Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-02

Buskey were arrested Wednesday o.
last week on the steamer Lady Of tn,
Lake at Magog and sent to Montrea
for five years imprisonment. They
had stolen from various parties thu,
season on the boat.
NJ. II. Alexander, the young law.
yer who was charged with embeZzle.
ment in Burlington in January, 1896
and subsequently disbarred, has, it is
reported, been arrested for embezzle-
ment in New York, in which city he
has recently been connected with q
brewing concern.
! Pliney, the ten-year-old son OF
Peter Trudell of Newport, was
drowned Thursday while fishing. lie
lost his balance, fell out of the boat
and his companions called for assist
ance but being unable to speak Eng
lish could not make themselves under
stood until the boy had drowned.
The body was recovered an hour later.
The centennial of the organization
of the Congregational church at New
Haven was celebrated Wednesday.
The church is in one of the wealthiest
farming communities in Vermont
and has a membership of 273. Rev.
G. y. Thomas has been the pastor the
past 81 years. The present house OF
worship is handsome brick struct-
ure erected in 1890, two years after
the destruction of the old church by
fire. The principal address at the
centennial was delivered by Rev. +.
ii. Byington of Boston.
A special committee appointed by
the city council of Barre to investigate
the water supply question has recon-
mended that the city buy the system
of the Barre Water company. There
are II miles of pipes and the company
will sell the system for 100000. The
income from the system is $4,000
annually, and the expenses of running
it do not exceed $1,000. The COM
pany is ready to take four per cent
city bonds in payment and will con-
struct the new system already ar
ranged for S40,0 additional.
Brattleboro is in a fever of excite
ment over the firebug who, so far, has
escaped detection. At the fire last
week the hydrant had been tempered
with so that delay was caused in
getting water. A fire trap was found
in the rear of some church buildings
Sunday morning. The trap consisted
of rags saturated with Kerosene sur
rounding can in which was candle.
Kerosene had been thrown against
the side of the house where the fire
tran was found. There would have
been another fire but the trap was so
poorly ventilated that the candle went
out lust before the flame reached the
in flammable material.
Parlor theatricals were being given
in a hotel at Clarendon Springs re-
Gently. and three boys who went TO
their rooms to remove their costumes
found the hall full of smoke, which
issued from one of the rooms. with
great presence of mind, and without
informing anyone except the proprle-
tor, they secured pitchers of water
from all the rooms on that floor, ana
with the water and fire extinguishers
soon extinguished the blaze. A bu-
reau. carpets and a woman's ward
robe we're destroyed. But for the ac-
tiyitv of the boys there would have
been A panic among the guests and IN
all probability the hotel would nave
been destroyed. There were 20 guests
in the house and many OF them ana
NOT know of the fire until the next day'
Miss Paulina Garabaldi, clerk IN
the store of X. 5. Currier ~ 20. OF
Barre. was taken into custody Mon,
day. Aug. 23d, on the charge oil grand
lo,cenv and before Justice Scott was
h.ld in $500 for her future appear
nn 100 in default of which she was
taken 70 Montpelier for safe keeping
Nj Garabaldi is a bright young
italian girl nearly 10 years OF age
who. previously to going to CurTler 3 .
,,arled for some time for Gllley ~
Ahbott from which place she was
discharged on suspicion that she was
tat;ng Goods from the store. one
INT to work at Curriers' May l.
About three weeks ago her employer
became suspicious that she was carr a
mo away more goods than she pau
for and he began to watch, ana "heI
10 became thoroughly convinced anu
bod snfficient evidence that she was
STEALING a warrant for her arrest was
issued and given to Officer FRENCH fnr
Her mother has also been arres'eu 49,. ~.
receiving stolen goods and at a near ar
mo was held in $500 for future AZ AZ
n ,ma She was also taken TO Tue
Montpelier Jail.