Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-01-25

by the board is that of man who de-
sired redress because, when coming
from Boston to Sharon on mileage,
express trains would not stop to let
him off, but will stop when he pur-
chases ticket. He desires TO use
mileage book and to leave the train at
! Sharon.
The reports of the officers OF the
Proctor Hospital association as pre-
sented at its recent annual meeting
show work done at this institution at
very moderate cost In 1897 there
were I3I patients cared for at their
homes and / 1872 calls made. In 1898
the patients numbered l8l and the
calls 2.406. In 1899 the patients
were 243 and the calls 2,572. The
same growth is noted in the hospital
proper. In 1897 there were 10 patients
treated at the hospital; in 1898 there
were 1870 and last year ll6.
Some one tried to burglarize Scrib-
ner's meat market at Barre one night
last week, but was frightened away
without accomplishing his purpose.
] Phil Ellis and Wayne Burnham, two
bows of good families, were caught in
the act of burglarizing E. w. Cum.
mings' printing office. Money had
frequently been missed from the mon
ey drawer within three months and
watch was set and the boys caught
after midnight. Numerous other IN
stances of petty thieying have been
called to the attention of the authorl-
ties.
| John Kelley of Montpelier was sem
, fenced last week in Washington coun-
,, ty court to 20 years at hard labor in
, the states prison ON the charge of as
: sault, with intent TO kill, upon
Thomas Cochran, the weapon being a
! revolver. Kelley, during the trial,
made an effort to impress upon the
mind Of the court that he was insane,
and Immediately after he was remov-
ed to Jail to enter upon the term OF
% Imprisonment, he tried TO commit
5 suicide by pounding the cell wall
{ with his head. Ii required eight men
= to subdue him.
Abolish workman, who was en-
: ployed by the Vermont Marble Co.
: of Proctor, met with fearful
= accident last week. He was
working on a cutting machine
in a tunnel in the quarry and WINE
d walking along a narrow space between
k the machine and the edge of the tun-
= mel his foot slipped and he fell down
1 about fifty feet to the bottom OF the
i quarry. He was taken from the quar-
: nv insensible and later to his home,
t. and has since been in a state OF I'M
Is consciousness. II is thought his inJu'
e ries will prove fatal.
Norman Storms of Panton was re-
e Gently arrested for an assault upon
1, and IN treatment and neglect OF two
y and-a-half-year-old child, who is The
a son of woman to whom Storms
1t claimed TO have been married last iall
n and who lives with him as his wife
4 II Is claimed by people who have TAX
ID en- an interest in the little child, tina
~ storms has beaten il without merc'
In and without cause. The Storms arr
colored people and very poor. storm
ct has always lived in Addison county
v but his wife and child lived in Bur
3, lington until the time OF his alleged
e. marriage to her.
l. Mrs. Sarah NJ. Keith Of Chicago
Of who was killed last week by falllns
l. down an elevator shaft, was the onl!
ut daughter of the late Col. Jonathan I
Y. Miller of Montpelier, famous for IN
ID connection with the Greek Revolution
of 1924, in which he distinguishes
Is himself as soldier on the side OF tn
X Greek patriots. She married AblJal
ID Keith of Montpelier, afterward o
err Chicago, who died several years ago
IN Mrs. Keith was the possessor OF Lor'
ID Byron's sword, which he gave to Capt
IN Loukes, a Greek officer, who served y
* Byron's legion and was afterward
he killed in action. Mrs. Keith wa
ty about 20 years old.
A big passenger engine OF the ben
tx ninoton IL Rutland railroad starte,
m on a runaway trip down the line las
N. week. but came to standstill betor
OF any damage more serious than th
% smashing of hand-car was doh'
of A new hand at the Rutland n Ben
an nington engine house was at wor
H. cleaning the engine, and in order I
in start her up little pulled the throttl
on wide open. The engine started dow
the track at more lively pace tina
y, the man had anticipated and be lo'
al his wits and jumped. The engin
he whizzed out of the yard at the rate
r. 4 mile a minute. There was goo
~ head of steam on, but fortunately II
an fires were low and she soon stoppe
at of her own accord.
nd At the annual meeting of the stool
mt holders of the National Life lnsuran,
Ter company held at Montpelier last wee'
in James L. Phelps, George G.. Benedl'
and George Briggs, whose term ma
of exphed, were reelected director
ew The board OF directors were all preseI
of except w. Seward Webb. A meetln
OIL of the directors followed, at whic
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