Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-06
STATE BRIEFS.

while lighting the kitchen fire on,
morning, had a narrow escape from being
seriously burned. He was wearing
ne~ outing 6snnel night robe, which
caught fire and was almost completely
burned from his body before the flames
we're extinguished.
Earl Balchelder, one Of the oldest resi-.
dents Of Norwich, died at his home there
Dec. "a, at the age of SO years. He had
lived in Norwich more than 20 years.
Mr.. Batchelder had travelled extensively,
having been around the world twice. He
spent 80 years of his life in Australia,
digging for gold.
In Addison county court, Dec 80, Max
Tatro, charged with having two wives,
was found guilty and sentenced to from
four to four and one-haIf years in states
/ prison. Lewis Gordon OF Starksboro
pleaded guilty to selling intoxicating Iiq-
uor illegally and was fined $500 and
costs which he paid.
The team OF Harrison Holden OF Mid
dlebury had a narrow escape when one of
the sleds was caught between the rails.
The whiffietree broke and a train came
along, running into the sleds and com
pleteiy demolishing them. The horses
we're not hurt, as they we're unhitched be-
fore the train reached there.
Deer are more numerous around Mendon
than in any previous season. On moon
light nights groups OF six or eight may
be seen in orchards foraging for apples,
tender tWigs, and the bark OF young
trees. A deer with broken leg was or
dered shot by the game warden. II had
been limping around for some time.
United States Marshal II. W. Bailey
seized z, lS9 pounds OF wool at the store
house OF W. A. Kicker at st. Johnsbnry
last week Monday. The wool had been
Struggled INTO this country, bat was pur-
chaser by Mr.. Kicker in good faith. The
shipment was detected at Newport and
traced to the st. Johnsbury purchaser.
The falling Of staging in the Baptist
church at Chester precipitated three men
eighteen feet TO the floor below. John
Muer's right arm was broken, Charles
Field was badly bruised about the head
and body, and Mr.. Eddy OF Cayendish re-
ceived several COMMISSIONS. Muer narrow
ly escaped an additional fall OF ten feet
into the basement.
While force OF men were erecting
poles for the new electric power line be-
tween Morrisville and Stowe near the
Brush Hill road Dec. 80, pole fell, strik-
ing Hugh Savage on the head. He was
rendered unconscious for several hours
and is in a precarious condition. II has
not vet been ascertained whether the
skull was fractured.
George SIENNA was struck on the head |
and almost instantly killed by a tree
which he was telling In Bert MaxHeldis
Toodlot in Bristol Dec. 25. His body |
was discovered short time afterward bv
'ther choppers. The unfortunate man
vas about "a years old and had been en-
1loyed in Bristol about a year. His mar
'nts live in Williston.
Suit has been entered by the admins
rator OF the estate of the late John +.
imith of Brattleboro against the Central
Vermont Railroad Co., seeking TO recover
10000 damages for the death OF John f.
'mith, who was employed as conductor
ud who was crushed between the engine
nd freight car. Defects in the rail-
DAD construction are alleged.
dunnar Carlson, porter in q Proctor
tore, is certainly one OF the strongest
men in the place. He toys with a barrel
I hour In the same manner as an ordin-
ry man would with package weighing
bout 20 pounds. He lifts the barrel of
our from the ground with his teeth, and
makes 3OO-pound barrel OF salt an easy
urden to carry along. Other similar
eats are performed by him daily with I
iuch unconcern. 7
George F. Patch OF Burlington, an in :
urance agent, amateur poultryman, sec
etary and collector OF the Champlain ,
ALLEY grange, is missing since Dec. rs. }
ie lett trail OF debts behind amounting !
D several hundred dollars. The Grange !
out sl25, and the accident insurance 5
lose like amount. Local pa
rons paid premiums to him without re-
slpts. The Grange has attached the
NICE furniture, pens, etc.
Sprinsfieid's Business Booming. C
The business eituafiou In Gn.;noa.la