Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-11-01
State of Vermont.
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Fire In West Burke Oct. 20 destroyed
the house aud barn owned By MIR. Colby
and the buildings Of Harry Bughee. The
lire started in Mr., Colby's barn.
The three year.old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mcclellan of Tinmouth was so
badly sealded by falling into a boiler Of
hot water Oct. Is that he lived but an
hour and half.
stephen furey oi Dandy, aged 30 years,
an UNMARRIED man, was run over near that
village by the southbound sleeper Oct. n
and his left leg was severed at The knee.
lie lay by the sidetraek five hours before
he was found
A wild cat was caught in a trap last
week on the south side OF Aseutney noun
tain by Herbert Baker, OF Aseutneyvilie.
The young man also found in his traps the
same morning two black skunks and a
SILVER grey fox.
John Abare OF st. Adams, a brakeman,
was ser ouslv injured by being thrown
under one OF the loaded cars OF a gravel
train that left ths track near Rouses Point,
n, y !, Friday, as II went over, II is feared
he will not live.
Ray Mullen, who was acquitted in
Washington county court OF murder by
reason OF insanity. has been taken TO the
state prison at Windsor. 1t is proba bile
hospital for the insane at Waterbury.
As w. Spencer, night foreman at the
Boston 4 Maine roundhouse, Newport,
was setting switches Thursday night, one
foot was badly crushed by an engine back
/ ing on to him, throwing HIM to the
ground. II was found necessary TO ampu-
tate the foot below the ankle.
| William, the one year-old son OF Peter
/ Martinelli, OF East Wallingford, was
/ accidentally shot Oct % and probably will
lose his right arm. shotgun len stand
ing In a corner fell over aud was dis
charged, and hit the child which was
\ crawling around on the floor. The arm
was terribly shattered.
! The famous bucket shop case Of State
VS., Z. A. Phelps OF Barre came 10 an end
Ia supreme court Thursday and an order
was issued sustaining the decision OF the
lower court, when the defendant waived
| his exceptions, which evidently means
that he will pay his fine OF $500 and costs
without further litigation.
/ A man thought to be IL. NJ Dole, who
broke into the hardware store OF Lafoua-
tain & Staples company at Springfield,
VT, Oct. "a, was captured In Charlestown,
n. H., next day while pushing wheel
barrow loaded with the stolen goods, of
which he took $500 worth. In default OF
| jail NC was AtAESA IA Jul az "ppuottNN'
The farm buildings OF Nelson Davidson.
about three miles from the village of
Groton, in the edge OF Ryegate, were
d stroyed by fire Thursday The cause of
the fire is unknown. The household furni-
ture was nearly all saved. Fifty or sixty
tons OF hay and gram and the most OF the
farming tools were consumed. There is
small insurance.
The annual report OF the officers OF the
Dog River Valley Fair association just
issued shows a very gratifying financial
condition. After paying all outstanding
orders, with the exception OF about go.
there Is balance IN the treasury OF
II ,507.37, as against balance one year ago
OF si,0SS. The total orders drawn this
year amounted to S2,56S.
"Krempest," valuable trotting bred
stallion, owned by II. G. Potter, of Middle
bury, was shot at the j. n. Chase stock
farms, Brandon, Friday to relieve it of
suffering caused by a splintered board
sticking into its abdomen. The horse
while loose in the bsrnyard entered sheep
pen and the wooden flooring gave way
with ii. The horse was valued at $4,000.
Sheriff A. II. Thompson has brought to
Bellows Falls from California e. A. Nor
wood, the former Bellows Falls hardware
dealer, against whom an indictment was
the embezzlement of 81, 900 from the es-
tate OF the late Mrs. Hannah Towns. Mr.
Norwood claims an injustice has been
done him and that he will be able to show
| himself clear of the charge.
| Daniel Royce was given hearing in
| Northtield Oct % on the charge OF felo-
NOUS assault alleged to have been COM
| mitted on Alice Whitney, aged II
years, at Mortified. The evidence OF the
state was not so bad as was at first re-
ported. Royce was bound over to await
the action OF the grand jury on a charge of
attempt to commit rape. He furnished
bail in the sum of 300 and was released
| from custody.
| The steamer Chateaugay has taken be-
| tween 1000 and 5000 barrels of apples this
| season from Isle La Motto to Plattsburg
and it is expected that 1000 more barrels
will be shipped from the island before
navigation closes. The apples are all
shipped from Plattsburg to the New York
markets and are of fair quality. The
recent high winds blew many OF them OF
the trees, bruising them and reducing
their marketable price.
Special Order No. /, issued from the ad
jutant- generals office, orders the COM
missioned company officers of the First
4 Regiment, Vermont National Guard, to
appear at Montpelier, Nov. 2, for the pur-
pose OF holding an election to fill the
office OF colonel, lieutenant-c )lonel and
major for the first, second and third bat
talions, and such other vacancies as may
.,ecur. An act OF the present legislature
vacated all the above offices.
Fire of unknown origin Oct. "a de-
stroyed the mill and boiler house at the
John Jones slate quarry, north OF the
village of Castleton, entailing loss
estimated at from 5000 to $1,000, partially
! insured, and throwing out OF employment
| temporarily the thirty men employed by
the concern. The loss Of the mill makes
| it practically impossible to operate the
| quarry until temporary structure is
erected and machinery put in.
The Rutland railroad passenger train
| due in Pittsford at 800 O'Clock from the
north ran into the rear of freight tram
| as it left the Pittsford station for RUTLAND
Oct. n. One box car rolled down into a
meadow, another was crushed to pieces,
and third left the trucks. The passen-
gers were thrown into the aisles, but no
one was injured SO far as is known Inc
freight train had run onto siding whlch
was too short to accommodate all the cars,
and when the passenger train started the
accident could not be prevented.
Karl E. Waldron, the Bellows Falls
photographer who disappeared last sum-
mer and for whom search was kept up for
| weeks appeared at his parents home In