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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-12
A BusHwHAckER's DEATH.
Caught Numbering Army Messenger
and Hung by Soldiers.

Caught Numbering an Army Messenger
and Hung by Soldiers
lie stands at the door of a tumble
down log-cabin. long barreled rifle on
his arm, and looks up and down the
path which winds through the woods
like the trail of a serpent. The ride
has been freshly cleaned and loaded
The man is ragged. long haired. and
old The locks falling down from the
edge of his coon-slSin cap are almost
white His eyes have a dangerous
CLEAN in them. but his face shows
neither smile nor frown. 1t is stone
liSe-unreadable Let him but close
his eyes and the face would seem to
have been carved by some rough hand
from fiinty rock.
''Gwine. Tom"
II is woman who steps out doors
and utters the query. Her face Is sal
low, her frame large and bony, and her
ewes rove about and rest nowhere for
more than two or three seconds at a
time She asks the question without
interest or anxiety. He answers with
out .aing to be aware of her pres
cnce:
"Ncs. reckon to 20. !"
A child looking up into their faces
0ould instantly shrink away. A phys
ECONOMIST would stand aghast An nm
fortunate wayfarer would look in vain
for trace II pity. charity or even
Iacrcy. Faces 81 stone-hearts Of iron
'-Gwire 10 kill mo Of 'cme"
Reckon 10.
She Sai down on log leaned her 81.
lows on her knees and rested her chin
IN her hands and looked away into the
woods lie Dropped his rifle To the
earth. crossed his hands on the muzzie.
ami luolsed away down the path toward
the mountain ruad squirrels chartered
u the trees about thcm- the Wild bees
luzxed IN the dune sunshine. and the
drumming ~ 4 partridge sounded loud
Is from ihc hiii l'.lird the abin. nut
neither man nor woman SEEMED 10 be-
alive. Ten lon4 minutes PASSED away.
and then the man raised his head. lifted
np his rife, and disappeared down the
Path without i look or 4 word
-Him's gone. shr whispered % her
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The TIME o.pAY.
Hamma's Precious Tells the Hours of Her
Lille my

Mamma's Precious Tells the Hours of Her
Little Day.
Nobody finlSs can tell the time OF
day, but | can The first hour is five
o'clock in the morning. That's the time
the birds begin to peep. lie still and
hear them sing:
''Tweet. tweet. tweetl
Chez. chez. cheei"
But mamma is fast asleep. Nobody
awake in all the world, but just me and
the birds.
Bineby the sun gets up and its six
o'clock in the morning. Then mamma
opens one eye and ! can hear her say:
Where's my baby?"
Men | keep still-just as still as a
mouse and she keeps saying:
where's my baby?"
Men all at once | go Boo aud she
laughs and hugs me, and says I'm a
precious.
Mammals nice. and ! love her 'cept
when she washes my face too hard and
pulls my hair with the comb,
Seven oc oclSl That's when the bell
goes, jingle, jingle, and we have break
fast
Ali the eight an nine an ten an
eleven hours play. ! run after but
terhies and squirrels, and swing, and
read my picture book, and sometimes |
cry-jus' little bit
Twelve o'clock, That's bu'ful hour.
The clock strikes a lot of times, and
the big whistle goes, and Ia bell rings,
and papa comes home, and dinners
ready.
The one and two hours are lost.
Mamma always carries me of to take
nap don't like maps. They waste
time. When we wake mp the clock
strikes three Men lave ON my pink
dress. and we go walking or riding.
And so the three and four and five hours
are gone.
At six o'clock Bossy comes home, and
l have my drink of warm milk. Men
| put on my white gown. and kiss
every body goodnight, and say Now
lay me, " and get into my bed.
Mamma says:
Now the sun and the brides and my
little baby are all gone TO bed TO sleep,
sleep sleep"
So shut my eyes tight, and next
you know it's morning. An mats all
the time there is.-MrS Livingston, in
Pansy.
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Commissioners Neticr.

