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

keeping house OF IN fame and was
sentenced to serve not less than eighteen
months or more than two years in the
house OF correction at Rutland. Owing
To poor health, sentence was suspended
and she was placed In the custody Of the
probation officer.
Capt. Charles A. Curtis, U. :, A., re-
tired, commandment OF the State Uniyer-
sity corps Of cadets At Madison. Mis-.
who died May 20 OF blood poisoning. Was
once student at Norwich university.
Northheld, and in 1870 commandment Of
that Institution, becoming president in
the late '7os and leaving there about
twenty-five years ago, lie was " years
old.
Helen, the two-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. William Fox Of Pittsford. Was
drowned May q ina watering trough
near the house. The child was playing
near her mother and fell into the trough
when her parent stepped into the house
for moment. The body was in the
water only two minutes but attempts at
resuscitation failed, although medical aid
arrived almost Immediately.
+. NJ. Cory, L. IL. Deavitt and |. NJ.
Frost, the new owners OF the Barre a
Montpelier electric railroad, have pur-
chased for si0,s00 the Aldrieh farm,
better known as the John Woodbury.
farm, situated half way between Barre
and Montpelier. This farm contains PIT
acres and was purchased in the interests
OF the electric road. II is possible
power plant will later be erected on
this farm.
George Bowtell OF Bellows Falls, for
the pas several years a conductor on the
Boston 4 Maine railroad between Bel
lows Falls and Fitchburg, Mass, pleaded
guilty in Windham county court to
stealing tickets and on six counts was
ined $500 and costs, which he paid.
Hatch a Bellows, Bellows Falls ticket
ieling firm, was fined 500 for receiving
the stolen tickets and disposing OF them
for Bowtell.
Convicted OF illegally selling liquor,
Henry Wagner OF Woodbury. was May 81
bound over under $1,000 and Alexander
Wagner, his brother, under 800. An
analysis of beer sold at Herbert Law
-ence's pool room, Montpelier, showed
}.79 and 2.62 per cent OF alcohol, and on
notice of States Attorney Gates, Law
renee spilled what he had on hand. One
per cent is the highest that can be sold
by him under the law.
Paul 5. Dillingham; OF Montpelier, son
/ Of Senator Dillingham;, has been APP
pointed clerk OF the Senate committee on
immigration in the place made vacant
by the appointment Of Walter W. Hus-
band as one OF the secretaries OF the joint
commission OF the Senate and House now
abroad for the purpose OF investigating
immigration conditions. The salary Of
the clerk OF the Senate committee on
immigration is 81, 500 year.
The first prosecution in Burlington
under the new pure food law was that
OF William Suckstorff, who conducts a
creamery. He pleaded guilty to using
a preparation known as preservaline in
his cream to preserve it. The chief in
gredient OF the compound is formalde-
hyde and by its use cream can be pre-
served with the appearance of freshness
for long period. Suckstorff was fined
S. and costs, which he paid
st. stinislaus Kostka, the new Polish
Catholic church at West Rutland, was
dedicated May 80 by Bishop j. S. Mi
chaud of Burlington, assisted by about
80 priests. Fully 1000 people were in
attendance and in order to accommodate
the large crowd, masses wsre held every
half hour during the morning, begin
ming at $50 O'Clock. 1t was without
exception the largest gathering of Polish
people ever held in this state.
/ Elias S. Peck of Clarendon Springs,
aged SIS years, was drowned May 20 in
/ an abandoned quarry hole, about half
mile from his home. He went IT for a
walk in the morning. When he did not
/ return search was made and his body was
found in fifteen feet of water. He was
subject to severe headaches and it is
thought that he might have stopped over
\ to battle his head and, losing his balance,
have fallen in and been drowned.
Edwin Cochran, aged 10, was instantly
killed while working at the Jersey hill
creamery at Ryegate May 80. He was
the assistant at the creamery and stepped
up on the big churn to fix pulley. he
accidentally slipped the belt from the
stationary to the loose pulley and wher
the churn started he was thrown to the
floor. As he fell, part of the machin
cry of the churn struck him in the
back of the head and crushed his skull.
| The Spear Bros mill in Burlington
was visited by fire May %, and loss esti
mated at between $1,000 and $4,000 wa
entailed before the fire was subduee
about three hours later. The main par