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


A farmhouse owned by II. Boynton
near the Weston line in Chester was
burned to the ground, together with its
contents, Jan. 20. Mr.. Boynton and his
sons had gone into the woods to work and
no one was left in the house. A roaring
fire was left ia the kitchen stove and the
house caught fire from defective Chin
ney. BY hard work, neighbors saved the
barn, which contained several head OF
cattle. The total loss is about l,2OO
with small insurance.
The Rev. n. A. Ross OF Greensboro
Bend lost his large stock barn in STAN
nard, together with 81 head of cattle,
a quantity OF hay and some tools by IRE
which started Tuesday morning, Jan. y,
when a lantern exploded. Although II
was thought the fire was extinguisbed nj
that time, a watch was kept through the
night, but early in the morning IT was
discovered 10 be on fire again and beyond
control. Insurance OF 81. 100 only par
TALLY covers the loss.
Albert Hard, who works for Lewis
Burnham CT Andover, was going to the
mill with $50 feet of logs last Thursday
afternoon, and when near ID. ii. Huleits
place in Chester, the sled slipped from
the icy road and In doing go the rocker
connecting the forward traverse was
broken off and the load and driver went
oger and down the bank several feet.
Hurd suffered a broken arm, also several
broken ribs, and was badly bruised. IL
IL feared that there are internal Injuries
The csriosd Of wine seized at North
field carly last week BY order OF States
Attorney Benjamin Gates viii be de-
iivered 10 the thirty-ive residents OF
Ncrthfeid who have presented TO the
Central Vermont station agent their bills
for the same. They claim il 10 for pri-
vate use and, with the Barre case for a
precedent, where carload consigned TO
different individuals Was finally turned
over 10 them, States Attorney Gates has
decided to let the Mortified Italians have
theirs.
Fire which broke out in the furnace
room OF the electric iigh. plant at Barnet
Thursday evening. Jan. 10, practically oe-
strcyed the building. The water wheel
was net damaged and the shsfting is
thought TO be all right, but the remain
der of the machinery was probably ru-
ined. The less was about 81, 900 with an
Insurance OF only $3.50. The plant was
owned by Donald Judkins, who pur-
chased it last fall, and after making some
what extensive repairs. started for BUSH
ness Nov. 70.
Mrs. Matilda Barrett Of Woodbury. was
convicted in Montpelier city court Jan.
IL of cruelty to her young children, and
was sentenced to not less than one year
nor more than IS months AT bard labor in
states prison AZ Windsor. Because there
was no one tc care for her children and
as the woman promised 10 do better,
Judge Harvey suspended execution OF
her sentence and she was placed in the
nsnds Of the probation officer. She did
not profit by the chance that was given
her and has now been taken 10 Windsor
to serve her original sentence.
B. l. ingalls,, who was arrested at
Greenfield, Mass, last week Tuesday on
request Of the Rutland police. charged
with jumping a beard bill OF els 1T the
Berwick House in Rutland, WIS ar
rsigned in court Jsn. IS and placed
under $500 bail. he entered a plea Of
not guilty. Ingalls, halls from Cars6en.
y. J. He could not furnish bail. He
appears to be crock Of the sharpest
kind. BY displaying cards OF member
ship in the Eiss end Of her organizations,
he got into the confidence Of several Rut-
land men and IS said to have .sstung'' all
There have been 1919 commitments
in the house of correction end 1854 in
the county Jail, or q total of 1879 in
both institutions since the prison was
founded in 1873. During the last IS
years, which covers the period during
which D. L. Morgan has been at its head.
there have been 1878 house of correction
commitments, which gives a total Of 9.ssG
commitments for the last half of the 80
years of the institutions existence, or
nearly double the number Of the first IS
years. Since local option became effect
i've In 1903 there have been 2,952 house OF
correction commitments aud I.9gs Jail
commitments, q total OF 1920. This is
an average Of almost a thousand a year
for the years OF local option, while the ay-
erage for the 25 years previous was 800.
Railroad Policeman John w. Brisiin Of
Rutland sprung a great surprise on pro-
fessionai railroad fare beaten Jan. %.
bringing his man to Rutland from Bel
lows Falls the next day. Brislin noticed
suspicious looking stranger hanging
around the depot about the time for g
train to start for the Falls and hen the
stranger boarded the train as il was pull
ing out, the officer got aboard too.
When the train rounded sharp curve.
the officer stuck bis bead out of win
dow and saw the ride-stealer on a blind
end of a baggage car ahead. At Bellows
Falls, Brislin hustled TO the baggage car
and intercepted the man, who gave his
name as Edward Foster, just as he was
leaving the car platform. He was a very
much surprised man when the Rutland
officer, whom be knew by sight, APP
peared. Foster was sent to the house of
correction for SO days.
Mrs. Robert McGovern of Montpelier
but for presence of mind and hard work
would probably have been burned to
death Saturday afternoon, Jan. IS. She
was lighting kerosene lamp in her room
and just after the match had been touched
to the wick, the lamp exploded, the glass
flying in countless pieces and the flame
communicating to the light material in
the room. Although startled by the sud-
denness OF the explosion, Mrs. McGovern
retained her composure and, grasping a
bedspread, battled with the fire. The
spread caught fire and then her own
apron. Still she did not gi-e up. but
redoubled her efforts. Her courage and