Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-05

at hard labor at the house of correction,
Rutland, and he was taken to that insti-
tuition that afternoon.
The new Music hall in st. Johnsbury
was opened Feb. % and every one of the
1000 seats was taken for s,fhe Isle OF
Spice" The building was given to the
Y. M. c. A. about 80 years ago by Horace
and Franklin Fairbanks, it being the old
North Congregational church. The Sec
ond story has since been used for lectures
and entertainments, but its lack OF stage
facilities prevented any of the leading
companies from going there. 1t has now
been leased for five years by a syndicate
of four young men who have spent 81 800
in charging the stage, putting in four
boxes and redecorating the interior.
Since the Howe opera house was disman-
tied about six years ago, the town has
had no suitable place for theatrical at
| fractions.
Regarding the new Springfield rifles
issued to the Vermont National Guard,
Adjt. Gen. w. II. Gilmore is quoted as
saying: 'sThe new rifles will necessitate
a change in the equipment of the soldiers.
At present the cartridge belts are what
are known as 'thimble belts, that is, the
cartridges are separate from each other.
The new cartridges will come in clip or
/ bunch with five cartridges in each clip.
This will necess:tate the old belts being
condemned and new ones, with pockets
for the clips, substituted. The barrel of
the new rifle is four inches shorter than
the old pattern. but this is equalized by
the bayonet being heightened four
inches. The new cartridges are loaded
with high smokeless powder which will
throw a bullet three miles. The new
outfits are ordered. They will be issued
as soon as possible in order that the COM
panies may have them in time for the
United States inspection, which will be
March 1877
! f. A. Woods home and farm buildings
in Georgia were destroyed by fire be-
tween two and three O'Clock Wednesday
morning, Feb. 20, causing loss of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; insurance,
81 ,001. MIR. and Mrs. Wood had attend
- an entertainment at Georgia Plains
that evening and reached home about
IL 80 a. m. About o'clock, Mrs. Wood
was awakened by the glare of flames and
aroused her husband, who found the corn
barn and one side of the horse barn on
fire. The corn barn doors were open, a
suspicious circumstance, but il is not
known how the fire started. Assistance
was summoned by telephone but strong
southeast wind was blowing and in an
hour the dwelling house, horse and corn
barns and two cow barns and hennery
were a seething mass of flames. Nine
cows, one horse, one hog, 100 hens and
number of turkeys were burned. Twen
ty cows and three horses were saved from
the stables, while piano and few arti-
cles of furniture were all that were res
cued from the house.
Last Thursday night, a man called an
the home of Arson Moore in North Mot
roe, ". H.. just across the Connecticut
river from Barnet, and demanded money,
striking Mr.. Moure and seriously iniur-
ing him. Mr.. Moore recognized his as
sailant as Ed. Stone, who had worked
for Hugh Nelson of North Monroe, but of
late had been loafing about town without
employment. He is about 20 years old
aud his character is not of the best. Mr..
Moore's assailant secured between $50
and $40. his gold watch, and it is report
ed that he also took watch belonging to
one of the women of the family. Stone
was tracked across the river TO East Bar
net and through the fields to Passumpsic,
and later was arrested in the unused
building of the novelty works at Lyn-
donville. He was terribly exhausted by
his "a hours of running and made no
resistance Sheriff Winch of Caledonia
county took the prisoner to Woodsville
and delivered him over to Sheriff Davis
of Grafton county. Moore is wounded
internally, but his chance Of recovery is
considered fairly good.
he LOT
who came to the United states about
month ago and who was arrested on sus-
picion, was deported to Canada last week
by Immigration Inspector c. S. Forbes on
warrant issued by the department of
commerce and labor. The prisoner was
taken to st. Armand, Que, where the
party was met by Constable j. A. Bois-
vert, who arrested Bradley on the charge
of burglary committed at Abbotts Corner,
Que, shortly after his release from st.
Vincent de Paul penitentiary. Bradley
offered no resistance, but accepted the in
evitable and was taken to Sweetsburg jail
to await trial on the charge preferred
against him. Bradley related his expert
ences to the officers on the train and said
that he had served four sentences in Can
adam prisons and one in the Vermont
state prison at Windsor, aggregating be-
tween twelve and fifteen years. lie Is a
man about so years old. He admits
having come to st. Adams for the purpose
of burglariziDg some store and his
prompt arrest by Chief Mahoney upon
his arrival probably prevented burglary
being committed on one of the leading
stores. Bradley is desperate character
and occupies about the same relative posi-
ton in the criminal records of Canada
that the famous "Bristol Bill" did in the
United States.