Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-11
NEWS oF TIE sTATE.

Mrs. Hannah Williams OF Lyndon, who
fell and broke one hip recently. died from
the effects Of the accident. She was %
] years old.
I Peter Montwit, a Polander boy ten years
| old, was playing on top Of freight cars in
the Fitchburg yard at Bellows Falls Dec.
81, when he fell from the top of a car to
/ the ground. His skull was fractured and
one wrist broken. His condition is very
serious.
Aaron A. Williams, colored, pleaded
guilty in the municipal court at Benning-
ton last Thursday to larceny in stealing a
horse ana wagon from Ransom O. Gore.
He was sentenced to serve a term not ex-
ceeding six years in Windsor prison. Will
liams stole the rig Thanksgiving night
and was captured in Hoosic, n. Y, the
next day.
Deputy Sheriff w. II. Worthen OF st
Johnsbury has captured the burglars who
broke into the railroad station at Green's
boro about month age. Il was the work
OF amateurs and local characters, named
Charles Allen and Clarence Sauls They
admitted the commission OF the crime and
were taken to Newport and lodged In Jail
where they await the action OF the court.
Friday was the first pay day of the new
year at the American Wooden Co.'s plant
in WInooski The employees, however,
did not receive the increased pay, owing
to the practice of always holding two
weeks Of an employees pay. The pay roll
at present is about I'll 900 week. When
everything is in full running operation
the pay roll of the mill will be about sI6.-
600. AS soon as the work on the new add
ton to mill No. 3 is completed the com
pany will increase the number OF en-
ployees.
Louisa Pasha died at Burlington Jan. 6
in the 1O5th year OF her age. She was the
Oldest person in Vermont ana there is no
question about the authenticity of her
great age. She was born in the province
Of Quebec, as parish records there testify.
Nov. is, 1901, and has lived in Burlington
upward Of 50 years. She has been able to
move about only with assistance for IL
years, being crippled from fractured hip
sustained when she was 81. Her mind.
however, remained undimmed to the end,
and she could recall events which took
place nearly century ago.
Sheriff +. II. Tracy of MONTPELIER has
gone TO Passaic, n. j., to bring back Fred
Ackerley alias Frederick Moreley. to stand
trial in Washington county court on
charge Of bigamy. States ATTORNEY
jackson has a marriage certificate, filed al
barre, certifying that Frederick Mor4lp
and Miss Anna ID. Smith were married 81
East Barre Jan. 9, 1915, by the Rev. A. ].
Eastman. Soon after the marriage More
ley left for parts unknown His wife re-
ceived letters from him mailed at Man
chester, \. H., and Passaic, ~ J. he was
located at Passaic by the chief OF police of
that city and was arrested January l. IN
IS learned that the man was married iu
Passaic in 1896 and has a wife ana two
children there.
The southbound Montreal sleeper leay-
ing North Bennington at :52 O'Clock sat-
urday morning ran into an open switch
on the Boston & Maine railroad at Wal
loomsae, y. ", just across the state line
the switch having boon opened purDoselv
by some unknown miscreant Engineer
Charles ). MardWeli and Fireman i a
Sanborn, both of Rutland. were badiv
scaided about the face and hands ana vrers
also bruised No other persons were seri-
ously injured, though the passengers were
shaken up by the accident The eng5pe
was demolished and thrown across fbe
track, having crashed into "A freight cars
on siding. The baggage car was piled
t9p OF the engine, and the mail car vent
on the track into a held. The switch loct
mao been hammered apart with a stone
arc fastened open, and the light taken an
Ihere Is no clue to the person who h
responsible for the deed. The track v,ss
olocked Tor many hours.