Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-07-04

VIII IIlukt VIC IuUC Va AAAtSA~1e - ~-,-7
ton above 3 IL per cent.
Stella Greene, unmarried, and Chas.
Rice, married, were arrested at Bel
lows Falls last Thursday morning,
charged with infanticide. Miss Greene
is % years of age, Of that town, wei
connected and OF good repute.
An extensive sawmill will be erect
ed at once in Hardwick by Stevens,
Graham & Kinney. 1t will be oper-
ated by electric power, not belt in
the mill, and the equipment will be q
vast one with every modern facility.
There will be special adjourned
session Of the June term of the United
States court for the district OF YER
mont at Montpelier, commencing
Tuesday, July 10th. There are a
large number OF criminal cases on the
docket.
f. A. Dodge, the travelling man
who disappeared two weeks ago from
the Van Ness House, Burlington, has
been located. His firm received
letter from him, dated at New York,
saying that he had been sick and
had chance to do some business in
that city. The firm replied at once,
advising Dodge to remain in New
York and accept the position offered.
A sad accident occurred Saturday,
June ~, at Mt. Tabor, by which Rock
Grow, Jr., lost his life. He was work.
ing in S. T.. Griffith's mill near the
railroad and when the whistle blew
for noon he left the mill, going out on
the railroad and it is supposed the
mill made so much noise that he did
not hear the N. Y. express which was
just coming into the station. Both
legs were broken, his skull fractured
and he was otherwise injured so that
he died during the afternoon.
A new steel penstock will be put in
for the water supply TO two mills of
Hunt a. Holden, Leonard Il Co., in
1t will be one-quarter
inch steel, six feet in diameter and
will weigh about IT'S tons. 1t will be
900 feet long. The steel comes in
half-circle sheets, they being riveted
together. 1t is estimated that Al 900
rivets, each one-half inch in diameter
and one and one-half inches long, will
be used in joining the sheets. The
weight OF the rivets will be five tons.
United States District Attorney J.
II. Senter was in Bellows Falls last
week Wednesday, where he arrested
J. z. Cray for selling liquor without
a license. He was taken before Hon.
Frank Plumley and bound over in
$500 bail to the next term of the
United States court. United States
Marshal f. $. Harris was in Jay on
Thursday and arrested J. w. Calls
Tor smuggling. He was taken before
W. ID. Crane and, waving examina-
ion, was held in 81, 900.
Charles B. Wetter of Philadelphia
md William j. Grey Of Philadelphia,
IS trustees for syndicate of Phila-
lelphia and Baltimore capitalists and
contractors, have bought
he extensive marble properties in
Dorset, owned BY the insolvent es-
ates of d. l.. Kent & Co. and Prince
on Il Co., andwork in quarries that
nave been idle for two weeks will be
'esumed as soon as possible. The
is of great Importance to
Dorset and vicinity and will be well
'ome news all owe. Vermont.
The bodies of Ned Alexander and
lanes Fitzgerald, the young men who
we're drowned while coming down the
liver from Bellows Falls during the
April freshet, have not been recovered
tut it is probable that one of them
vas seen recently. John Elbertson, a
roung Swede who came to Brattle-
,oro recently, was bathing in the
Connecticut above the north end of
he island and while swimming in
teep water he saw short distance
way body floating. He reached
'ut to grasp it by the head, but de-
had gone so far that his
myers sank into the flesh. The
tench was so great that Elbertson
vas almost overcome by it and swan
,ack to the shore. He did not know
It this time about the drowning of
he young men and of the rewards
'ffered. He told a few young men
What he had seen and they went with
lin to the river, but no further trace
i the body was discovered.
The following are the officers elect
d at the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Association of Life Undcrwrit-
rs in Burlington, Thursday: Presi-
ent, Benjamin CROWN; vice presi-
ents, Chas. S. Hastings, II. G.Stone,
J. F. r. JENNIE, L. II. Ladd and w.
V. Sprague; secretary, Fl. B. Whit
omb of Burlington; treasurer, Geo.
|. Smalley of Burlington; executive
S. S. Ballard Of Barre,
hartman, II. G. Farrar, G.. L. Wood, /
|. r. Conger and A. j. Hall; dele
ates to national convention at Sara
oga in October, jill. Robinson, chair
ian; S. S. Ballard, A. p. Childs, w.
|. S. Whitcomb; alternates, j. A.
)eBoer, G. r. Turrill, A. ID. Tenney,