Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-18

John Jones, laborer. unmarried. age
about 40 years, was killed at Benning-
ton lately by car on the Bennington
and Hoosick Valley electric railroad.
He was sitting on the track at dark
spot and the motorman claims that ne
could not see him until it was too late
TO stop the car.
Anders Frederick Anderson. who in
August. 1893. forged orders on the Am
erican Express company at Rutland,
was convicted Thursday of last week
on that charge and sentenced to two
years and six months in the states pris-
on. The jury disagreed on the trial in
f September, 1899 Anderson has since
been serving time tor another otiense.
Frank Ward, a ear repairer on the
/ Central Vermont, is at the hospital,
suffering from painful injuries received
while at work in the railway yards at
st. Adams last week Ward was adj
iusting the air hose beneath a car
when shifting engine backed down
upon it. The ear was pushed
against the man, the trucks striking
his head, inhieting severe cuts.
Waldo L. Barnes of Providence, RI,
/ whose arrest at Plattsburgh. n. Y, on
a charge of paying for cattle purchas-
ed In Saranac and Dannemora, with
worthless checks, is wanted in Bur
lington for victimizing Chittenden
county farmers in a similar way. lie
is held under $500 bail and warrants
have been sent from Vermont to await
his release by the New York courts.
At the annual meeting af the village
of Bennington Center, committee
was appointed to see il two-thirds OF
the property owners of that village
would sanction the building OF a
public sewer at an expense not to
exceed SIC. 700. The committee re-
ported fayorably a short time ago and
the sewer will be laid during the
spring.
The case of Mrs. Louisa Davis OF
Bolton VS.. Albert Streeter OF the same
town. was completed last week, when
the Jury brought in a verdict Tor the
plaintiff to recover damages ofS5l5,46.
The case was an action brought to re-
cover wages for term Of nine years
during which the plaintiff lived with
and worked for the defendant. The
defence was that payment had been
made
col. Charles 5. Forbes, secretary OF
the Vermont Old Home Week assocla-
ton. SAYS the first step Tor the active
! observance OF the week has been taken
by the town OF Bradford, which has
/ extended to Capt Charles +. Clark OF
J Oregon fame, an invitation to be pres.
( emf as the guest of his native town,
/ and he has accepted. Col. Forbes
! Is having blanks and forms printed fol
! distribution TO every town.
John w. Titcomb of st. Johnsbury
: has very generously offered to give M
] lecture on animal life in ST. Adams iol
i the benefit of the fund that Is being
r raised to rebuild the Weldon House
+ Mr.. Titcomb's knowledge OF wooderat'
! was all obtained tirst-hand and hi
story IS well worth hearing. He ha'
: also accepted an invitation to give th'
! lecture at Buffalo during the Pan-Am
, erican exposition before the Erl'
! county society for the study and pro
lection of song birds, fish and game.
? T. ]. Deavitt of Montpelier hai
returned from Sioux City, Ia, where
he attended the sale of the securlfle
: of the Farmers Trust company, whlcl
had an office in Montpelier before
, went into the receivers hands.
greater part of the money invested Il
The company was collected in Wash
inqton county. The amount OF tn
claims is Sos. goo, and there wa
J realized on the sale of securitle
together with money in the receiver
! hands about $4,000
! J.H. Lavigne OF Burlington, play
I er in the second section OF the eastern
division of the 20th century ches
tournament, has Just completed hi
: schedule of games with a clean scor
y of six straight victories. At the TIM
I the contest was started he was one o
the new members of the Pillsbury Ma
> tional Correspondence Chess assocla
ton and practically unknown to CORE
spondence chess fame. lie has turne'
o out 10 be dark horse and has surprls
c ed all the old hands at the game. WI
o happened to play in the same section
= Levi Fleury of East Richford cam
c very near being drowned lately Will
G crossing the Missisquoi river IN boa
s inst above the rapids. When abou
hallway across, the current was ;
l. strong that it took the boat away irol
i him. and he was left in the waite
:. hanging to the wire that is stretcne
2 across the river to pull the boat owe
II with. His weight on the wire sank
!. down into the water, and not KNOWN
IS how TO swim. it was thought by thos
on the shore that he would 60 over u