Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-05

employe of the Colchester Eills at Wi
nooski, caught his right hand in thu
gearing to the machine he was work
ing last week Monday and severely
lacerated it. Three fingers had to b
amputated.
Ernest Stak was convicted at Ben
nington of dangerous assault with
an axe upon Martin Niles of Shafts
bury. He was employed by Niles and
they had an alteration. The wounds
were at first considered serious. He
was fined $50 and costs.
Bristol has been greatly excited
over the situation in the office of the
Bristol railroad company. Expert.
have been at work on the books for
several days and Superintendent. E.
Scott left town recently on the early
morning sleeper at Vergenn-s.
Burlington finds itself in the
unique position of having two chiefs
of police TO watch over and make law
abiding its citizens. The two chiefs
are L. j. Smith, the appointee of cx-
Mayor Ii. S. Peck, and Officer Pat
rick j. Cosgrove, the appointment
made last week by Mayor 4. NJ. SUIT
ton. Each mayor claimed the right
to appoint. The courts will have to
determine who is the legal appointee.
A Vermonter, writing back from
the klondike, ends his letter as fol-
lows:-"There is no talk here about
the Klondike, only what poor fools
we all are to be here. III 80 out Of
every 100 were home, all the gold in
the world could not induce them to
endure the hardships. All have to
say is that any one is better Off at
home than in this frozen, forsaken
country"
While Mrs. Sherman Campbell and
Mrs. Fred Winslow were watching a
flag raising at Newport from one of
the Memphremagog House windows
last week, some one in the crowd fired
a shotgun loaded with small shot, the
contents OF which struck the ladies
full in the face. Mrs. Winslow re-
ceived one shot in the forehead direct
ly over the eye and Mrs. Campbell a
larger number in different parts OF the
face.
Miss Edith Martin, formerly of
Cuttingsville, has recently made her.
self famous as harpist at the casino
in Vienna, Austria. AS a child Miss
Martin took up the study Of the violin
and piano and showed early signs of
her musical talent. After going to
Vienna, about three years ago, Miss
Martin was placed under the instruc-
ton Of Prof. Zamara. the world fa-
nous harpist, and her progress has
been very rapid.
Capt. ID. Ii. Kelton OF Montpelier
was in Waterbury short time ago to
visit Henry Wheeler of East Montpel-
Ter, who has been an inmate OF an in
sane asylum for A years. In 1854
Captain Kelton was boy and attend
ed school in East Montpelier. Henry
Wheeler was the teacher and one day
for slight cause gave Kelton a fear
full beating, almost endangering his
life. Wheeler was thought at the time
to be Of unsound mind and was lit
tie later examined and committed to
the asylum at Brattleboro, where he
remained until, with other patients, he
was removed to Waterbury, where he
has since been.
Last summer George w. Wheeler,
while employed at Ascutncyville left
suddenly under suspicion Of having
stolen coat and sum of money.
Sheriff Spoflord got on his track and
recently traced him TO Salem, Mass,
where he was in Jail serving out a
sentence for petty larceny. The sher-
if and Deputy Sheriff Peck provided
with extradition papers went TO Salem
and arrested him just as his imprison-
ment ended for the latter offence.
They returned with Wheeler, and he
was committed to Woodstock Jail to
await trial in county court. While
at Salem he admitted he was guilty Of
the theft at Ascutneyville.
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