Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

one hog all Of the stock was saved but
much farm machinery Was lost. Ihe
house was saved by the energetic work Of
q bucket brigade.
Last week Wednesday evening, during
severe thunder storm, lightning struck
the barns on the farm in Walden recently
purchased by Charles Morey from George
Perkins and both were burned 10 the
ground. Mr.. Morey had just purchased
a load OF feed and draw It into the barn
This vas destroyed, also three cows
farming tools and 20 tons OF hay belong
ing to Mr.. Perkins. The insurance
amounted to $500.
Noble NJ. Merrick OF swanton Center
received quite serious injuries recently IN
q runaway. With bis brother, be Was
with q team taking a new mowing ma
chine from swant0n to his home, when
the horses started and Mr.. Merrick was
thrown out of the wagon and dragged tor
some distance. He was picked up uneon-
scious and It was found that one ear was
badly torn and 4 long scalp wound IN MS
head had to be sewed up.
George Doumochel, Thomas Carrigan
and Edmund Ladabouche, all OF Pittsford,
4
court to recover damages OF 900 each
On the ground OF negligence. The men
we're struck by a train while driving
across the track at Pittsford Jan. o, lslV.
The plaintiffs claim that the road backed
cars across the crossing without 9 proper
light on the rear Of the train and also
that the fireman failed to ring the engine
bell.
The brown tail moth has made lite APP
pearance in Southern Vermont, having
been discovered by II. F. Weatherheao OF
Brattleboro. on q farm In the adjoining
town of Guilford. Mr.. Weatherhead re-
ports that be has found the pest 10 otner
sections. The infested trees in Guilford
are fruit trees. There is no doubt about
the genuiDeness OF the discovery as MI.
weatherhead had a man from New
Hampshire with him who is we'll SC
quainted with the pest.
At the Chittenden county Republican
convention last week, nominations for
county officers we're made as tollowsi-
Senators, Max L. Powell OF Burlington,
John A. Smith Of Jericho and George
Norton of Huntington; assistant judges,
e. w. Quinn OF Underhill and Lincoln
Merrihew OF South Burlington; state's
attorney, Henry B. Shaw OF Burlington
sheriff, James II. Allen Of Essex juno
ton; high bailiff and probate Judge, j.
Il, Macomber OF Burlington and Romeo
Norton OF Huntington.
J Michael Kruyzk, Polish marble work
er, 80 years old and unmarried, wa
killed Saturday at the Aiberton mill o.
the Vermont Marble Co. near West HUT
, land while loading 8 block OF marble on
. car. He thought that the chain wa
tight and knocked the support OF tn
, block away. The marble toppled owe
and piuned the unfortunate man agains
4 beam by the neck. Some other Polisl
workers became frightened and ran ava!
and by the time that an American CD
tanned assistance the man was dead.
Kari Corney has brought suit for slO,
} 600 against the Central Vermont hali"a.
company for personal injuries received
while a passenger on the road. he va
|. on the New England States limited wnlci
bumped into a freight train in the yaro
At Montpelier Junction, on November 10
1905. and he alleged that he had one kne
|, sprained, the ligaments broken, was !
! ned three weeks and on crutches !
weeks, was nervousIy and physically dl'
abled. and that one Of bis legs ne
g shrunken on account OF the accident. Il
E claims he spent $500 for doctor bills.
! The body Of Freeman H. Jones was di'
! covered in the Missisquoi river at Mort
: TROY. June 20. The body was take
from the water but after vigorous an
persistent attempts at resuscitatlon na
JAILED the man was pronounced deae
That the man had determined upon 50
eide is shown by the fact that ne tleo
's froek 10 a bush and left his hat nearn
: before taking the fatal plunge. len
II norarv insanity is ascribed as the cause
= his untimely act. Some years ago
'e suffered partial sunstroke and since the
= excessively high temperature had nau
Q depressing effect upon him.
state Fish and Game Commission
. Henry G. Thomas OF Stowe has tenders
y his resignation to Gov. @. d. Prouty,
> take effect Aug. l, for business leaAon
70 The resignation has been accepted. M
D. Thomas has held the office Tor perioo
o. eight years and has served the state We
efficiently in the performance OF
er duties. No choice of successor y
heen made, but the name OF John w. Il
k comb. former commissioner, formerly e
at gaged with the United States bureau
10 fisheries and now with 7. n. Vail
ch sneedwelI Farms, Lyndonville, has pe'
lie frequently mentioned in that capacity
al A collision between freight train \
I'D II and team occupied by Mr.. and Nj
'e- Thomas Elwell Of Milton occurred
be Winooski. June %, at the railroad cro'
inc on Malletts Bay avenue. The
rs. Uells did not notice the train as II DC
se- down on them, nor did they observe 70
in dnctor Berry, who was trying to attrs
Nv their attention. AS the engine ana @
as we're backing down to join the rear Oh
nj freight train, the train struck the Nas
OF ana its occupants we're both thrown
Oh Ire path of the train. They would ha
We heen run over but for the assistance e
aered by Conductor Berry and Trainm
he Bennett. who helped both occupants
hit The track.
Of Fire which started in the horse sheds
led the uniyersalist church at Glover q
BILE 5estroved the church. 1t is estimai
%, thst the loss OF the church structure It's
The and the loss to individuals who had pr
vas srtv stored in the sheds must be nea
He "a o00, partially covered by insuran
onIy by hard fighting and asslstai
md rom Barton was other property say