Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-31
State of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.


gain OF l,Oi4 in i've years.
The Congl church Of Mortified hal
extended call To the Rev. James n
sargent OF Lisbon, \. H.. for one year.
: The old Hampton Loyegrove hotel al
Fairfax was burned Saturday. II wa,
over 100 years old, and the oldest building
in town.
President Edward d. Eaton Of BeIor
college, Beloit, Wis, has declined IN,
call as pastor Of the North Congf church
: al 81. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Carl Marris, aged 26 years. died Of
tetanus at 81. Johnsbury Friday. after ar
illness OF only forty-eight hours. II is not
known what caused the disease.
George FULLY Of Rutland, fell while try
ing 70 board moving electric car at Fair
Raven, and his right hand was crushed
so badly that II was amputated later.
Clarence Tasy, granite polisher about
~ years old, is held under $500 bail al
Montpelier jail on the charge OF assault
with felonious intent on his thirteen year
old niece, Josephine Antoinette.
George r. McGrath OF Montbelier has
been bound over to Washington county
court, bail being fixed at 500. LIQUOR
seized IN McGrath's drug store was
adiudged forfeited and condemned.
James Mitchell, who shot and killed
Mrs. Linnie Rankin at Grafton. will be
tried for murder ia the first degree next
month. Mitchell has improved from his
self inflicted wound, but viii lose his
/ sight.
Christine, little daughter OF Arthur
Culver Of Leominster, Mass, while stop
/ ping al 81. Adams boarding house, last
week drank some carbolie acid from a
bottle and died from the effects Of the
I poison.
Robert, the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
I John Kenyon of 81. Adams, was struck by
a train last Thursday and received injuries
that resulted IN his death. The boy was
lying or sitting beside the tracks at a
crossing.
The bodies OF Harris Lindsey OF New
York and bis finance, Miss Willing of
Chicago. who were killed in the recent
automobile accident at q railroad crossing
IN Bennington, were buried side BY side az
Manchester last week.
Fred Wattman, who has been confined
~ Orleans county jail, charged with
breaking into &. ]. Moore's store in
Morgan recently, escaped from Jail Aug.
70, lodging out of an unlocked door.
He has not since been found.
Ten or fifteen slate workers from
Poultney arrived ia Mortified the first
OF the week TO operate the quarries OF the
Vermont Black Slate Co. The pumps
have been started again and work viii be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
A friend paid the poll tax and costs of
Charles q. Evsns OF Barre last week and
he was released from Washington county
jail Aug. p, having been held there since |
Nav for repayment. The total amount, |
including board at the jail, was 5000.
Rutland is terrified by a "Jack.the /
Chokern One night recently be assaulted /
Miss Harriet Harris and Miss Hannah /
Kent within half an hour of each other. 4
The villain undertook to chloroform Miss 4
Harris, who is prominent in Rutland soci- 4
ETY.. There is no trace Of his indentity.
Mrs. Kathleen Morgan, the stenog-
rapher who was shot and probably fatally
injured by Mrs. Beatrice Young at the
Hotel Imperial, New York, recently, is
said TO have gone to New York from her
home IN Vermont. Mrs. Young was
Jealous Of attentions paid to Mrs. Morgan
by her husband.
L. Bart Cross OF Montpelier and c. c.
Warren OF Waterbury left last week on
an automobile tour OF Europe. The land
journey will be made entirely By auto
and Oh shipboard the machines will be
in specially constructed crates
weighing 900 los. empty. They will be
gone two months.
The rooms OF Joseph Wood in Barre
MtIt ethTGutu luI liquor thursday ana
twelve pint bottles OF whiskey seized.
Wood was arranged in city court
and bail was fixed at 800. FRI
day the same officers seized nineteen !
packages Of beer, wine and whiskey at the
Central Vermont freight depot.
Sylvester Cummings OF Berlin was
awakened about midnight one night re-
,ently by noise in his barn. He and the ,
hired man went TO the barn and found !
hat A 9,.nH 81 he he
lway, suspending fifteen cows by the !
neck. The animals were relieved in about !
half an hour. Three were dead and sew Z
,ral others were badly injured.
William II. Turner, aged IS, farmer U
living at Berlin Corner, met with 4
peculiar accident saturday afternoon that 5
'aused instant death. Turner had been [
ubject to attacks OF epilepsy and in d
rossing a bridge near his home he was L
eized with 1T and fell u feet, striking
lis head on a boulder. His skull was
rushed and death was instantaneous.
Governor Bell has appointed the follow +
ng delegates TO represent Vermont at the
Good Roads convention to a
e held at Port Huron, Mich, August % =
i.-C. w. Gates OF Franklin, f.. c. Smith
( St. Adams, Porter II. Dale OF Island y
'ond, Fred 4. DAVIS OF Pomfret, j. Emery
iuxton OF Middletown Springs, NJ. /. II
lftA VI NNAhNhf NfNbtEN shAANNh VI " wv
took. IL
The fall term OF Norwich university,
fortified, will open Sept. u, two weeks p
arler than usual, in order to get the men 81
the enterin class accustomed to the
ifierent military drills, preparatory to [.
Ding to Montpelier in October to take q
art in the centennial celebration. II is
Spected that the entering class viii num-
er about sixty men as there are now forty y,
zen enrolled.
President Roosevelt has restored to civil :.
ghts Mccarthy, the yegg man, who is =,
irving a sentence in states prison for
,bbing savings bank at Newfane.
cCarthy has turned states evidence and
ven testimony leading to the breaking 10
B of several gangs of postotiice robbers \,
different parts OF the country. In ~
turn, an effort will be made to secure his -
lrdon from prison. IL
During thunder storm in Derby Aug. iii
lightning struck the Baptist church, Of
Issing down the chimney and through "a
e beautiful new tower and the aud ience Is
ON TO the new vestry in the basement,
lintering and demolIshing everything
Is way The society had just com 81
eted the tower and built a handsome
stry in the basement at a great expense Ia
ID was about to repair the audience
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