Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-12


crossed the road. The rig and occupants
went down the 1OO-foot bank. Fred
Murphy, who was just ahead of them,
heard their cry and went to their aid.
The women escaped with few bruises,
but the sleigh was smashed and the horse
was somewhat cut. 1t was necessary to
summon help from Ripton, mile dis
tant, to get the horse out of the ravine.
The 8. A. Smith factory at Brattleboro,
which is branch of the Hardware &
Woodenware Co. of New York, opened
Marcn morning after being closed since
February 8 on account of the appoint
ment of receiver. 1t will be run four
days week for the present. Judge j. L.
Martin of the United States court signed
an order Feb. 20 allowing the receiver to
pay the preferred claims against the cor
poration, including the wages due en-
ployees. The list of employees includes
about seventy employed at the Smith
branch, the wages due whom amount to
81, 800.
Reports having been current that the
depression in freight business would
cause the Central Vermont Railway Co.
to discharge a large force, an investiga-
ton was made into conditions at Brattle-
boro which showed that there is little
foundation to the report as affecting that
place. Business is brisk at the freight
yard. While the record of last year is a
hard one to beat, as the prosperity in
business circles was unusual, yet the
records show that there is little diminu-
ton in freighting, and no reason is
apparent to prove that there will be any
discharge of employees there.
The industrial depression, which has
weighed heavily on Ludlow and vicinity
since the first of the year, because of the
closing of seven mills, was somewhat
lightened March by the resumption of
operations on half time at the Black River
wooden mills, giving about hundred
hands an opportunity to work again.
The town is almost wholly dependent up
on the wooden industry and the closing
of the Ludlow wooden mill last fall, fol-
lowed by shut-downs at Agan's shoddy
mill, the Jewel brook, the Ward Mont,
the Black River and the Proctorsville
mills, has kept the business of this ordi-
narily thriving village at complete
standstill.
Reuben Allen of Winooski has been
arrested, charged with burglarizing
Camp Barnard at Malletts bay, the sum-
mer resort of the girls from Barnard col
lege, New York. The arrest followed a
search of Aliens premises, the officers
finding there a quantity of silverware,
table linen, uniforms of the Barnard
girls, dishes and various other articles of
china, etc. The discovery that the camp
had been burglarized was made following
the conviction of Walter w. Baker for
burglarizing summer camps at Starr
Farm beach and it was at first thought
likely that the same party was RESPONSE
BILE for the depredations committed at
both resorts.
James G. Hildreth, alias E. G. Bald, of
Windsor gave himself up to the Man
chester, n. H., police February 29, in
forming them that he was wanted at
Windsor on the charge of forgery. He
said that he desired to be delivered to the
authorities of that town. Hildreth said
that he had forged the name OF s. A.
Reed of Windsor to a check for SO.
The Windsor authorities were communi-
Gated with and it was learned that Hill
dreth's story was true. He was dis
charged from the Hillsboro county
Jail Feb IS, after being there for eleven
weeks for non-psyment of board at the
New Manchester House. He went under
the name of FL. Mack at the hotel. 1t is
understood that Hildreth has done year
| in the Windsor Jail before for forgery.
| He claims to have been at the head of a
show company when the last forgery was
committed.
| Charges have been preferred by the
| Rev. George A. Cooke, pastor of the
Methodist church in Brandon, against
/ the Rev. j. r. Day, LII. D., chancellor of
! Syracuse university, on the ground that
Doctor Day DETAINED the character of
President Roosevelt. The charges have
been presented to the Rev. DR.. P. NJ.
Walters, presiding elder of the New York
conference of the Methodist church, to
which Chancellor Day is enthusiastically
attached 1t is expected the charges will
be passed upon at the April conference of
the New York district. The Rev. Mr..
Cooke was formerly pastor of the Metho
dist church at Milford, Mass, and is
well known in New England and New
York, through his campaign against Pro-
lessor Hinckley NJ. Mitchell, formerly
president of Hebrew and Old Testament
exegesis of Boston university. The
committee has recently rejected the
charges which Mr.. Cooke made against
the Rev. DR.. James M. Buckley, editor
| of The Christian Advocate. He brought
charges against Prof. b. P. Browne OF
/ Boston university, whom he charged
with being a hereto. He also preferred
charges against Doctor mcfarland, sec
rotary of the Methodist Sunday School
union, and has threatened many other
men of standing and reputation.
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