Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-19

see the baby said she was just about eleven
hours old.
Rev. Thomas Simms, pastor of the Mid
| dlebury Congl church, has received a
unanimous call to the pastorate Of the
| CongI church at Braintree, Mass. The
latter is an old church, planning 10 cele-
| brate its two hundreth anniversary next
year, and boasts of having had three pas
tors whose total years of service are up
wards Of 40 years.
Supt. w. S. Lowell of the Vermont state
prison and Deputy Sheriff Taylor Of
| Windsor attended the execution OF John
Schidlofski 10 Boston last week Monday
morning. II is understood they will
make report on the methods of executing
| by electricity to the authorities in this
state, ia which it has been suggested that
hanging be abolished.
At la. m. the 18th, the shed connecting
| &. III. STATIONS house in Enosburg Falls
with the barn was found to be all ablaze
and was finally destroyed by the fire,
which badly damaged the barn, but left
the main part Of the house uninjured ex-
cept by smoke and water. Mr.. Siratton
/ had his face burned and received a wound
on his forehead in fighting the flames.
Frank Gilbert, 12-year- old inmate at
| the Vermont Industrial school OF YER
gennes, from Montpelier, fell from one of
| the large swings at the school last week
and may have received fatal injuries, as he
struck heavily on his head after a fall OF
| 80 feet. since the accident, Superinten-
dent Ingalls, has caused all these swings to
/ be taken down. fearing that others might
also be injured in the same manner.
Louis Mareott Of Windsor, a retired
| farmer, aged II years, committed suicide
by hanging July 9th. He had made care
full preparations for the deed, mounting
barrel and adjusting the rope around
his neck, then kicking the barrel away
from himself in a stall in the barn. He
dropped about two feet, the fall breaking
his peck. Mr., Marcolt had been despond-
emit, owing to trouble over money matters.
A serious accident happened 70 the mail
/ train going north Saturday noon at Mid
dlebury. The driving " heel OF the engine
/ broke from the axle and went down an
EN- baukme but the train ran quarter
OF a mile farther without leaving the
track. The engineer was badly cut about
| the face and received several bruises 10
being thrown from the engine step, and
the engine and mail car were badly dam
aged.
The passenger traffic on the Central
Vermont railway is heavier this year than
/ In past years up to this time. In June, the
/ sleeper from New York city carried NIFTY
per cent more passengers than 10 June,
/ ia05. SO far In July this sleeper has been
more largely patronized than one year ago.
| The officials OF the railway say that the
! influx OF summer visitors from the cites
| 10 Vermont does not reach ils highest
stage until about Auguss :.
The plant of the Boston Dairy Co. at
| Bellows Falls was seriously damaged by
/ fire June 80. The plant was practically de-
/ stroyed about two years ago, ana rebullt
larger than before. The fire evidently
originated in the boiler room, which Is IN
4 the rear OF the main building, and was
/ well under way when discovered by a
railroad employe, The damage IS esti-
I mated At from "A 900 to 5000 ana Is sup
posed to be covered by Insurance.
Sol Peppin, prisoner eonnned IN tho
Z Chittenden county jail, Burlington, afser
Z twice attempting TO commit suicide was
taken the other day to Waterbury insane
ASYLUM When Turnkey Quinn went into
i peppin's cell. he found the man conscious,
but with a three inch wound cut on the
left side Of his throat The deed had been
done with a pocket knife. Peppln was ~
Jail awaiting trial for assault. lie IS SAID
+, 10 be a morphine tend. tie hails from
/ Milton.
The following Vermont banks have re.
Gently declared a semi dividend OF
3 per cent: First National bank, Mont
pelier; Merchants National bank ~.
iohnsbury: Granite Savings Bank & Trust
Co, Barre, with an extra dividend OF one
Nor cent. payable to stock holders; First
National bank, st. Johnsbury, this bank
has lust reduced its capital from s3JO,OoO
to 100000; Randolph National bank,
Randolph, with an extra dividend OF . per
cent. from the undivided pronts.
The simons, Hatch a Written company
Of Boston viii locata branch overall lac
49, IL me Island house, Bellows Falls.
rms Il one of the strongest companies IN
New England supposed to be backed Dy
two or three millions. Work In the new
factory will be begun as soon amer Angus
isf a. possible. Ii is said that 30 or aO
machines will be installed at first, and the
eompa ~ guarantees to give It's employees
SO weeks OF work each year. Inc boAru "
Trade secured this industry Tor bellows
Falls.
The 18th annual session OF the STATE
pharmaceutical association had an attehu-
ance the la gest IN its history al bun ILL.,
ton the 18th. Nineteen new mem oers
we're taken in and the report showed 80
on hand. Nine members died during TIE
,,aor The office are: President, Char es
h Rigelow of Newport; vice presidents,
r Dnhamel OF Burlington, b. w. Abbott
~ Fairlee, Charles Wilson OF Wnlte river
Innetion; secretary w. f. Ierril OF
Montpelier; treasurer, ID. +. Davis oil
Barre.
The work on the new Brown library at
Northfeld has been completed and work
~ grading the grounds has begun. The
dedication of the library viii take place
AUG. IA. There will be many prominent
men in the state present. IL was expected
that there would be representatives, OF the
Vermont association OF Boston OF which
organization George w. Brown, the donor
of the library, is a member, but the $3.50
citation has decided to postpone ITS trip 10
tb,s state until October that 1t may VISIT
MONTPELIER during the session OF the YER
mont legislature.
The breeding stable erected BY the gov
ornment near the centennial held on Col
chester avenue in Burlington for the pur-
nose Of increasing Morgan horses Is prae-
,;callv completed. The mares purchased by
the government are at different points ana
will nroba bly not reach Burlington IN iess
tbsn % DAYS. As soon as they arrive they
'.iii ~ turned out to pasture. The quar-
ters are an that could be desired. Large,
airy stalls have been built and runhiog
Srafsr viii be installed. The director mas
onsrters in the stable and large once