Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-30

r Frank III. Miles has been declared no
, guilty at Washington, Of the charg
, hanging over him for nearly 1
I months. that of embezzling distric
! funds while in charge of issuing tai
certificates. Mr.. Miles Is Vermont
er and went to Washington from 81
Johnsbury, where he had long and
honorable record in the scale works
He married daughter of the late
Hon. John Thompson, another well.
known Vermonter.
/ Conductor Miller of Enosburg Fall:
was instantly killed on the st. Johns.
bury and Lake Champlain railroad,
between Sheldon Junction and Swan
ton, Monday morning OF last week.
! With companion he was walking TO
Swanton on the track when overtaken
| by express train No. from StJohns-
bury. The other man was hurt, but
was able to crawl to a neighbor's and
told of the accident A hard wind
was blowing at the time and the men
were facing the storm and did not
hear the train.
The car fender question was settled
at Burlington last week by the rail-
road commissioners, who held final
meeting on the subject. They decid-
ed that all electric cars in Vermont
must be equipped within 80 days
with one Of the three tenders approx
ed by them. The cars OF the Rutland
street Railway company are already
equipped with the Rice Tenders, and
the commissioners decided that the
use Of the Rice fender would be per-
mitted those already supplied.
Randall Blodgett, the man who en-
deavored to take Doherty away from
Sheriff Graves at Waterbury recently
when the latter was taking him to the
justice court room for hearing on the
charge of assaulting Fred Murphy,
was arraigned al Waterbury last week
and bound over 10 await the action Of
the fall term Of the grand jury under
$500 bonds. IL was hoped to the last
that the states attorney might mol
pross the case because il was a Joke,
but he declined to look at it in that
light.
Burglars who were trying to gain
entrance TO Mrs. Shaw's house in Mid
dlebury last week were frightened |
away by Michael Marooney, who was
returning from work. Thinking they |
might return he secreted himself near
the house, and in a few minutes the |
intruder or intruders resumed their
work Mrs. Shaw and Miss Ham
mond, who resides in the house,
awoke, and seeing some one trying to
enter began screaming for help, but
on the appearance Of Michael the I
would-be burglars quickly disap-
peared.
The United States Fish commits
sioner has made arrangements with
the fish and game commissioners OF
Vermont 10 collect pike perch spawn
in the Missisquoi river this season.
Livingston Stone, superintendent of
the United States fish commission sta
ton AZ Cape Vincent, New York, will
the work. In return
for the privilege the United States
will return large con-
OF pike perch fry to the
lake. If this scheme produces the re.
suits hoped for a hatchery may result.
The idea is original with Commits
sioner Titeomb.
The promoters of the Bellows Falls
and Saxton's River electric road have
met with quite a reverse in the decis- I
ion of the selectmen of Rockingham
the petition of the company
to change the grade Of Pine street
from the top of Henry street to the
top of the terrace to the extent de-
sired. the decision as rendered al I
lows the road TO cut to the depth of .
eight feet at the top OF the Hill, but
not to raise the grade at the foot. This
is deemed quite inadequate,
and unless some agreement can be [
reached viii result in the abandon {
ment of the plans for building the {
road. IS
Sheriff Wilson arrived at Benning-
.on last week with George Snyder, for
whom he has been looking for some
time. He was indicted over year {
400 by the county grand jury for an !
aggravated assault upon one William
in Sandgate. Before his
Indictment he escaped from the Off '
,ers who had him in charge and after
several months search was found at
work in a lumber camp near Will
nington. His reputation for years
las been bad. He will be held for
he county court,which meets in June. /
A syndicate of Boston and New {
\ ork capitalists has been formed for
Of purchasing and operat-
ng the big quarries in Graniteville ,
md vicinity under one head. The }
owners Of the big quarries have
agreed to sell their interests and
prices have already been fixed on
everal of them. The deal will only !.
include the production Of granite and
will have nothing to do with its man
fracture. The same sort of scheme
vas attempted about year and a
,alf ago but for various reasons fell {
, rongh The prespDt plan aDDears !