Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-16

! from the postoffice inspector at Newpor
on the charge OF robbing the postoffice q
Craftsbury, and escaped from Jail tn
same night. When the chief Of police en-
tered Coles cell with the prisoners sup
per, Cole hit the officer over the head - ~
a brick. After beating the chief of polio
/ insensible, Cole took the officers keys, un
locked the doors OF the Jail and escaped
Cole confessed, it is said, that he haC
robbed the posfofiice.
Miss Christine Bau of Barre was taken
in custody at Woodsville, n. H., Nov.
for shooting revolver on the street al
that place j. B. Burt of Montpelier, a
/ fireman ON the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad, was shot twice BY the girl, once
in the leg and once IN the hand. Clarence
I Gomeyer received shot in the leg below
The thigh. II is thought the wounds will
not prove serious. The girl also pointed
the revolver at the policeman who arrest
ed her, but did not fire il. II is claimed
that the girl is insane. Two years ago she
INDUCED in a similar shooting affair at
White River Junction.
big she bear and her two cubs were
shot just outside the village limits in
St. Johnsbury Nov. by William Wheeler
and Horace White. They got on the trail
OF two cubs when they suddenly came
upon the old bear. The mother bear
charged savagely on the men while the
two cubs stood in the background. When
the bear was about five rods away Wheeler
emptied both barrels Of his gun and the
bear dropped in her tracks. The cubs
one and White the other. The mother
weighed 220 pounds and the cubs each
weighed out 100 pounds.
The selectmen of the town of Hartford
have given permission to a syndicate, at
whose head is Alfred @. Law OF Philadel-
phia. to construct plant in town to sup
ply gas for illumination, heat and power,
and the use OF the streets for laying pipe
to convey gas for these purposes. The
plant may be completed in nine months,
but it is guaranteed to be In sixteen
ment. The company will have no exclu-
sive rights. The village and several others
in the vicinity are now lighted by the
Mascoma Electric Light a Gas Co., which
thus far has operated no gas system.
The Vermont Printing Co. owning The
Windham County Reformer, published
in Brattleboro, and the Vermont Tribune
published in Ludlow, has sold a half
interest in those two papers and the
plants connected Herewith
to Howard c. Rice and George Il. Mosher
of Brattleboro. Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Mosher
have conducted the job printing plant
connected with the Reformer and Mr..
Rice has been local editor. Under the
new arrangement Mr.. Rice will be editor,
K. II. Crane, formerly editor, will be
and advertising manager, and
Mr.. Mosher will be superintendent OF the
mechanical department. There will be
no change in the management OF The
Vermont Tribune.
In the recent bout between Representa-
tive "a. j. Hapgood OF Peru and w. X.
Mcintyre OF Landgroye, Hapgood APP
peared to come off second best as his black
eye attests. II is understood that during
. hot debate Representative Hapgood lob
ected, y and Speaker Mcintyre tioored
the gentleman from Peru" Now for the
There appears to be strong
iesire 10 keep it out OF the paper, so that
one who knows the facts of the
sase is asked anything about it he is very
-eticent and wants it all hushed up. II is
reported that Fred Mcintyre quit work for
NJ. j. Hapgood; that NJ. j. Hapgood had a
low in Peru over the matter; chat Mcln-
yIe knocked Hapgood down; and that
hey are going to law about It.
At the second annual encampment and
'eunion of the department of Vermont, |
Jnifed States Spanish War Veterans, held |
n Rutland last week, delegates w'rs
present from Burlington. St. Adams, st. !
Iohnsbury, Brattleboro and Rutland. IL