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Hon PROBATE Court for The district Of Hartford Com
ufssioners. 10 receive examine. and adjust al claim
and demands Of al persons AGAINST the estate OF
Rufus Davis late 81 Sfocknridee- IN said Dist.
dftsased and all claims exhibited In ofset there
TO- hereby give notice thar vii imeei for tie
poses aforesaid. al the residence % Julius Davis
an lhf 2Sfh faN Of Jan and tie 18th day OF May
next IRON ] o'clock r M until O'Clock y NJ.
on each of said DAYS and that six months from
The "a daY Of Dee A. D.. Lee Is the time lIEit-
~ bv said Court for said creditors to present their
claims 10 US for examination and allowance.
Dated at SfOckbrie. this 10Th DAY % Dec. A. ID. -.
MARTIN L. WYNAN- Commis-
". ". EDNt Ms siuaers- Ices
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At the thirtieth anniversary o.
the Evangelical Education society. re-
Gently celebrs ted at Baltimore, the
trcasurer's report showed receipts from
an sources sl4. 81. u, and balance OF
81 .5o7.5i During the year $3.50 had
been added to the trust fund. and the
society is in daily expects ton Of the re-
CENT OF S. coo more for this fund bring
ing it up to nearly $4,000. The mum
Ter Of students the past year has been
greater than usual The applications
for aid have largely Increased.
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tANlnAL sEhMUNr RAILROAD
Corrected to Oct. 2, 1892.
GOING SOUTH


Trains leave RANDOLPH as follows
200 IN, Night Express from OgdensburR, Mon
treal and tile west, for Boston, Lowell and all
New England points. Sleeping cars for Bos-
ton via. Lowell also for Springfield Drums daily
sundays included Montreal 10 Boston via
Lowell.
IO.I7a m, Mail from ST. Albans and Burlington for
Boston, via Lowell and Fitchburg, for all
points I'm New England
LBS p N, Limited Express, from Ogdensburg, Nom
treal and the west, for Concord, Manchester
Nashua, Lowell, Bostoni and New York. via
Springfield
s.I2 pm. Passenger for WhiieRiyer junction and
Windsor.
GOING NORTH:
200 m, Night Express, from Boston and New
York for Montreal, Ogdensburg and the west.
Sleeping car to Montreal runs daily SUNDAYS
includeC. Boston TO Montreal via Lowell
S.1S a. m Passenger for Rutland, Burlington ST.
Adams, Rchf0rd and Rouses Point.
Az pm, Mail Train from Boston, Worcester,
Springfield, New London, and New York. for
Burlington, st. Adams, o gdensburg Montreal,
and the west. Drawing room car TO Montreal.
Bill pm, Fast Express, from Boston for
Montreal and West. Pullman Palace sleep
ing car attached running through to Chicago
without change
f. w. Baldwin, Gen. Supt
S. w. Cummings Gen Pass. Ag
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Tnll FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

SEWARD ROBSON, Pastor.
SUNDAY preaching at 10 30 a. IN. and p. m. Sun
day School at u m, y p S. c. r. at 8 p m.
"WEDNESDAY, Church Prayer Meeting at 80 p. m.
FRIDAY, Choir Rehearsal At 1880 p. N.
SATURDAY, Covenant Meeting the Saturday before
communion at $50 p. IN, with business
meetin each alternate month
Preaching at the Branch Church every Sunday az
ternoon at 1850 O'Clock
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The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the National White River Bank OF Beth
ell, for the choice OF five directors for the
ensuing year, will be holden at their bank
ing house Jan. 10. 1873, at 10 a. m. Per
order. NJ. SYLVESTER, Cashier. 2w
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STATE OF VERMONT Al Probate Court.
DISTRICT or HARTFORD IS held at Woodstock
within amt for said District the 10th day Of Dec
a. ID. 1872.
PRESENT. Hon. THOMAS %. SEAVEf. Judge.
Whereas VIM. skinner. administrator
Of the estate OF Martin 7. skinner late RoyaltuI
in said district decreased intr-fafe.
proposes 10 render account Of his administration
10 present lis against said for exam
inaiion and allowance AZ Probate Court 10 be heels
10 Woodstock Aforesaid on the 30th day. Of Jan. s
Aud whereas said court iaS assigned said tinis
and place the settlement Of said account aud for
decree Of tie residue Of said estates to the heirs
OF said deceased and ordered that public no.
lice thereof be given 20 all persons Interested In
said estates By publishing 4 copy of the record Of
this order three weeks successfully previous to the
day assigned Aforesaid l. the
White River Herald a newspaper published Al
Rovateu in the county ofA indsor. in the state 81
Vermont: Therefore ali persons concerned in said
estates are nothed IL appear ~ the probate Office in
Woodstock. In said district. the day assigned as
Aforesaid. then and there 10 contest the allowance
q said accounts II they cause aud g. establish
their rights h,irs, i gates aud lawful claimants
Of said residue frue record at
test. y j. SEANEH. Register.
A true copy Of record Attest.
loos r. o. sEAvEE. Judge
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j. IL. LAMS0N. West Randolph.
GEO. II. TUPPER 4 CO., Bother.
N. o. SNOW.

