Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-09-05
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WV" heNfN anu Mohtpellef junction
was wrecked about one mile from Barre
while making curve just north Of
lodges bridge crossing, Aug. rs. The
engine and tender went over the em-
hankment ten feet and landed bottom
side up. The engineer and fireman had
narrow escape but were unhurt. The
smoker next TO the engine was pulled
down aud heeled over ON its side. There
were half dozen men in the car, but
they were unlniured.
Trenton Philbriek, aged 2S years, fire.
man employed at the Boutwell,, Varnum
4 Milne granite quarries at Graniteyille,
was killed Aug. 20 by being hit on the
head BY an iron bar, the blow traeturing
the base OF the skull and causing a hem
orrhsge Of the brain. Philbriek had
taken the iron bar to pry loose the drum
OF hosting machine, when the drum
suddenly started swinging the bar around
with terrible force. The bar struck
Philbriek squarely on the right jaw.
lie died in few minutes.
In hearing in the Newport municipal
court Edwin Clifford was bound over TO
county court in the sum OF 800 under
the blanket act. Elizabeth Libby was
bound over 10 county court in the sum OF
5000 on the charge OF bigamy. Neither
could furnish bail and both are lying In
Jail. W. II. Regain, who was arrested on
the train between Barton Landing and
Lyndonyille week ago on two charges
OF being piekpocket, was discharged on
the first count but bound over to county
court on the second. Bail in the amount
OF $500 was furnished and the man went
on his way. The authorities do not
expect that he will show himself In New
port again.
A hearing was held at Manchester Aug.
q before Judge Seneca Haselton OF the
superior court in the appeal taken by the
town OF SALISBURY from the order OF the
state board of railroad commissioners
abolishing two grade crossings on the
Rutland railroad near North Bennington.
To do the work may cause an expense of
$4,000 or more, OF which the town of
SALISBURY under the law will be COM
PEELED TO pay 10 per cent. SALISBURY
has not large grand list and the town
is in debt. In addition to the original
expense il is also said that the town
will be compelled TO annually lay out
considerable money on the new high
way, as the land is very swampy.
G. L. Thomas OF Burlington, travel
ing salesman, while driving from Bran
don to Pittsfield Aug. 20, met two auto
mobiles, his horse was frightened and
whi.led around, all four wheels were
smashed, and Mr.. Thomas was thrown
out and slightly injured. Returning to
Brandon, Mr.. Thomas had warrants
sworn out for the arrest Of the tourists
and the papers were served on them at
MiddIebury. There were nine of them,
all from Pitt burg, Pa. After some little
trouble, as I ey were unknown in Mid
oil bury, the autoists secured bondsman
to the amount of $4,000 and the case will
be tried in Chittenden county court. Mr..
/ Thomas's injuries consist of scratched
and cut knee and his back is hurt.
The contents Of the stomach of Mrs.
Peter Hunter of Rutland and small
quantity OF liquor in flask from which
she drank Aug. "a are at the state labora-
tory for examination. The physicians
found the woman at the point of death,
the symptoms pointing to morphine poi
soning. Her son was arrested awaiting an
investigation. When told that his moth
err was at the point of death from shock,
Percival Hunter remarked that il was for
tunate that had just had a lawyer arrange
matters so that he was her heir. Later
when told her real symptoms he went into
a frenzy and denied giving her the poison.
Mrs. Hunter at the hospital denied any
knowledge of having taken morphine
When the Walter L. Main circus
show ed at st. Adams recently Peter
Beaudreau attended with his girl. He
gave the ticket seller bill OF large de-
nomination and the latter asked II he did
not have a little more. Peter called his
bluff and passed through the window a
huge roll Of ones and twos, s115 in all.
The ticket agent handed back two 50-cent
tickets and $50, it is alleged, and the
proud Peter was asked to move on and
not block the window. Beaudreau fol-
lowed the aggregation to Burlington and
visited the grounds in company with q
sheriff. The circus people could not sec
their way clear to make good the missing
s55 until informed that their property
would otherwise be attached, when ii
was given up. The sheriff was unable tc
locate the guilty ticket seller.
The law which compels the cutting by
AUDITORS of trees and brush on land Dor
dering highways is becoming exceedingly
unpopular in Rutland county and the
farmers are talking of putting it up tc
the Encouragement to make test case
to see if the statute is constitutional. Sc
apitated are the country folk Whereabouts
that they leave the trees and shrubs
where they fall and highways for miles
are bordered with piles of dead trees
which are most unsightly and which
will cause brush piles to exist for years
In arguing the law is demonstrations
the farmers say that it is just as reasonable
TO compel them to repair roads, to taxi
care of school and cemetery property, x
cat brush on abutting railway property O
Ia build bridges for public highways wher'
streams pass through their land, as tt
comply with the new law. Farmers WHIT
rent their premises say that the Law
might as well order them to cut off thel
landlords lumber lots as to require then
to cut trees along the roadsides.
After red hot chase of two days
through good share of Franklin count.
and n part of Canada, horse thief viii
a record of two horses and buggy an'
harness was run down and placed be
hind the bars Of Franklin county jail
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