Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-03

Thomas Buck, for the past forty
years an engineer on the Central Ver-
mont, fell Friday, breaking his hip
and fingers of one hand. 1t is fear.
ed that his injuries will end his SER
vices as an engineer owing to the
slowness with which men of his adj.
vaneed age recover from such acct
| dents.
Charles Evans of Readsboro was
sentenced to 30 years maximum and
70 years minimum imprisonment in
the superior court at Pittsfeld, Mass,
lately. His crime was rayishing an
eight-year-old girl, whom he induced
to ride with him. His only excuse
for the crime was that he was drunk
when II was committed.
The statement made some time
since that Editor Arthur f. Stone of
the ST. Johnsbury Caledonian was
contemplating a trip to Hawaii with
the idea of locating temporarily in
Uncle Sans new island possession is
followed by the announcement that
the Caled0nian is to pass into thec
troll of Joseph w. Sault.
Mr.. Richards of Chicago, while in
Brooksville visiting his daughter, was
struck by train and thrown off the
end of a railroad bridge. lie fell 80
or 40 feet into the water. One side
Of his head was badly crushed and
his left arm was injured. Several
bones were broken but the injury will
probably not prove fatal.
Emilio Guerray Giro Of Guanaba-
Goa, Cuba, will enter the freshman
class Of Norwich university next fall
previous to which he will remain in
Mortified and make up certain
studies and acquire a more fluent
command of language. He is one Of
several young Cubans who have been
sent from that country to be educated.
The residents Of Norwich are con-
siderably excited over an attempted
burglary at the house Of Capt Con-
verse OF the United States steamer
Montgomery. When the house was
entered Mrs. Converse and daughters
were aroused. One OF the daughters
gave chase with a revolver and fired
several shots Mt the man, but he sue.
ceeded in making bis escape.
Last Thursday fire was discovered
in the basement of Hotel Fullerton,
and the loss by fire and water will
amount to nearly $4,000. BY prompt
action Of the fire department the main
portion Of the building was saved.
A large part OF the furniture and fix.
lures were badly damaged. The cause
Of the fire is unknown. The proper
" is covered by insurance. The
house was full Of guests, but no one
was injured.
A twenty-inch emery wheel burst
into three pieces at James Aherns
tool shop at Barre one day last week,
one piece going through the side of
the shop and tearing off and breaking
several boards. Another piece struck
the ed e Of the work bench and made
a deep dent. No one was hurt but
DIR. Smith. the veterinary, had been
using the wheel only few seconds
before, and had just stepped away
when il burst.
When Select man Robert Kirby OF
Underhill went TO get his cows one
morning last week he found woman
living under a tree. She was clad only
in her night robe and was in a de-
ranged condition. DIR. Newton was
called. She gave her residence as
Worcester. Mass, and said that she
came TO Underhill to visit her cousin,
Arthur Mullen. Mr.. Kirby took her
TO Mr.. Mullen's from whose house she
had wandered away the night before
James w. Weloh died recently at
the Brattleboro retreat OF apoplexy.
He has been at the retreat for a. years.
He was ON full parole during the whole
of his life there and walked on an av-
erage Of seven miles day. A remark
able fact is that he did not suffer from
illness after going to Bratlleooro.
Mr.. Welch was born in Scotland, a
member Of an old family there. He
went TO Brattleboro from Quebec.
Tie was highly educated aud well in
formed on current events.
William Richie, who has been
working in Bellows Falls some time,
recently dived from the Boston and
Main iron bridge into the Connecti-
cut river. Richie had bet OF 20
that he could do it and come out
alive. So about 1890 p. m, with
Jobn Picket to witness, he went to
the bridge, climbed upon the railing
and dived headlong into the whlrl-
pool Just below the dam. Picket