Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-02

! apiece. The women. with the excert;o,
OF Mrs. Bonnette, have always lived II
Fayston and all were born there.
The annual pamphlet report of the Rut.
!ano kaiiroad company for the year end.
ing Dec. 81 is as MISUNDERSTANDING from
operations, S3,05S, 087, increase, s25s, s7s
operating s expense, S2,217, 1898, increase,
szSs,1o4; net earnings, $40, 7S9, increase
s19,073; other income, $40, IA. decrease
soOs; gross income, $3.50, $3.50, increase
sds,sSa; liked charges, s646,75 increase,
szo,4zZ; net income, S243,172, decrease,
so,oos; dividends, s135, s64; surplus, ST..
3Os, decrease, S6,55S.
Gertrude, the two-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Rice of st.
Johnsbury, is convalescing from an ill
ness which, but for the prompt work OF
physicians and nurse, would have result
ed fatally. The little girl swallowed a
quantity OF strychnine and iron tablets,
which she obtained unknown to her
mother and ate, evidently thinking they
were candy. A half hour later she was
In critical condition and remained SO
for several hours. 1t is now thought that
she is out of danger.
The s. L. Griffith Memorial library.
presented to the town of Dandy by the
late Silas L. Griffith, millionaire Ium-
Der dealer, was dedicated March %. The
Griffith library is free in every respect.
1t is we'll endowed and the town is not
taxed in any way for it's support. The
building is constructed of pressed brick
with trimmings of terra Gotta and is one
story high and cost, furnished, S14, 900.
There are three reading rooms. delivery
file. The institution has its own light
ing plant.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins of
Brattleboro, chairman of the committee
on var claims, through mis- Investigations
into the legality and merits of the claims
brought against the federal government,
has found that the government owes the
state of Vermont balance of about $685.
600. OF this, $4,000 is due on claims
growing out of the war with Spain and
SO, 900 on claims growing out of the Civ
il war, although the latter item was sup
posed to have been cleared up few years
ago. Bills to reimburse the state on ac-
count of these two items have been intro
duced.
A. A. Thayer of Morristown was very
seriously burned Saturday, March 81, by
l O'Clock Mrs. Thayer awoke and found
the lamp, which was left burning in the
sleeping room, ablaze. She took the
lamp in her hand and started for the out
side door, which Mr.. Thayer opened for
her. At this point the lamp exploded in
Mr.. Thayer's face, burning off his mus
tache and burning one hand and wrist so
badly that the flesh dropped off in several
places W hen the physician was dressing
the wound. No serious results are antici-
pated.
Arthur Levitt, Is years old, and claim
ing Tilton, N. H., as his home, and
Ephraim Guyette, aged 10, hailing from
Meredith, were arrested on the train at
Essex Junction March %, charged with
breaking and entering the store of Adams
& Smith in White River Junction that
day. They pleaded not guilty, and in de-
fault of bail were taken to Woodstock
jail. The boys are charged with enter
ing the store early that morning by fore
ing an entrance through back window.
A large amount of clothing, underwear,
boots, shoes and s10.75 in cash was tax
en-. This is the fourth time that this
store has been broken into within a few
months.
1t is now learned that James Luther,
who died Friday, March 20, had taken
morphine with suicidal intent. Luther
was "a years old and was the son of
Charles Luther. His parents moved to
Wolcott from Hereford, Canada, about
four years ago, and James Luther had
been working in Canada the past winter.
He went to Wolcott to visit his parents,
and it is said that upon returning to Can
ada he found his place there had been
given to another man. Arriving home
again, he took the poison and although
everything possible was done by the at
tending physician, it was impossible to
save his life. He was engaged to marry
young woman from Wolcott the coming
autumn.
Harry w. st. Peters of Island Pond
shot and killed himself with revolver
Monday, March %, during period of
dependency and melancholia, to which
he had been subject since the death of his
wife and son few years ago. He vas
about so years old, native of Bradford,
and had lived in Chicago previous to go
ing to Island Pond about year ago.
Mr.. st. Peters was janitor of the Bartlett
building and Saturday he was given
two or three days. vacation. He re-
turned to Island Pond and proceeded to
what is called "the meadow. He there
shot himself. Workmen engaged in pill
ing lumber only few yards away did not
hear the shot, but the body was discov-
cred by men returning from the woods.
The identification of a young woman
who passed three days and nights re-
GENTLY wandering about the town and vii
lage of SheIhurne and finally taking the
train for Middlebury Saturday night,
March 81, is puzzling the townspeople,
who allowed her to leave without finding
ont much about her. The young woman
was apparently about 20 years old and
prepossessing. At one house she was
found in the cellar, which she had en-
tered by the hatchway, intending to pass
the night there. Two men were in Shell
burne March 20 looking for the girl.
They would not reveal her identity, but
said that she had been studying too hard
of late. The conductor of the train upon
which she rode said that she got of at
Middlebury and was met by friends.
Jones Brothers & Co., granite dealers
of Barre, have entered complaint rela-