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

i'll OF Chittenden. She passes her time il
her cell, sewing and reading, and keep
aloof from the other women prisoners
Her husband has died since be was com
mitted with her.
A suit for $4,000 has been brough
against the Central Vermont Railwa,
company by G.. T. Shanks, administratoi
of the Almar w. Shattuck estate. Mr.
Shattuck was an engineer employed by thu
company and was scalded to death last
August by steam from his locomotive
which had run of the track near Will
Evansville. The plaintiff alleges thai
through negligence the track was not IN
proper condition.
The unknown friend7 who offered
5000 toward an endowment fund for
Brightlook hospital al ST. Johnsbury, pro-
vlded that 80, 900 more could be raised, is
Mrs. Rebecca =. Fairbanks. Recently Mr..
and Mrs. Frank II. Brooks have offered
another 5000 on condition that a total
sum Of $4,000 be raised before Jan. /, 1907.
A canvass has been made and the total
pledges, including the sums mentioned,
now amount to $3.50
Harry Elrod, 14-year-old son OF W. P.
Elrod Of St. Adams, was accidentally
shot IN the leg below the knee Friday.
While hunting he came TO fence, pushed
his gun, butt first, ahead Of him through
the fence and then started to crawl
through after it. He took hold OF the
barrel with his hand when, the gun, which
was pointed directly toward him, went
off. The ball was located by the X-rays
and extracted next day.
w. f. Clark of Glover, assistant judge Of
the Orleans county court, has received
notice that by the death of an uncle. james
B King of Chicago, be has become heir to
the sum of $4,000 OF this, $4,000 will be
paid at once, and Mr.. Clark will receive
the interest on the rest for 10 years then
the principal will revert TO him. Mrs.
LIZA Clark, mother of Judge Clark, is also
an heir, her share being an income of $500
annually for the remainder OF her life.
The firm OF Sweeney Brothers, granite
dealers of Montpelier, has received an or
der to cut the monument to be erected
over the grave of Gen. Maxine Gomez, the
celebrated Cuban general, in Havana,
Cuba. The monument is TO be built OF
Windsor green and will be all polished
work The bottom base will be four feet,
three inches square, and the monument
when completed will stand Is feet high.
Ii will have two bases, die and a shaft.
Columbus Huling OF North Bennington,
the aged man of wealth, whose relatives
tried unsuceessfully to prevent his marry
ing girl in her teens recently, has been
sued by his daug -in-law, Mrs. Flank
ID. Huling, TO recover her portion Of the
estate Of her husband, who died about six
years ago. Huling's son, whose wife she
claims to be, inherited over $4,000 from
an uncle. On his death, the father secured
all this property, being the sole claimant.
Alfred F. Spaulding died Nov. p at his
home in Mortified OF heart disease. Mr..
Spaulding was 60 years old and veteran
OF the Civil war, having served with &c.
e, 18th VT. Vols. He was mechanic and
had conducted a machine shop in North
field for the last fifteen years. He was
an inventor. At one time be sold patent
for 100000, to concern rated at over
million, but the company failed before
the transaction was completed.
Fire broke out in the house of Mrs.
William Howrigan at Fairfield Nov. q
and the building, with most Of the con-
tents, was burned. The loss was about
5000, aud the insurance about $1,000.
fhe blaze started from a defective due.
The occupants OF the house were all in
bed but Mrs. Howrigan was aroused by
the barking OF the dog. The faithful
animal which was in the basement, was
forgotten, aud consequently burned to
death.
The injunction proceedings brought last
spring by ID. w. Z. Clapp OF Burlington