Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-11

| years old, got into an alteration with an
Italian fruit dealer ia Bellows Falls the
night OF July 3 and was chased though
the town thoroughly frightened. He TOOK
to the'woods ana il was thought fell into
the Connecticut river and was drowned.
During 1906, IN Montpelier, there y ere
2S5 arrests for intOXication, as compared
with 100 in 1904. Both years were license.
The increase is attributed to Barre being
dry and an unusually large number OF
DRINKS from other towns. In Barre
drunk arrests were 1856 in 1903, under no.
License. and 2l5 under license in 1904. In
Rutland, during 1905, there were 443
DRINKS, as against 2i3 in 1904, which vas a
no-license year.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Press association was held last Thursday
evening at the Van Ness House, Burling-
ton, with an attendance of about 10.
George b. NJ. Harvey, editor Of Harpers
Weekly, native Of Peacham, was the
guest OF honor and gave the address Of the
evening. The other speakers were G. II.
Bunker of Peacham, ID. A. Monro of New
York and c. II. Darling Of Bennington.
Last years board OF officers was reelected.
A horse owned by the Barre 4 Montpel-
Ter Traction Co. escaped from its stable
Thursday and wandered to the Tabor
bridge on the Central Vermont line be-
tween Montpelier and Barre, here the
animal held up traffic for more than two
hours. a freight train backing down to
Montpelier struck the horse and the ten
der was thrown from the track. The con-
ductor OF the freight tagged the passenger
train due about that time and an engine
from Barre drew the freight train of the
dead horse.
Mrs. Martha Dickinson, wife Of Erwin
=. Dickinson, a merchant at Herrick, a
hamlet in the northern part OF Fairfield,
and her cousin, Charles NJ. Hammond,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Y. Hammond
Of 81. Adams, were instantly killed New
Years day By being struck by the west
bound mail train on the st. Johnsbury q
Lake Champla "A railway. They were rid
ing after a spirited colt that was afraid Of
the cars and, on their approach to the
East Fairfield crossing, became unman-
sgeable and ran onto the crossing just in
time to be struck. The horse was also
killed.
The Wright Health Underwear I Co.,
whose mill in Pownal was burned Dec. Is,
entailing a loss OF over $4,000, will not
rebuild In that village. The company
owns one OF the best water powers In YER
mont, but there are disadvantages which
Offset that. The company has mill in
Cohoes and one in Troy, n. Y, and il viii
probably center It's uusiut1r AZ Aupst
plants, which can be enlarged al any time
necessary. II will be a great blow to Pow
nal, as Il was the only industry that the
place had, and had been located there over
nifty years.
The resent failure OF Charles HI. Thomp-
son, president Of the Brattleboro Manu-
featuring Co, has resulted in the failure
OF the company, which Jan. LIST filed a
schedule in bankruptcy. The schedule
shows liabilities OF about $4,000 and assets
OF sl8 900. The unsecured claims amount
to -, 600 and the secured claims TO $4,000.
TIE value OF the securities given in the
list Is doubtful. The company has been
engaged in the manufacture OF hosiery.
When Thompson failed, his personal
schedule showed Liabilities OF over 100000
and assets OF 5000 The creditors are
prime pally Boston parties.
ID. ID. Muir, receiver Of the Merchants
National bank Of Rutland, which Jailed
March 70, 1900, - preparing 10 wind up the
affairs OF the institution and pay the hnal
dividend TO depositors. Jan. u he VIII sell
al auction all the assets which have not
bsen converted into funds. The bank was
e losed bv the government through un-
authorized loans Of sls5,000 by Cashier
Charles W. Mussey 10 Marvin A. Mcclure,
a music dealer. Mussey was sent TO
prison, but was pardoned by the president
on the ground Of in health Mcclure is
serving a sentence Of seven years In the
house OF correction for completely in the
wrecking Of the bank.
DIR. II. ID. Holton, secretary OF the state
board OF health, has compiled figures re-
garding the number OF cases 81 contagious
diseases during 1905, as returned TO the
board, as follows: Diphtheria and Group, \
l22; measles, si34; meningitis. 49, scarlet
fever, 422 typhoid fever, SOL whooping
cough, gsi smallpox. ?. The whole num-
her III diseases reported was 65Sl. There |
were 80 cases of measles in Bennington,
ISL in Sunderland. f02 in Colchester, ia
in Grand Isle, $50 In swanton, i72sin Fair
Haven, le9 in Rutland city, l03 IN North
field. 9i5 in Brattleboro, rs in Rocking
ham and i4l In Ludlow. There we're lOi
cases OF whooping cough in Randolph.