Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-28

North bennington, where another engine
was attached 10 the train,
q. L. soule has bought the wholesale 81.
gar and tobacco business OF j. q, Reed 4 /
Co. In Burlington. MIR. Soule will have
partner and the FIRMS name will be &, l.. /
Soule 4 Co. The business Is one OF the /
oldest IN the city, u having been conduct /
ed over forty years. MIR. Reed, who IS /
confined TO the house BY illness, will prob- |
ably retire from active business.
State senator John 5. Holden Of Ben
nington died Friday Of paralysis |
al Pasadena, CAL, where he was passing |
portion Of the winter, lie was the head Of |
the Holden, Leonard Co., the largest IN,
duslry in bennington. Tie VAS also presi- |
dent OF the Bennington County National
bank, the Woodbury. Granite company
and the hardwiek 4 Woodbury. railroad.
burlington has voted 10 pledge the cred.
II of the city Tor a sum not 10 exceed $50
ono for the purpose OF constructing or pur-
chasing and maintaining a public wharf;
and also to instruct the city council To
comply with the recommendation sub
mitted to the board Of aldermen By the
special committee on filtration plant, ree-
ommendlng the installation Of mechanic
cal plant.
Cantis Gross, four years old, Of Bur
lington was bitten badly BY dog March
II. The dog is great yellow mongrel,
which has been making trouble for some
/ time by biting horses. The little girl had
her cheek terribly torn and was also Bit
ten on the arm. She was given medical
| treatment and her case Is being watched
with anxiety, Tor II Is thought that the
dog Is mad one and serious results
are feared.
The straight Republican ticket Jared
badly at the annual village election In
Bennington last week, Ward l.. Lyons,
citizens nominee for president, defeating
|. T.. Gibson by 100 majority; Edward j..
Hall, for collector, defeating the Republic
can nominee; ard two Of the three trus-
tees elected being fusionists. The citizens
also defeated the only straight Republican
nominee for auditor.
| Up TO this time fourteen towns In the
state have returned to State Treasurer +.
II. Desvitt the amount OF United states
deposit fund held in their local treasures.
The towns are Rupert, Hancock, Ripton,
Winhall, Athens, Lunenburg, West
Haven, Waterville, Rutland town, Tun-
bridge, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Pitts
field and Poultney. The total amount
from these towns turned into The STATE
treasury IL about $4,000.
The 5000 negligence suit OF Richard
Wallaee's Adm. vs.. the Rutland street
Railway Co., which had been on trial II
, the Rutland county court, came 10
sudden end Mar. 10, when at the close o.
the evidence Judge L. l.. Waterman
| ordered verdict for the defense on I'M
ground OF the failure OF the plaintin 4
, show negligence. Richard Wallace wa
! killed by trolley car while working oil
! the company's tracks in August, 1870.
O. A. McGinn, who burglarized tn
, Jones store in Benson last August, wa
, sentenced In Rutland county court Marcl
4 | ~ TO not less than five or more than 81
1 wears In the state prilon at windsor
: Mc(,iun was captured al Elizabethtown
n. Y, but escaped from the officer Will
being brought to Rutland to be recapture
in Troy. lie was charged with stealing
overcoat He has just completed sen
: tence in the Albany, \. T., penitenuary.
The verdict In the breach OF promis
;. case OF Irene M. Massucco VS.. Dominic
Tomasi, which has been on trial IN Wast
!, ingtop county court, was for the plsinti
y TO recover IS, 500 and her costs. Al IN
trial OF his case in 1904, in which the 81
!. preme court reversed the Judgment on u
q verdict and sent the case back Tor ne
- trial because il was tried in the absence :
the defendant, there was verdict Tor VI
II plaintiff TO recover 5000 and her cost
;. The case goes to the supreme court.
Q II is said that an action has been INST
= tuted by Mrs Grace Lake OF salem, n;
= against Mrs. Jennie (Bisseii) Huling La
'e Of North Bennington to recover scooVo II
the alleged alienation OF the ansc.ions
Is Inc farmers husband. The plaintiff
I, said to be the third wife OF Lake ana NJ
s. Uuhng is fourth. Lakes third wife d
~ inst secured a divorce from MN. -
" present Mrs. Lake Is said TO ne Wor
l. si5n 600 and is only 70 years old. Sne
her money by marrying the aged
as Huling OF Bennington, who diea pu.
IL Gently. -. mi
We The recent vote of Barre city, by VIM
or the community again goes INTO me lies :,
as column on the liquor question aiter ~
"a. 4 has created fears OF an ice famine tn'
before the summer is over. Ice deai'
had laid in supply only suffcient LOT
!. needs of the city without the eight saloo
~ that will be located there which Gun
-. lively will use an enormous amount OF
~. daring the summer months. Montpei
ha dealers have an abundant sup
stored and will probably oe aoie
help out il ice is short IN barre peioie
~ summer ends.
-, The Rev. William n. Lonefgan, y y
IL was recently appointed oy lne ~ ~ :
m new Church OF the Holy lnnocents
z" Rutland. which was given birth py
division of st. Peters parish into sec.a
ov- covering the east and west poI, ion
It's, the city, has bought OF Judge OF rroI
be- Thomas Q. Robbins, the latters holhe
esh south Main street as site ior .ne |
the church, for which ground VIII pe pr2
ion forthwith. The site contains hve-eign
low ~ an acre and is in the best resioeh
district OF the city.
and The assailants OF Frank Cushlon,
lie u wears old, a one-armed swiicnmaa
the the north end Of the railroad yarus
rib Rutland. who was found unconscious i'ous
nts, the middle OF the tracks tne nlgn.
ome March 16, with an ugly brulse aoou'
ing inch long on his right temple, ale
ling unknown. Cushion says ne Was
proached by three men,. one oi ps,,
or asked him about the trains ior De.i
uil- Falls. He answered, and, turning
The hack. started across the tracks, ~. Mnel
Two received blow on the side OF the
-eral which rendered him unconscious
1, as Fifteen parties Of seniors ana LII, sfi
$ OF from as many high schools ~ w. Wsrr
and New Hampshire VIII leave WIZ