Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-28

July.
AS the result OF big liquor raid al
Rutland last week, nine convictions oil
selling were secured and tincsanount-
ing to SS5s.3J imposed.
Vermont loses 1882, 900 by the fail
ure of the Massachusetts, Benefit Life
association and $685. goo by the fail
ure Of the Bay State Beneficiary asso-
citation.
Several railroad employees have been
robbed of large sums of money lear
Burlington the past week. A mail
clerk lost his pocketbook with $50
and a condu tor his with $3.50 in cash.
In the Bennington municipal court
Friday morning a hearing was held
in the case of ID. II. MeKinnon, charged
with burglary at the residence OF Mrs.
Louise Warner in the west part Of the
town, and an assault upon her. lie
was held in 81 600 TO appear before
the grand jury, in default Of which he
went to Jail.
Mr. Rowe Of Sherburno was brought
to the Rutland city hospital Thursday
suffering from injuries received while
out hunting deer near Pico. Mr.
Rowe was resting his hands on the
muzzle of his rifle, when in some way
the trigger snapped. The cartridge
ball shattered his left hand and the
right hand was so badly hurt that il
will be amputated If the patient is
strong enough to stand the ordeal.
Justus Dart has resigned rs super
intendent of the schools in the Massa-
chusetts towns Of Charlcmont, Flori-
da, Hawley, Munroe and Rowe. Mr..
Dart formerly lived in Springfield and
was the Vermont superintendent of
education. His successor at Charlie
mont is +. II. Howard, until recently
principal of the Brandon High school.
Mr.. Dart is to be superintendent of the
schools in Ashby and Townshend,
Mass.
Willie Williams, who figured in the
recent tar and feather scrape in Bond
willie and who had q number of his as
sailants arrested, was arrested in Bond
willie last week Tuesday. charged with
entering house there with intent TO
burglarize. Since his return home he
has brought suits for private damages
against some Of the PARTIES who were
fined for assaulting him and although
advised by several to leave the place
has declined to do il.
Rev. j. +. Fullerton, pastor of the
Congl church OF Bellows Falls. who
is in poor health and lame, was aroused
by fire Saturday morning, and taking
a lamp started TO 90 downstairs. At
the landing his foot caught in the rug
and he fell the entire length of the
stairs. He was picked up unconscious
and an examination showed that his
spine was injured. lie recovered con-
seriousness after several hours but his
limbs are paralyzcd and he is in
critical condition.
Among those young men who re.
emily passed successful examina ion
at Montpe ier for admission TO the
Vermont bar was Arden Humphrey
OF Ludlow, who Grated some news
paper notoriety a few years ago. He
mysieriously disappeared from Brat
tlcboro several years ago, while an
employe OF the Brqttleboro Retreat.
His parents believed that perhaps he
had discovered some secret which the
asylum officials did not wish disclosed
and that he had been murdered or
Vermont newspapers
and men of prominence gave this story
credence and it was made matter of
legislative inquiry. Humphrey re-
turned in three or four years. lie
left Brattleboro one night with no
definite purpose, walked to Benning-
ton, spent some months about New
England and then went to British
Columbia.
At a meeting of the officers and ex-
ccutiye committee of the Vermont De.
velopment Association held in Bur-
lington last week the following sub
committees were appointed:-Finance
committee, w. II. Bracket OF Brat.
w. II. Dubois of Randolph,
J. l.. Bacon of White River Junction;
publication committee, Henry II. {.
Watson of Brandon, n. +. Dunshee
Of Bristol, Edward NJ. Barlow OF
w. J. Van Patten of
membership committee,
II. 5. Bingham OF Bennington, A. n.
Burbank Of Bellows Falls, George L.
Chaflee of Rutland; legal committee,
John w. Gordon of Barre, G. II.
Prouty of Newport; organization
II. 5. Bingham Of BEN
l.. Bart Cross Of Montpcl-
Ter, j. c. Clark of ST. Johnsbury, +.
W. Wilder of Woodstock. The as
ISOLATION expects to publish some sort
IF a book showing the advantages of
Vermont as a summer resort.
The Vermont Historical Society.