Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-07
STATE OF VERMONT.
is News consensee and Rewritten
for Our Resoers.

The Congregational church NJ Bridge
port has extended call to he Rev. Mr..
Evans Of Nelson, y. Y.
Lightning struck the herd of twelve
CO.'S OF Wilmer Gray OF Evansville June
IS and eight OF them were killed.
During a thunder storm, lightning
struck and killed hree COWS belonging 10
Prank K. Howe Of Jericho. One OF them
vas valued At 200.
Joseph Abar of Rutland, a brakeman
on the Rutland railroad, fell between two
cars al Champlair, n. T., June q and
two wheels passed over his right leg.
E. o. spaulding, who fell from a ladder
while painting a house in Springfield,
Vas Obliged TO have one foot amputated.
as il was BADLY crushed by the falling
ladder.
The buildings of Fred Chase OF East
Hardwick, with their contents. also a
harness shop aud stock, were consumed
by fire June rs. The family escaped in
their night clothes.
The price OF native strawberries
dropped to eight cents basket in the
Rutland markets last week. 1t is very
rarely that home grown berries are sold
for this price in Vermont.
Morrisville's hrst bargain day was a
grand success. One thousand free dinner
tickets were given out, over 500 we're taxi
en- at the three churches, aud many more
carried their lunches with them or went
TO restaurants.
William 5. Brink lost two fingers and
had the other two on bis left hand severe
Iy cut by coming into contact with
dove-tailing saw, which be was adjusting
at II. L. shaw's butter package factory in
stowe Thursday.
While 10 the shop Of E. LaFountain in
Enosb burg Falls June rs, Edward Clark
caug BIT the middle finger OF his left hand
in the cogs OF leather roll and the end
OF the finger was so badly iammed that it
had to be amputated.
AntoInette Revolr, three-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Regoir
OF Barton, was poisoned several days ago
by chewing paper containing some kind
OF poison, 1t worked gradually and
death occurred June 81.
Robert II. Clesry, formerly OF Burling-
ton and recently employed IS fireman
on the Canadian Pacific railway, was
killed instantly while crossing the track
OF the main line on his way to work Ia
Montreal He was % years Ut age.
Charles Ward OF Pownal was found in .
a dying condition June % in an open
field near the Morgan sandpit on the
North Adams and Bennington trolley
line. He expired without recovering
consciousness, death being due to alco-
holism.
Miss Emily Martin met with a peculiar
accident recently at her home IN Wind
ham. As she was about to shoot at
mark, her attention was called In another
direction and. changing the position OF
her gun, the bullet went into the calf OF
her leg
Little Mary westman Of Pleasant Val
ley had a narrow escape from death by
poisoning. A bottle OF formaldehyde
was left where she could reach II and she
badly burned the inside OF her mouth
aud face, but, fortunately, did net swal-
low any.
While Wayne Humphrey, youno man
IL wears OF age, living near Hardwickl
was out June rs with 30-calibre rifle to
shoot crows, he accidentally discharged
the weapon in a manner which caused the
bail to pass through his left foot, making
q serious wound.
John e. Carroll, the promoter OF car
bonlc gas engine, was arrested at Boston
by federal officials, charged with using
the mails to defraud. The specific charge
against Carroll IS negotiating for the sale
OF f75, 900 worth OF gas engine stock to
II. F. Pillsbury Of Barton.
Mrs. J. II. Cartwright of North TROY
received very painful injuries by the
splitting OF the contents OF a teapot. she
was in the act OF sitting down to supper
when in some way the teapot standing on
the table was upset, turning nearly all
the contents into her corsage.
George Taylor, an employe in the wool
en- mill at Winooski, while at work as
mule mixer in the spinning room June
25, was struck by a moving jack that cut
his head and bruised his arms, shoulders
and chest and possibly injured him in
ternally His condition is critical.
F. NJ. Rowley OF Reading had one rib
broken In q runaway accident June %
A bolt dropped out of the wagon, letting
one side drop down, frightening the two
horses. When the animals ran, the
wagon was badly demolished, as il collid-
ed with the iron bridge aud the hotel
piazza.
Three heifers belonging TO Napoleon
Trahan OF Higbgate Gore were found re-
Gently in a shanty in his pasture IN
Franklin, the door Of which had become
closed in some way by the unfortunate
animals, and when they we're found they
we're nearly starved. One OF them died
soon after
While John, son Of Charles Derby, was I
in the woods in Andover June q, pair
Of oxen hitched to a spruce tree turned,
aud a stub ran into the fieshy part OF ms =
leg above the knee, breaking of and leav- I
ing about two and half inches 10 the y
flesh, requiring the services Of a physi-
clan to remove il.
The Arst arrest In Remington county
for violation of the six-iueh trout law
this season was made 10 Readshoro when '
Alfred D. Sprague OF Heartweliyille vas
found with ~ trout in bis basket, not {
one OF which vas six inches long. ne {
was fined 81 apiece for each Of the trout, j
with costs of $3.50.
The Woodbury. Granite company has
just received contract 10 furnish the
finished stone for the mex Idaho state