Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-27

knee we're splintered, and It is also feared
that he was internally injured.
Secretary John L. sewall OF the Boston
1915 movement. formerly pastor Of Con
gregational churches In Milton and st
Adams, slipped on the ice and fell th'
full length OF flight OF "A stairs, leading
J to railroad station in South Worcester
Mass. Jan. Il. He was quite badly in
jured and rendered unconscious.
Gov. George II. Prouty has instructed
! Sergeant-at-Arms c. II. Ferrin to proceed
J with the work Of installing the new sys
! TEN Of ventilation at the state house.
Mr.. Ferrin at once began to prepare pro
posals to be submitted to contractors on
which they can bid for the work. The
total estimated cost OF doing this work is
s37, 900.
George Benoit OF Rutland, a carpenter,
has been informed that he Is heir to a
large part OF the fortune of rich uncle,
who ran away from home when small
boy and has acquired possession of five
gold mines in the West that net profit
OF $3.50 day. The entire estate will be
divided among Mr.. Benoit's father and
six sons
Arthur q. Stone, aged IS years, promi.
nent jeweler and citizen OF Montpelier died
OF heart failure Saturday morning, Jan.
TO- in bed while reading q newspaper.
He had been i'll two weeks with a stomach
and heart trouble but at no time was his
condition considered serious, and il was
/ expected that he would be out again in
/ few days.
BY vote OF 726 to 274, the people OF
Burlington Jan. IS settled the public
dock question by empowering the city
council to acquire the necessary property.
The Central Vermont Railroad company
has offered to sell its wharf at the foot OF
College street for S27, 500. A public dock
has been the war cry OF several mayoral-
ty campaigns.
The tenement house in New Haven viii
lage owned by John Fitzsimons OF Bristol
was burned Jan. IS. The fire was caused
by defective chimney. The house was
occupied by William Brown and family,
and they lost nearly all OF their house
hold goods. The loss on the house and
its contents is about $1,000; partially COW
cred by insurance.
The dates for the next Vermont state
fair on the association grounds in White
River Junction are Sept. 20, Fl, % and
23. These dates have been fixed upon by
President Evarts and Secretary Davis. 1
The fair will be in the week follow ing
that OF the New York state fair and in |
the week preceding that Of the Rochester,
n. H., exhibition. !
As Mrs. John Buley OF Montpelier !
started out Friday night to find her
daughter, who was out coasting, she was
struck by a double-runner on which we're
two children. Mrs. Buley was knocked
down and rendered unconscious when her
head struck the road. She sustained
concussion of the brain, but there was no
fracture Of the skull.
William c. Mound OF Rutland has
brought suit against the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad company to recover
$500 for horse, hieh he claims was run
Dver at a crossing and killed because the
defendant company did not sufficiently
protect the crossing with proper oattle
guard. The animal strayed onto the
crossing and met its death.
Fire damage to the amount OF $1,000
vas done ia A. II. Temples store in the
Union block in Montpelier Saturday
night, Jan. IS, and the firemen had a
hard task in bitterly cold weather. They
Iucceeded In combining the blaze to the
basement, where 1t started, probably
rom detective electric light wiring. The
oss is we'll covered by insurance.
An automobile owned by Percival w.
Element and driven by his chauffeur, A.
J. Drummond, collided in Rutland Jan. {
a With a rig owned by H. F. Noyes and q
lriven by Wallace Peters. The horse was '
Knocked down and Peters was thrown I
everal feet, landing on his back. Meth /
Z man nor horse was badly hurt and the
Machine was but slightly damaged.
Tuesday morning OF last week a large 7
eer was killed by the morning train in d
ront Of @. NJ. Wallis in East Dorset. II /
thought he weighed over 500 pounds. a
short time ago, another deer was killed (
n the track near the crossing south OF Z
be village. Several deer have been seen v
scently In that vicinity, and large bear e
-as seen on the west mountain within @
w days. o
The home Of e. York in Fowler was O
estroyed BY FIRE Jan. ID, while Mr.. p
'ork's wife and children were calling on
neighbor. They returned to find the A
lace 10 ashes. There was no insurance Al
a the house or the contents. The house 4
rs ONutu " 0ttn A0AN ID
employed BY the Rutland-Florence n
Iarble company and was at work when Al
he fire occurred. m
During the past few days the Rev. DR.. 81
A. Bishop, principal OF Montpelier cl
.minaFy, has paid OF about $4,000 OF fC
ie 5000 Indebtedness under which .
Iontpelier seminary has been staggering. al
early all the amount thus far paid has
zen to Montpelier parties and some OF N
lese bills and accounts had been run M
ing several years. The entire debt will q
ION be liquidated. Ia
The water famine at White River juno B
on was the subject of we'll attended CO
Getting ct that place Monday night OF Of
st week. II developed that the hydrant q
stem had failed for fire protection, and b
at only q few places on the Point" D
"a any water at all. Water was being u
Id by the gallon for drinking purposes b
ID for other purposes snow and river
ater were generally used. bs
Attacked BY savage bull dog, Adolf 81
lus Vondette Of West Rutland, aged 90 "
ars, had a thrilling fight on the Ciaren- OF
N ieId, finally killing the animal With vi