Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-09-28


in 1906. This case grew out OF Mr.. Glenn
ent's campaign speeches in 1902.
w. II. Eldridge, who has been treasurer
of the Proctor Trust company since Sep
i TENDER, lS95, has resigned and viii be sue
eeeded BY Lathrop II. Baldwin, who. for
a number Of years, has been connected
with the Vermont Marble company's Office
In various capacities. Mr.. Eldridge will
go 10 Denver, Col, for his health.
The Vermont trotting horse. Advancer,
which won the 1000 purse at Milwaukee,
Wis, recently and was accused Of being
a ringer, was born and bred in Chittenden
county, Vermont, by its present owner,
/. \. Chase. The sire was Ormond.
owned by DR.. Seward Webb for many
years and now owned by Mr.. Chase.
A west bound freight train on the
Delaware & Hudson railroad ran into a
washout about mile east Of West Rut-
land Sept. 10Th, six cars being derailed,
two of which went down a steep embank-
ment. The engine passed over safely.
The heavy rains were responsible for the
washout, which was Is feet long and five
feet deep.
Two brothers, Frank, aged IS, and Will
liam bnshway, aged il, of West Ferris
burgh, pleaded guilty 20 breaking into the
residence Of c. y. Poreheron Of Nergennes,
Sept. II and stealing some jewelry and a
/ Eaa&uiA sum "a AAAbAEAs W imam was HtAi-
fenced 10 the industrial school for the re-
mainder Of his minority ana Frank was
bound over TO appear at county court.
i Governor Glenn Of North Carolina was
the only Southern governor to show up at
the much heralded Governors day at
the Caledonia county fair at st. Johns
bury Sept. goth. Gov. Bell was present
and both chief executives spoke, Bell
/ briefly on vermont and Glenn on .The
T EgfFff Of no
people braved the storm to see and hear
them.
Fred f. Harvey, an engineer on north
bound freight, was hit at Bradford by an
express Saturday and his leg severed at
the ankle. His engine was on a siding,
but near enough TO the main track to be
hit by the express engine and crush
Harvey, who was oiling his engine. The
/ injured man was taken To Hanover
hospital. The freight engine was badly
damaged.
The totals Of the grand list for the state
for 1905 are as foilows:p Polls, l79, ISL
acres real estate, 4,7g3, 1876: appraisal real
estate, sl27 1927 I'll; personal property,
I'll, zoo, Us; one per cent, II, 6e0 214.96; list
state tax, 7, SOS ,5S1.96 glastonbury shows
the smallest list with Is polls and list
for state tax Of $1,000. Burlington Is the
largest with $3.50 polls and state list OF
s1f3 ,37i.75.
Among the true bills found by the
Washington county grand jury was an
indictment for assault with intent to Kill
against Enrico Maggaina Of Barre for
shooting Conductor William Perkins OF
the electric railroad two months ago;
Frank Cross OF Montpelier, grand larcenyi
81 David Cornell Of Barre. assault with intent
10 kin Mrs Mary Broggl OF Barre. These
persons indicted are now 10 jail awaiting
trial.
Mai. Henry w. Hoyey, L. S. A., COM
mandant al Norwich university, has re-
ceiyed orders from The war department to
join his regiment Oct. LIST. Major Hoyey
has served as commandant at Norwich for
three terms, first going there twelve years
ago. He has served for three consecutive
wears during his last assignment and has
raised the n dtary standing OF the univer-
sity until il is second to none IN this eoun-
try except West Point.
Alta joint meeting OF the stock holders of
the Vermont Valley and Connecticut River
Railroad companies held at Springfield,
Mass. Sept 10Th, the latter road took over
the stock Of Vermont Valley on the basis
OF one share for two, the Connecticut
shares having q par value of 200 and YER
mont Valley $50. The Connecticut River
road Is under lease to the Boston 4 Maine
The Vermont Valley railroad extends from
Bellows Falls to Brattleboro.
The system for encourag ng money
savings among the school children OF
Bellows Falls appears to be giving much
satisfaction. Al the last accounting $50
pupils took out the deposit cards and the
1 total amount OF money brought IN by
these scholars was 1861 05. More than
half this amount, s393.7S, was put into the
savings banks OF the village 10 the credit
Of pupils. The sum OF slll.bS was WITH
/ drawn, mostly for useful purposes.
d. Fs.aLr
vs.. the Barre Railroad Co. has been set
tied after being for twenty years on the
/ docket OF Washington county court. inns
case was one brought TO recover land dam
ages at the time OF the building Of the
4 railroad. Damages to the extent OF SioVJ
were allowed by the commissioners bqt
/ the road appealed from their decision. II
| IS understood that settlement was made on
4 the basis OF the original damage allowance.
The northbound sleeper, running at
a rate OF IS miles an hour, ran into
/ freight train crossing the main line
diagonalIy in the Rutland railroad yard
at Rutland early on the morning OF sept.
Goth. The passenger engine was Dadiy
4 damaged, but none OF the coaches leIt the
rails. No one was seriously hurt. AhfSe
/ freight cars were demolished. Mrs. w.
seward Webb was aboard the private car
| Elsmere, attached TO the passenger tram.
Ross Farnsworth Of Barnet died Sept.
from injuries received Sept. 3 10 an acei-
dent at the Abenaque Gasoline Engine
works at Westminster station. lie was
attempting to start an engine when ms
foot accidentally caught in the belt and he
Was thrown upon the pulley and carried
around it several times, his head striking
The floor with each revolution. His right
/ knee was crushed and his head was badly
hurt So that he never regained conscious
Z ness.
lanes Mitchell, who murdered Mrs.
| I.ipnie Rankin at Grafton August :, mas
4 begun his life sentence al states prison.
i Three prisoners from Bellows Falls also
were taken to Windsor last week lhey
were Henry Capea, sentenced 70 serve
from twelve to fourteen years, Tor rape
4 Charles White, sentenced for from SIX 70
seven years Tor the larceny OF money and
barber supplies; and James sullivan, VINO
must serve from six to seven years Tor
/ horse stealing.
Il &. Iauer OF Woodstock was nearly
aspbyxiated last Thursday night al the
Bardwell House, Rutland, BY blowing
out the gas. The odor Of gas was de-
tected N the hall and traced to lauer :