Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-24
State of Vermont.

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N. O. Sawyer's house and barn were
burned at Wheelock last Thursday
night, caused by a lantern exploding
in the barn. Loss $1,000; insured.
Bennington farmers are selling
their potatoes at the rate of six BUSH
els for 81, which is the lowest price
yet reported. The yield is very large
all over the state.
At st. Adams last Friday forenoon,
fire was discovered in the attic OF the
High school building. A few pals OF
water put it out. 1t was narrow es-
cape from bad fire. The origin
seems to have been spontaneous COM
bustiOn.
Joseph Warner, who was convicted
in the Franklin county court for hav-
ing committed assault with intent to
rape, was before the supreme court last
week and had the former decision az
firmed and was sentenced to three
years at Windsor.
j. E. Walsh, the Barre flyer and a
member OF the Vermont Wheel club,
has finished racing for this season. He
has started in 80 races, winning prizes
in all but five events, and being the
first man over the tape Is times. He
holds two class A worlds records,
made in competition at Springfield,
Mass.
An Italian at Mountain Mills had a
thumb completely torn from his hand
Tuesday morning, Oct. Is, as result
Of getting it caught in the gear Of
some machinery. The wound was
very painful, the cord or muscle hav-
ing been torn out from the elbow, and
it extended more than foot in length
on the severed thumb.
If States Attorney Fits has his
way he will make short work of the
East Putney assault case, and the
three young criminals, two Ellis boys
and one Baker, who brutally assaulted
Mrs. Mary Jaffrey on her way to
church last Sunday, will begin a long
sentence in state prison at Windsor.
The court not being in session, it will
be necessary in order to get them in
dicted at once to call special session
OF the grand jury, and this is what
the district attorney proposes to have
done if it is within his power to
bring it about.
Mrs. Hattie Blasor Pratt, Brattle-
boro girl, who made such a great sue
cess in grand opera at the Covent
garden in London last summer, I'M
der the management Of Sir Augustus
Harris, has been engaged to return
there for three years in leading con-
tralto roles. 1t is also understood that
during the winter season, Mrs. Pratt
will fill engagements at st. Peters
burgh. Will Shuster is another of
Brattleboro's young people in grand
opera. He is under contract for the
coming season with the Tavary COM
pany, which recently opened the new
Mantauk theatre in Brooklyn and
will make tour Of the principal cities
OF America.
1t is rum0red that company COM
posed of E. w. Richardson Of the
New York and Pennsylvania Pulp
company, Olin Scott of Bennington,
Charles Il. Tucker OF Providence, r.
l., and others have purchased the wa
ter privilege at Milton, which was
worked upon by capitalists a few years
ago with the idea Of putting in large
pulp mill. This privilege is about
one-half mile down the river from
Milton Falls and is considered one OF
the best in the state. Those who for
merly worked on the plant did great
amount Of blasting and employed
large force of men an entire season.
The reason for stopping the work was
never given.
1t is possible that the Boston police
may be able to connect young Henry
who was last week SEN
fenced to the Concord reformatory
Tor robbing a Boston lodging house,
with the robbery in Brattleboro few
weeks ago Of Col. Kittredge Haskins'
house, when two watches ard other
articles were taken. 1t will be remem-
bered that other robberies in the vii
age followed until the authorities
we're compelled to employ additional
police protection in order, If possible.
10 catch the offenders. For several
weeks now the town has been under
loser surveillance. Chatfield formerly
ived in Brattleboro, where he has
most respectable relatives. After a
title escapade in Brattleboro several
months ago, be was warned out Of
own but he returned, for several
,eople report having seen him there
he night Of the Hasklns robbery and
afterwards. When arrested in Bos-
on, he had on his person two pawn
tickets through which the police may
,e able to trace the watches.
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