Yes, Snow is here ready to do all kinds
OF painting, from cartwheel to por-
trait, including house, church and hall
decorating, scenic painting and paper
hanging. Sign painting and granting
speciality. West Randolph, VT.
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Sold by-A. W. Tewksbury 4 Sons;
A. X. Hood & Son, Chelsea
Wright & Reed, Bethel;
{. z. Black, So. Royslton-
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A true copy Of record
The evening world., 1893-06-29

frame permitted the use of a peg. SO
there might be no fear of accident
during business hours. The understand
ing We had was that Tom should
drop that door every hour between s
o'clock at night and the next morn
ing and the scheme worked as easy as
rolling Off log. For the first few
nights the click of the bolt woke me
up as the door fell but after a time
II failed 10 penetrate my dro~sy senses
I had to run my hank 10 suit the con-
venience OF the public. and it was never
closed before q o'clock in the evening,
ana was often open until 7. As a
rule. all persons who wished to use the
safe over light came in between 6 and
7. ! gave each one a receipt for what
ever he deposited, but made no charge
whatever. Many and many night that
safe held s2j, 900 outside OF bank money,
and on such occa sions I felt bit proud
at the confidence reposed In me.
Toms rap had been working for
month or more when received a
strange caller one evening at $50. A
woman was by no means n rare sight
In town, though they we're none too
numerous. but this visitor of mine was
a young woman. stylishly dressed, and
as pretty as peach. I'll admit right
here thee ! had a jumping OF the
heart at sight of her, and that when she
smiled on me ! was as badly fustered
as boy caught stealing eggs. She was
from st. Louis, she explained. and had
come out in search of a brother who
was interested In a silver mine. but
had mysteriously disappeared. She
would be AZ the hotel for a week or two
and wished me to safe deposit $500
In greenbacks. She gave me the name
OF Miss Nellie Haines to insert In the
receipt and you will OF course smile
In contempt when I admit that l had
to count that money three different
times to make u come out straight. /
Of course offered my assistance in the
search for information. and OF course
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she sweetly thanked me and said she'd
come in again She did come, and when
! saw her by daylight i was clean gone.
Regular case of love ct first sight on
my part, and l have no more excuses
to offer. / wrote several letters for her.
and the search for the missing brother
was well begun
For a week Miss Haines dropped into
the bank daily In search OF news, and
one evening during the interval ] paid
her call at the hotel. Saturday after
noon she sent me note saying she
had news OF her brother, and that he
would be down from the mountains
about s o'clock in the evening. He
would be very anxious to go East by
the 10 o'clock train. and would mind IL
The two came to the bank at SIS.
While she had to draw out her money
II was more than likely that he would
have a large deposit to make, II she
hadn't mentioned this latter circum-
stance | should have taken her money
to the hotel. and perhaps declared my
love. Saturday evening was always a
big evening with the bank as n score
or mere of outsiders wanted the use
of the safe over Sunday. This Sat
urday evening ! had fully $4,000 to
take care OF. ! got rid of the last Gus
toner by o'clock, locked the safe
door just two minutes before Tom
sprang the trap-door, and then sat
down to walt for Miss Haines and
her brother. Promptly on the quarter
hour there was knock at the door,
and l opened 1t and the pair walked
in. Miss Haines began saying how
greatly Obliged they were as l turned
TO shut the door, and she was stil
talking when her dear brother
fetched me clip over the head with
sandbag. and l knew no more for
fifteen minutes. When I opened my
eyes again | had been dragged around
TO the safe. was tied hand and foot
and Mr.. Haines" and were alone
IN the bank. He sYs on a chair
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three months. when my brother Tom,
who had been telegraph operator at
Big Bend. $50 miles away, was trans
ferred down to Grand Crossing, only
ten miles away, and he seized the first
favorable opportunity to come down
and see me. / may tell you that Tom
was a mechanical and electrical genius,
and is now living on the royalties paid
him for half dozen good things.
When he hadS visited for a couple of
hours, and he had looked things over.
he said:
YOU sleep here, and you are loaded
for bear but II wouldn't be any trick
at all for n sharp man to clean you out.
1t won't be another three months before
somebody Will try 1t on
"How2'
"Well, you'll get caller In the even
ing probe bly,, and the first thing you
know you'll get rap on the head, and
before you come to he'll have opened
the safe and skipped with your cash
It's combination. see, but II that
can't be hit 1t can be drilled or blown
open. think I'll make things n little
safer for you"
~ The bank had no cellar. but as stone
was plenty and cost only the labor Of
quarrying the walls were built
two feet thick. To get below the frost
line they had 10 be sunk nearly five
feet. The space inclosed by the walls
was fiinty soil. so hard that pick
could scarcely disturb It, The floor OF
the bank was a little more than four
feet above the earth. Tom was about
n week, working at odd times, TO get
things in shape. He cut out trap
door in front OF the safe, brought down
wires and a battery, and when he had
finished we had a contrivance which he
alone had power over from Grand
Crossing. BY means of a switch up
there he could spring the bolt Of the
trap door, and the door worked on a
spring to close the opening again, A
staple IN the door ana another In the
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die bed, and on top Of the safe itself
was a smoked ham and sack Of
flour. 1t was banking and housekeep-
ing combined
1t was figured that ! had only one
danger to guard against A tough man
might drop In some day and rest the
muzzles of his guns on the ledge of the
window and order me to pass out all
the money in sight. The safe was al
ways kept locked. and 1t was seldom
that ] ever had more than 5000 outside.
To prevent any experiments, however,
/ gave out that had arranged n shot
gun battery just where II would do the
most good. and that by pressing a lever
/ could blow the body OF any bad. bad
man through the front window and
clear across the street. and that he
would be dead at the end of his voy-
age. Everybody believed this fiction to
be a fact and some people were 80
tirnid that had to do business with
them away from the window. 1t was
expressly stipulated In my contract
with the syndicate that II I received
anything for safe deposit II must be at
the risk of the depositors. and they
must be SO warned In advance. ! had
scarcely opened for business before a
dozen people In town wanted the use
of our safe. AS we were TO do more
or less business with them. ! could not
refuse 10 take temporary charge Of val
liable papers and various sums OF
money.
The bank had been running about
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MISS HAlNES'S BROTHER.
A Story of LOve and Robbery Which
Proved q Double Failure.

