Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-10-26

IS 30 years Of age, was arralgned and
pleaded not guilty. His case was eontin-
ued, bail being fixed ct $1,000, which he
was unable 10 furnish. He was arrested as
a result OF a complaint made by Taylor
wife. The public is greatly iaeensed over
the alleged crime.
Annie, the twelve yesr-old daughter OF
/ Mr.. ana Mrs. A. Tomasi OF Barre, narrow Is
escaped death Saturday. She was going
up in an outside elevator connected with
the four-story building in which the fam
I ily lives, when an iron bar, left on the
roof. was Jared OF BY the movement Of
the elevator, and struck the child on the
forehead, cutting cash three inches long,
and rendering her unconscious for about
half an hour. Six stitches were taken in
the wound aud the child VIII recover.
Harry jeffrey and wife and Charles
Parker were engaged in a drinking bout at
the formers home in Saxton's River Oct.
| IS. Parker and Mrs. jeffrey went TO Bel
lows Falls TO get another supply Of liquor,
and on their return Jeffrey forgetting
that be had sent them together, became
enraged at seeing the two aud, seizing a
big knife, made a dash for his wife. Par
ker, however, stepping between them. re-
ceived the blow IN his cheek, resulting in
a deep jagged wound. The Jefireys were
edged in jail to await trial.
The Vermont Marble Co. Of Proctor has
taken possession Of the marble works at
Belden's Ia postoffice in New Havsnl, run
for several years past by the Sterling Mar
bic Co. OF Boston. The Proctor company
several months ago purchased this prop
erty subject to the lease OF the Sterling
company. which is SAID TO have defaulted
on rent, which gave the Vermont company
chance to take possession. The new
owners viii greatly enlarge and improve
the plant and put large force Of men at
work to assist IN getting out stock for
some heavy pending contracts.
Leonard Lee, who lives near West Dover,
was called out one night recently by a
man who pretended he wanted to see a
colt which MIR. Lee was pasturing. Mr.
Lee had taken only a few steps from the
piazza when he was assaulted and left IN
an unconscious condition. Later four
young men, Samuel Boyd, Leon Boyd,
Herbert Quinn and Cassius Davidson,
were arrested, and at the hearing one Of
the boys confessed that they committed
the assault They were found guilty and
fined and placed under bonds to behave
ia the future. The young men are from
II 10 10 years old.
At the recent meeting Of the Vermont
State Medical society in Burlington, DR..
George l.. Bates OF Morrisyille presented
the society with the complete records OF
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the first meeting IN 1914 up to 1901. The
society has been looking for these records
for over half century. They came into
DR.. Bates possession from the late DR..
{. c. Rublee, who died in Morrisyille a
few weeks ago, the books having come
into the hands OF DR.. Rublee from hls
grandfather, DR.. Charles Clark, a practi-
TONER in Montpelier, and at one time
secretary of the society.
Robert {. Parsons of Derby Line, di-
rect descendant of Hannah Dustin, whose
/ memorable act in killing a number OF In
dams with one OF their own tomahawks
near the place where PenaeOOk, \. H.,
now stands, has in his possession the tom
ahawk with which the historical feat was
performed. This instrument OF wrought
iron. crude in wonli manship, is kept Sc
I cure in the safe Of Mr. Parsons at his store,
which is almost on the line between the
+ United States and Canada. Mr.. Parsons
received the Ratchet from his mother,
whose name was Dustin, who, in turn, had
received it from her father.
1 Because the fire under the boiler burned
low and the steam power diminished 10 a
point where 1t was impossible to run the
big saw, the sawyers in the Melvin Dali
rymple steam mill in Marlboro made an