Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-29

The Burlington police are practically
certain that the man now serving q SEN
tence In jail for intoxication under the
name OF William Dawson, is Matthew
Muihern, the deserting soldier from Fort
siocnm. The tattoo marks described in
the circular advertising Mulhern cores
pond in many respects to those found on
the prisoners arms. The date 1905 de-
scrloed In the circular Is not on the mans
arm but In its place is scar which the
police think Is the result of the removal of
the date By acid. Dawson or Mulhern has
also told some conflicting stories about
himself. A reward Of $50 Is offered for
the apprehension Of MuIhern.
Judge Wendell P. Stafford of the SUI
preme court OF the District Of Columbia.
formerly Of the Vermont supreme court
bench, has just been appointed professor
Of The chair Of equity in George Washing
ton university, the work being taken on
IN addition to his work on the bench.
His call to the faculty of George Wash
lngton university will mean a great fu-
ture for Judge Stafford, because there be
will be associated with men Of high re-
putes like Justices Harlan and Brewer OF
the supreme court OF the United States
and others. The university is rapidly
growing and prospecting, this year num-
bering from 1900 to 1900 students.
A fire broke out on the roof Of the In
transitional Paper Co.'S pulp mill at Bel
lows Falls recently and as q result James
e. klagg. shset-metal worker, Is nurs-
ing severe burns. FlaRg was repairing
the roof and bad placed q plumbers fur
mace In roain barrel 10 shield 1t from the
wind. Suddenly the bulb blew out and
Fiagg, In attempting to put out the FIRE,
reached Into the barrel and the gasoline
ran up his arm, burning the akin from
hnger tips to elbow. A hose was passed
to Flagg, who quenched the blaze, and
the man was then taken to the Office of
DR.. J.. II. Blodgett, who dressed the
burns. He will be under the DOCTORS
care for few weeks.
The farm buildings OF William H. Pitts
OF Ludlow we're burned to the ground
Saturday night, Oct. II. The loss was
about u 200, and there was no Insurance.
Mr.. Pitts went into his barn and found
two Italians smoking and be requested
them to leave the barn but they did not
seem inclined to 60 and as a result be
drove them from the barn. Going into
the house and looking out of the window
he saw his barn In flames. The two Ital-
ians have not been found. The loss was
very great to the family as scarcely any
hing was saved, especially in the cloth
Ing line. All Of the stock was saved ex-
cept one horse and about fifty hens which
were in the end OF the barn where the FIRE
started. The townspeople are helping
the family as much as possible in furn-
ishing clothing and food.
A fire which DESTROYED practically the
entire business part OF Glover, entafling
a loss approxlmating $40, 900, with an
insurance Of about $4,000, broke out
about o'clock last week Tuesday morn
ing. The FIRE was discovered in q horse
shed near the store Of r. Z. Davis. Mr.
Davis conducted a general mercantile
business, as did Miles q Miller and L. P.
Drew, the two last named being in the
same building. The three stores were
destroyed. Nothing was saved IN the
Davis store, which also contained the
postofiice. A part OF the merchandise
was saved from the other stores. II
looked for q time as though all the village
would be burned. The schoolhouse and
two or three dwellings caught several
times, but the fire was extinguished. A