Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-06-27

pup mn al Milton, was drowned
Mhhe Ia bathing near the mill June Is
me body was not recovered until aftel
midnight IL was in deep hole below
'ne rapids, where Il was carried by tbs
current The knotted condition of ths
meek and legs showed that King wa,
taken with cramps and rendered helpless,
Asa precautionary measure no service.
OF sunday schools were held at EsseS
junction Sunday on account OF the death
OF i'tle Della White OF diphtheria last
week, The child was III only few DAYS.
the parents supposing the disease 10 he
tne mnmps, and no doctor was called un.
VI The day before her death, when he
found her to be i'll of malignant diphthe-
ria.
Officers are guarding William Fair
banks, the slayer OF Mrs. Mary Page
Grout at Saxtons River closely. as
they fear he will yet kill himself. Fair
banks self-infiicted wounds are healing
ana his pulse is normal but there are
marked fluctuations in his temperature
and II viii be long time before he will
90 able to be removed to the state prison
at Windsor.
Smallpox in a mild form has again
broken out at Northfield Falls in a fam
lily from which the quarantine was re-
Gently raised, the victim being an infant
child of Joseph willett. Mrs. Martin Of
Northfield village Is also reported i'll OF
the disease. Mrs. Charles Milne, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Martin, has recently recoy-
cred from 1t. All the patients at West
Berlin have recovered.
The new Bennington 4 North Adams
railroad from Bennington village to the
Massachusetts state line in Pownal was
formally opened Saturday. A special car
carrying officials OF the road and invited
guests was run from Pittsfield, Mass, to
Bennington village. The car was met by
the village officials and the band and the
members OF the party were entertained
at the rooms OF the Bennington club.
The scarcity OF workmen is manifest
ing itself to the Brattleboro Cabinet
Co. with renewed emphasis. The COM
pany has just closed contract with the
John Wanamaker Co. for the delivery of
a large quantity Of furniture, and it has
an opportunity to take up another con-
tract covering several years delivery, but
whether it viii be accepted depends
upon the company's ability to get help.
In Addison county court last week,
Carl French and William Perry, who
broke into the store OF w. c. Bingham
at Bristol some time ago, pleaded guilty.
French, who Is but 10 years old, was sem
fenced to serve one and one-half years in
Windsor prison, the sentence being
made light on account OF his age. Perry,
who is 40 years old, was sentenced to
serve two and one-half to three years in
the same institution.
j. II. Cross and A. w. Hendry OF Bran
don were at Lake Dunmore recently on
a fishing trip and Mr.. Cross partook Of
his lunch OF chicken and deviled ham,
purchased from a local dealer, in less
than two hours after becoming violently
i'll. After some three hours OF incessant
vomiting, more serious results were pre-
vented. 1t was several days before he
fully recovered from the effects OF the
poison.
During the past thirty days there have
occurred in White River junction and
immediate vicinity, six violent deaths,
namely: The death Of Alexandra Leware
caused by the explosion of kerosene
lamp, May Is; the suicide OF Peter Lau-
gier at Russtown, May 30; drowning OF
Stephen Hall and Jerry O'Meara at Wild
er, June 3; and the instant death Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Wood caused by a runa-
way horse June II.
At meeting of the New Hampshire
baseball league at Burlington it was vot-
ed to change the name of the organiza-
ton to Vermont State league, June II,
with teams at Burlington, Barre, Mont
pelier, Plattsburg, N. Y, and one other
town yet to be determined-probably
Rutland or st. Adams. The Laconia
team has been located at Plattsbufg and
the fourth city will probably take over
the Manchester aggregation.
The dedicatory exercises for the Will
liam Lloyd Garrison marker were held
June 20 at Bennington Center. The
marker, erected to commemorate the fact
that william Lloyd Garrison was at one
time an editor Of Remington weekly
newspaper, the Journal OF the Times, Is
in the form Of granite boulder four feet
by two feet and six inches and six feet
high. On the front is bronze tablet
bearing a reproduction in bold relief OF
an old fashioned hand press.
Two negligence suits were filed in Rut-
land county court June 10. Mrs. Anna
Haradon seeks to recover $4,000 damages
from the Rutland Railroad Co. for alleged
injuries received when thrown to the sta
ton platform by shunting cars against
the car she was entering. Fremont Win
shin claims similar damages from the
Vermont Marble Co. for injuries said to
have been caused by falling derrick
caused by the breaking OF rotten guy
rome while he was at work at Mount
Tabor.
In Lamoille county court June IL, in
the case of State vs.. Ida Benson, the wom-
an pleaded guilty to adultery and was
sentenced to pay fine Of $500 without
costs. The fine was paid. In the case OF
Arthur left, rape, on Ethel Akin, Teft
pleaded guilty and agreed to marry the
girl. The ceremony was performed by
Justice OF the Peace s. B. Waite. SEN
tence OF not more than five and not less
than four years was given and the respon-
dent was placed in the hands OF prooa-
tion officer.
A suit for $1,000 has been brought by
Miss Edith NJ. Hill, nurse, against
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