Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-05
state of Vermont.
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bv fire its ffelght wal
3 "a a. freight cars at New London.
Loss. $4,000.
At Burlington Saturday John
,-hIov received a sentence of two
A in states prison for burglary
Ind grand larceny.
recent liquor raid in Chester cost
pmorv Knowlton, the hotel landlord,
lnJ bis clerk H., w. Boyle, a tidy
a nm The former was fined $50 and
costs.
Gov Smith denied the requisition
,,bo Governor OF Missouri for the
y, of w. B. johnson for embez-
,Ie,nent, on the ground that he had
never been in Missouri.
At ST Adams Saturday Judge
Tbamuson sentenced w. c. Prouty 10
ava fine Of $500 and costs and to
i Lv 30 DAYS in the house Of correc-
i'm and P. NJ. Daley was fined $500
and costs for liquor selling.
Di.barment proceedings have been
;ostituted against ii. NJ. Mcfarland
n HYDE Park, for unprofessional
ropduct in collecting claims. w. L.
Johnson Of Woodstock has been APP
nointed master to hear the testimony.
Walter Bolton, the ls-year-old son
II Mr. and Mrs. Eli A. Bolton OF
chester, committed suicide by hang
inc last week Wednesday afternoon
IN Henry Wheelock's barn. Family
trouble /, supposed to be the cause Of
Bottoms act.
LYMAN w. Redington, a lawyer,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy in
Nov York city with liabilities of
80 BOG and assets 500. Mr.. Reding-
ION was formerly a candidate on the
Democratic ticket for governor Of
Vermont, being a resident Of Rutland
80 that time.
Representatives Charles l.. Little
field Of Maine and Samuel w. Nc
Call Of Massachusetts, are expected TO
address the state convention 10 be held
at Burlington Wednesday, April IS,
to elect delegates at large to the
National Republican convention at
Philadelphia.
The test cases Of State VS.. Fayette
L. Taft Of Burlington from Chitten-
den county and that Of State vs..
David II. McCuen in determining as
20 whether the possession OF a govern
ment liquor license is alone sufficient
evidence upon which to convict the
parties Of being common sellers are
It'll with the court.
The attempt to thaw out dynamite
In stove at saxton's River Thursday /
resulted in a terrific explosion which |
caused the loss OF one life, the serious /
injury Of little girl and the wreck /
ing Of a small house. The victims
we're Francis Farr, aged so, dead; /
gladys ;. Stoodley, aged :, may die. +
The explosion was in the house Of +. /
II. Stoodcy.
One hundred and fifty weavers of
the Queen City cotton mill at Bur-
ngton struck last week Monday |
agains' a new scale Of wages, based .
81 piece work, instead Of weekly pay /
ments. The operatives hold that il +.
will be impossible for them to earn as
much under the new system. The /
weayers offered to work for Is cents
cut The managers price is ID l-2
cents.
A new feature in the murder case of /
Curtis Pooler came TO light at Bur-
ngton last week. The revolver with /
which he shot Aleck Devino was the
property Of Fred II. Wells OF Burling-
ton and was stolen from the Wells
amp on Staye island about six weeks
ago. Pooler confessed and implicated /
Fred stafford of Colchester, who was
arrested, pleaded guilty and received
hve years in states prison.
Charles F. Ward, 50, vice president
OF the Burlington savings bank. died
sunday, Mar. 25th. lie was treasur-
er OF the bank from 1865 TO 1879.
Years ago he was active in town ana
city affairs, as a member OF the board
Of aldermen and as school commits
aoner. lie was one Of the first men
10 Vermont to become interested in
the freedom Of the slaves and entered
INTO the work with great activity.
stephen W. Mead's cattle barn
about two miles south Of Proctor was
burned Mar. %, with two cows, three
calves, 20 fowls, farm implements,
ETC. The loss was $4,000, with 81 600
insurance in the Vermont Mutual
company. The barn door, which
had been closed tightly, was found
open when the fire was first seen by
mr. Mead's family, and il is believed
Aat the fire was Of legendary origin.
Zen Noble, carpenter, who lives
III tenement in Mrs. VIM. Sabine's
mouse on Main street at Windsor, was
gong through the woodshed last
week Monday night when a plank
OrGke under his feet and he fell into a
wen % feet deep, in which there was
1--WE leet OF water. Help was called
sau he was rescued in bruised con-
ul'ion. His hands were badly LAGER
s'ed where he tried to grasp the stones