Although the bank at Valley City
was called THE Valley City Bank"
and was supposed to be a private insti-
tuition, 1t was really one of the seven
branch banks belonging to a San Fran
CISCO syndicate of bankers. I was
simply In charge of 1t on a moderate
salary and under heavy bonds, and
mad the credit of being a capitalist
"here no credit was due. The syndi-
ea'e erected a one-story building for
the bank. The front of this was rallied
on IN the usual way. and the rear was
oiVided into two rooms. One was used
Us private room in which business
appertaining to the bank was trans
was a young man and single. and
had not only to act as president. CASH
ler and teller during the day, but as
watchman at night. The only help I
mad was a bookkeeper. and he was only
with with me three half days per week.
me remainder OF his time was put in
win a shipping firm In the same town.
iou will say this was a curious way
VI running a bank, but can find you
Dozen of them In the territorial
towns of to-day conducted on the
same primitive principles. I was doing
business with one six weeks ago where
ne family kitchen was directly in
~'e rear OF the cashiers window. and
,.h omah who was cooking dinner left
ae meat frying on the stove to come
~ ~ and cash a check for me. Along
s 'he bursisr-proof safe was trun-
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smoking away as cool as you please
and evidently waiting for me to
come back to earth. He was a man
about thirty years old. rather good
looking, but had a wicked look In his
eyes. Even before he spoke ] had
figured It all out and realized how
had been played for hayseed. 1t
was Just $50 by the clock when my
visitor said:
Come to, have you? Well, that's
what was waiting for. / want you
10 open this safe"
I'm see you in Halifax first."
Going to get mad about it. are
you? I've got your keys, you see,
but. OF course, l don't know the COM
bination. You'll save me a heap OF
trouble py working the machinery.
III loosen your hands, but don't at
tempt any foolishness. I've come
for the Doodle In the safe, and I'm
going to have It ut any cost"
But youll get 1t without any help
from me"
He looked at me for moment
from his pocket IA gag made Of a
pine stick with string tied to each
end He rose up as II he meant to
apply It, but changed his mind and
sat down and said:
Sister Nell said you were a soft one,
but ! hope you are not a fool. What's
the use OF forcing me to extremes?
Not dollar OF this money belongs to
you. II you open the safe wen make
an even divide of the Doodle. and
can leave you bound and arrange things
so as 10 make 1t look straight to
outsiders"
And ] won't"
Then III compel you by torture
After | have held a lighted candle to
the soles OF your feet for Ave minutes
think you'l listen TO reason. 1t is
now SS. I'll experiment on the COM
bination for fifteen minutes. If I hit
1t. all right; II not. III md q way to
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HIGHLAND BEACH,

