Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17
STATE OF VERMONT.
IS News Condensed and Rewritten
FOR Our Resders.


The rivers ard harbors appropriate
bill in Congress provides for S57, 900 fc
Burlington barber, etc.
The Congregational church at Well
River has voted unanimously 10 calf Rex
Donald Fraser OF Berlin h become /.
pastor at 81, 600 year.
The Rev. John W. Barnett, pastor q
the first Congregational church, a
Marblehead, Mass, has accepted q cal
from the Congregational church st Barre
Earl, the four-year-old son Of Ms. an
Mrs. William Armstrong Of South Rys
gate, was severely burned by falling int
tub OF hot water. II is expected tha
be will recover.
Henry Lilley OF Chester was fatally in
jured IN fall from a sleigh last Weel
Wednesday. Mr.. Lilley, who is 70 year
old, struck on his head and never re
gained consciousness.
Martin Smith had both hands ana on,
shoulder bruised and cot in the bobbll
mill in Island Pond recently, heinl
struck by n block hurled from the blottei
on the splitting machine.
As George Hindes was working around
the belts OF the engine at Pfoct0T's mill,
ia Norwich, the belt caught the flesh Of
his cheek, tearing IL in two oireytions.
Six stitches had to be taken.
By mistake Mrs. Octave Cormier aud
her daughter Of winooski drank an eye
preparation containing atropine. After
several hours' hard work on the part Of
the physician, both were saved.
/ The explosion Of lamp in the home Of
/ c. l.. Dye OF Rutland resulted in loss Of
between 1900 and $500 10 the house and
contents from fire and water. The loss
was fully covered by insurance.
Mrs. Hugh Buchanan OF Orleans, who
punctured one finger With the wire OF an
oyster pail, had the finger amputated as
the bone was diseased and had caused q
serious condition OF the hand with blood
poisoning.
Dependent over her III health and the
failure OF her husband to get work, Mrs.
Frank Stacey OF Montpelier, drank psris
green Monday OF last week after dispatch-
ing her young son on an errand. Her life
was saved.
Albert jenkins OF East Burke, v no bad
been suffering for some time with
gangreae in che foot, caused by the
bursting Of the veins, had his leg amputat-
ed above the knee in the hope Of staying
the disease.
Miss Mary Easton, daughter OF Loren
Easton Of Goshen, q student 10 the Bran
don high school, met with a serious acci-
dent while coasting with other school
mates. She struck a post, breaking her
leg just below the hip.
At meeting OF the Congregational
church in Island Pond last week, q mort
gage Of ten years standing was declared
paid eff and the mortgage burned. The
Ladies' Aid of that church has, in the last
ten years, raised $4,000.
A. C. s. Raymond, manager OF the su-
perior Tap Co, of Springfield, who lost
portion of one foot ut Charlestown, N.
H., recently, has since suffered the remov-
al OF the leg Just below the knee, blood
poisoning having set in.
A modern hotel will be erected on the
shores OF Lake Bomoseen next summer by
New York parties, they having bought
tract OF Ave acres of Edward nunn OF
rastleton for a site. There are at present
six hostelries ON the lake.
house at Newport occupied by Elmer
Cutrier aud II. A. Schoolcraft was
partially burnt Friday. Mr.. Currier was
unable to save any OF his personal
Effects. There was no insurance GU the
of the occupants.
At the mock trial given In Brattleboro
last week Tuesday evening, under the
auspices OF the Vermont Wheel club for |
- "a h. NFrfa
established last year by the Brattleboro /
Woman's club, more than $500 was real
zed.
The Rutland board OF aldermen have
Toted in opposition to the proposition to
install water meters in that city. The OPP
position expressed the opinion that the
installation OF meters would be move
gainst the growth Of industries in Rut-
and.
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock,
o whom Congressman Fosters bill,
which provides local rates of postage on
,arcels on rural routes was referred by
he Chairman OF the committee on post
fices and post roads, has made favora-
lie report thereon.
One OF the largest pickerel ever caught
n Lake Bomoseen was landed by DIR. r.
:. smith OF Rutland one day last week.
he fish weighed IL pounds and meas
red IS inches in length. On the same
az ]. II. Dugsu OF Rutland caught one
feighing ~ pounds.
Sam Barrett, an employee Of the Robin ,
lood Ammunition Co. in Swanton, was +.
ably injured while trying to remove the /
,ioles from one OF the company's build Z
1gs. A mass of falling ice struck him in I
be face and several stitches were neces- :
sry in order to close the wound {
Fred Russell, the 1l-year-old son OF
frs. Ethel Russell OF Barre, dice Thurs a
az as the result OF q skating accident on /
lew Years day, when be fell and thrust /
stick into his eye. The sight Of the d
ye was not destroyed but it was found s
nat piece of bone pierced the brain. Ii
While scraping the ice on the North {
ranch preparatory TO cutting, James '
inn Of Montpelier lost q horse valued d
$3.50. The water that the animal went Z
ito was not deep enough to drown it but
sfore it could be rescued il injured itself
, struggling and died from exposure. q
There are now about 16O BOYS in the T
ate Industrial school ct Vergennes. &
wing to the prevalence Of diphtheria 81 Z