Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17

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Burlington, il has come to light that be
had two wives living, one to whom he
was first married in Germany, and a sec
ond whom he married in Burlington.
John Seth, who brings forward proof OF
the first marriage, will endeavor TO have
the Kaufman property given to the Ger
man wife. The Burlington wife has one
child.
/ John Gregory Of Waitsheld, in blowing
a field recently. eXhumed a casket OF the
I kind used in old revolutionary days with
the brass nails intact. IL was found to
contain the remains OF brother of Gener-
7 al Waite, hero OF the Revolution and
one OF the first settlers of the town. The
remains have been reburied, and an appro-
pirate monument is to be erected later
with proper ceremony.
/ J. f. Dalrymple, general freight agent Of
: the Central Vermont railway, with bead
| quarters in ST. Adams, Is TO go to Mon
[ treal to be general freight agent Of the
Grand Trunk railway. Robert L. Burnap,
formerly OF Burlington, and recently COM
mercial agent of the National Despatch
Fast Freight Line at New York city, is to
be general freight agent at st. Adams in
place Of Mr.. Dalrymple.
Frank w. Weston Of Charlotte and his
son. Leslie, OF New York were instantly
killed Aug. S by train as they were driv-
ing over a crossing at Charlotte. The
team was struck squarely by the train. men
and seat being thrown on the cowcatcher,
the carriage broken TO splinters, and the
horse also killed. The train did not stop
but proceeded to Charlotte with the mass
Of human bones on the eowcatcher.
Edward Desc Of Middlesex was arrested
tho 9th inst, charged with the larceny OF
a tsn-dollar bill, given to him by W. o.
Stickney to purchase liquor for the latter.
Neither liquor nor money was forthcom-
ing to Mr.. Stickney, who entered COM
phi int against his agent. Desc pleaded
guilty to the larceny OF less than seven
dollars and was sentenced TO two months
in the house OF correction at Rutland.
Referee f. II. 0'Brien OF Rutland has
appointed a hearing for today TO settle the
famous bankruptcy case OF Marvin A. Me-
Clure, now serving seven years in the
house of correction for wrecking the Mer-
ch ants National bank of Rutland. Re-
ceiver ID. ID. Muir holds claims aggregat-
ing $4,000 against Mcclure, and il is
understood that he will get a dividend
sufficient TO pay Is per cent OF the balance
due the depositors.
Charles II. Kelsey, 60-year-old farmer
Of WilliamsyIlle, committed suicide
towards evening Aug. by hanging him
self with a rope in the sugar house, where
the body was found by his wife. He had
been respondent over his physical condi-
ton and was driven to desperation by an
itinerant doctor, who told him his illness
was creeping paralysis. The doctor
offered to cure the disease for ia, but the
offer was not accepted.
Z. o. Chamberlain OF Woodstock is con-
Quoting a skunk farm, having started two
years ago with colony OF half Dozen
Last fall he captured some mole and has
about 40 old ones now. He catches them
in the night, Selling them by the tail and
dropping them in bag, and has carried
them three miles without the Characters
tic odor being detected until he accident
ally banged the bag against fence, over
which he was climbing. Fur and skunk
oil make the product OF this unique indus
try.
The body OF Mrs. George T.. Hack, who
disappeared from the Vermont sanatOrium
in Burlington the 9th, was found the
morning OF the 18th floating a short dis
lance south Of the Lake Champlain yacht
club dock by the night telegraph operator
OF the Free Press IL is considered case
of suicide Mr. Hack, who was Il years
old. was a native Of Orwell and the daugh-
ter Of Gardner Luther. She left husband
and two children. She had been al the
sanatorium three weeks and was occupy
ing a tent on the lawn when she disap-
peared after two o'clock in the morning.
Rear Admiral Charles +. Clark OF the U.
S. Navy retired from active service the
10th, on his ed birthday anniversary,
which was celebrated at Lake Mansfield
with an elaborate trout dinner, given by
the Lake Manifold Trout club and friends
from Montpelier. There we're about % az
the dinner, and after il the party spent the
rest Of the day on the club grounds and
on the lake. The distinguished captain OF
the Oregon was not only born In Bradford
of Orange county, but his mother was
Mary Sexton. daughter OF Major Hiram
sexton of Brookfield, who served in the
war of 1872.
St. Albans was visited by an electrical
storm Saturday that was terrific. The Of
fees and car barns OF the street railway
were struck by lightning and cyclone
that ripped the roof from the offices and
carried i over 100 feet and also wrecked
three motors that had just been repaired.
The damage to the plant was nearly 5000.
The roof OF Hon. Chauneey Temples resi-
dence had big hole torn in Il and an elm
tree was split in two. A. T. Hoyt had
lust loaded two horse load OF hay and
started for his barns, when the cyclone
swept along and turned his load upside
down, horses and all. Neither Of the men
nor horses were injured.
The postoffice at Mortified Falls was
robbed in the night August IL, and mon
ey, stamps ana mutdSts were lhhtI ~ tuS
amount of $500. Entrance was gained by
means Of a front window in the general
store Of r. l.. Cross, the putty around the
glass being cut. The safe, which was
rified, was used for postoffice, railroad and
private business. It's day lock was on, and /
the work of opening il indicates that the
Job was done by a professional. The
thieves carried of Sl00 worth OF stamps,
$50 10 railroad money (the ticket office be-
ing in the store), and 20 belonging TO /
Mr.. Cross. Two unknown men were seen /
driving about the town in the afternoon /
and the officers are trying 10 work that 4
slender clue.
The house Of A. b. Neh IN Swanton was 4
burglarized the night Of Aug. II. The 4
robbers reached an upper story window by 4
means OF ladder, cut the screen open I
with jackknife, forced up the window 4
and entered the main sleeping room al the 4
front OF the house. Il j. believed that 4
they administered chloroform 70 all the /
sleepers as no one awuke as early as usual 1
and 1t was some two hours before Mrs. T
NeT could be revived. She remembers 4
hearing her little four-year-old girl say M I
the night, "Mama, / DON'T like that man,
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