Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-23

this branch OF its business. The com.
pany's nearest factory to its New England
trade is at Battle Creek, Mich, and il !.
! designed to have the Richford PLAN
supply this large trade, and eventual,
about 200 hands will be employed.
Frank L. Merritt Of Rutland was founc
murdered, being identified by cards found
on his body, under the Plaeeryille creek
+ bridge By two farmers from Mllpitas. Cal
( The head Of the murdered man had been
severed from the trunk and his hair torn
I from the head. The arms were torn from
the shoulders and his face was almost un-
recognizable Merritt went to the coast
~ October to act as an iron worker in the
Union Iron Works OF San Francisco, hich
he did up TO a few DAYS ago, when be re-
signed. Later he went 10 Oakland. AZ
the farmers were crossing the bridge they
noticed several big spots OF blood and on
Investigating found the mutilsted body. A
search was instantly made, but no eleW
was found.
Judge l.. l.. Waterman Of the probate
court has given decision in the question
as to whom the bequest OF $4,000 left by
Col. William Austin for a hospital in Brat
tleboro should be paid, The trustees of
the hospital named in the will claim ii
should be paid TO them. The town claimed
thai the will gave the money TO the
town in trust, il should be paid to the
town and controlled bv trustees named by
the town. The question was raised by
James f. Hooker, first selectman, who
seeks to defeat the avowed purpose of the
hospital trustees TO establish a tubereulo-
sis hospital. The court directs the execu-
tor TO pay the money to the town, to be
paid over TO the hospital trustees when
they require it. The town will appeal.
The arrest in swanton last week of John
-
tives OF Il. +. Clarkson e Co. OF Burling-
ton, charged with peddling without a
license, created quite a little stir in legal
circles and raises some interesting ques-
tions OF law which will be settled when
the case comes to trial at the March term,
1906. Mr.. White has been visiting deslr-
able business points in the state, in the
interests OF his firm, carrying with him
quite a large line OF coats, wrappers and
other garments for women, which are
offered for sale in certain stores, by ar
rangement and alleged contract with
local merchant. This is looked upon by
the prosecuting officers to be a nicely
arranged scheme to evade the payment Of
a peddler's license, which in this case is
about sl5.
After fighting for his life for nearly two
hours in huge pulp tank at one OF the
international Paper company's mills at
Bellows Falls with only small block OF
wood to keep him afiost, John O'Neill was
rescued by fellow employee, who heard
his groans, and dragged him from the
mixture greatly weakened and the man is
in a critical condition. O'Neill was filling
the tank and climbed upon one side to see
how full 1t had become. He slipped and
fell into the mixture, sinking below the
surface. The tank is over nine feet high
and the pulp was fully eight feet deep.
That the man did not smother is due to
the fact that the small block of wood had
fallen into the tank shortly before. Upon
coming TO the surface, O'Neill seized this
and, with rare presence Of mind, placed 1t
under his feet.
Sylvester A. Ploof OF Burlington has
brought suit against II. w. Putnam, a
New York millionaire, who owns an
island on Lake Cbamplain, and who,
through an employee, Mr. Ploof ella inns, is
responsible for his losses. While moving
from the Vermont shore to New York re-
Gently, storm came up, and to save his
sloop he made for shelter at Putnam's
island. There he tied up his sloop to Mr..
Putnam's private wharf just as the storm
broke with full violence. Ploof alleges
that Albert Harris, an employee OF Mr..
Putnam, who had charge OF the premises,
ran to the wharf and cast off the lines
which held the sioop and refused to allow
the boat to tie up in spite OF the storm.
In consequence, Ploof claims his sloop was
driven onto the rocks and wrecked, while
he, with his wife and six small children,
narrowly escaped drowning and only
reached the shore after great hardships.
1t seems thqt about all the participants
in he Geary case at Boston have been, at
one time or another, residents Of different
sections of Vermont. The victim herself
for some months resided in the village OF
West Pawlet, being employed there four
years ago by Mrs. Mary Nelson, who Sc
cured her engagement through a Boston
friend for whom her mother worked. II
is asserted that the dead girl had cores
ponded up to last May with two or three
prominent male residents in West Pawlet.
W bile at the home of Mrs. Nelson the girl
preferred to swing in the hammock rather
than work. After the girl had been there
for a time she wrote to her mother COM
planning that homework was too arduous.
Mrs Geary, the mother, wrote to Mrs.
Nelson saying that she supposed Susan
was to be a companion not a housemaid,
and that she did not want her daughter to
work. She thought If she was expected to
work she had better come home. She
went.
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