Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-14

George Idle OF Lyndonvllle, Judge
r. s. Taft of Burlington and Gen. w.
w. Henry of Burlington are the only
survivors OF the senate of 1863.
Fred and Al0nzo Haight were ar
/ rested as week uu the charge Of set
/ ing lire 10 the buns of Jobu Van
/ -icRlcn, which Were burned recently.
They were placed under bends of
$500 each 10 await the action Of the
grand jury. The bail UP TO date has
not been furnished.
Mrs. Thomas McGettrick Of Bur-
I lington IS the prohl posrssor OF
china plate over a century old, on
which are the names of the states then
/ in the union, the thirteen original
states and Vermont and Kentucky.
The owner considers the plate a valu
able relic and could not be induced to
part with it.
The failure Of the hardware firm OF
! 4. c. Bates & Son of Rutland has Sc
riously affected large number OF
business men there. II Is said that
large number Of persons there have
! lost heavily by the failure. They have
lost from 81 ,000 to S25, 200 by it. The
/ failure has created a sensation in bust
ness circles there. The firms l'abil-
ties will amount TO about $50, 600
DR.. John a. Mead, president Of the
i Howe Scale company of Rutland. said
/ few days ago that he will be salts
i lied il, al balancing his accounts for
I the past year, the company should
/ come out about even. BY close fight
I ing and careful management DR.. Mead
I has succeeded 10 keep about 400 men
\ employed during the hard times, for
which the people Of Rutland feel just
i ~ grateful.
George Sumner Of Lincoln, while
ichOpping in the woods about two
miles from his house on Wednesday,
4 Dee. 30, met with a serious accident.
I \ large tree fell, catching Mr. Sum
ner. His leg was broken above the
/ knee, the kneecap was crushed and
! The leg was either cut or smashed in
two below the knee. lie was carried
hom'. Amputation may be necessa-
nv.
Merton Bailey OF Dummerston,agcd
a, was arrested last week on a charge
of sexual intercourse with Mary, the
ll-year-old daughter OF VIM. l.. May
OF Dummerston. The girl was the
only witness at the hearing and adj
mitted that the crime was committed
with her consent. according TO law,
she being under Ia, the case will be
treated as one of rape. furnished !
~ 900 bail.
Miss Sarah Dubuque of Swanton
has claims to a heroine's title. 4
,oung man was skating on the river |
near the young lady's home few |
days since when the ice broke through |
and left the youth in the water His |
case was indeed hopeless for he could |
never have gotten out alone. Miss |
Dubuque saw him, however, walked |
ont on the thin ice nj the peril Of her |
own life and drew the young man out.
Ii is said that such an exhibition of |
nerve and personal courage was never
before shown in the village.
The following will be an interest
ing trial if brought into court: IL. NJ.
Bates of Rutland has brought suit
against W. II. Valiquette, admins
traitor of o. J.Cain's estate, for sever
al thousand dollars. The action was
brought 10 recover the percentage al
legged to be due Bates for going on
Gains bonds on the liquor cases. 1t
is said that Bates claims bonds TO the
amount of $50, goo. the latter having
furnished the collateral. Naliquette,
OF course, disputes the claim, and is
fighting hard to save the percentage.
A ease of unequalled ''nerve" was
displayed by q tramp at Bellows
Falls one day last week. He called at
the house of Mrs. l.. j. Royce. walked
in, sat down 10 the table and ordered
his dinner, all in the most Uncon-
cened way, attempted TO fondlc one
Of the children. who objected seriously,
and finally walked into the parlor and
was making himself at home there
when Mr. Royce arrived on the scene,
having been telephoned for by Mrs.
Royce. and Mr.. Tramp was arrested {
and sentenced to 60 days in the house
Of correction.
\ pleasant Sunday episode was the
prank of Bert Wctherbee of Forest
lale. He drank about four quarts of
'ider and then went calling on his
leighbors. He went to the house of +
Peter Smith and used language so vul- b
gar and profane that Smith ordered Il
lin ont Of the house. As Wetherbee e,
delayed going Smith slapped his face. II
Netherbee drew revolver and threat e
ned TO perforate Smith and his son, v
,ut they were able to take the weapon I
rom him and put him out of doors. "
was arrested the next day. a
nd the visit cost him S22.s5. -
The board Of directors Of the Ver- /.
mont Life Insurance company met last i
week and declared a semiannual divi- bl
end OF per cent on the capital stock. di
ava Dle forthwith An increase was bl