Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16


Frank Primrose, who was convict
ed of robbing the postotfice at South
SALISBURY and sentenced TO fouI
years in the house of correction, ha:
become insane and been taken from
that institution TO the asylum al
Waterbury. Primrose was one of the
four men who robbed the office, three
of whom were captured the next day
near Johnsonville, n. Y, after quite a
battle with the officers, and in whihc
one Of the burglars was wounded and
one escaped.
During a heavy storm last week the
house of Herbert Chase of Essex
Junction was struck by lightning.
The charge entered through the
chimney into the kitchen, passing
down the stove pipe to the floor
which it shivered, and continued its
course into another room. The floor,
and wall in the pantry and the up
stairs floor were badly splintered.
| The members of the family were sit
ting by the stove in the kitchen but
escaped injury.
Professor George II. Perkins of the
| University Of Vermont has returned
to Burlington from trip to Var
mouth, Nova Scotia, and then inland
some 20 miles to Kemptonville to ex-
anime a gold mine in the interest of
the International Mining company, a
large part Of the stock in which is
owned in Stowe, Waterbury and
other Vermont towns. The mine
was found by Prof. Perkins to carry
considerable gold and is, in his opin-
ion, worth working.
The Bellows Falls Gun club shoot
at their grounds last Thursday was of
special interest, the club record being
I broken. Charles II. Gibson broke IS
birds out Of 100, breaking SO straight.
Jack Tanning, who was in attendance,
broke SO out Of 60 birds. +. a. Nor
wood broke &C out Of S. and DIR. NJ.
/ L. Morrison scored 81 out of posi-
BILE -. Two club prizes were shot
for, a gold watch and a camera, both
prizes being won by G. III. Gibson,
who made % straight in each event.
One Of the peculiar and dangerous
acts Of the storm on Monday evening
Of last week occurred at the camp Of
Geo. A. Hall at Colchester Point. A
barn, 40 by Is feet in size, was picked
up, turned completely about and
dropped about 40 feet from its for
mer resting place. Mr.. Hall had
gone TO the barn to close the doors be-
fore the storm broke and was caught
there. When the barn was lifted he
stood inside but as there was no floor
in the building he was left unframed.
A horse was taken up with the barn.
States Attorney Barber of Brat
tleboro went to Nottingham last
week TO investigate a suspected muir
der case. Ii appears that Warner
Rislev Of that town disappeared July
/ 10 and il has since developed that he
had trouble with VIM. Odell, Eliza
beth Odell and Della Colson, who
| live i'm the house with him. About
the time Of his disappearance Risley
received a pension remittance OF SOL
and he had about $50 besides. Numer-
Gus and conflicting stories were told
bv the Odells and the Colson girl, and
il was decided to arrest them on the
cha rye Of murder.
There was a good deal of excite
ment in Bradford one evening lest
week when the o'clock freight train
ran into the team OF DIR. g. w. Oar
ling. which contained the doctors
oldest daughter, Thressa, and two
small children, as they were about to-
cross the track near Mills shop. The
horse stopped with its fore feet on the
crossing. Thressa jumped out and
tried to get the horse of the track
but the horse became frightened and
started down the track with the two
children in the wagon, but the fire.
man Jumped from the engine and
rescued them. BY the time the train
was stopped the horse had jumped
into the trestle near the crossing, bad
is breaking one foreleg.
Or. Cyrus Hamlin, aged -, presi-
dent Of Middlebury college from lssO
10 1883. died suddenly at Lexington,
Mass. on the night Of August sth.
DIR. Hamlin was born in Maine and
wa a cousin Of Hannibal Hamlin'
vice president Of the United states
from lsGO 70 ls64. The doctor was
distinguished a. a mathematician and
mechanic even when boy. Later he
worked his way through college at
Bowdoin and then took the mihiste-
rial course at Bangor. Shortly after
he became a minister in ls4l, lac was
sent as a missionary to Turkey and
labored there for forty years. Hel
founded and for years conducted
Roberts college in Harpoot Turkey.
lie established laundries in Constan-
tinoule. and when the Crimean war
was In progress he built bakeries 20
proyide the soldiers with wholesome
bread. lie was always, up 10 within
few wears. an active, able man in
many fields Of labor.
The Eastwood Murder Trial.
The trial Of Fred Eastwood for the
ri Eavw AwUuEf l.