Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-27

elapsed before it was learned that Mrs.
Adams had the 81 100 on deposit in her
own name. She testified that her father
gave her the money outright and request
ed her not to say anything about it. The
court reserved decision.
A most disastrous fire occurred at Hard
wick last Thursday, when the Mcfarland
block was destroyed, causing loss of
about 100000 with $4,000 insurance.
The block, which was four stories high,
was built by F. t. Rand of East Hard
wick, who met ins tant death ebout two
years ago while at work in the building.
About year ago A. NJ. Mcfarland
4 bought the building and had conducted
/ flour and feed business on the first floor.
4 The upper floors were occupied by seven
tenants, all of whom barely escaped with
their lives, none OF their household effects
being saved. The fire caught in the fur
mace room and went up through the
! grain elevator shaft which was in the
center of the building. Mr.. Mcfarland
had 200 tons of feed in the building and
a number of carloads of grain and little
of his stock was saved. He alone carried
any insurance, the loss sustained by all
the tenants being total.
/ Some important cases have recently
been brought in the Burlington city
court. One is case against A. G. Hath
away, who is charged with not having
properly guarded the space in the lake
from which he had cut ice. In conse-
quence of this alleged neglect, George
Shepard skated into the space last week
and was drowned. II is likely that a civ
il suit will be brought to recover for the
loss of Mr.. Sherard's life. Frank Me-
Kama, who was arrested in Boston some
time ago, was arraigned in city court and
pleaded guilty to stealing $40 from John
Finnessy last December. He was sem
fenced to serve not less than three nor
more than three and one-half years in the
state prison at Windsor. Following the
robbery, which occurred in December,
late at night, Clip Croto was arrested.
At the hearing which followed, Croto es-
tablished an alibi and was discharged,
and McKanna's arrest in Boston followed
soon after.
Much damage was done at Groton by
the recent heavy rainfall, the greatest
being by the snowslide, which came
down the hill back OF the village Feb. IS.
1t is supposed to have been caused by the
filling with water of a large hollow at the
top OF the hill, which finally gave way,
wiping up all the snow in its path.
Reaching the foot OF the hill. il found
the doors of the barn of +. NJ. Page wide
open to receive it, but there being more
than the door could accommodate, it tore
away the side and rushed to the street,
taking a flight of stairs, sleigh and va
rious other articles. The stable contained
three cows and two horses, which were
unhurt, although badly frightened, the
roaring mass rushing through above and
behind them. The store of Hon. j. II.
Darling adjoining was considerably dam
aged. The windows of the back store
were broken and the room filled with
snow and water, making havoc with
quantity of sugar. salt and other goods.
The Twin State Gas & Electric Co. of
Brattleboro is the defendant in suit for
damages in the sum of $4,000 brought
by Charles W. Weatherby OF Brattieboro,
whose son, George, was killed on the
Central Vermont railroad bridge across
West river, half mile north OF Brattle-
boro, August 25, 1907. The suit was
brought Feb. II and it has been docketed
for trial at the April term of the county
court at Newfane. The boy, who was -
years old, was crossing the bridge when
he climbed out on an arm which support
ed live electric wires, came in contact
with the wires and fell into West river,
thirty feet below. Marks on his feet in
dictated PLAINLY that be was killed by a
charge of electricity. The wires are used
for conducting electricity from the COM
pany's power plant in West Dummerston.
Mr.. Weatherby alleges that for more than
fifteen years men, women and children
have been allowed to cross the bridge, al
though il is not highway bridge, that
a. Lat he ..-sr fen.
and worn off in places, that the company
knew the wires were not properly insulat-
ed, and that the boy was exercising due
care when he was killed.
All the "cork legs and artificial legs
manufactured and in the process of man
ufacture and all mechanical tools used in
the manufacture of artificial legs" beside
furniture, books, medical implements
and an X-rsy machine, in the house
owned and occupied by DIR. and Mrs.
George X. Roberts in Brsttleboro were
attached Feb. 10 in an action for alleged
breach of covenant brought by John b.
Manley. On Oct. %, 1907, DIR. and Mrs.
Roberts sold building lot to Mr.. Man
ley, which adjoins their home lot, and
Mr. Manley is building a house thereon.
He alleges that DIR. and Mrs. Roberts
previously sold lot to NJ. j. Moran, in
Guiding a part of the lot sold to the
plaintiff, and that Mr.. Moran holds title
to that portion included in both deeds.
He seeks to recover 5000 damages, the
damages to the property being placed at
$500. DIR. Roberts recently engaged in
the manufacture of artificial limbs, and
soon afterward announced that the Scien-
tific Artificial Limb company had been
dissolved and that be would pay none of
the firm debts This brought from the
Scientific Artificial Limb company OF
New York an announcement that the
company never was a firm in Brattleboro
and was bona fide company doing BUSH
ness in New York.
Want Dangerous Crossing Fixed.
A petition has been put in circulation
at White River Junction asking the Yer
mont railroad commissioners to act in the