Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-12
MlsoEEos ANp PENALTIES.

DIR. J. A. Dow of West T~Opsham,
went to Maine and Boston recently to
take dispositions in the suit of the I'm
ion Mutual Fire Insurance Co. VS..
Joseph A. Dow. This suit grew out
of the fire at West Topsham in July
1901. The company claims that 1t vas
defrauded by paying for property that
was not destroyed BY the fire.
Monday night. March ?, someone
entered several rooms at the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
which were occupied by nurses and
the cooks, and money and other val
uables were stolen. W. A. Woods,
the cook, lost a diamond ring valued
at $40 and 500 in money. Albert
Mclaughlin lost $50 and l.. 5. Butts a
one dollar gold piece. The trunk in
r. X. Warren's room was searched,
but the sum Of money which was in
the trunk was not found as Il was
under some photographs. The help
had Just received the months wages,
and il appears that ONE one familiar
with the fact stole the money.
A |disgraeetul free fight took place
on NLH NWdN WtAhNth AbAAAAAN AAAA
Hampton. n. Y. during the early part
of the night Of March 3. There were
about ten men in the party, most Of
them residents OF P%oultney. and they
had been spending the evening over
the line in New York state. The fight
began while they were on their way
back TO their homes. Miles Foley was
the most severely injured. lie had
been stabbed seven times with a long
knife and otherwise bruised. He will
probably recover. but will be laid up
for some time. Foley has a wife and
seven children dependent upon him.
Several others Of the party were In
need of medical attendance.
W. A. Blake, a grocer of Mortified.
had occasion TO 60 TO the e a OF his
store one day recently and saw a
gathering of men in n horsestall. Up
on a closer inspection he found that
they surrounded a barrel of cider
which had been taken from his store
cellar where he had it placed with
open bung for the purpose of turning
it into vinegar. The crowd gradually
away and Mr.. Blake got his
barrel back minus about IS gallons OF
its contents. Mr.. Blake says that he
shall make a demand for payment and
that he knows who removed It.
Entrance 10 the cellar was apparently
gained by passing through the store
and down into the basement where the
door could be readily unlocked from
the inside.
A shocking case of cruelty to ami
mails was brought to the attention OF
Humane Officer John Fuller of Bur
linpton March I. A car packed full OF
horses reached the city during the
afternoon. over the Central Vermont,
and was transferred to the Rutland
road and sent on to Bristol. The car
came from Edison, H., and was con-
signed to w. A. Lawrence OF Bristol.
When it reached Burlington one horse
was dead and n was lying down and
being trampled upon by the others.
Whether the animal died from expos
hunger or disease could no be
ascertained as the car was under
bonded seal and Mr.. Fuller could not
Get permission to open it. The horses
had had nothing { eat or drink since
Thursday morning as the tackled bill
ON the outside of the car showed, and
most of them were in a pitiable state.
Some old papers had been put up to
partially shield the animals from the
wind but they were in an ordinary
omen cattle car. Nothing could be
done to relieve their sufferings as en-
trance could not be effected into the
car. The Rutland railroad sent the
car on to New Haven by special en-
cine and another conveyed the am,
mails to Bristol. where they received
care.