Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-19


Fred williams and William Stevens Of
Mortified, while returning with blind
horse Wednesday night Of last week from
hunting expedition, drove over an en-
bankment thirty feet high onto the Cen
trail Vermont tracks Both men were
rendered unconscious and lay across the
tracks. The men were discovered and
rescued By boy Is years old Just before
the New England States Limited came
along. Williams suffered a fractured
hip, a dislocated shoulder and several
broken ribs. His recovery is considered
doubtful. Stevens injuries were con-
fined to severe scalp wounds.
George Edwards. alias portland
Patty has been arrested in New York
city BY Pinkerton detectives. He was in
dicted ct the October term OF the United
States court In Rutland on the charge
OF robbing the postoffices at Stowe,
STAFFORD and Morgan in this state The
federal authorities forwarded warrants
against him to the United States marshal
in New York. The three robberies men,
toned in the Indictment were committed
last summer within q short period OF each
other. At the Stowe robbery three rob-
bers were seen running away from the
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sponded with shots.
The body Of woman was discovered
in the mill pond at Windsor Friday. In
her pockets was found slip from Her
rick's store, Brownsville, which showed
that she was Mrs. Almon E.. Leach, the
wife Of a prosperous farmer in West
Windsor. The husband told some
friends that his wife left home Monday,
saying that she was going to California.
He evidently bad no idea what had be-
come Of her for he drove back home, q
distance of ten miles, and later was motif
fed by telephone of the finding of the
body. No marks Of violence appeared at
the autopsy, and it is supposed that the
woman committed suicide in q at Of in
sanity, malady to which she had been
subject for some years.
Mrs. Johanna CoughIin, widow OF Pa
trick Coughlin, was fatally burned at her
home in Winooski Sunday. Mrs. Cough
lin was alone in the house. It is not
/ known just how the accident occurred,
but II is thought that.when Mrs. Cougn-
lin passed the heater, the door of which
was open, q light shawl caught Ere from
the Goals and set fire to her dress. She
/ fought the flames as best she could and
visited nearly every room in the house,
coming downstairs and trying vainly tc
attract the attention of neighbors, mons
of whom seemed to be about. Finally in
an exhausted condition she seated herself
in the parlor with must OF her clothes
burned from her person and waited fol
help. She lived but few hours.
Brattleboro is having an epidemic O
smallpox. Last week az cases Of chicken
pox were reported, but OF those examined
late in the week thirty-six cases
proved to be smallpox. A severe cpl
demie is feared. Tho revival mesting'
which were to have been held there, al
places of amusement and public gather
ings have been ordered closed and thu
schools will not open before Nov. 30
The original smallpox has been traced Z.
a young woman who came to town from
near Whiting, where cases occurred las
May. Among the children suffering
from the disease are Robert Fits, son o
Acknowledgement Clark @. Fits, ant
Richard Smith, son of E. B. Smith, prin
cipal Of the Brattleboro High school
The selectmen viii erect pest house m
less a building can be rented where pc