Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

der were present and 35 candidates
we're initiated.
| The ninth juror secured from 504
talesmen to try the celebrated Roland
B. Molineux murder case in New
York was Frederick Billings, son OF
| the late Frederick Billings of Wood.
stock, and a graduate Of the Univer.
sity of Vermont in the class OF 1900.
James Arlington, the man who
committed the murderous assault on
Lizzie Brown Ct st. Adams on the
night of the 18th of November, has
been captured and is under arrest.
His arrest was made in New York
city, where the man is known as
"Sporty jim"
The first bounty upon fox skin al
the Burlington city clerks office in
many moons was paid last Saturday
10 Charles Critchlow of Burlington.
The bounty is 60 cents, 10 Of which
oes to the clerk and so to the owner
OF the skin. The fox in question was
killed in Essex.
A few of the business men OF Lyn-
donville have formed a stock company
with S25, 900 capital to be known as
the Canadian carbonate company.
The company will manufacture car
bonic acid gas from magnesite OBJ
tanned in Italy and Greece. and their
factory will be located near Montreal.
Richard Perry of Hoosick while
hunting in PoWnal shot wildcat.
The animal was fine bay color and
weighed IL pounds. He shot it
once and wounded it, when the
animal disappeared. lie soon after
heard noise and saw the animal just
ready to spring at him. The second
shot killed it.
Z. 4. Davis Of Montpelier has had
safe in his store for some time past
which has defied experts TO open.
One night last week Mr.. Davis
dreamed how one should proceed in
order to open the safe and the next
morning he put the instructions OF his
dream into practice. He easily
opened the safe.
Bert Smith, IL years old, was prob
ably fatally injured at Bennington
Friday while hunting. He was sit
ting with companion of his own age
with his gun between them. lie
snatehed the gun up when he saw a
bird and it was discharged into his
breast and arm. Some 10 shot have
been removed.
William McGurn, assistant super
intendent In the card room at the
wooden min OF Holden, Leonard Il
CO., Bennington, was fined $40 and
costs last week for disturbing the
peace. lie was charged with melting
strike nong the men and OF intim-
idating workmen who did not care TO
Join the strikers.
The cemetery at Glen Sutton, L. O.,
has lately been enclosed with neat
wire fence with iron gates. II may
not be generally known that the re-
mains OF Hiram Miller, who was hung
at Windsor in 1869 for the murder OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowing in Weathers-
field two years before, repose in an
unmarked grave in this cemetery.
Edgar r. Smith, manager of the
creamery at Plainfield, has brought
suit against Hiram G. Moore, also of
Plainiield, for $4,000 damages for
SANDER. Ii is alleged that Mr.. Moore
has circulated the report that Mr..
Smith has stolen butter from the pat
rons of the creamery and has been
crooked in his management OF the
/ business.
The manager OF the shirt factory at
Hoosick Falls, n. Y, has expressed a
desire to establish a factory in Bur-
lington. The factory at Hoosick Falls
employs about 1875 girls and it is de-
sired to start second factory where
help can be secured. The manager
will agree 10 employ certain number
OF girls certain time il building l.
furnished him.
As Professor Dean c. Worcester OF
the Philippine commission was spend.
ing Thanksgiving at his old home in
Thetford, arrangements were made to
have him lecture in st. Johnsbnry
Friday evening, December i. His
subject was .Some Phases OF the Phil
ippine Question" No man, with the
possible exception Of Admiral Dewey,
knows more about this subject or can
more intelligently discuss it.
At the annual meeting OF the So
ciety OF American Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers held in New
York November l6-17, George Ed
munds Lawrence, formerly of Bur-
lington, but for the past five years in
Cramps ship yards at Philadelphia,
was elected member OF the society.
Mr.. Lawrence, who is a young man,
owes this high honor TO the high-class
work which he has accomplished.
At the meeting of the State Board
of Health at Burlington last week the
most important matter for discussion
was the prevalence Of diphtheria. IL
was found that there had been less
diphtheria in the past year than IN
the two previous years, due no doubt
TO the strict enforcement Of the quar-
antine law. The state laboratory was
Il