Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-31


ling cars.
The President has sen; to the Sen
ate the nomination of w. ii. Moody
for postmaster at Waterbury.
Mrs. Oliver Wales died last Thurs
day at Starksboro from the effects oi
injuries sustained by falling from Q
window ten days before.
Hon. VIM. A. Lord last Saturday
received a telegram from Senator
Proctor announcing that he had been
appointed bank examiner for the dis
trict of Vermont by Comptroller of
the Currency Dawes. His commits
sion will be dated from Saturday and
he will receive it in season TO take
charge of the office as soon as his
health will permit.
The young son of w. A. Holmes of
Montpelier was quite seriously in
jured Sunday night, March 20, by
being kicked in the face by horse,
behind which he was playing. The
boys check bone was badly broken
and his face badly mangled. The
wound was dressed by physician
Immediately and no danger is appre-
hended from the accident.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Hardwick & Woodbury. railroad
held in Hardwick recently the date
of the annual meeting was changed
from March to August. Under this
condition it was voted to retain the
old directors and officers until the an
nual meeting in August. The report
shows that the road is free from debt,
has good equipment and is self-sus-
tanning.
Oscar Hudson, who was employed
in night gang running a sawmill in
Warren, was instantly killed last week
Thursday. The saw broke and one
OF the pieces struck him in the head.
He was 80 years of age and was mar
ried but had no children. The mill
where the accident occurred is owned
by Bradley brothers. Mr.. Hudson
was at one time stage driver between
Roxbury and Warren.
Dennis Clary escaped from Officer
DuCfidffuU VI dt AAOhtR CiASi
while en- route to the insane asylum
at Waterbury last week "Wednesday.
Diligent search was made for him
and he was finally found in st. Johns
bury in an exhausted condition. A
short time ago Clary lost his wife and
son, they having died during the ty-
phoid fever epidemic at Barre. lie
has brooded over this until II was
found necessary to commit him TO the
asylum.
The decision of the supreme court
in respect to the petition OF Joseph G.
Jones of Rutland for rehearing in
the disbarment proceedings against
him was filed in the Rutland county
clerks Office last week. The rehear-
ing is granted, with the condition
that Mr.. Jones pay 500. Hon. o.
NJ. Barber OF Arlington was appoint
ed TO take charge OF and conduct the
hearing for the public and the bar
with the aid Of the states attorney OF
Rutland county.
Representatives OF the Vermont
Democratic club met at Montpelier
last Thursday afternoon and decided
upon the date Of holding the annual
meeting and banquet OF the club,
which will be on the afternoon and
evening of April q at White River
Junction. The only candidate men,
toned for governor who seems to have
any great amount OF followers here
seems to be T. w. Moloney OF Rut-
land, although occasionally the name
of Felix w. McGettrick of st. Adams
is heard.
The law officers who have been in
vestigating the death of James |
Waters of West Rutland, who was
found dead on the tracks Of the Fitch
burg railroad near JohnsonvilIe, n.
Y, March 8, have failed to find any
clues. but are satisfied that he met
death by foul play. lie was last seen
alive at Johnsonville two days before
his body was found He said that he
failed to change cars at the proper
place and was carried to that station,
adding that he was on his way to
North Adams, Mass. Trainmen and
Others with whom he conversed say
that he was not intoxicated and
showed no signs of mental disturb
ance. The only explanation of his
death is that he was robbed and MUIR
dered. There are numerous points
which go to show that his body was
carried to the place where it was
found. Waters had about $50 in his
pocket when he left home but not a
cent was found on his body.
Judge Shipman, in the United
States circuit court in Connecticut, has
granted the petition of Spicer ID.
Rand, in forma pauperis, that he
might file claim against the Central
Vermont Railroad company, now in
the hands OF receiver, in the suit
brought against the road by the Grand
Trunk Railway company. Rand al