Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-24

fortunate affair.
Jan. 4, Bert Kelsie OF island Pond stole a
horse from Nathan Beals, a sleigh and
harness from Joseph l.. Wells in CRANKY,
soon after leaving town, a barn owned 6y
skin Anderson, from which the horse was
stolen, burned 10 the ground with con
tents. helsie Was followed, traced To Iras-
burg and arrested Jan, 10. lie escaped
from the officer and made his way TO Rock
Island, Que, aud Was arrested there by
Canadian officers Jan. II, He was brought
back TO Island Pond and held in $40
bones for action of the county court.
IL. b. DAVIS, aged 70 years, died Jan. 10
At his home in Lyndonville 81 pneumonia.
Mr.. Davis was probably the oldest job
1 printer IN continuous service in the state,
beginning when he was thirteen years old
In Montpelier office, lie Was foreman in
the st, Johnsbury Caledonian office over
thirty years and in $3.50 founded the Lyn-
donville Journal, After few years he
/ sold the paper aud was for time in the
/ job Office of the Bellows Falls Times, lie
returned to Lyndonville about three years
ego and had since conducted u Job Office
/ there.
Bishop J. 5. Miehaud has sanctioned the
long talked-of division OF the Roman
Catholic parish OF Rutland because OF the
utter inadeqnacy OF the present edifice To
accommodate the congregation. The new
/ parish, To be known as The Church OF the
Holy lnnoeents, will have nearly as many
people as the parent church. The Rev.
William Lonergan OF White River June
tion, who will preside over the new
church, began his pastorste last sunday,
sers ices being held in hall until a site
can be purchased and the new church
erected.
Lottie LeCiair OF Burlington is m Chit
tanhan tatl and Rosa Maaax. tt,
whose face the LeClair girl threw carbolc
acid in quarrel Jan. II will lose the sight
OF one eye. The sight OF the other eye will
be saved. The greater part OF the Macy
girls forehead will be disfgured and she
will also bear bad sears ON the nose, lips
and cheeks from the burning acid. The
time for the LeClair girls earring has not
yet been dete mined. When the LeClair
girl saw that arrest was inevitable she
attempted to drink the oarholic acid, bu;
was restrained.
The house OF Mrs. Anne f. Howard OF
It. Johnsbury was badly Quilted by lire
, Thursday aud two OF the occupants were
b lrned In trying 10 put out the flames.
Mr.. Switser was making some liniment
over a gas stove when the preparation ig-
, nited aud he was burned about the hands
and face and was taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Howard rushed into the kitchen and
In attempting TO extinguish the flames
! was burned about the face and HAIR, but
her burns we're not so serious as Mr..
Switser's, which proved fatal. he died
next morning.
| About s200,O0O was expended in new
buildings in Ludlow for the year 1906.
Many of the bulldogs were dwelling
houses and tenements, but the most ex-
pepsiye building operations during the
year were those in connection with the
new Black River and Jewell Brook mills,
, representing an outlay OF $4,000 in each
ease, including equipment. To the build
ling Of these mills, indeed, must be attrib-
! uted a large part OF Ludlow's growth
! during the year, since the mills meant an
/ crease ia population, and for these new
arrivals homes must be provided.
In city court at Montpelier Jan. II,
, Judge L. NJ. Harvey sentenced Mrs,
!. Robert Fraser to not less than two or more
a than two and one half years at hard labor
in the house OF correction at Rutland fol-
i abusive treatment OF her step daughter,
! Margery Fraser. delicate girl fifteen
> years old. Execution OF the sentence Is
suspended under certain conditions anc
the woman is placed in the custody OF the
!, probation officer. The woman must re-
frain from abuse OF he girl, give hei
proper care, and permit her to have proper
. recreation and to associate with other
= children.
Senator Proctor announces that he will
hold a competitive examination Feb. 2Ott
at Q o'clock, at the U. 5. court house il
. Rutland, OF applicants for appointment tc
: the u. $. Naval academy at Annapolis
! Candidates must be bona tide residents o.
: the state, between sixteen and twenty
= Years OF age at the time of admission t
\ the academy June 18th next, physically
/ sound, and well qualified in grammar
school subjects, including algebra, plane
= geometry, worlds history. Those who
Z intend to take the examination shoulc
!, notify Senator Proctor, addressing him al
! follows: "Hon. Re3feld Proctor, Proctor
! Vermont. Cadet Examination"
q Fay Leach attempted to murder Mis-
Frances Pomeroy at East Fairfield Friday
! evening. The shooting took place in from
y of the store of w. 5. Soule, " here Mis-
=. Pomeroy was. Leach was directly across
: the street from the young lady, when HI
: pulled his gun and fired, the bullets miss
! ing her by narrow margin No reason
: can be given for the dastardly attack o
q Leach. Miss Pomeroy is about Is year,
I old and is the daughter OF A. j. Pomeroy
g the well-known cattle and sugar dealer
and is an estimable young lady. Leach il
: about 40 years old and tinsmith by occu'
y patton. He has a violent temper and ha.
y PSopAS NNh f'piNhNN
s times
:, The Waterbury hotel property has beer
: sold by j. G. Farrar to w. f. Davis. The
consideration was $1,000. Mr.. Davis the
!, tpast 20 years has been steward at the Pro-
= file House in the White mountains. He
has spent the past seven winters at TIE
Vendome in Boston and 10 winters at the
g st. James in Florida. Mrs. Davis has been
a housekeeper in some Of the large hotels in
Boston aud New York. Mr.. Davis will
Q spend several thousand dollars in improy-
? ing the property. The house will be all
! newly furnished and ten rooms will be
I fitted up with private baths. He is to
: build large garage and will fit up COLL
! links for the guests of the house. The ho-
. tel will be known hereafter as the Water
bury Inn.
Lieut. Gov G. II. Pronty of Newport
; and the Vermont commission to the
, Jamestown exposition, accompanied by