Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-14


ans, Mass, and bennington, the dyna,
nile exploded, killing one Italian instant,
lS One other workman Was fatally in
luFsd and two were badly hurt, Edward
kimball, the foreman, also 81 fisred seri-
Gus injury 20 one leg,
Henry G, leaW was badly hurt nv a
blast Ia a gravel pit ia Dammsrston Feb.
4 Although he stood farther away from
the blast than the other men, piece Of
rock, which was hurled 800 feet into the
air, came down and struck him on the
head, tearing the scalp and iniuri8g one
eye, After recovering CONSEQUENCES he
was taken 10 the hospital,
The citizens Of Rutland last week Tues.
day turned down b. vote OF 5S5 10 I32
a new charter created by an ACT Of The
recent general assembly, A special COM
mitlee worked eighteen months on the
ch rter but il Is said the voters were
biased against Il because they were not
taken into consideration IN lis framing.
Less than thlrd ot the eity's voters east
their ballots Tuesday,
Joseph Dorron Of Newport, a brakeman.
about 20 years old sud unmarried, was
struck by the Grand Trunk FLYER in the
Boston 4 Maine yards at Sherbrooke, Que
Feb l. One arm, both legs aud his back
were broken aud a hole was cut Ia his
head, lie died Feb @ In sherbrooke hos.
pital. While signalling his own train, he
failed to see the flyer approaching. Dor
ron was an Eskimo and had educated
himself
Gov, Fletcher ID. Proctor has approved
OF the selection OF a site for state .iiie
range, The range viii be located about
a mile north OF Westminster and the
work Of putting il in readiness will begin
as soon a. the weather will permit
Z AnaaR4Iua. - hhs MI Ffsr-v. "a
by Congress, the state Of Vermont is en-
titled 10 1900 additional for its militia
and about $500 will be expended in rifle
practice,
Conductors Of the electric railway refuse
10 allow Montpelier policemen on duty 10
ride without payment OF fare. The OH
cisls Of the company claim II is up TO the
legislature that enacted such a stringent
law and not TO them. II is claimed that
when the electric railway company was
granted a charter to lay its tracks through
Montpelier 1t was stipulated that pol &c
officers and tiremen on duty should be
carried tree.
John W. ketchum, who is serving a
seven years sentence for completely In
wrecking the Farmers National bank OF
Vergennes, received Feb. an official mott.
tication that the department OF justice had
refused to consider his application for a
pardon. A petition for pardon had been
signed by several thousand prominent
citizens throughout the state. ketchum
will re-enter the newspaper business at
the expiration OF his sentence June %.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
Thomas has asked Attorney General Fits
for ruling on the dog law, where the
owner is held responsible for his dogs
chasing deer. The case tried in Mont
pelier city court went against the state.
IL the attorney general thinks there Is
any question, the matter will be taken
TO supreme court to see IL the Montpelier
, city courts Interpretation OF the law Is
correct.
The most important real estate tran
, saction in BrattlehOro in several years
took place Feb. :, when Edward c. Crosby
bought OF Leroy F. Adams the latter's
undivided half interest ia the Brooks
House, one OF the principal hotels OF
sole owner OF the property, which is
valued at Si25,OO0. Mr.. Crosby and Mr..
Adams have owned the hotel since 1883.
The hotel will be managed by John Z.
Brasor, former clerk.
The Vermont ASSOCIATE n OF Boston held
its annual meeting Jan. 81 in the West.
minister hotel with l25 members present
The following officers were elected
President, Arthur l.. Robinson; vice presl-
den :, Isaiah X. Clark and Gen. Charles X.
Da ling; secretary, Fred t. Field; tfeas-
urer, DR.. Edmond A. Burnham; chaplain,
Rev. ]. Harry Holden; executive commit
tee, Eugene \. Foss, Ira r. Kent, William
Craig, Wade Reyes, Charles II. Bradley,
Ralph A. Stewart, Giles w. Bryant, James
A. Frye and Harvey King.
The late Mrs. Elvira Haston of North
Brookfield, Mass, left the town of Frank
lin, VT, bequest for public library
building. The executor Of the will esti-
mates that the bequest will amount to
something like $4,000 Mrs. Has.on was
formerly a resident of Franklin. About
twelve years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Haston
gave the town Of North Brooktield a
library building that cost $4,000. There
are sixteen surviving neph1ws and nleceS,
Mrs L. Rebecca Gates of Franklin being
the only one in Vermont.
When the bigamy case OF State VS..
George Latullp, alias George Thomas, was
called in Montpelier city court Feb. 6 for a
hearing in binding over proceedings, the
respondent failed to appear. Ten days be.
fore in city court he was admitted TO BAH
in the sum OF 800, which was furnished
by John H. Senter, his attorney. 1t is
alleged that Latulip has one wife in Mont-
peier and another in Williston or HUNT
ington His Montpelier wife is still
seriously i'll at Heaton hospital. The case
was continued two weeks.
Mrs. Fannie Hale, whose body was
taken from South Royalton to stowe last
week for burial, willed her entire property
10 the Congregational church societies
OF Stowe aud Morrisville. She was in her
Goth year and the will bears date OF 1903.
The executors are II. p. Munson OF
Morrisville and A. II. Cheney of stowe.
Mrs. Hale recently sold her farm for
ID, 900 and was possessed of other property.
1t is understood that her sons, Cicero
Hale OF Stowe and Nathan Hale OF Royal
ton, intend to contest the will when 1t
comes to probate.
The Lake Champlain tercentenary com
mission held ITS first meeting at the Van
Ness House, Burlington, Feb. g., and
organized. Gov. Proctor was eleGteu
chairman and L. M. HAYS secretary: The
commission discussed the matter OF con-
ferrDg with the state OF New YORK ana
with Canada on the line of cooperation
with Vermont in whatever fern OF Gel