Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-30

/ ployed. Lucia was convicted in 1903 on
| complaint and warrant charging him with
rape on Catherine Myers, a girl of four
/ teen. In April, 1904, Catherine Myers was
confined IN the jail on an immoral charge
and while there told a fellow prisoner that
/ her testimony against Lucia in court had
/ been false. induced by threats OF her Ia
| Their, Alexander Myers. On this ground
| pardon was granted.
Eli Lefeyre OF Rutland, % years old, met
horrible death at the marble mill OF
| Temple Bros. in Rutland last Thursday,
| the body being terribly mangled. Some
thing went wrong with the machinery
and Lefevre climbed up 10 the ceiling to
investigate. His coat became eutangled
in the rapidly revolving shaft and the man
whirled around eight or ten times .at ter
rible speed before the body dropped to the
floor One foot was torn of, his eyes were
thrown from their sockets, hls neck was
broken and one side of head his was
crushed in.
Or. Edward X. Lynch, one OF Brattle-
boro's leading physicians, who was ar
rested on a states attorneys complaint,
charging criminal abortion, was given a
hearing Nov. p. The case developed
some sensational features. DR.. Lynch,
through his counsel, charges that the
complaint was brought through malice,
T. ~
is at the bottom OF it, the name of Mrs.
NC. Prouty OF Brattleboro being used
for the purpose Of iniuring him and
driving him from practice. DR.. Lynch
was bound over and 1900 bail furnished.
The new reservoir OF the Hartford Water
Co. on the Simons farm, about two miles
from White River Junction, is finished
and the water is running in. 1t has ca
pacity OF some 10 ,OO0,0 900 gallons and is
supplied from a number OF unfailing
springs. plentiful supply OF water to
the Junction and West Lebanon, n. H., is
nov assured, although the demand from
the two villages is heavy, owing in part to
the large amount used by the Central YER
mont and Boston q Maine railroads, most
of which is supplied by the Hartford
Water Co.
Seventeen students were expelled from
Burr and Burton seminary at Manchester
Nov "a for insu bordination. The boys
had prepared a large bon fire in celebration
of their recent football victories and were
TO light ii during the evening. Principal
Coburn learned Of their plans and forbade
their leaving their rooms. The boys DISC
beyed and touched the torch to the pile.
The principal then ordered them to return
to their rooms and they refused. So he
sent them home, but the faculty have in
dictated a willingness 10 take them back If
they will apologize and promise obedience
for the future.
Burglars broke into the railroad station
at Greensboro Bend the night of Nov. p,
forced open the money drawer and took
from il about q in change and two
mileage books. The safe OF the American
Express Co. was found about two miles
from the building next morning, 1t having
been taken away on handcar secured in
the section house nearby. There was
hole in the top OF the safe, but as the con-
tents we're OF no value to anyone but the
company they were not touched. An at
tempt was made the night OF Nov. 20 to
enter the store Of Trevillian Bros. at Hard
wick, but the person or persons were evil
IDENTIFY scared away by the accidental
breaking OF a pane OF glass.
Twenty-Five years ago the catalogue of
Middlebury college showed only 39 stu
dents in all of the four classes, and for the
five years from 1850 to 1885 the average
was but Al. During the next five years
there was a slight increase and an average
of 81 were in attendance. From 1890 to
1895 the number slowly grew until in 1894
the record reached LOG, though but SO was
the average for this period OF five years.
From 1895 to 1900 the attendance was Ill,
and from 1900 to 1905, 121. The year 1905
starts with 152 on the roll. The attendance