Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-15

D c. Mower OF Burlington and the informa
b tion that three Burlington lawyers are IN
e the race for appointment, comes q rumoI
that NJ. G. Lsary is 3 candidate for the
a place. Mr. Leary, who is Democrat, il
5 thus In the field against three Republic
cans, namely, Alfred L. Sherman, Theo-
, dore e. Hopkins and Martin S. Villas.
: Harold Thompson, son OF John
! Thompson OF Center Rutland, was struck
aud instantly killed by the Rutland rail-
: road southbound flyer st Center Rutland
, Friday. The boy and some companions
we're playing on wall beside the track
and Harold Jumped to the rails just rs
the fast train came along. No blame is
attached to the engineer. The accident
occurred within a few rods OF the lads
home.
Six new portraits are soon to be hung
10 the state house at Montpelier, those OF
Gov. G. H. Prouty, ex-Gov. c. S. Page,
the late Gov. c. j. Bell Captain Sawyer
and Generals Wells and Stannard. The
last two Will be placed in the corridor
near those OF Admrals Clark and Dewey.
Those Of the governors will be hung in
the executive chamber, while the position
of the sixth picture has not yet been de-
eded upon.
There is one case, and possibly two, OF
4 intantile paralysis in ST. Johnsbury.
The fye-year-old son OF Mrs. Elizabeth
I Clifford is in q serious condition. He had
been i'll for several days but it Was not
decided until last week Monday what the
real trouble was. An older child in the
same family has the same symptoms, but
his case has not sufficiently developed to
decided positively whether he has the
same affection.
In spite of the precautions taken in re-
gard to the typhoid epidemic in Rutland,
there were last week sc cases in the city,
Is Of them in the hospital Work al the
cottage OF NJ. e. Wheeler at Mendon,
from whence it was thought the germs
came, is being hurried, and samples of
the CITY water have been sent to the state
laboratory to determine whether the prep
aration put into the reservoir TO ensure
its purity is having the proper effect.
Miss Geneva Carr, employed at the st. /
Johnsbury steam laundry, suffered a Sc
we're accident Sept. 8 while working on |
the mangle. She got her hand caught in |
the roller and it was drawn in as far as
the elbow, splitting her hand and LAGER I
ating the muscles OF her forearm terribly. /
She was carried to Brightlook hospital, /
where it was found that the bones were /
not broken and that il might be possible to /
save her arm. Miss Carr is about twenty (
years Of age. Her people live in Con-
cord.
Mrs. Earl H. Gleason was badly burned
on the face and arms recently by an ex-
plosion in a gas range in the home OF her
father, II. p. Yearly, in Brattleboro. On
opening the oven door there was terrific
explosion which knocked Mrs. Gleason
down. II was heard quite a distance
away. Mrs. Gleason screamed and peo-
pie from upstairs came to her assistance.
She is doing as well as could be expected,
but is not yet able to open her eyes. The
burns are not deep, and there viii be no
scars.
The annual elambake and shore dinner
given by the doctors OF st. Johnsbury
Tor Brightlook hospital was served Mon
day afternoon, Sept. 5, about 600 people
being present. After the dinner adjourn
nent was taken to the Uniyersalist
,huroh, where, with DIR. {. A. Cramton
rs POSTMASTER, short speeches were made
by Gov. G. H. Prouty, State Highway
c. w. Gates, Congressman
Frank Plumley and Governor Ansell of
North Carolina, who was a guest OF Gov
srnor Prouty.
Lightning caused a $4,000 loss in ,
'ownal Sept. 6 when the large harm, ,
00x75 feet, belonging to Arson A. Man :
on was burned. The house, which was
,nly 30 feet distant, was saved by the /,
immense downpour OF rain, which was :
aking place at the time The house is
loted as a summer resort and was filled !
Nth boarders who were panic stricken.
he real estate burned was worth about /,
2, 500 with 400 insurance, and the !
rain and produce were valued at S1,400 !
With $500 insurance.
Fire destroyed the house of George {
lawkins in West Brattleboro, Aug. 2S, {
nth ell its contents. Mr.. and Mrs. /
lawkins were away from home at the i
ime and the flames spread 80 fast that /
eighbors we're unable to save any OF the
roperty. The property WAS Insured for a
My small part Of its value aud the con- j
snts were total loss. 1t is not known b
ow the IRE started. The house was v
ew one, not yet entirely completed, al
lough Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins had been Il
wing there since March.
Mrs. c. c. Hubbard and Ford Hihbard i
ere the victims of runaway accident a
ug. 81, in East Franklin. Ashley were il
oming down hill, the horse began to v
ick and run, going over a high wall 81
nto the rocks below. Mrs. Hubbard I
lstained broken arm and was other
Use injured. When help reached the 0
lene, the horse was standing on Mrs. o
iboard's shoulder. She fractured her II
ip few years ago and has since been &
ime. The boy escaped With only a &
roken tooth, but the wagon was COM a
letely demolished 4
At conference held at the Van Ness .
louise, Sept. s, Of the Vermont Foresters' :
of which Ex-Governor Fetch y
: d. Proctor is president, and he state !, !,
GARD OF agriculture and forestry, on mat
'rs pertaining to the forestry interests in =
ermont, there were present ex-Gov. y
rector, George Aitken Of Woodstock, c. a.
. Smith of Morrisville, State Forester A.
. HAYES, Prof. J. L. Hills, and State
Commissioner of Agriculture Orlando L.
Iartin Of Plainfeld. Proposed legisla- Ii
on was discussed aud the forestry sftus- il