Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-11-21

d. Mckay, formerly employed as
brakeman on the Grand Trunk railway,
with residence at Island Pond, was found
dead on the track in West Valley Falls,
R. l., recently, horribly mangled. 1t is
supposed that he accidentally fell from the |
train and lay unconscious on the track,
where he was struck by passenger train |
from Providence to Worcester.
Thomas Smith of Brattleboro sus-
tanned a severe accident Nov. ID
while attempting to couple freight cars.
He is employed by the Central Vermont
brakeman. In attempting to adjust
automatic coupler, he kicked it with
his right foot. The cars crushed his foot
between the bumpers. He was taken to
the hospital, where his leg was cut off
close to the ankle.
Mrs. Peter Blum pleaded guilty in Bar
re city court Nov. Is to one offence of SELL
ing liquor illegally and was sentenced to
serve nine months in the house of correc-
ton at Rutland. Mrs. Bluin's house
was raided last summer but she disap-
peared mysteriously while the raid was in
progress. She was located in Hardwick
recently. This is her second offence of il
legal liquor selling.
The plant of the F. R. Patch Manufac-
ers of stone working machinery, begin
ming last Monday, put it's 300 employees on
an eight-hour day instead of ten hours.
representative of the firm said that the
cut-down in hours was due to lack of or
ders. 1t was a case of either cut down
the hours Of all or discharge a certain
percentage of the men.
Charles BenwRy was arrested Wednes-
day, Nov. IS, charged with abusing and
I i'll treating his wife and three small chill
dren. A trial was held and he was sent
to the Grand Isle county jail for ninety
days. His wife and three young children
have gone to st. Adams, where the wife
hopes to secure employment. The two
eldest children and Benway's blind moth
er have been taken to the poorhouse.
A daring burglar broke into the house
of Capt. John P. Lawrence, a merchant
in Bellows Falls, Nov. 9, expecting to
find the receipts from the show that Co.
E, V. y. G., had been giving. They got
nothing from Lawrence, but secured a
gold watch, purse and full mileage
book from Frank P. Cullen, a roomer.
gang of yeggmen broke into a cottage
on the riverbank, stealing some tools.
Mrs Edward Rowland of Prosper, aged
20 years, was thrown from her buggy at
= SOutn IOuIIGJ -NON. ~ III an aCNie4CAiN
l caused by an automobile and very seri-
4 ousIy injured. Mr. Rowland was caug ht
under the vehicle, but held to the reins
until Orlando Sherwin, who was driving
e the auto, and the man with him got hold
il. of the horse. He received slight injuries
? On account of Mrs. Howland's age, she
;, is not likely to recover.
After being out 80 hours and coming il
/. twice, the jury in the case of State VS.
2 Joseph Bianchi of Barre. indicted for as
l sault with intent to Kill and murder
Nov. 10 again reported a hopeless dis
: agreement and were discharged from
f further consideration of the case. 1t il
h understood that nearly from the first they
= stood 10 to , for acquittal. Bianchi il
is out on bail, and the case will probably b.
a again tried next March.
Monday, the Fairbanks Scale compan.
s of ST.. Johnsbury began running hal
It time, which is announced as a temporar.
l. arrangement, there being no lack of or
q ders ahead Nor is it due to local condi
/ tions, but because of the difficulty of con
e vorting accounts receivable, which ar
larger than at any previous period, int
40 money for immediate use. The compan,
# employs 300 hands and its weekly pay
< roll often exceeds 100000.
iG EuN III IGlOISS VI I1dIIS PASdASN SNAAh
k in Washington county court Noy. IA t
re resisting an officer some four months ago
and in sentencing him Judge Waterma
referred in no uncertain terms to the law
r less actions in Barre, which of late hav
m caused unpleasant comment and seriou
n consequences Judge Waterman ser
ii fenced Deforge to not less than SIX no
m more than nine months at hard labor l
the house of correction at Rutland.
Nelson Griffin of Cambridge was arrest
+ ed Nov. IA on charge of stabbing hi
10 cousin, Ashley Griffin. The cousins &C
,e into a dispute over something the forme
or had said and he drew a knife, it is a
to legged, and stabbed his cousin, twice
the arm and once in the hand. At
hearing he was put under 5000 bail an
u bound over to the county court in Decen
III Der. As he was unable to furnish bal
III he was taken to the county jail at Hyo
~ Park.
Ill The Connecticut River Power Co.'S dal
at Vernon, in addition to being the grea
est industrial development of the decaC
n in southern Vermont, will provide an in
III mense lake for pleasure purposes. Tn
9p lake will be from twelve to twenty mile
ut long, according to the height of the dan
iu and it will offer great opportunities fC
H. boating to people of Brattleboro and oil
er towns. Several changes d real esta
n have already taken place with this pro
at pect in view.
10 Mrs. o. o. Thompson of Woodstoo
~ was awakened about twelve O'Clock
III night Nov. 10 by noise in the cellar al
III called her son. who seized rifle an
VI went to investigate. He found that
man whom he failed to recognize had e.
no tered the cellar through rear windo
by and had filled four sacks and part OF a
m other with potatoes, which were place
he beneath the window ready to hoist GU
he The son chased the miscreant but 10
Ter him in the darkness.
ell Announcement is made of the formatiC
of new slate company at Hyde known
IN, the Metallic Slate Co. New York capits
j. lists are said to be back of it. The cor
1r- pany will do business strictly on unio
Tas lines 1t has purchased the old Lite
he field mill and Will install the most mo
tor ern machinery and open new QUAR-
NJ. VorI-arO bove baen coutemnlati in