Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-07

heart OF New York city. Stewart Is a
native Of East WallIngford, VT, and
though only IS years Of age is one Of the
leading lawyers OF Massachusetts,. He
was crack catcher for the Goddard SEM
mary and University Of Vermont baseball
teams during his attendance at those in
situations.
The National Life Insurance Co., in
common with other New England COM
panies doing business in New York, has
been summoned to appear before the
Armstrong committee investigating in
surance conditions in that state. Presi-
dent Joseph A. DeBoer will represent the
company. This summons Is not con-
sldered any reflection on this company.
Not long ago the Minnesota insurance de-
partment conducted a rigid examination
which resulted favOrably. The Insurance
department Of Vermont last year also
conducted a searching examination, en-
ploying skilled aetuary for six months,
everything being found satisfactory.
James Ellis, sad to be the ring-leader
in the series Of burglaries OF late among
the farmers Of East Montpelier, and who
ten days ago was released from jail on 500
bail, is back in Jail again. Ellis is now
charged with stealing property belonging
to Henry Cutler OF Roxbury. his grand
father whom he has been visiting since he
was released from jail. Inasmueh as the
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instances has been Of little value il is be-
lieved by those who know Ellis best that
he IS kleptomaniac, and he may be sent
to the Waterbury asylum for observation,
as was shotgun Foster, who was ar
rested with him on the former occasion.
Grant K. Beebe OF Boston aud John II.
Whittikind, also Of Massachusetts,, both
wealthy, have come to Vermont to benefit
their health and, incidentally, to show the
native lumbermen that city men are not
afraid Of hard work. The two men have
bought for about $4,000 600 acres of
valuable timber land in Shrewsbury and
Sherburne, erected a mill upon il, and
will pass the winter cutting the trees and
saving the lumber for the Boston market.
Clad in leather jackets, rough wooden
pants and moeeasins, like the Vermont
lumbermen, they shoulder their axes
every morning at daylight and keep up
all day with the best OF their employees
in cutting down the big trees.
The body Of John n. Reddy Of Portland,
Me, was found on the railroad tracks OF
the B. q NJ. X. X. at Brattleboro Nov. q.
The dead mans skull was crushed, the
right arm was mangled and the leg was
broken. Patrick Mcclure, James Shea,
John Donovan and Cornelius Donovan
were brought before the court charged
with furnishing liquor to Reddy All
were sent to the work house for four
months. Inc testimony showed tnat the
men had been drinking, but no evidence
could be found that would make II seem
that Reddy had met with foul play, and 1t
is probable that in an intoxicated condi-
ton he fell near the tracks just before the
northbound train passed there.
The Vermont delegation at the national
capital is located for the winter Senator
Redheld Proctor OF Proctor, who for some
years has occupied his own house at the
corner Of 10th and l. streets, is 10 pass the
coming winter at the Arlington hotel,
where he has handsome apartments. Sem
ator Proctor's house will be occupied by
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. Senator
ProCtoris new white marble fiat house on
X street, the Champlain, is not yet ready
for occupancy and probably will not be
before next spring. Senator w. T.. Dill
bingham will again have his rooms al the
Cochran hotel. Congressman and Mrs.
Haskins OF Brattleboro, who
lived al the hotel last winter, have this
year taken handsome fiat in the new fiat
house, the Connecticut. Congressman
Foster Is awaiting tine coming ef Mrs.
Foster before fixing on quarters.
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