Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-04-05

WallIngford TO recover $4,000 from the
Rutland railroad for the death OF her hus-
band, W. II. Shum, who was killed by a
locomotive in January, 1904. The court
said that the evidence did not show that
the plaintiff had exercised proper caution
IN approaching the track.
Mrs. lAmora Whittier, former wife Of
Fred III. Mcfarland OF Hyde Park. Is held
on charge OF kidnapping her 14-year- old
daughter, Blanche Mcfarland, who was
in legal custody of her father. The girl
| disappeared few days ago and left no
| trace behind. There has been a divorce
and much trouble over the child OF the
unhappy union of Mcfarland and Mrs
| Whittier.
The first Windsor county Y. NJ. c. A.
| convention will be held in Winds IT Apr
/ 26 and ", following which the annual
/ state convention OF the association will
/ be held. A banquet will be held Friday
evening, with speeches by Atty.-Gen.
Clarke Z. Fits of Brattleboro and A.
| Buchanan Jr., OF st. Adams, superinten-
dent of motive power of the Central YER
| mont railway.
w. P. Dillingham; and A. ID. Farwell,
administrators OF the estate of John 4.
Hubbard have paid $4,000 to the city of
Montpelier, partial payment OF the $780,
600 left to the city by Mr.. Hubbard to tit,
maintain and keep in repairs as a public
park, what is known as Hubbard's park,
also left to the city by Mr.. Hubbard.
The income only of this legacy can be used
for the purposes named.
A plan is afoot to build a mammoth
summer hotel on the summit OF Killing
ton peak near Rutland. New York capi-
talists are interested. II is said that the
Rutland street railway will eventually
run an extension of its electric line to the
foot OF the mountain and that the project
of the hotel people would include the
construction and operation OF a cog
wheel line to the summit.
The Central Vermont Railway Co. has
entered suit to obtain s37, IFS damages
from the Montreal Light, Heat a. Power
Co. for the destruction at Chambly Can
ton, Que, in April, 1904, OF their bridge
across the Richelieu river, which was car
ried away by the ice. Plaintiffs claim that
the destruction OF the bridge was due to
the presence of the Power cOmpany's dam,
which raised the level Of the water IN the
river.
Fire in the cellar OF the Holmes boiler
factory In Rutland Thursday gave the fire.
men a hard fight for three hours TO save
the plant. Tue adjoining plant OF the
Stoddard Manufacturing Co. was also
threatened. The damage amounts 10 sew
eral hundred dollars from smoke and wat
err. rhe work of several big contracts will
be seriously delayed. A barn owned by Z.
Il. New was destroyed the evening before.
The loss was 500
Edward sprague OF Bristol, who had
been IN since FEB. y, died Mar. Y, as the
result OF eating raw ham infected with
trichina. He suffered severely during his
illness. being unable, the greater portion
OF the time, to move himself A son DIED
Feb. 10 OF the same cause, and the widow
and Young daughter are Ill. The former
has improved slightly, and her physician
hopes for complete recovery. The
daughter is still in dangerous condition.
II the alternative sentence In the con-
viction secured against Almon White OF
Richford, one of the sellers OF wood aieo-
hol whiskey, is carried into effect, II VIII
mean a long term in prison. The flne was
- 600. besides costs At a rate OF three
DAYS for a dollar, this would make some
Il years in the house OF correction. IL Is
claimed by some authorities that the ola
limit OF cumulative sentence-three wears
under the prohibitory law stun remains
operative. ,..n,
m Congress passes the free alcohol bill,
Burlington may have a new industry
The concern which plans TO locate IN
Burlington Is at present IN France ana
the move to bring II to burlington Is
being engineered by George Nj. Alien OF
New York. The bill is TO allow denatured
alcohol to be distilled and sold without
Taxation. IL Burlington should get TINS
concern. the plant will occupy over eight
acres OF ground and will bring high-class
la Dor TO the city.
Indoor baseball was played for the first
time in public in Montpelier last week
Monday evening between the Cyclones,
contained by Clarence II. Senter, ana
tbe Winners. with {. III. Wilkinson 4
eaptain. The Cyclones won by score
OF rs to IA. The game Is played with ,
nine men on a side, but with Two
shortstops and only two helders, ana lne
rules OF field baseball practically govern.
The game was played nire inll innings III
less than an hour and half.
GOV. Charles ]. Bell. with c. 7. Walter,
his secretary, and Speaker John ii. Merri-
field. and Lieut.. Gov. Charles II. Stearns,
Who made an official inspection OF the
state hospital for the insane at waterbury /
Eridav. EXPRESSED themselves as highly 4
pleased with the conditions. Ihey COM
nlimented Supt. Don d. Grout on the care
/ he patients were receiving Nhleh Nas
never better in the history OF the inst N...
ton. and the business AFFAIRS are oeing run
m u OO0 less a month than ever before
cant q. G. Wilder OF Waitstield, re-
iired farmer widely known as an active
member OF the Grand Army OF the ne
nublic. was killed Thursday afternoon.
He fell through door IN 3 barn .. an, ms
,lace in Waitsfield, struck the first moor
IN his head and shoulders and died about
fifteen minutes later. Capt. Wilder was
rs wears old. He enlisted IN the lnu
=. ,oar,b Vermont regiment during the
civil war and served nine months, hght-
inc In the battle ofgGettysburg as cap
tain. ,..ts nc
returned home from business
trip through the West, announces thse
his campaign Of public s.eaking, IN ms
.Nntest Cor the Republican nomination
for the governorship Of Vermont, VIII
begin about the middle Of April. WI
be conducted largely on the lines OF the
- "a 1o07 when he first appeared rs 1
public speaker. The Poinclana Negro negro /
5usrtette. which achieved fame as .,Cien-
mis- coon auartette," in that historic
.a,,,,.ss has been engaged to accompany 1
MIN this wear. and will sing wherever he
speaks.