Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-11-29
State of Vermont.
Its News Coadsnsea and Rewritten
Tor Our Readers.

Grin Z, Ryan.
Diphtherla has appeared m Montpelier
aud Grand Isle. Montpelier reports two
deaths, schools have been closed in both
places,
Governor Proctor has reappointed
Edward l., Bates as judge Of the municipal
court OF the village Of Bennington tor
term OF two Years,
The Boston q Maine railroad station at
Bradford was entered the night OF Nov. IS
by burglars. Twelve mlleages and s2.s5 in
money we're secured,
Bird Fowler, wireman OF the Vermont
Marble company, was fatally injured
at West Rutland Nov, % by pole falling
over on which he was strapped,
Owen n. Davis was killed recently at
the West Pawlet slate quarry, his head
being taken of by a falling piece of
slate. Two brothers have been killed in
the same quarry.
Camp Iamson, No. s, United Spanish
War Veterans, was organized aud muster
ed in at Barre Nov. y, There are veterans
enough in Barre TO make one OF the largest
camps in the state.
/ The store OF the Union Pacific Tea Co. Of
+ Rutland was entered Nov. y. The thief
had key 10 the front door. Forty dollars
and a check were taken from the money
drawer. There is no clue TO the robbers
The eleven Rutland High school boys
who were arrested on the charge Of wreck
ing some OF the furnishings In a school
building Halloween, have settled for the
damage done and the costs OF the cases.
Col. A. c. Brown OF Montpelier a we'll
known insurance man, is a candidate for
department commander OF the Vermont
q. A, X. j. A. Sheldon OF Rutland, elected
last 4nTQr moi "A HAmnlAafR for So
election.
Mortimer Pratt OF Weston committed
suicide Nov, 3 by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver, He was a great
sufferer from rheumatism and consump.
tion and was nearly helpless. He was only
25 years old
Fred Stannard, arrested for breaking
and entering the store OF X. j. Daley In
Burlington, pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced TO serve not less than two nor
more than two and one half years in the
states prison at Windsor.
ID. II. Lewis, who ON Oct. /, 1901, was
sentenced to serve ten years in the house
OF correction on the charge OF embezzling
the funds Of the Farmers National bank
OF Vergennes, will be released this week
Lewis was cashier OF the bank.
d. Z. Moore OF Bennington, who went
to Los Angeles, Cal, year ago TO pass the
winter has brought suit for s2O,500 dam
ages against the Los Angeles x Rodondo
Railway Co. for injuries received in 6
head-on collision Of trolley cars Aug. 80.
Chester K. Hawkins OF Ferrisburg hs:
broughr suit for divorce from his wife
Gertrude A. Hawkins, on the ground o
in6delity. He has also brought suit fol
damages OF $1,000 against George Thorpe
OF Charlotte on charge of alienation o.
' Mrs. Hawkins affections.
. Lee Mcclure, a fifteen -year-old Ben
nington boy, found a Eliminating cap OF
the new electric railroad and experimental
, with it. The cap exploded in one hanC
4 and as result it was necessary TO have
one joint OF his thumb and the first join
OF the middle finger amputated.
II Mrs. Wallace c. Clement, wife OF th
. president of the Clement National bank o
! Rutland, died Friday. Mrs. Clement was
n prominent member of the Daughters o
The American Revolution and retired from
the presidency OF the Vermont Society o
= Colonial Danes only few weeks ago.
Fire destroyed A. A. Chessmore'
grocery and market and +. b. Williams
drug store at Jericho Nov. 20. The los
is estimated at IS 900 to $1,000, and tn
property is insured. The drug store
e total loss, but the postoffice was savec
d The cause OF the fire was an over heate
Frank Bickford of Waterbury wa
: arrested in Rutland last week Tor al
II tempting to break an entrance into tn
woman's quarters at the jail and mad
himself otherwise obnoxious. lie serve
IS a sentence at the house OF correction
wear ago SO he was familiar with the la
3 of the land.
IS The engineers of the Rutland railroa
H. are rot satisfied with their present pa.
They claim that the wages paid by tn
Rutland railroad are only 70 per cent
10 those paid by other railroads, 1t
ii. rumored that the trainmen ana oth'
branches of the railroad employees a.
!, also dissatisfied.
" The Jury in Washington county cou
Nov. %, in the case of State vs. Edwal
m Metcalf, charged with felonious assau
" upon an Assyrian woman in South Woo
bury, brought in verdict OF guilty and
was sentenced to not less than TWO II,
more than two and one half years In Il
state prison at Windsor.
The December number of the Americs
Magazine contains the first installment
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell's history OF line Ia
=, liff in Our Times" Considerable space
= given 10 Senator Justin 5. Morrill, OF We
mont, and to the measure known as /
1. Morrill, tariff bill. One OF the lllustratlo
w is a portrait of Senator Morrill,.
!, Thursday forenoon in front OF the pos
office in South Londonderry, during
alteration by Grand Juror Wilbur al
'pr Ben Beers over the liquor trial of Wedne
IN dav evening hot words and vile epitht
90 were INDUCED in. The affair culminal
in Wilbur striking Beers on the head WI
hammer which he had in hand.
Albert Clement, employed by Charl
Walker of Dummerston, fell from Ter
- boat into the Connecticut river NOV
I and was drowned. Clement had been
the ss.Jacku Allen resort in Chesterheld,
r.. across the river from Dummerstoh, a
- was retur ming when a companion saw
fall into the river but was powerless TO
him.
!. Unless the judgment for the plant
affirmed by supreme court in the case
II Frederick j. White VS.. the Lumiere nc l
American Co., is paid, execution VIII
asked for and the property, still h
:. under the original attachment, VIII
y sold. The judgemnt of Chittenden coul
court. which was affirmed by supfe
court, was for Sl2,923.
st. The Rev. Dr. Il. A. Roberts, pastor
the First Baptist church at Montpel
since March last, has resigned, TO u
- effect Jan. next, or at the latest, aI1er
n has completed year OF service. DOC
Roberts has been recalled to be pastor
in the Baptist church at Block Island, N.
where he labored previous to accept
lie. A. all to Montpelier.