Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-10
STATE OF VERMONT.

happened the first Of last week. The I'M
fortunate man was Polander, aud has q
brother in Massachusetts, who was sent
for.
George Caustic Of Montpelier recently
came very near being killed. He was at
tackled nv his large Holstein bull in the
barn ward and thrown twenty feet into
the water tank. Mr.. Caustic managed to
get out of the barn yard alive but he vas
seriously injured by the horns Of the ball
but he will get better. No bones we're
broken.
Harold Gilman. Thomas Wallace and
George License OF Middletown Springs,
all between rs and 20 years Of age, we're
arrested for unlawfully discharging fire.
arms. The affair is the result Of Hal
lowe'en prank. Wallace and License
gave 600 bail each in Rutland county
court and Gilman went to jail in default
OF bonds.
Mrs. Celia Ellis was found dead at her
home in Fletcher Feb. %, il being
thought that death ensued two days be-
fore. She had arisen from her bed and in
her night clothes was sitting in rocker
by the stove. The fire was out and the
body was frozen. Death was due to heart
trouble with which she had been troubled
for some time.
The MorTisville committee provided
for in a resolution relative to soldiers
monument, to act with a committee ap-
pointed by the @. A. II. post, has organ
lied. The monument is to cost not less
than 800, q, 500 OF which is to be paid
by the town, providing the $1,000 is
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pest and citizens.
A Boston & Maine locomotive was
frozen so solidly to the rails just south of
Brat;leboro Feb. % that II took the com
bined efforts of two other engines to
move It, The machine was taking water
when the trouble began. The valve in
the penstock became frozen and il was
impossible to shut off the flow when the
tank was full. II ran over onto the track
and the low temperature soon did the
trick.
Charles browns, who has been in Chit
tenden county jail for some time, charged
with stealing a bicycle valued at $50,
from the livery OF f. Frank Lane OF Bur
lington, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to serve not less than two nor
more than two and one-half years in the
states prison at Windsor. browns is an
old offender. having worked successfully
potato game on farmers, for which he
served time.
The recent announcement by w. c.
Mound that he is to utilize part OF the
Brandon Inn at Brandon for stores, clos
ing for hotel purposes all except a few
rooms upstairs, has so aroused the village
people that proposed stock company has
secured so days option on the property
and there is every indication that they
will buy the property and develop 1t.
They propose to make it popular both as
a winter and summer resort.
Milton Cole, the three year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole of East Burke,
met with quite q severe accident Feb. %,
by falling down 26 stairs from the third
story tenement over II. ID. Webster's
store. The little fellow was trying to
open the porch door when he slipped and
rolled the whole length Of the stairs.
striking on the step at the bottom. His
body, head and face we're very badly
bruised, but, fortunately, no bones were
broken.
The following appointments have been
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he State Fair commission for three years
Hammer I. Baldwin of Newbury, Max
well Egarts OF Windsor. Fletcher d. |
Proctor OF Proctor, Myron A. Adams of
Newbury and George ii. Terrill OF Nor
risviIle and r. N. Bssell of Shoreham for
two wears to fiji the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF Thad NJ. Chapman.
These are all reappointments except F. d. |
Proctor and +. n. Bissell
The eight-year-old son of George Law
renee went March to the mill yard OF G. 1
A. Simmons in stowe Hollow, where his
father and brother were working, and be- /
gan to play on a pile OF logs. A slide /
was started and eight or nine logs rolled /
over the little fellow. One struck him on
The head and he was knocked down and /
rendered unconscious. When discovered 1
i was thought he was dead but he is re-
covering rapidly from his injuries. 1t is
thought no bones were broken.
Chas. Merritt of Chester injured his
side Feb. 20, while out snowshoeing, but /
As it did not seem serious he went to
work as usual the next morning at the /
chair shop. He soon suffered a severe
pain and finally tainted. He was taken
home, but did not regain consciousness
Tor long time, and is now very sick. I
It is thought there are internal injuries.
soon after he was carried home, John
Fields, who was working in the same
place, sawed of the ends of two of his
fingers.
Miss Jennie NJ. Warner OF Rutland,
iged IS, dry goods clerk, was arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal Edward
). Whitaker, charged with violation OF
he postal laws. IL is understood that
she sent through the mail one or more
postal cards OF an alleged improper char
lcter. She was indicted at the last term
Of the federal court in Burlington. Miss
Warner was arraigned before United .
States Commissioner James A. Merrill OF
and gave 800 bail for appear
ance at the next term Of federal court.
There was a unique case in Orleans /
county court last week when the jury in f
the case of Frank Allen vs.. Thomas Lane
brought in a verdict for the defendant to I
recover his costs. The suit WAS to recov-
er damages for injury done to the plain /
tin's horses. The alleged damage con-
sisted of cutting the tails OF pair OF
work horses of about four inches above