Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-06

. Fairfield caught fire from the stove pip
Dec. %, and would have burned With il
\ contents had 1t not been discovered be
fore 1t bad gained much headway. Tn
building Was badly damaged, and some O
! the groceries were ruined.
Timothy Bonor and Aleck Hyman wer
I injured while chopping in Bakersfield
3 recently. The former suffered sever,
bruises and sprains by the breaking o
Z tree on which be was chopping. TIT
latter was seriously injured by being
caught between two falling trees.
J William Merchant, a section hand IN
he employ Of the Boston & Maine rail
road, Was struck by a Central Vermont
freight engine and instantly killed whils
engaged in sailing the track at the White
River Junction end OF the Boston &
Maine railroad bridge over the Connect.
cut river.
The Rev. DR.. W. W. Brunk, pastor Of
the Methodist church at Bennington, has
announced that ON q mature cOnsidera-
tion Of the call he received to New York
city, he has decided not to accept any
proposition from outside that will take
him from his work at Bennington at the
present time.
Fire recently destroyed the power house
and boarding house OF Rosa Bros. on Blue
Mountain in South Ryegate. The men
we're all away at the time and lost every
thing except the clothes they wore. One
Of them lost $3.50 in money. The cause
OF the fire is unknown. There was q
small insurance.
Josiah Taft OF Townshend, 81 years
I old dfod IAao yVhau DrogsHnrt 80
was a small boy be visited Josiah Taft in
company with his father. When he was
elected to the presidency the old man sent
bis greetings and received a prompt re-
ply. Mr.. Taft voted for William Henry
Harrison and had cast his ballot in II
subsequent presidential elections.
In Burlington city court last week Paul
Robinson, aged So, barber, was convict
ed OF open and gross lewdness on the tes-
timony OF two eleven-year-old girls and
sentenced to serve not less than three
years nor more than four years In the
House OF Correction. He took an appeal
and bail was fixed in the sum OF 81. 800,
In default OF which be was remauded 10
jail.
Quite a serious accident occurred re-
GENTLY when six young men OF West
Burke were out sliding. Clarence Dens-
more was steering the traverse, when in
some way he lost control of the sled, and
they were all thrown of. Young Dens-
more struck something that almost COM
pleteIy scalped him, cutting entirely
around the top of his head, making q
cash u inches long.
Ira worden, employed by George Col
Inns on numbering job In Brattleboro,
was badly hurt Dec. 20. one hand being
crushed. He was skidding logs and In
some way be caught his hand between
the chain and the log just as the horse
started. He was unable to check the ami
NAL by speaking TO II, and he was not ex-
tricated from his painful situation until
another workman came along.
The machinery OF the new plant OF the
Lapane Poultry Food company in Swan
ton was started up Dec. 2S. The plant,
said to be the most complete Of anything
Of the kind in the country, will go into
active operation in, q few days. II has
been in course OF construction for the
past three months and cost about SIS, 900.
The power is q fuel oil engine, the only
thing Of the kind in northern Vermont.
Ernest, the five-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. st. Amor CT Winooski, narrowly
escaped death last week Monday by being
run over by a heavy wood team. The
team struck the boy and, catching his
,lothes, dragged him some distance. No |
bones were broken, but he was severely
bruised. The driver OF the team did not
zee the boy, and, as his head was bundled
ip on account of the cold, be did not
near his cries.
Roger, the hve-year-old son Of Mr.. and /
Mrs George Reed OF Brattleboro, lost the !
md Of the little finger of his left hand in !
peculiar manner. He was piling up /
wood In the basement to amuse himself I
' hen his parents heard him scream and, I
y hen they reached him, found the end OF !
lis finger lying on stick OF wood. APP !
,arently the sharp edge of the wood j
truck the finger with sufficient force to c
ever II completely at the first joint
Miss Daisy Rudd of Bennington, a i,
eacher in the graded school, injured one 7
boulder and WAS otherwise hurt Dec. q :
' hen the horse she was driving became :
frightened at snow pillow and ran, over /.
urninR the sleigh and throwing Miss !
2udd onto the sidewalk. The sleigh
truck a fence post and was smashed to !
.indling wood An unknown man and
woman had narrow escape from death \
hen the horse dashed on the sidewalk. !
John Oroake narrowly escaped being c
ROW ned December 25, while attempting
o cross the Missisquoi river at East
aichford, with his horse and sleigh. The 9
Iorse broke through the ice, but Mr..
Droake succeeded in grasping the horses .
ead. theanimal thus holding him out OF !, !
he water. family living sbout one :
alf mile away heard Mr. Oroake's cries =
or help aud went to his assistance, final !. :,
' succeeding In getting him and the !,
orse out of the water. !. J.
From all over the state come reports OF =
he heaviest Christmas business in post q
fices for many years. Rutland en-
loved one extra team and six extra men.
me night three men were kept busy '
andling post cards alone in the Burling- \
on postoffice. From the same office, 257 p
egistered letters were sent out, and OF 4
hese so had to be returned, as the mes ei
snger was unable to locate the parties e.
ddressed. The Christmas mail there b
-as the largest ever handled. y
A serious accident was narrowly avert =