Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-30

- Police r. 8. Whitaker to deliver 70 si
tbe Rutland merchants, saying that tneH
,,,.ces 81 business must be closed sun
dsys with the exception OF drug stores,
which were to remain open but nse
hours. The newsdeaIers also kept tner
stands open and paid no heed 70 inc
orders given by the mayor, as din tne
creamery managers.
About three weeks ago, when the sun
dav blue law was started in hufiann q.
the request of some OF the ministers %
the city, all places OF business "els
closed. but since then some promipen.
law ers of Rutland have been intersic'seo
in regard to the Law and the attorneys
advised their clients to remain open ~
they desired
.Tyvo Bodies Found on Track
The body of a man was found on the
tracks of the Grand Trunk railway With
in half a mile of Island Pond last week
Monday. II had been run over BY an
engine and the head and one arm were
missing. These were later found two
miles from where the body lay. Ine
body wss then identified as that OF Neal
Chanberlin, aged So years, who had mace
his home for the past few years Al
Norton.
While bunting for the bead OF Cham
beriain's body, another body was found,
tina. of Emile Table, aged 2s years, whose
home was at st. Marie, Que. The men
were employed as choppers in the fitz-
gerald Land 4 Lumber Co. camp al
Summit. six miles from Island Pond
The day before they created distur-
bance nj the camp and were discharged
jan 20 they started to walk TO Island
( Pond. and were overtaken presumably by
the shunter. returning from assisting
freight train up the grade TO Summit
Liquor was found in their possession.
1 Railroad Commission Investigations.
The railroad commission held two hear
Z ings at Milton Friday in the matter OF
the killing Of Edwin r. Hicks OF Milton
and Leon Danccsse of Salem, Mass, by
Central Vermont trains last summer on
the track north of Milton village. Mr.
Hicks was struck by an extra passenger
train Aug. 81, while returning home
from Georgia hill, where be had been
picking berries. Engineer NJ Driseoll
testified that he saw the man on the track
a short distance ahead of his engine and
used every measure possible TO stop bis
train, but the high rate Of speed they
were running made a stop impossible.
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tention 70 whistle or train and was in
s,antiy killed and thrown some distance
by the engine. Reverse curves al that
point made It impossible TO see far ahead
of the engine.
The case Of Leon Dancosse is a mystery.
The man was found AZ an early hour the
morning a Sept. S, lying beside the track
near the Allen crossing with his body rig
id from being dead several hours. A
ticket was found IN his pocket from
Nashua Junction. \. H.. to Point Lewis,
Que. dated Sept. q. This ticket was
punched by Conductor Powers on tbs
train from white River Junction into
+ Burlington. Nothing could be learned
of hos he came 10 his death.
Brownsville Burglar Arprehencec.
Through the detective work of Ray
rlond Kiniry q Windsor. the burglar.
who has made several hauls In the store
and postoffice Of George A. swallos in
/ Brownsville, was arrested las; week Tees
f day and taken TO Windsor for hearing.
The burglar Is Fred Perry, aged Is years,
farm labcrer. who has worked foF
several months at the home 81 Charles
Stearns near Brownsville and who stole.
among other things. q phonograph.
Young kiriry noticed him wifh the
machine and asked him where be got IL.
and he said be bought il, bot did not
give a satisfactory answer. This led 10
an investigation and his Grresi followed.
At a hearing before Justice of the
I Peace J. II. Brewster. the prisoner wes
bound over in the sum OF 500 for his
appearance a Windsor county court,
II. Z. Cole appearing for the state, the
prisoner not having counsel In default
OF Rail, be was taken 10 jail al Wood
stock.
The arst break occurred the night o,
Dee. 10, followed by one the night before
Z Christmas and the last one a week after
thAt time. On the fret two cccasions.
beside the photograph, be took watches,
cigars. tobacco, jewelry OF different
kinds, shotgun shells and ether things
of small value. At the time o, the last
break States Attorney z. II. Buck and
Deputy Sheriff Kiniry were called out "a
+ Brownsville in the middle OF the night.
Z finding a window in the back store
broken and the building surrounded by
the men Of the village. but " hen the store
was entered by the posse there were no
signs OF the burglar.
The officer found nearly ali the stolen
articles in an attic over Perry's room, the
latter going up through a woodshed 20
secrete them, the stearns family know
ing nothing about the matter until the
arrest. Some Of the booty was hidden
under small bridge near the stearns
house.
Perry broke open some packages Of mail
matter, stealing a knife directed to
Robert Dunn in the posfoffice. and IL
may be that the postofice authorities
viii hold him to answer TO the United
States for that crime
a Progressive Savings institution.
The Montpelier Argus in commenting
on the fact that the assets OF the HYDE