Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-09-19


state hospital for the Insane at Mater
bury, where be had been six months
under observation. The authorities ~
ne asylum pronounce him sane aud he
must stand trial.
Harley Kicker, the two-yeaF-old son
OF NJ, w. Kicker OF Barton, narrowly es-
eeped drowning recently while at play,
tipping the cover on a spring, which Is
six ieet deep and has about three and
one-hali feet Of water in Il, and falling
IN head foremost. No one was near al
the time, but few moments later
Ohariie punmore heard a noise in the
spring, and, going there, pulled the
youngster out.
II, r. kimhall, ticket agent at 81. Al
bans, aecidentaly received a bullett through
his left hand Sept. II. He was removing
a S2-oalihre revolver from drawer in the
ticket office when in some way il was dis
charged, the bullet entering the hand at
the base OF the ring finger and coming
out on the back OF the second finger,
breaking the window toward the mems
waiting room, striking bar OF the
grating, and falling on the window sill.
Bones in the hand were shattered.
Charles F. Bailey, Jr., who has charge
OF the laundry at the state hospital for
the insane at Waterbury, was trighttully
injured Sept. 9. He was about TO pass
under the large eight-inch belt and in
some unexplainable way his clothes
caught and he was pulled against the
motor. When discovered he was uncon-
seious and remained so for some time.
His right arm was broken, as was the
left side OF his jaw. II he is not injured
internally, Il Is believed he will recover.
Richard Lake, a Guilford farmer, has
been obliged to pay $3.50 to the Brattle-
boro Creamery association and forfeit his
right TO sell his cream there because OF
a fraud perpetrated by him. His high
test aroused suspicious and an investiga-
tion revealed the fact that he had a
special can from which the cream
gatherer always took his test sample.
This can contained much higher grade
cream than the others and therefore
brought him much larger cream check
than was his due.
Suit has been brought against Bottum
/
81, 900 damages in behalf OF Miss Sybil
Harris, who was injured in the collar
shop so badly that she practically lost
one hand. The accident occurred April
/, 1908. Miss Harris was at work on a
mangier in the collar shop laundry and
| il Is alleged that the machine was not
properly safeguarded and that Miss Har-
ris, being inexperienced, was not given
sufficient instructions. The case is re-
turnable at the December term of court.
The United States bsttleship Vermont
arrived at the Charlestown navy yard
Sept. I. The ship has Just completed
the larger portion OF her final acceptance
tests with most satisfactory results.
During her stay al the navy yard, few
repairs will be made ia anticipation Of
her trip around the Horn as one of the
battleship fleet which is going to the
Pacific. While the ship is at the navy
yard it is expected that the presentation
OF a silver service, given by the state OF
Vermont, will take place. The date has
not been set, however.
Judge E. w. Gibson of the municipal
court filed papers Sept. in a suit
against George Z. johnson of Burling-
ton, formerly clerk of the United States
court. for IS, 900. The suit is brought to
recover fees as deputy clerk, a position
which Mr.. Gibson held from 1899 TO
1905. The actual amount claimed, Mr..
Gibson says, is about s1,100. He says
there is due practically all of the fees for
his services during his entire term OF
office. and that he has not been able to
collect them, although he has made
several requests for payment.
/ Frank j. Provonchia of Barnet, who
has been serving two and one-half years
at Windsor for robbing the store IN
which was located the postotiice at
Passumpsic in May, 1905, was rearrested
Sept. u by Deputy United States Mar
shall F. H. Chapman of Rutland on the
expiration OF his sentence. He was ar
raigned on the charge Of robbing the
Psssumpsic postoffice. He could not FUR
nish bail and was placed in the house OF
correction to await the October term OF
federal court. Provonchia was nrst
taken by state officers and now he must
answer to the government.
The Mexican clock, said to be $50 years
old, which by the will OF the late MARY
IL. Aldrich of Berlin now goes TO her
nieces and nephews, win eventually ind
a home among the treasures OF the YER
mont Historical society at the state mouse.
Miss Aldrich provided in her viii that
the clock should go in turn to seven
nenhews and nieces, and at the death OF
The last Of these should be the property
Of the historical society as gift from Il.
F. Aldrich, her brother, who IN his VIII
provided funds to build library IN
Barre. This clock was purchased 10
Mexico about 1850 by Sylvester Aldrich,
then OF Barre.
] A horse thief boldly walked into
Rrown,s hitching sheds in st. Adams
Sent. ~ and. drove off with rig owned
bv Stafford E. Thorp. The man, Pau
Warner. alias Gentleman OF Milton, was
arrested Sept. 5 at st. Adams. IwG
drovers. who were early on the roao
Sent. and who knew OF the TOD
bery met Warner near Milton. After
questioning him, the men thought they
had made a mistake, but later changeo
their minds and drove back. When war
ner saw them coming, he leaped from tne
buggy and sprinted for the woods, where
he was soon lost in the underorush. he
,xas seen skulking through Main street
sent. and his arrest followed.
i A brother of the man killed by tram
near Milton Sept. and an unoer'akei