny. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to serve three months in Jail. "Im a NOR
phine hend," he said, "and stole the
things so that / might get money to buy
morphine" The man appears to be a
phyFical wreck. Lang entered the apart
ments OF Mrs. Marie Smith and purloined
furniture and clothing to the value Of
SIS.
Elroy A. Chase OF Mortified is the in
ventor OF a new granite cutting saw
" hich is said to he wonder and which
will soon supersede the present saw now
used in the business inAsmuch as the new
invention will saw o. much granite in
one hour as the old gang saw will do in
six or eight hours. The invention was
tried out at the Webb Granite Co. 8 plant
IN Worcester, Mass, and according to
! be Worcester Telegram, worked splen-
iidly.
Papers have been tiled in Bennington
county court in $4,000 SANDER suit,
brought by Dora A. Clement and Grace A.
Thomas against Caleb Briggs. All the
parties are residents OF Bennington.
Plaintiffs claim that they have been dam
aged in reputation to the amount claimed,
In that defendant accused them Of stealing
4 jackknife, u teaspoons, three sheets and
six pillows cases. The plaintiffs formerly
were housekeepers for the defendant, who
il q widower.
The garage owned by F. e. Newell and
located in Brattleboro was destroyed by
Are recently. His automobile was re-
moved to place Of safety. His hem
house, from v hich the hens had been re-
moved, was destroyed, also a nearby car
-iage shed and barn owned by M. r.
3lynn. The personal property Was re-
moved from them. Mr.. Newell cleaned
his automobile the night before and II is
that the cause OF the fire was
spontaneous combustion in the oily rags
left on the floor. The loss was 5000.
The annual banquet of the Rutland
County Fish and Game league was held
It the Hotel Bardwell, Rutland, last week
Wednesday night with over 800 people
present. The menu included all the vari-
ties OF game il is lawful to serve at the
resent time and also fish. Thomas II.
Browne of Rutland Was POSTMASTER and
bout every town in the county was rep
esented. Among the speakers we're
lieut.. Gov. John A. Mead, j. L. Lewis OF
forth Troy, Horace W. Bailey, w. II.
'reston OF Fair Haven and II. d. Ellis of
A western furniture car of type rarely |
snt East was received at Brattleboro last |
'eek, loaded with cedar shingles from |
be Pacific coast for the firm OF Holden & /
Iartin. The car was 81 feet long, about |
D feet high and correspondingly broad.
left the coast 10 October and had been
n the way ever since. When it reached
ie Hoosao tunnel it was impossible to
Ike 1t through and il was sent around by
ay Of Rutland to Bellows Falls. There
was stuck again by the tunnel and
ip around through Keene and South Yer
on was necessary before il could be
llled into Brattleboro. II held 1874, 900
ct OF shingles and the freight on it was
ore than $500.
Governor Prouty is on speaking tour
lis week, beginning at the annual patri-
10 meeting of the Somerville, Mass, Y.
d.. c. A. Sunday evening. Other en-
Igements at which the governor will
eak in the near future are as follows: 1
10. is, dinner OF the alumni OF the Uni
rsity OF Vermont at New York; Feb. {
T, dinner OF the Brooklyn Society OF
srmouiers 10 be held ct the Park hotel
New York; Feb. 81, dinner of the
madam club, Boston; Feb. %, meeting I
the Vermont Veterans association at
,ston; March IL. meeting OF the YER
1nt Society at Buffalo which he attends t
the request OF Senator Henry w. Hill, d
rmerly OF Isle La Motto. v
Temple Brothers OF Rutland have I
ught the granite and marble works be-
iging to the J. W. Goodell estate in !
Ellington. They will Immediately re-
en- the shops, which have been closed 7
ice the death OF Mr.. Goodell, and will {
nduct the business under the name of ?
odeIl Marble and Granite company. 0
me new machinery will be installed in
plant and probably about 20 men Civ
employment. Temple Brothers will il
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