Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-23

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ing June 80, showed that there had been
257 admissions to the hospital for the
year. The receipts were s14. 420. 76 and
the expenditures s13,s31.73. The total
expense of the hospital proper was S.
77o.54, the average cost per patient Der
day being S1.41 3-5. All the old debts
OF the hospital have now been cleared up.
Fred Barnet of Middlesex was taken
Friday to Rutland to serve 1856 DAYS in
the house of correction as an alternative
sentence of fine of $50 and costs for NET
II larceny. Barnet pleaded guilty in Bur
hngton city court to taking certain cloth
ing from William Wescott of Middlesex.
April 10 last. He has twice been sem
fenced for stealing bicycles and has been
out OF the house of correction only q few
weeks. He was working in Barre when
arrested.
Wendell, the nine-year-old son of Ed
ward McCabc of West Rutland, was run
over last week Wednesday near his home
by fiat trolley car drawn by the Rut-
land Street Railway company's express
car. 1t is said that the boy attempted to
climb onto the moving car and fell un-
derneath. The conductor and motorman
did not know of the accident until sever
al seconds later. The boy was taken to
the Proctor hospital and one leg was am
putsted. His condition IS critical.
John Keenan,, the insane criminal no
escaped Saturday, July IL, from the state
hospital for the insane, was captured last
week Monday evening in dense woods
five miles from Waterbury by Superin-
tendenr D. d. Circuit and his assistants.
Superintendent Circuit was sitting in his
team waiting for his assistants to search
the woods when keenan, came along the
road, got into the team and was driven
back to Waterbury. Kent, the other in
mate who escaped, has not been found.
Fred Nelson, who deserted from the
18th cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen last Aug
ust, was arrested Wednesday, July Is, by
Sheriff Hayden of Ludlow at Walling-
ford, where he was working on farm.
He was taken to Burlington. He has
been at odd jobs in various Vermont
towns ever since his desertion. 1t is
claimed that he sold a livery horse hired
in Ludlow recently, also one hired at
South Londonderry. The state will pre-
fer charges of horse stealing against him.
A daring burglary was committed in
the office of the Rockingham hotel at Bel
lows Falls early last Thursday morning.
w. II. Pierce, the night clerk, left the Of
flee for about five minutes to call some of
the help when somebody entered the office
and pried off the bottom of the money
drawer, obtaining $40. Pierce heard the
crash and rushed back, but nobody was
in sight and the money gone. The police
arrested five or six on suspicion, but they
were all discharged for want of evidence.
w. F. Morey's mill in Bloomington
ing, July z. The cause of the fire is I'M
known, although some think it was in
cendiary. The fire as discovered about
2 O'Clock in the morning, but had gained
such Roadway that nothing could save it.
No lumber was burned, but the mill and
machinery are total loss. 1t is under
stood there was no insurance on the
building. Most of the machinery was
new, two machines having been installed
and started only the day before.
| Empty pocketbooks continue to be
found around the hotels at Montpelier.
showing that pickpockets were at work
there at the time of the recent Republi-
can state convention. Three such peck
etbooks were found in out-of-the-wsy
places at the Pavilion hotel and one was
| found behind a steam radiator at the
Montpelier House. So far as can be
learned, no one complained of having
their pockets picked at that time, and the
losers must have preferred to bear then
! loss in silence rather than to advertise
/ the fact that someone had taken theil
money.
Gladys, the seven-year-old daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin johnson of Rutland
was seriously injured last week Wednes
dav afternoon by fall from the deliver,
| wagon of the Rutland Bottling works
The child, with several others, was stand
ing in the wagon and was thrown to thu
! ground when the vehicle was driver
across the street car track. She e1the
i caught hold of or became entangled II
tbe smokes of the rear wheel of the Wagon
and was whirled about several times
She was severely bruised about the baci
and legs and it is feared that her spine
injured.
Acknowledgement Gilmore has approves
the plan of postponing the annual rin
shoot among men representing the diner
emf companies of the LIST Vermont req
ment. which was to have been held las
week at Fort Ethan Allen, to the mrs
week in August, when the range OF Com
| many F at Mortified will be used. In
regiment has the privilege OF using TN
range this year with the option OF leasin
il for a term OF years. 1t is probable tina
a lease for three years will be made GU
, and signed within few days and tina
this range will be the permanent one &c
rife shooting in the LIST Vermont reg
: ment in the future.
5 Philomene Pasha, alias Philomen
emoyne. alias Philomene Cathey, Ion
a notorious woman of Burlington, Wa
y arrested Friday by the United States al
! thorities on the charge of harborlng Fig
4 retta Bushey, an alleged prostitute, VIII
- thrao Gears after her entrance into th
7 Mn;tad States from Cansda The arrest
\ under the recent United States law TO pr
: vent the importation OF women ior ~
!. 800 a.,i ,rrnoses. United States Distri'
Attorney Alexander Dunnett OF
: Johnsbury is the prosecuting omcer an
;. R. E. Brown of Burling; ION is counsei y
! Philomene Lemoyne, wfo IS neid IN sio
t 600 bail and in default OF wnich Is ~
: in iaiI. The Bushey woman will be d
/ ported.
It Announcement is made that Superb
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