Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-04-06

I plan whereby suits made in Canada Tor
/ United States customers were Struggled
across the border by porters on the rail-
road cars.
In a chest bought at auction at Mont
I pelier BY II. G.. Hayden of Berlin was
found certificate Of deposit for s222 on
Z the Waterbury National hank, dated sept.
II, 1900, and drawn in favor OF Cora Ken
nedy. Miss Kennedy is a school teacher
in Waterbury and the certificate has been
deposited with }. W. Brock at the Mont
pelier Savings bank until the question Of
ownership can be decided.
The executors OF the estate o. the late
Wilbur f. Braman OF Montpelier have
completed the distribution Of the requests
contained ia the viii. Heaton hospital
received sl5O,0O0 and each OF the following
received 1904 00.-Church OF Messiah and
the Unitarian church Of Montpelier, God
dard seminary Of Barre, Kellogg Hubbard
library Of Montpelier and the American
Unitarian association Of Boston.
The Brattleboro Jelly Co., organized in
1855 for the manufacture Of cider jelly, has
voted to 90 out OF business, and A. l..
Blair, who has had charge Of marketing
the product OF the concern, will close up
the companys business. Since los2, the
company has put up cucumber pickles,
but the farmers have had bad luck raising
cucumbers and the acreage has decreased
until II has become impossible to run the
business at profit.
Mrs. George Cooper OF Barre cut her
throat from ear TO ear last Thursday dur
ing a spell of melancholia brought on by
the sickness OF herself and daughter. She
cut herself with her husbands razor and,
while the wound is a serious one, her
physician, DR. W. d. Reid, thinks she will
recover. Thirty-two stitches were taken
in the wound. Mrs. Cooper has not been
well for some time. Last January she was
operated on for the removal OF an abscess
in the stomach.
Atty.- Gen. Clarke c. Fits Of Brattle-
boro IS one Of the busiest men in the state.
The work OF organizing and systemizing
the duties Of the Office Of attorney general
falls upon him, he being the first person
TO hold the Office in this state, and IN adj
dition TO that, an investigation OF the state
institutions Is in progress under his d.
rection, by vote Of the legislature. just
now the investigation is in the back
ground, as Mr.. Fits has some murder
eases TO prepare for the coming sessions OF
court.
About one hundred students and teach
ers from the Bellows Falls and SPRING
field high schools started March % for
Washington. The trip was taken for pleas
ure and educational purposes. Instead OF
having the usual commencement exercises
in the summer, il was decided to take the
money il would cost and make this trip.
While in Washington the party was en-
tertained by the Vermont Congressional
delegation ana visited tine president. The
students left Washington on their return
home Monday.
Patrick Ryan was arrested early last
Thursday morning In Rutland by Special
Officer j. w. Brislin for breaking into a
sealed freight car. Several cars have been
broken into within the last few days and
MIR. Brislin, who was keeping a close
watch. caught Ryan in the car. The man
tried twice to get out OF the car, the officer
firing his revolver each time. Ryan then
gave himself up. He was found guilty OF
burglary and sentenced 10 not mere than
eight nor less than six months in the
house Of correction.
The murder case OF State VS.. Giovanni
Viscome, indicted for murder in the sec
ond degree, the offence being the shooting
to death OF Franc Phillip at Swanton
Junction on October 9 last, resulted in a
verdict OF manslaughter. The jury asked
the court TO extend mercy to the prisoner.
The verdict was great and general sur
prise, as an acquittal was confidently eX-
pected by nearly everyone who had fol-
lowed the case. Judge Rowell sentenced
Niscome to not more than ten nor less
than seven years in states prison.
The condition Of Royal Britain OF Mont |
pelier, who suffered severe electrical |
shock March ., is as satisfactory as could /
be expected. His jaw was fractured in the /
center OF the chin and is dislocated as /
well, and several teeth were knocked out, 1
making il impossible for him to take any /
but liquid nourishment. The foot that /
was burned is inflamed and badly swollen 4
and the entire body OF the patient is sore 4
and gives pain. Unless new complica 4
tions arise, however, his recovery is looked +
for, but IL Will probably be matter OF 4
several weeks.
Saturday night the l.. p. Samphiee & /
Co. sawmill at Northtield was destroyed /
by fire, which started in the boiler room.
The loss is estimated at 1900 on building
and 5000 on machinery and lumber,
partly insured. A strong northwest wind I
carried sparks to the business portion of /
the town. Several blocks caught fire,
but were saved. The mill was bought by 1
Samphice Il Co. from G.. II. Andrews I
a bout a year ago and they have been dong /
large business. IL is expected that a tenn
porary null will be erected to saw logs .
now in the river.
Miss Ellen Lynch OF ST. Adams was run
over and probably instantly killed on the |
evening OF March y on the bay line of the |
81. Adams street railway. The motorman,
when about a cars length away, noticed a
dark object lying crossway of the track, II
near the west end Of the trestle. Although n
he could not distinguish what the object H
was, he shouted and reversed his car, stop 4
ping within its length, but the fender had
passed above the unfortunate woman and
She was caught and rolled along by the car
trucks. Ii Is supposed the woman took
that way OF committing suicide, lying
down ON the trestle ahead Of the car.
Thomas McVeigh, nightengineer of the
Gaslight Co.'s power plant on
West river, seven miles from Brattleboro,
IS supposed to have been drowned. He
vas last heard from by telephone about
Mar. 3Oth. Efforts TO raise him
lfter that were unavaiiing. The day en-
,ineer could ind no trace of McNeigh
when he went TO work next morning, bat
he machinery was running all right. 1t
5 supposed that he fell into the river and
vas swept over the dam while removing
ubbish from the head of the penstock.
dcNeign went away several years ago and
vas gone year or more and some think {
le may have gone away this time.
BY the accidental discharge OF a rifle.
which he had bought with stolen money, h
'harles Foster, the -year-old son of
red c. Foster of Rutland, last Thursday
eceived very serious wound. The boy,
IL -. old hrNf no