Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-28
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2s, 1901,
STATE NEWS.
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The Billings estate in Woodstock suf
fered the loss of more than score O.
fine English pheasants recently, through
the ,mischievousnesS of the dog ''Weary
Waggles, ~ which in some way gained en-
trance to the pleasantly and killed them
The dog forfeited his life by doing so.
Henry LaPier of Burlington, the youth
full burglar who has made such a re-
markable record in short time, pleaded
guilty last week to two informations
| filed against him and received in each
case minimum sentence of two and a
half years at Windsor with maximum
penalty of three years.
Henry O. Carpenter, for 81 years con
nected with the Bardwell house and one
of the best hotel men in New England,
has sold his interest in the house to Mrs.
John w. Cramton, widow of Mr.. Carpen-
ter's former partner. Mr.. Carpenter
started in 1864 as bell boy when Mr..
Cramton took the house. For 20 years he
practically had entire charge. The bur
den has been great strain and the
necessity of attending to other interests
influenced this decision to leave the hotel.
Mrs. Cramton will run the house.
Frank Bellamy and George Jackson,
two youthful burglars, were arraigned
before Justice Wayne Bailey at the house
of correction in Rutland last week and
bound over to the grand jury in the sum
of $1,000 each. They both waived ex-
animation Bellamy was captured at
Hoosick Falls, n. Y, and had 81 knives
on his person when arrested. Bellamy is
about % years of age and has been ar
rested before for drunkenness and breach
of the peace. jackson, who has borne a
good reputation, claims to have been
drunk when he committed burglary.
The Vermont State Association, of
which Senator w. p. Dillingham; is pres
ident, will keep open house in Washing
ton during the Inauguration week, or
particularly March 3, 4 and 5, at Loyal
Legion hall, 419 Tenth St., n. w. All
visitors from the Green Mountain state
are invited to call there and make them
selves known. Early in April the asso-
citation will have maple sugar party.As
an extra session seems assured Senator
Dillingham; will probably be in Washing
ton at the time to preside.
Mrs. Charles Percy, residing near
North Bennington was so badly burned
afternoon after terrible suffering. She
was getting breakfast by a kerosene
lamp and in lifting it up it exploded The
oil set fire to her clothes and she started
to secure.a quilt to quench the flames In
stead she went into an out shed, her
screams attracting the attention of her
husband, who was in the barn. When
he reached her she was all on fire and so
badly burned as to be almost unrecog-
nlzable. Her clothes were burning in !
the yard when the doctor, who was sum
moned, reached her. She was sensible |
for few moments after he arrived. A |
l3-year-oH son was badly burned while |
trying to pull the clothes from his moth |
or.
Elizabeth G. Merwin, widow of the |
Rev. Joseph Dressed Wickam, died at
her residence in Manchester Friday morn
ing. She was born in New Haven, Conn, |
July 30, 1910, and was the eldest daugh- |
Ter of the Rev. Samuel Merwin, who was
sor over 30 years, pastor of the Old North |
church at New Haven. She was married |
20 Mr.. Wickam in 1884. In 1887 Mr.. |
Wickam was rendered the principalship
'f Burr & Burton seminary at Manches-
er, and with the assistance of his wife
conducted the school in Almost able man
Ter for rs years. For several years pre-
'ious to Mr.. Wickams death he was
recognized as Yale's oldest graduate
since Mr.. Wickam's death in 1891 Mrs
Nickam had resided at her home at
Manchester. Her health had been grad
tally failing for the past two years.