Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-17

the theft. helsle disappeared with the
morse ana sleigh ana harness that he mad
stolen al another place. There was
shght insurance on the buildings, but the
loss Is estimated at 5000.
John Farley, nearly so years old and for
more than % years a well-known railroad
mah "a northern Vermont, was almost in
stsntly KILLED al Essex Junction Saturday
evening. Tie was walking in the middle
OF Main street when he vas struck by a
Team which was being rapidly driven
through the village. lie was Knocked
down and dragged for 20 rods. When
picked up he was unconscious, and died a
lev minutes after taken home.
box containing suspicious red berries
arrived al 81. Joseph's orphanage, Bur-
lington, saturday through the mail. The
berries, which looked like mountain ash
berries, were turned over 10 the state lab
oratory for analysis, There was no clue TO
the sender, The incident served TO reeall
the iaet that In October, 1909, three little
girls, inmates OF the Institution, died
from poison received by them in some
strange manner aud that II other orphans
were grayely III.
The Rev, Joseph Turcot OF ST. Peters
church in vergennes and recently pastor
OF 81. Pauis church in Barton, will sue
coed Father ID. j. Daignault IN Granite
VILE, and the Rev. l.. A. Nezina OF Shore
ham VIII go to Nergennes. The Rev. ID. II.
sullivan, who has had charge OF the par
ishes at Highgate Center and bakersfield,
VIII go TO shoreham and the Rev. T.. X.
Gauthler, assistant at the Church OF the
Holy Angels in 81. Adams, has been as
signed TO scuceed Father sullivan.
The IL. q. White Co. OF North Benning-
ton, the largest manufacturers OF stereo-
scopes In the world. will make material
addition to its establishment in the
spring. Plans have been accepted for a
three-story brick structure, ii0xl0 feet
ON the foundation, solely for the new
department. During the past few years
the company has made its own views,
and some OF the finest bits OF natural
scenery and famous structures OF Europe
are among the pictures OF the firm.
Fire Jan. 10 destroyed the dwelling
house OF Charles Blaisdell in Fairfax. Ii
caught in a chamber on the second floor
from an over heated stovepipe, all the
furniture in that room being destroyed.
The furniture on the first floor was
saved but go bushels OF potatoes in the
cellar we're lost. Mr.. and Mrs. Blaisdell
are about 60 years of age and are poor
people. They had recently repaired their
house and II was worth 300 or 800. In
surance OF between 600 and 200 was
ca. .sl.
A new manufacturing concern will be
installed va Brattleboro within a few
weeks, W. G. Mitchell, formerly OF the
firm OF Hooker, Corser 4 Mitchell, manu-
facturors of overalls IN that town, has
rented the building formerly occupied by
the Brattleboro Manufacturing Co., and
is already installing machinery for the
manufacture OF mems shirts. Not very
Ia - l..I.. -.
first, but MIR. Mitchell expects 10 enlarge
the working force as the sales of the
goods warrant it.
lative Investigating committee relative TO
action against George I. Howard of
Craftsbury, former member OF the state
| board OF railroad commissioners, who was
charged by the committee with receiving
money from the state for services not
rendered, Atty. Gen. Z. {. Fits is collect
ing evidence to be submitted to the grand
jury. Mr.. Fits has called upon Mr.. How
ard to refund to the state the money
alleged to have been received as result of
improper charges made.
Louis Fucci of Rutland, an Italian, was
sent TO the house OF correction Jan. Z to
serve not less than three nor more than
four months for furnishing intoxicating
liquor without license. Fucci's arrest
was due to the disclosure of Frank Crow
ley, aged IL years, who was arrested for
intoxication. The court made the sem
teuce light because four young children
depended on Fucci for support. The
officers discovered that the foreigner had
been doing rushiog business Sundays,
selling beer at his house.
George Lumbra, son of Austin Lumbra,
lsrge lumber dealer and timber land owner
at Montgomery Center, who was injured
Jan. Z, while working in the lumber
woods near his fathers home, died in the
evening. The young man, in company
with other workmen, had felled a large
hemlock tree which did not lie solid on
the ground and young Lumbra got on the
tree to begin cutting it up. The tree
rolled and tipped and threw young Lum-
bra several fee. over rock and rolled
upon him, crushing him badly.
The Vermont and New Hampshire indie
pendent Telephone association, at its
annual meeting held in Bradford recently,
expressed its satisfaction at the success
OF the Metropolitan Independent Tele-
phone Co. OF Boston in securing a fran
chise in that city against the wishes of
the Bell Telephone Co. and their SYM
pathizers and declared that the services OF
the members of the Vermont and New
Hampshire association were at command
in any way that might be beneficial to the
independent movement in Boston or else
where.
The Sand Bar bridge commission recent
liz appointed by Gov. Proctor has in
spected the bridge and selected location
for the culvert through it which they hope
to have constructed in the near future.
An active canvass will be begun at once to
raise the funds required in addition to the
amount appropriated by the state for this
work. 1t is expected that every owner Of
power boat on Lake Champlain will con-
tribute literally. The culvert will be
situated about half a mile east of Benajah
Phelps hotel on South Hero at the west
end OF the bridge.
The st. Adams chief of police took
prisoner, Frank Cormier, convicted by the
city to the house of correction at Rutland
Jan. to serve sentence for intoxication.
The mittimus directed him to do this, but
Supt. ID. l.. Morgan of the house OF correc-
ton declined to admit the prisoner be-
cause of the law passed by the recent leg
islature making it obligatory for persons
,onviote of intoxication, breach of the