Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-06-14
State of Vermont.
Its News condensee and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

/ 'bAAhsurAus Mass lOt t1O-Utu-
John Johnsoa, a laborer OF Rutland was
Knocked down Ia a saloon June 4 aud
robbed Of SIS. johnson was rendered IN
conscious and one leg was broken. No
arrests have yet been made.
The fourteen mOnth-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Odilion Pouliot OF East Ryegate died
recently from the effects OF poison. The
child got hold Of some poison that lay on
q table and lived only about two hours
after taking il.
Martin Gonsidine Of Rutland, a brake
man on the Rutland railroad, whose head
came In contact with a dry bridge near
/ Nergennes Friday afternoon while he was
riding on top OF his train, died that night
at the Rutland city hospital.
Owing to delays caused by bad weather,
the Norwich University cadets, who had
started on practise march from North
field 10 Fort Ethan Allen, only got as far
as Jonesyille, when they had to turn back
for lack OF time to complete the march.
About 100 people in Barre city were
made violently i'll June 3 by eating hnlled
corn. The physicians say that the man
no peddled the corn put it into mis- cart
steaming hot and shut it up, causing a
chemical change which made it poison
Gus.
Nelson b. Tewksbury, postmaster since
1858 and the only merchant Of New bury
Center, died June 8, and so far as can be
learned. the cause Of death was an over
dose Of laudanum. Mr.. Tewksbury was
veteran OF the Civil war and was about
60 years old.
Three Windham county towns, MARI
4 boro, Wilmington and Nottingham, are
ia the midst Of an epidemic OF mumps.
/ The disease first appeared In Wilmington
and spread TO the other towns. There
are over $50 cases in all and several schools
have been closed.
As David Fraser, employed in Meleher
& Hadley's quarry at Graniteville, June
6. was helping raise a new derrick, the
guy ropes slipped, letting the derrick
/ fall. The mast struck him, pinning him
| to the ground The right arm was broken
and the chest badly bruised
W. II. Lundergan, who was refused
I license by the Bennington commissioners
I this year. asked that an information be
/ fled against him on an appealed conyic-
| ton OF violating the provision Of the
/ liquor law prohibiting sales on holidays
He was fined 300 and costs.
The granite plant in Barre owned BY
I l.. j. Rizzi, was eDte ed Thursday night
! and eleven headstones and monuments
valued az 1900. were mutilated beyond
repair. Mr.. Rizzi has no clue to the per-
( petrator OF the deed, but suspects some
] men recently discharged from his employ.
The Bratileboro village water board
I has awarded the contract for the con-
struction OF an independent water system
/ for Brattleboro 10 the lowest bidder. the
Loren n. Farnum Co. OF Boston, whose
I Did was $4,000 for cash. The village
/ appropriated 900 for the purpose OF
esta blishing a water system.
An autopsy on the body Of Orrice
Al -
died June 3, revea ed a serious breaking
down OF both kidneys, but there was no
evidence to prove that death was caused
bv drinking nurse medicine containing
poison as hrst reported. The doctors
were OF the opinion that death was caused
by Brght's disease.
The body OF Geraldine, the seven year
old daughter OF Charles Ladabouche. OF
Z Rutland, who was drowned May . 10
I Fast creek. was foun1 In Otter creek, half
a mile below the place where the child
was drowned. Nearly all the clothing
IVES missing. East creek had been
damned and the current OF the stream
changed 10 unsuccessful attempt to ma
the body.
Col. Merton ID. Wells OF Cabot has
withdrawn as candidate for state treas
urer. g lionel Wells met with quite Sc
rious injury in a runaway several weeks
ago and Is still confined to the house. lie
is following tn adyice of his physician IN
Withdrawing. This leaves T.. III. Deavilt
OF Montpelier, G. w. Ruiter Of 81. Johns
bury and p. j. Cowles of Burling' on stu
in the field.
the WalIingford Manufacturing Co. is to
build a storeroom l00x75 feet snd three
stories high, and forge room 10x1o feet.
The company is employing at the present
time nearly 100 hands, and will increase
this force when the additions are com
pleted. Forks, hoes, garden rakes, grass
and corn hooks, and corn knives are
manufactured.
baby camel was born in the barnum
A. BAILEY menagerie while the show was
NJ Montpelier Saturday. The local MI
sinai temple attended the exhibition IN a
4 bodv in the evening. The baby camel VIII
~ named in hor o. of the Montpelier
{ ioage. and when il is sufficiently large
enough TO be taken from its mamma II
/ will be given to the shriners OF Montpel-
Ter as present from the Barnum q bahey
show.
An accident, with nearly fatal results
| occurred in the woods Of Victory recently
! S,hen n man named Robarge was injured.
| In starting the logs, Robarge and fellow
workman could not get out OF the way
soon enough. and were struck by log
and thrown down thirty feet. hooarge
legs were broken, his heau was uauly ~
! inred and il is feared that he Is hurt m
| ternaily. He was taken to the st. johns
/ bury hospital
| state Tax Commissioner J. Z. Cushmah
of Burlington says the increase IN taxes
maid bv corporations during the past year ga
and ten months will be about sliO,OOo'
| M. Cushman has issued pamphlet con-
taining an alphabetical list OF corpora
tions in Vermont and the amount OF
taxes uneS MA "a abont s15OOO from cor
norstiops that were in arrears.
Galen c. Markham Of Northtield the
we'll known veteran Of the Civil and MeXl-
can wars. died Friday. Mr.. Markham was N
e~cellent health up to about week ago snu
took particular pride in the fact thaIa o.gI
read without glasses. Last November per he
won considerable notortety by walking ,iSdd 90 ~
/ - SSrd birthday. He was temperate IN
his habits and laid his unusual vitality 10
/ this fact.
Matthew Morgan OF Fair Haven, aged
| a - and his eleven year-old son