Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-09
State of Vermont,
Its News condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

The freight station at Springfield was
struck by lightning July % and destrog ed.
with lts contents. The loss is estimated
at = 600.
During the month Of July, 30 persons
were committed to the county Jail in Rut-
land, all for intoxication, with the exeep-
/ tion of two.
Orlando Martin Of Plaiuheld vas get
ting in hay Aug. 2, when be lost has bal
ance and fell to the ground, sustaining in
ternal injuries.
The premises OF John Thompson and
Horace Green at West Woodbury. were
ralded Sunday and intoxicants seized.
Both men were arrested.
Vermont spruce gum is very scarce.
owing to the depletion Of the spruces by
the pulp makers. Last year, owing to the
lack of snow, it was very difficult to gath
er IL.
The new water system for Hardwick has
been completed and the water is now run
ming into the reservoir. 1t is expected
that this supply will furnish all that is
needed.
As Charlie Jennlson Of Peacham was
| fooling with the lock OF a gun recently, il
was discharged and the bullet entered the
4 left leg. The bullet has not been found,
but the wound seems TO be healing.
Fraser Mears, a 17-year-old Sandgate
/ boy, pleaded guilty to a charge of counter
I teiting, and paid fine Of Zoo. Mears
made dimes and quarters by pouring
melted tinfoil into moulds OF wood.
Mai II. w. Hovey, U. S. A., for several
/ years commandant at Norwich university,
| left Mortified last Thursday with his
/ family for Philadelphia and will sail from
/ San Francisco about Aug. 10 10 join bis
/ regiment in the Philippines.
| One arrest was made in no license Mont
/ pelier for intoxication during the month
/ Of July, against AZ in July, 1905, when the
/ sale Of liquor was licensed. The total
number Of arrests during July by the po-
/ lice department was only four.
Howard speanburg OF Burlington, has
! been sentenced to serve not less than
three or more than three and one half
years at hard labor In the states prison at
| Windsor, for stealing horse and rig from
| Walter Topper Of South Burlington.
Three children Of Mr.. and Mrs, Z, $.
Leonard OF Simonsviile, have combined
weight OF 497 pounds. Annie L., II years
old. tips the scales at 203; Laura G., 10
: years OF age. has q 1872 pounc weight, and
Ralph f., 81 years old, weighs lO2 pounds.
| Mrs. Charles w. Crippen OF Rutland,
4
/ in Fair Haven July 81. Her husband, a
/ livery man, had been away all night ana
when he returned found her body on the
/ bedroom floor. undressed, she had been
4 subject to heart trouble.
Citizens OF West Rutland have petit
toned the Delaware q Hudson Railroad
I company for new station to take the
place OF the one burned a year ago.
passenger car is now used. The citizens
make the demand in view OF the large
amount OF freight handled.
The new steamer Ticonderoga, built by
the Chsmplain Transportation company,
was given trial trip Aug. /, and the event
passed of successfully. The steamer cost
$50 600 and will succeed the Chateaugay
on the regular line. The Chateaugay VIII
be used for excursions only.
Among the youngest survivors OF the
Civil war Is Charles p. Carter OF hntlano,
enlisted in New York state regiment,
November 1864, when only II years Aho
four months old While most OF his post
comrades are long past go, Mr.. Carter has
lust passed his 56lh birthday, July l.
Miss Florence Gotta OF Middlebury, aged
Is wears. who was struck by train at
Middlebury, while driving with Raymond
Numbley july %, died at the Proctor nos
nital next morning. Mumbley VIII re-
cover. Mr.. Mumbley and the young
woman, il is understood, were TO De mar
ried. ,,,, - 80
three-story MassuccO building, prlck
structure on Main street in Montpelier,
which Quilted the top floor ana caused q
| loss estimated at 5000. The insurance on
NE building was $500; on the clothing
stocs OF the Peoples Clothing Co., so,OOOi
and on the barber shop and eating roomi
$500. a..
wears a teaeher. the daughter OF Johh
, T.mllnron OF Hoosick Falls, y. W was
drowned July 29 at the Big pond in Wood
fora The Young woman was member
"a a bathing party. She jumped from a
bost and did not come to the surface.
Her body was recovered four hours aIter
the accident. 90 ,.rs xas
RAYMOND Webb, aged IL years, r va
arowned in the Passumpsic river at East
parnet Aug. 2. while 10 bathing. tie was
a GOOD swimmer but evidently got frlght,
a,sd in the swift current OF the river ana
sItsr nearly reaching shore turned oacA
ard swam into the current and was droWh
"a he was the Danyille stage driver ana
lived in Danville.
Iulisn the nine esr-old daughter OF
MAJ N Edward Over Of Rutland, was Sc
riously injured while riding n9rss s hoI
Iniv n 4 companions horse kicked her,
Knocking her to the ground; sne nas az
nnnsually severe compound fracture OF
hsr right leg. and the break Is OF sucn
nharaSter that the limb may never return
10 its normal condition.
Governor Bell has appointed the IolloN-
;ns, delegates to represent Vermont a. .ne
nasss;on II the National Prison sssoclatloni
!, hose annual meeting is to be held AZ Al
hanv \. ". September 10 TO y; a. n
Sfs fford. MorrisvIlle; Supt. ID. l., Morssnn'
Pstisnd. u. ID. Hazen, st. Johnsburyi II
Dusn richmond, Windsori Mrs I. n
Isne Cornwall: Mrs. w. ii. SARGENT
Brattleboro
Atthe annual union campmeeting oil me ~
,,a,,t,,slier. Vt, and Manchester, n n,
sis.r;ats N the Methodist church, 70 oe
SaI5 nnon the union campgrounas near Ss
@iaremont Junction, n H., Aug. 10 70 III
!, Il expected that Bishop warren, a. -, 80
y. a. presiding elders Of the two dlstficls,
a. PeT. ". NJ. Newton OF south koyalIt .Sn
1ne me NE Rev. Elwin Hitchcock OF Nashua
y. H., will lead. -
II sight Of his wife and two OF ms three
,l;Isrsn Iohn Wood OF Rutland, stone
s enalor0 was drowned at Lake Bomoseen
Snnday. Wood was swimmi 49,
S S,IdnS 70 the mainland and Mrs: WOOD
,l5 I've children were following nun ~