Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-16

William Irving, one OF the men SEN
fenced at the session OF United states
court held in Windsor in May, 1906, for
breaking into the postoffice and a store at
Norton'sp Mills during the preceding
month Of April, and who was sentenced
to two years in the house OF correction at
Rutland, was released Jan. 8. He had
gained eight days each month for good
behavior. He broke out OF the Orleans
county jail at Newport by tunneiing.
An attempt has been made to enforce
the Sunday laws in Rutland. The cigar
and fruit stores have been closed but the
creameries and drug stores were open as
usual. The mayor has issued an order,
upon request of the local clergymen,
prompted by the Woman's club, for the
enforcement of the law. 1t Is understood
that more stringent measures will be
adopted later, when it is expected that
the drrg stores will be closed the greater
part of the day.
James Wing, first selectman of Corn
wall, suffered serious injury Jan. 10, his
left hand and arm being drawn into an
ensilage cutter, and badly mangled. Doc
tors were summoned, but before they ar
rived Mr.. Wing lost good deal of blood.
In several places the knives had cut en-
tireiy through the hand and arm. IL was
found necessary to amputate the incex
finger and it is not yet certain whether
the hand and arm half way to the elbow
can be saved.
Some time during Saturday night. Jan.
4, the Office Of DR.. ii. X. Bristol OF Bon
nington was entered and a quantity of p
and "a karat gold valued at about 900
was stolen. The thief entered the build
ing through second story window. so
far as Doctor Bristol can discover, moth
ing but the gold was taken, and for this
reason ne believes that the theft was the
work OF a resident. He thinks u profess
sionsl would also have taken quantity
CT artificial teeth and other things.
Michael Madden was brought to Wash
ingion county jail Friday night. Mad.
den is young man, living in Moretown,
about % years old. 1t is alleged that be
approached five men who were unloading
bark ct the Middiesex station Friday and
told one OF the men to get him a cigar
cite. Being refused, il is said he fired
five shots into the ground, barely missing
one man. An officer was summoned and
Madden was put into sleigh, being then
in drunken stupor. Next morning be
could remember nothing OF the episode.
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man, was seriously injured at the round
house in Newport Jan. 5. Stanley lives
in Montreal. While the engine was pass
ing the water tank, he started to jump
of, when he was caught between the
standpipe and the engine. There was not
room for Stanley's body to pass the pipe
so he was jamned and turned around two
or three times, resulting In broken coli
lar bone snd other severe injuries. Doc
tors found that he was injured internally,
but could not determine TO what extent.
lie was taken TO the Montreal General
hospital.
Joseph Slattery of Montpelier has de-
cided that when the tax collector calls
this year he will pay bis poll tax of 1920.
Last fall when the time for paying the
tax came, Siattefy was "broke" and after
considerable dunnine, Collector f. L.
Clark had him locked mp. This was Nov.
3 and the man is still an the house of cor
rection at Rutland with the state running
up board bill of so cents a day against
him. II Slattery ever succeeds in raising
the amount of the tax with the s2.77
added for officers fees, either he or the
poormastcr will have to pay the state for
his board bill, which already amounts to
about $50.
While attempting to kin hog for
Frank Shackett Of Midclebury. Jan. Z.
John Lowell, aged 35 years, plunged
knife into his leg and il is feared that the
injury may prove fatal. The hog YVES an
unusually large animal and when Lowell
made an attempt to seize it, it made
sudden plunge and instead of cutting the
hogs throat, the knife blade sank into
Lowell's leg, making cash two inches
long and an inch ana half deep. Sew
ersl veins were cut bat no arteries were
severed. The man was almost uncon-
scious from loss of blood when be was
taken to the Office OF DIR. Stanton Eddy.
Loweli's condition is considered serious.
The railroads OF the state are beginning
to feel the stress of hard times, the loss OF
business being particularly noticeable in
westbound traffic. For several years past
al this season, IL has been next TO impos-
sible TO furnish the necessary cars and
motive power to meet the demands of
shippers, hut all this is now changed.
With the shutting down of hundreds OF
all kinds of mills and factories in the
East and the curtaiiment aud in many
cases complete cancellation OF all orders
aud contracts for future delivery by the
big firms in the West, the roads are not
carrying pounds today where tons were
carried year ago. A heavy falling off in
earnings is the natural sequence.
Robert T.. Lincoln OF Townshend has
brought suit against the Central Vermont
Railway Co., claiming $4,000 damages
for injuries received Jan. /, 1907, on the
West River branch at Townshend. Lin
coin was riding on a box car, which left
the track and rolled down an cmbank-
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