Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-25
AS Mrs. Tbeonhile Lapoint of Bur.

wound was very palnIul ana the lroI
was so hot that the eyeball ran ont al
if it was so much water.
Lawrence Ryder fell from a freight
car in the railroad yard at Burlington
and was run over by an engine fol
lowing the train last week Monday
One arm was cut off and he received
other injuries which caused his death
in the evening. He was 80 years OF
age and leaves wife.
Fire destroyed the building and
stock of w. B. Fonda's general mer.
chandise store at the lime kilns, near
Swanton Junction, early last week
Monday morning. The loss was about
81, 700 on which there was 81 900 in
surance. The building and stock is a
total loss. Cause of fire unknown.
The shoe shop and store of G. b.
Vault of Arlington were burned TO
the ground last week Wednesday
morning. Very little was saved. The
loss was "a, 900; insurance, $500. A
Mr. Real had left trunk in the shop
a few days before, containing his
clothes and money, the savings of
years. The trunk was burned.
The present number in the state in
dustrial school is ll3 boys and Il
girls, the largest number for several
years. Superintendent and Mrs.
Andrews commenced on their ninth
year at the school Feb. LIST. William
Wright of Waltham has presented to
the boys large number Of valuable
new books for their library. The
board of trustees held its semiannual
examination Tuesday, Feb 9th.
Mrs. Fannie G. Strong OF Manches-
ter is contesting the will OF her aunt,
Elizabeth Shepherd of Weathersfield,
Mass whose estate inventoried "A lit.
tie less than 100000, and out Of
which Mrs. Strong received less than
5000. The beneiiciaries of the will
apart from Mrs Strong. are the mem.
bers Of Charles ID. Iluling's family Of
Cleveland, o., who were left practi.
cally all the residue of the estate eX-
cepting the small bequest of Mrs.
Strong. Miss Shepherd furnished
somewhat OF sensation by the discov-
cry, after her death, Of a number Of
thousand of dollars of United States
bonds secreted ina panel OF her cham
Der door.
Charles Burke Of Rutland, brake
man on the Rutland railroad, was
killed while making flying switch on
the local freight train going north last
Wednesday morning, in the yard at
Brandon. While making flying
switch, as he was trying to take the
pin out, he fell on the side track, and
the car which was switched passed
over him, cutting off one leg entirely
at the ankle, just above the overshoe,
and crushing the other leg below the
knee. lie was picked up and carried
into the depot, but it was thought best
to take him to the Rutland hospital,
where he died soon after His wife is
said to live in Albany, \. y. Mr..
Burke is spoken Of a. being an expert
operator and pcnnan, and
being out OF work in this line, went to
braking for living. This makes the
fourth man killed within a few wears
by the cars at Brandon.
GOV. Grout pardoned Walter W.
Martin of Middlebmy from the
house Of correction last week. Martin
was serving three years sentence for
selling liquor Up TO about a year
ago Martin had % cases for selling, !
liquor and maintaining a
nuisance AT the Bates House, standing |
against him on the docket Martin /
attended the bar and took fines for |
Mayo in connection with the |
Bates House. But Mayo, who had |
agreed to stand by Martin, skipped |
and the latter had to take the medi- !
cine. Martins bondsman who stood |
bail in 20 cases refused 10 do So any !
longer and surrendered Martin. The |
80 cases were eyaporated to look like |
three. His sentence was three years
and last week he was released AFTER |
serving four months. Ii does seem |
like injustice to permit one man to
get rich by making another his tool
AT Sl2 per week and having him sent |
to Rutland for three years to boot.
lila NJ. Flint, 10y ear-o!d girl of
Fairfax, died under peculiar circum-
stances week or two ago. and last |
week the sclectmcn ordered an inyes- |
tigation. The circumstances OF the !
case are: Miss Flint, who was at the
house Of James Ruggles, cripple, was !
during the night taken with conyul- |
sions. She succeeded in arousing Mr..
Ruggles, who, however, was unable to !
90 for help and had to wait until he
the attention of a passcr-by |
in the morning, when Miss Flint was
found in an unconscious condition. |
Dr.. T.. II. Brush and e. +. Hawley |
were summoned, but Miss Flint. who |
was in a delicate condition, never re-
gained her enses,dying that day. The |
doctors gave it as their opinion that
her death was caused by poison, but
whether il was taken with suicidal i'll
tent or not they are unable to state. n
investigation is TO be made.
Ii is fairly well known who the author |
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