Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-08


The stones, weighing many hundred
pounds, that made up the weights,
crashed through the ceiling of the first
and second stories. forty feet to the ground
floor. The crash was heard all over that
part OF the city, and led to a rumor that an
attempt had been made 10 blow up the
jail and court house. Had the accident
happened on week day many lives would
have been endangered.
A bag snow pillow, owned by the Bur-
lington Traction company, was accident
ally started Sunday afternoon, Feb. %, by
four small boys and dashed through the
closed doors al the car barns, smashing
them TO splinters. The plOw " As speeding
az its highest rate OF speed and raced
along the main line on Winooski avenue
until James Lusby succeeded in over
taxing q and pulled the trolley from the
wire. The small boys jumped when the
pillow started and were uniniured. The
pillow was stopped just IN time 10 escape
llision with a heavily loaded electric
ear.
The proposition for a new up to- date
hotel M Burlington Is rapidly passing the
i0rmulatiVe period and there is little
doubt that when spring opens the eXcava-
llons viii be begun for a structure 10 cost
10000 or over. Col. Edward Hatch OF
New York first brought the propo-i tiOn
hAA9 bLbAAAAEtlet anu MS lhANef. T.. r.
Hatch, millionaire wholesale dry goods
dealer, has entered into the scheme with
enthusiasm. r. p. Hatch and his son own
and have interests in several hotel proper
ties in New \ ry and are thoroughly con-
versant with the hotel business. They
also own large amount Of real estate in
burlington and vicinity.
The heroic act Of Watchman Charles
McQuirk saved the big plant OF the Inter-
national Shirt & Collar Co. at Rutland
from destruction by fire az o'clock last
Thursday morning. A lantern exploded in
the engine room where McQuiFk was at
work. His clothes were instantly ignited.
Without a thought of himself he went up
flight Of stairs, telephoned to the fire.
men, then jumped into a tank OF water.
His burns were severe aud he was nearly
unconscious when found by he tiremen.
The loss on the bulldog is $1,000 Had
the department not been called promptly, /
the wooden structure would have been T
consumed.
IN a quarrel Saturday at Burlington, I
Napoleon Hamlin, aged IS, was stabbed
three times by his companion, Edward (
Bassett, lad Of ~ years Young Hamiin I
says he WAS going along the street with /
has dog when Bassett suddenly pitched in (
to him. Bassett is said to be boy Of yio- /
lent temper. The Hamlin boy was taken /
to City Ply. ician g. +. Latour, who I
found three stab wounds, one on the left I
arm and one each on the right and left 1
wrists. The boy was weakened consider
ably from loss OF blood, but IL is expected /
that he will recover. The Bassett boy says
Hamlin was 10 blame and that be acted in
seli-defence.
George Dushan Butterfly OF Rutland
is a rival of John n. Allen, the Maine
man, who, according TO newspaper
report, claims to be the youngest survivor
OF the Civil war Alien was born in
August, 1878, and enlisted when he was
IS years old. This makes hIm seven
months Younger than Butterfly, who vas
born January S, 1913; but the Rutland
man beats Allen By two years in the age
OF enlistment. Mr.. Butterfly says that
there were drummer boys who went to
the front as young as he was; but so far
as he can learn he was the youngest man
who went into the army as iull-tiedged
private and carried musket through the
four years war,
NJ Is said that il will be impossible for
the city Of Burlington TO comply with the
order issued By the state board OF health,
which provided that the city must remedy
ITS water supply by June 1, next. The re-
port on the water in Lake Champlain has
been made and a committee is now at
work investigating gravity supplies, but |
the question is no nearer settlement I
than Il was at the beginning. The COM /
mittee does not give any hope Of making 4
report for nearly year, and even then u /
is more than probable the report Will be TO /
the effect that the sources Of gravity sup
ply are so far distant that the city could 4
not possibly use them. The board Of 1
aldermen will in a short time petition the
state board OF health for an extension q I
time.
Little by little the property stolen from /
/ he postoffice at East Fairfield the night Of 1
October 10, presumably by "Connecticut 4
BLY, who was shot while attempting 4
burglary at Sheldon early in the morning /
Of October 13 1905 is being recovered. !
Last week there was brought 10 Pasimas-
ter ]. y. Chase a morocco leather hle case
"a pockets filled with his own I
private papers which had been iounu M a
bavstack about half mile out OF the Vil- 4
lage in the direction Of Enosburg or Rich /
ford. This case and papers were taken Z
from Postmaster Chase's safe the night OF
the burglary, aud the probability Is that
the burglar, finding them useless to him. (
cast them away on his fight, taking pains /
to HIDE them. however, SO that no clue 10 .
his route might be supplied,
The noted "Line House" at Richford, +
which has done a land Office business Tor
wears in illicit rum traffic, was Friday, at .
given signHti uesCHhutu upon ~ viAiNOt
both the United States and Canada, getting .
in unison. and their efforts were rewarded /
by the finding and seizure Of quantity Of .
liquor. The proprietor, Addison :. Blan-
chard, with his help and several guests
saw the officers coming and rushed pel-
nell for safety. For some reason yet IN
known. none OF the Canadian officers fol-
lowed their quarry, and all escaped tenn
porarily Search of the premises resulted
In the ripping up OF floors and partitions
and the finding OF large quaint ty oi IL
licit liquor hidden beneath a floor on the
Canadian side. The liquor was coniiscated /
and a hunt was begun for the fugitlves'
Blanchard is an old offender in the rum I
business. having been convicted about |
three years ago lie will be severely dealt /
with when caught.