to he began cursing in a way to make
my hair stand up. but paid no atten-
tion. .
He had brought two revolvers and .
knife into the bank. but he had taken
them off and laid them on q chair.
picked up these and left the place to
give the alarm. and have still another
confession TO make to you. knew that
1t was put up Job all the way through.
and that Miss Nellie Haines was .
pal" of the man under the bank
floor. She was consequently a wicked
woman and deserved no mercy. Call
me fool II you will, but I said not q
word to anybody when I got outside
and made a bee line for the hotel. She
was in the sitting-room ready dressed
to ride down to the depot when 1t was
time She was alone, and when i en-
tered the room she uttered n little shrek
and almost tainted
W-where isis my brother ?" she
finally asked as stood before her.
Safely trapped In the bank" an
swered. r.
And you have come to arrest me?'
mo. l have come 10 warn you that
money -
Not more than three or four dollars"
"You have $500 in the safe. had
forgotten about that. will bring It 70
you"
And my-my friend %
He will keep until you are gone.
and then wen take him out and send
him to Jail"
returned to the bank and got her
money, / saw her take the hotel bus
to the depot, I'waited until the train
had come and gone. and then gave tho
alarm, and we got the robber out ana
jugged him. Later on he was sent to
prison for eight years. ana the woman
I have never hehrd OF since. Why di1
let her escaAe q Well, abe was 3
handsome womaA. That's the only sx-.
cuse ever had. chicago Ttmes y
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At SENATOR KLINE's WEDDING.
serst Vaughn. His Rescuer, Will
Be an Honorsd Guest,

At the wedding Of Senator Clarence
Winfield Kline. OF Hazelton, Pa. and
Miss Lillian johnson. of 2H East Fifty
first street, at the Church of the Holy
Trinity, Forty-second street and Madi-
son avenue. tonight. Sergt. Vaughn. of
Fire Patrol 8, and his wife will be hon
ored guests.
The night Of the Hotel Royal fire
Senator Kline was the guest of the
proprietor. He was awakened only
when the ill-fated building was en-.
veloped in flames and his room filled
with smoke. There was no avenue Of
escape. and the Senator stepped out
upon the window sill with the intention
Of jumping. when he was hailed by one
the roof of the adjoining building.
One Of the flremen was held by the
ions. and the Senator was in that way
pulled up to the roof and saved. 1t was
only recently he learned the name of
his brave rescuer, Serst. Vaughn:
Mr.. and Mrs. Kline will sail for Eu-
rope July. 4, and on their return will
take UP their residence at Hazelton.
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victory. The battle was won. with a
Ions drawn sigh the Captain turned. lie
shouted to his orderly at little dls,
tance: I'm wounded, Jim. Come and
help me on my horse: i must go home.
It's my last battle
".No, / guess not, replied the or
Whats the matter? Come, hurry
UP, I'm wounded
If you want me to help you. come
here sang out the orderly:
"'But what's the trouble? Why can't
YOU come here? Don't you see I'm
wounded and almost dying?'
"'Oh, no. you're not sang out the
orderly agal In. .,
Come here instantly, you rascal,
shouted the commander,
"'No, I don't: that's the biggest nest
of yellow Jackets there I ever saw In
my iife. was the final laughing reply
OF the orderly.
''The storming swarm of hornets were
the only MIME balls that had struck
him."
The evening world., 1893-06-29
THEY WANT TO SEE CASpARY.
Several Creditors Have Claims on
His Mythical inheritance.

A host Of creditors are mourning the
sudden disappearance Of Johannes Cas-
parry. clerk in the drug store of
Charles F. Mayer. at SIS Ninth avenue
Caspary came to this city from Koenigs-
berg, Germany. two years ago Some
time ago he began to spread the story
that he had fallen heir to n valuable
estate in the old country, and on the
strength Of this he ran up bills every
where.
He owed his landlady. Mrs. MoCuskey.
OF SO6 West Forty-sixth street, $500, and
ran up a big bill at her sons, who is a
He also borrowed $3.50 from his en-
ployer. and got $500 out of Henry Speer,
saloon keeper. at $50 Eighth avenue,
besides borrowing money in smaller
amounts from many of his friends and
acquaintances.
He has been missing about two weeks.
and, although the police have been
asked to look for him, they have not
discovered the slightest trace of his
A. cablegram cent TO Caspary's friends
in Koenigsberg brought back word that
no money was coming to him. He had
received all that was due him from the
estate OF his relative more than a year
ago.