Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-12


Iy padded and says that he iss.folIowed by
detectives and sheriffs who intend TO in
lure him. he has written to the sheriff
OF the county repeatedly in regard to his
prosecutions.
According to a communication sent TO
Chief Engineer James sMacMartin by
John w. Redmond, chairman OF the Yer
mont board OF railroad commissioners,
the Delaware a. Hudson Railroad Co.
must begin operations on the new passen-
ger and freight depot at West Rutland at
once or face charges Of contempt OF court.
For four years the people OF West Rut'
land have had nothing but discarded
passenger car for station, fire having
destroyed the old station, and some
weeks ago a hearing was beld by the state
railroad commission and the Delaware d
Hudson was ordered to build a station q
once. Nothing was done, and then
States Attorney II. A. Lawrence OF hut-
land took the matter up. IL il believed
now that operations viii begin as soon as
the contract can be let.
The body OF Roilin +. Forbes of North
field, who was shot in Granville Oct. II,
while deer hunting by fellow hunter,
Seth McAlvin, was exhumed by order OF
Judge w. W. Miles and an autopsy per-
formed Dec. 6 by DIR. Ii. H. Stone and
Doctor Sprague OF the state laboratory of
hygiene, Burlington. But little can be
learned of the result until report on the
autopsy is sent to States Attorney L. {.
Russell OF Middlebury, at whose request
Judge Miles gave the order TO have the
body exhumed. The report viii be pre-
sented to the grand jury OF Addison coun-
ty court, now in session. Doctor Stone
said the bullet entered the head back of
the left ear, went straight through and
lodged just under the skin back Of the
right ear. He thinks the bullet was dis
charged from rife but il not yet posi-
tive. question was raised as TO whether
the bullet was not fired from a revolver
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Z. Ducharme and
two children Of Barre probably owe their
delivery from death by gas asphyxiation
to the fact that Mrs. Ducharme was
called by a neighbor to answer tele-
phone message at s O'Clock Friday morn
ing. Mrs. c. r. Coppins, who lives in
the tenement under that occupied by Ar.
Ducharme's family, received a telephone
call for Mrs. Ducharme and, going 10 her
apartments, found the family suffering
severely from the effects Of gas which had
escaped into the rooms in some unknown
manner. a physician was summoned at
once and all the members OF the family
but Mrs. Dueharme are in a comfortable
condition. She was severely affected.
She was aroused by sounds of distress
from her husband, and attempted to rise
but at first was unable 10 do so. Later
she managed TO 90 70 the kitchen. where
she fell unconscious TO the hoor. IL Is
thought the gas escaped from the coal
stove as no leaks could be found IN the
gas pipes.
The grocery store OF W. II. Moriarty at
Northfeid was broken into early Dec. 2
and the cash register was robbed OF cash
which, i Is thought, amounted to ri0.
The thief effected entrance by breaking
the glass in the front door. Joseph Mil
Ter, night Waterman nj the Ellis Granite
Co.'S plant, heard the glass breaking and
Investigated. He arrived in time TO see
man fleeing. He got an officer and the
two investigated. A light snow had fall
len and so they were able to follow the
mans tracks, which led to the home of
James Neleh. There they arrested
George Mcclellan, a boarder. Mcclellan
pleaded guilty TO intoxication and was
then arraigned on the charge of breaking
and entering. He insisted that be was
not concerned in the robbery. brit the evil
denee is such that he will probably be
bound over to the county court. He is %
years old, married. and went TO North
field from Burlington only a few weeks
ago to work for +. ). McGIafiin, a
contractor. He is said TO have had a bad
reputation in Burlington.
Burned out, home and business, Z. G.
Lind, aged 81 years, of South Ryegate
came near losing his life also by fire early
last Thursday morning, being awakened
by choking sensation a. the smoke
poured into his bedroom. His loss is e.
tinsted at a, 900, with an insurance OF
only ~ 200 TO cover IL. carried in the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Montpelier. Before retiring the night
before, Mr.. Lind thought he smeIled
smoke, but being unable TO locEfe IL. de-
cided that there was no danger About
midnight he was aroused from sleep by
smoke and found the rear Of his build
ings on fire. Besides his house, there
was his tin shop only few feet away
Nelghbors came to the old gentleman's
assistance and carried out nearly all the
shop goods, also most of the movable
furnishings, 50 that the loss will not be
total The buildings they were unable 10
save, a there is no fire fighting apparatus
there. Mr.. Lind is unable to accounrfor
the cause of the fire. He had not been in
the part where the fire evidently started
since morning.
Harry j. Bertoli has just completed his
new manufacturing plant, which was
commenced last September at the Pioneer
station in Montpelier. Mr.. Bertoli's
plant il about two miles from the railway
station at Montpelier and electric cars
pass his Office every fifteen minutes.
The cutters are already at work inside
the main shed. The building is l75xes
feet, is heated by steam and is equipped
with q compressed air engine, pneumatic
tools, polishing machines, travelling
cranes and every modern improvement.
il has electric motors for power, with an
auxiliary water motor. The office which
adjoins the main building is equipped
with electric lights, heated by hot air and
has every facility for the prompt iransac-
ton OF business. This plant is erected
on land owned by Mr.. Bertoli. When
the plant is running at its full capacity,
as IT soon will be, Mr.. Bertoli will EN-
ploy between rs and so cutters ana NJ.