Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-08
STATE OF VERMONT.
It's News conaenses sns Rewritten
for Our aeacers.

Nuhflts rletcner OF hest burke, age
So years, caught 61s trout during tn
open season just past.
The Congregational church OF Water
bury has extended a call to Rev. William
Bolcourt Of %Cliftondale, Mass.
The young son OF Joseph Badord o
Montpelier, was shot in the temple Mon
day morning, Aug. 29, by another younl
lad who was earelessly using an air rife
His wound is not serious.
State Librarian George W. Wing hal
announced the appointment OF e. lie,
Whitney OF Montpelier as assistant libra,
rian TO succeed Edward NJ. Goddard whose
resignation took effect Sept. /.
The store OF N. II. Jewett in Swanton
was burglarizsd Tuesday night, entrances
being effected by breaking q rear window.
About 500 worth OF merchandise was
taken. There Is no clue to the burglars.
Telesphore Allsrd OF Montpelier re-
ceivod injuries to bis right eye Aug. 20,
while working st j. s Comier's black
smith shop that will probably result in
the loss OF the sight Of that member.
The two-year-old son OF Ovel Provo was
severely scalded about the face, chest and
arms at his home ia Hard y lick Aug. "a,
when be pulled n plug from q washing
machine filled with hot water. It is ex-
pected that the child will recover
A thief entered the home OF Sergeant
Mccormick Of e troop at Fort Ethan Al
len Aug. ~. Two diamond rings and one
plain gold ring were taken, besides a
gold watch. The burglar left no clew by
means of which he could be identified.
Charles Newell, employed in the plant
OF the Rabidou Lumber Co. in Northield,
wal injured Friday, when q piece OF tim
Der flew from the saw at which be was
working, striking him in the abdomen.
II is feared that be has suffered internal
injuries.
Middlebury's new chemical engine was
used Tor the first time Aug. 20, when fire
was discovered in the sswmill of George
Dickinson. Ii was subdued before much
Roadway had been made and the loss was
only 1900, and that was partly covered by
insurance.
Thomas p. Conley, a ten-year-old boy,
was struck recently by the automobile OF
NJ. J. Blair OF Richford, as he stepped
from a voting booth in Roxbury, Mass,
and was killed. After a hearing, Mr..
Blair was exonerated from all blame in
the matter.
A woman said to be Mrs. Young OF
Poultney fell ct the Rutland railroad sta
tion in al epileptic ft last week Wednes-
day, breaking her jaw and fracturing the
base OF the skull. Employees OF the rail-
road saw her fall aud hurried her TO the
hospital in q carriage.
George Gaines OF Charlotte has six acres
Of corn which averages is feet in height.
He has besn exhibiting a stalk, which
measured 10 feet aud had two ears OF corn
upon 1t, each measuring ~ inches in
and IL inches around. The corn
s OF the Leaning variety.
Contracts have been let by the National
Granite Co. OF Montpelier for erecting q
shed on the site OF the sheds that
we're burned last February. All the rub
Dish has been cleaned away n the Ma
ional expects to have these sheds ready
or use before cold weather sets in.
Rev. c. F. Echterbecker, pastor OF the
Congregational church in Windsor, has
up a wireless station in the parson-
,ge there. Before entering the ministry,
ir. Echterbecker was an electrician, and
Turing a recent trip to K~ensington, L. l.,
le purchased the necessary equipment
or the station.
Mrs. Ethel Marshall, who stabbed her
husband, Charles Marshall, at their
in Rutland Aug. 20, was arraigned
Jug. 26, charged with assault with intept
o kill. She was bound over to the Sep
smber term Of court in $500 bail, but
eing unable to furnish the amount she
las sent to the county jail.
Overioyed at the arrival home OF her
aughters, Misses Ida M. Webster OF Rut-
md and Rachel Webster of New Haven.
'onn., from a trip abroad, Mrs. T.. Il.
Webster, wife OF a Civil war veteran, fell
nconscicus TO the floor, stricken with
poplexy as she crested them Aug. 30.
he Is about rs years old and cannot re-
over.
Work was commenced Aug. "a on clear
nR away the rubbish at the town farm
lite in Rutland where the buildings were
estroyed by ire last spring. During
work, in the old cellar, several bones
ERE found, one resembling a hip socket,
nd they are thought to be the remains OF
iicbael Moylan, who was burned to {
cath in the fire. I
While getting minnows for bait Friday f,
Aug. %, Frank Sawyer OF Fair I
vas drowned at the East bay near I
Hampton, N. Y. With Charles [
Dung he was preparing for q fishing trip f.
, Lake Bomoseen and while wading
bout in comparatively shallow water
into q hole and never came up
i've. The body was recovered.
An attempt was made Sunday night,
.ug. %, to burn the grocery store OF N.
I. Burr, located south Of Rutland.
hieves entered the place and stole q
Irge quantity Of tobacco, cigarettes and
Iears and upon leaving ignited q bran
under the trap door leading to the
sllar. The building was saved.
Adelbert Powers suffered q $4,000 fire
'ss Wednesday, when bis large barn in
was destroyed. Mr.. Powers was
ute badly burned in trying to get his
orses out and, in spite Of his efforts,
Tree Of The animals were burned to death.
so II pigs and many hens, besides 100
ms OF hay. The cause of the fire is un-
nown. There was small insurance.
The c. H Goss company garage in st.
ohnsbury just received a big Packard
lto truck, which is to be used for haul
" freight between LYndonvilIe and
fountain View farm. The empty ma J