Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-17
STATE OF VERMONT.


al Readsboro Falls.
The joint convention of the Vernon
and New Hampshire State Dental socie
ties v i'll be held in Rutland May 1920
ending With trip to Lake Bomoseen.
A bill was introduced 10 the House O
Representatives saturday by Congressman
d. j. Foster. providing for the erection
OF Q public building at Bennington Il
cost 300, 600.
Rev. r. j. Harper. pastor of the Con
gregatioual church at North Bennington
! for nearly five years, win soon leave FOL
Wilson, Mass, where be has acce pied q
call extended by the First congregational
church.
Former Senator John W. Stewart and
/ daugh liter, Jessica Sylvester, OF Middle.
bruy, former Gov. j. q. Mccullough Of
i Bennington. with Mrs. Mccullough and
daughter, have sailed from New York
to Naples. They will pass several weeks
on the Continent.
A thick plat OF hair saved Frances
Bennett Of Orleans from serious injury
the other day. Her elder sister was
chcpping ice on the sidewalk when the
little girl suddenly bent over and received
the foil force OF the axe blade on her
head. long scalp wound was inflicted.
Charles w. Gates. state highway com
missioner, has issued circular letter call
ing attention to the annual meeting OF
road commissioners by counties. The
commissioners OF Orange county will
meet at Chelsea, April 7; those Of Windsor
enunty at White River Junction, March
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At q meeting held at Jacksonville and
attended by representative men OF Jeffer-
sonviIle and Cambridge, Fleetwood club
Was organized With roll OF membership
numbering about one hundred. L. S.
Morse Of Jacksonville was elected presi-
dent and Linus Leayens OF Cambridge,
secretary.
j. c. Cobb, who was found in a field at
Stowe. suffering from slight fracture Of
the skull and a scalp wound four inches
long, is now able to be about the house.
He was on one sled with another hitched
behind and it Is supposed that the tongue
Of the last became ioosened In some way,
striking him on the head.
Judge William =. Newton, during his
incumbency of IS years as town clerk OF
Brattleboro, has been absent but twice at
the opening OF the annual town meeting
The second time was the LIST inst, when
he was confined to bis home by severe
cold. He appeared on the scene. how
ever, before the meeting adjourned.
The three-story woodworking shop
and contents, owned by Arthur nj. Rood
CT West Burke. were destroyed by IRE
March 9. Mr.. Rods loss is estimated at
a, 900 with a., 200 insurance. The top
story Of the building was used by j. y.
Watehie for the storage Of carriages and
his loss is 81, 500 with no insurance.
Eli r. Mills OF Orange, while engaged
in setting up bobhiD turning machine
caught his right arm in the machine,
which was balanced on planks, end the
machine tipped over. The arm was liter
ally torn from the joint, breaking the lig-
aments which bind the arm to the shout
der. He was alone and suecaeded IN
freeing himself.
Judge r. L. Waterman, who is presid-
ing at the March term OF Orleans county
court, fell a few days ago and broke his
collar bone. The term promises to be
long one and as there was no judge at
liberty to preside in his stead, Judge
Waterman called an adjournment till
March is 10 give time for his recovery
enough to preside.
Mrs. Jerry Brasaw OF East Middlebury
received painful injury to her left hand
as she was showing a lady through her
husbands sawmill. In explaining the
working OF some machinery, she placed
her hand on the table of one OF the large
circular saws. which soon came in contact
with her hand, severing the first finger
and part OF the second.
The long contest over the Ludlow p1st-
was ended March when
President Taft sent to the Senate, upon
the recommendation of Congressman
PlumIey, the nomination OF Postmaster
f. A. Howe for a fitth term. Recently 5.
A. Cotton, another candidate for the
place, withdrew. which left Mr.. Plumley
free to indorse Captain Howe.
Charles f. H. Moore, head printer In
the railway mail service. New England
division, died March 8 at his home in
Mass, aged SO years. Mr.
Moore was born in Barnard, Vt. In 1885
be was appointed head printer from Con-
cord. n. n. He is survived by wife,
wo sons and a daughter. The Oldest son
Is the Rev. Fred A. Moore, pastor of the
church at Attleboro.
Odesime NORM. granite quarryman
emploved in websterville, is suffering
from fracture OF his left leg, the result
of blast, when a rock, weighing perhaps
ten pounds. struck him. NORM was
standing about 500 feet from the blast I
which was covered; but in spite OF the
the stone fiew out and struck
he man with great force.
Alta meeting OF the vestry OF ST. Thomas
Episcopal church in Brandon the rector,
Rev. Charles B. Carpenter, rendered bis
to take effect MAY 1. Mr.. Car
penter has been rector OF 81. Thomas
church for the past five years and has
been very successful in the work. His
new field of work will be at the seaman's
church and institute in New York city.
The Vermont Phoenix Co. of Brattle-
boro with capital stock OF $50, 900, or I
panized for the purpose Of printing and
publishing newspapers and other periodi- +
calls and doing a general printing and
publishing business, has filed articles Of
in the office OF the secre- !
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