Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-11-22
State of Vermont.
Its News coadsnsea and Rewritten
tor Our Reaasra.


No arrests have been made yet in the
murder case of Thomas Ryer OF Pownal.
Two Italians with whom he was last seen
have disappeared.
A son weighing two pounds was born
Nov IL to Mr.. and Mrs, Z, l., Hawkins
OF Rutland. The child is perfectly formed
and has a fair chance TO live,
State Fish and Game Commissioner ii.
q, Thomas states that $50 deer have been
reported killed during the season, and
the returns are not all in. This exceeds
last years ngures by tiity.
Thomas Lynch OF ST. Adams, section
man, was struck by an engine there FRI
day and suffered the break ,ng OF the small
bone OF his lett ankle, beside bruises on
his face and an injury TO one hip.
Fred X. Rogers, former Burling, ON
boy, committed suicide at Somerville,
Mass, recently by inhallng Illuminating
gas, attaching one end OF a gas tube to the
gas jet and placing the other in his mouth.
/ olin Baker, an employee at the Junction
pharmacy at Essex Junction, was arrested
Tor furnishing liquor and was sentenced
To the house OF correction for a term OF
three months, The boy Is but Is years old.
DIR. J. NJ. Ryder OF Bellows Falls,
charged with causing the death OF Miss
leased from the county jail at Newfane,
the necessary = 600 for bail having been
furnished.
A Canadian lynx, weighing forty
pounds, VAS shot Nov. 10 by farm hand
In sherbnrne. The animal was caught In
fox trap when the hunter came upon
him, and, being unable TO escape, was
shot behind the right ear and killed.
Mrs. l.. T.. Harris, Il years old, died Nov.
iS at Northfield from the effects OF blood
poisoning. About a week before, while
prepiring a chicken pie, one finger was
punctured with one OF the small, sharp
chicken bones. A few days later blood
poisoning developed.
The first liquor raid to be made in Wat.
erbury in recent years was successfully
carried out Nov. IA, when sheriff f. Ii.
Tracy OF Montpelier and deputies searched
the drug store OF Evans 4 Bryan. They
found and seized large quantity of whis-
key, beer aud ale. W. V. Bryan, active
partner OF the firm, was placed under ar
rest.
Monday night OF last week, the home OF
q. X. Bianchi in Montpelier was raided
and large quantity OF liquor seized.
Mrs. Marie Obergano, who was employed
as domestic at the home, was frightened
so badly she was hysterical and passed a
was summoned, but the woman was dead
before he reached her.
Lily, the four year old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Fesch of Somerset, died
Nov from the effects OF burns suffered
the evening before. Mrs. Fesch was
lighting fire and threw some kerosene
into the stove. The little girl stood in
front OF the door and, as the flames
poured out OF the door, her clothes took
fire and she was fatally burned.
State Tax Commissioner j. +. Cushman
reports that the taxes from towns, villa yes
and cities will approximate 5000, 900, be-
ing an average Of s1.632 on a dollar OF the
grand list The total grand list for the
state is 1901 ,677. The collateral inheri
lance and corporation taxes are estimated
at s7l3, i6l "a, which will give a total reve-
nue. to towns, villages, cities and state OF
s3,7l4.146.24.
The village OF PIttsford has had to make
provision to increase its water supply as
the result of the erection OF the Proctor
tuberculosis sanatorium and an unusual
boom in dwelling house building. A
spring on the r. ). Whetmore farm,
quarter OF a mile north of the main aque-
duct, has been connected with the village
system, giving an additional supply of
PAS, 900 gallons daily.
A man giving his name as "Jimn Daley
is in the lookup at Island Pond, charged
with horse stealing. lie harnessed up
team at Skilling's livery stable and drove
off with it, Later, the hostler went to
the barn, and, missing the team, notified
Mr.. Skillings, who in turn notified the
officers, who captured the man with the
team about two miles below Wenlock,
and took them back to Island Pond.
Jennie, the three year old daughter of
hp pf Rnrlinu-
ton, died Nov. IL as the result of being
scalded Nov. 10. Mrs. Kaufman was out
OF doors at the time OF the accident and
supposed that her two children were also.
The little girl fell into the pail of water
and not only was fatally burned herself,
but in overturning the pail scalded little
brother badly about the legs and feet.
The Montpelier High school football
team, which declared itself to be champion
OF the Vermont preparatory schools, re-
fused to accept the challenge to play the
Vergennes High school, Vergennes now
claims the championship. The team has
had an almost unbroken string OF VIC
tories, its goal having been crossed but
twice in nine games, and its schedule has
included all the best preparatory schools
in Vermont.
An opal, lost by Miss Clara Galaise of
Rutland from a ring, turned up in an odd
place after being missed for Two weeks.
She suffered from swelling in her foot
and finally went to a physician. The doc
tor pronounced it a bunion and when
lance was inserted the opal was disclosed
firmly imbedded under the skin. 1t is be-
lieved that the, stone must have dropped
into the woman's shoe and gradually
worked under the cuticle.
Rev. Charles Kendall Drake, will begin
Nov. 25 his duties as rector of the Episco-
pal church at Lyndonville-- Rev. L. E.
Sunderland has severed his connection
with the Weybridge church and will go to
Chicago to resume his studies at the uni
versity there. Rev. w. l.. Jennings has
resigned the pastorate of the Congrega-
tional church at Lunenburg and has ac-
cepted call to Cabot, where he expects TO
go the first of next month.
Ten boys from 10 to Is years old, some
of them sons of the most prominent
citizens of Rutland, were summoned IN
CITY court Nov. IA to answer to the
charge of malicious mischief, in the
wholesale destruction of the property OF
schoolhouse on Halloween. All entered
pleas of not guilty and the cases were
continued to enable the boys to get
counsel. The city has offered S25 reward
for the conviction of the guilty parties.
Mrs. w. s. Williams of Bradford met
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