Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-17

Ray Conner in Glover Saturday, Dec. 5,
has been given . hearing and bound
over 70 Orleans county court on the
charge Of murder In the second degree.
The ties 1imony was conflicting In some
parts, owing to the desire OF MrB. Par
fridge to shield her husband. Par
fridge vas admitted to bail in the sum
Of $1,000. II Is understood that q spe-
ciai grand jury win be called for the
March term Of county court as the regu-
lar grad jury term does not convene I'M
til September
Montpelier seminary has thrown open
her doors to the Italians for an evening
school, the first evening classes for work
ing men being recently organized with
sixteen members, and more are coming.
These men represent four countries:
Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Austria,
and among them they speak hve Ian
guages French. German, Spanish, Italian
and English, besides many dialects. Pro-
fessorB Cooper and Hodgson both Of
whom have bad various experience in
night school work, will have charge.
Most Of the men are stone cutters.
Probably the thickness Of the cap
which he was wearing was all that saved
Martin Riley from having his skull frnc-
tured lille working In Barre last Thurs
day. lie was working on the ground
floor Of the building when a workman
overhead dropped krick, which struck
the second floor and then bounded down
through . chimney hole. striking Mr..
Riley on the head. The brick cut
through his heavy cap and inflicted a
wound about four inches long in his
scalp. The skull WAS not injured, but
the brick inflicted a wound ina the scalp
which required several stitches to close.
william Mulcahey, aged about IS
years, was injured last week "Wednesday
Ia the Central Vermont shops at st. Al
bans. Mr.. Mulcahey was attempting 10
crawl underneath an empty cinder car,
when another car was shifted Against Il
and one leg was caught BY the iiange Of
the whsel. The ligaments Of the leg were
badly bruised and the flesh was cut, but
the injuries were not serious. Mr.. Null
cahey was taken to the St. Albans hoapi-
tai and as no bones were broken, q speedy
recovery Is expected. Another man went
under The car next to the one which
struck Mr.. Mulcahey, but escaped unin-
iured-
An officer has gone to Albany, N. r.,
with an application for extradition papers
for Thomas d. Winters, formerly OF Rut-
land, who completed last week q sentence
at the Dannemora prison for resisting an
officer. Winters is wanted In Rutland on
. charge Of assault with intent to kill.
One day little over . year ago while a
party Of hoodlums were gathered in the
railroad yard At Rutland, Joseph BeRor
slipped In front Of = moving train and
both OF his legs were cut on. Winters,
who WIS In the party. fed to New York
state soon after and Il IL now alleged that
be pushed BeRor and caused him to fail.
BsEor did not die.
With the announcement ct Barton by
the tub shop that Il has recently landed
an order for $50, 900 worth OF tubs to be
made the coming year, q sufficient order
TO keep the shop running at its fullest
capacity Cor twelve MONTHS and the an
nounce ment hy Piilsbury a Baldwin that
they viii increase their number Of men
January from twenty TO forty, the hush
ness outlook for Barton the coming year
10 particularly bright. Other branches Of
industry promise plenty OF work and
building operations the coming year
would indicste plenty Of employment and
busy times are anticipated.
The Woodbury. Granite company Of
Hardwick has been awarded the contract
for the granite exterior Of the Chicago
city hall, price in the neighborhood Of
81 900, 900. The contract calls fer some
ESQ. 0Oo cubic feet Of ine cut Woodbury.
gray granite. The CITY hall will be du-
plicate of the new Cook county court
house. TOR which the Woodbury. company
furnished the granite. The two build
ings together occupy solid block and
on the completion OF the city hall the
separating walI will be demolished. The
new contract means twelve months more
work a. the Woodbury. quarries and sheds
for 500 men.
What Is said to be the largest baby
\ known to medical science, girl weigh
ing twenty-seven pounds, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herrick OF Hardwick
Sunday. Dec. 8, and created sensation
among the townspeople. The baby died
as soon as born, but its body was viewed
by nearly every resident OF the town be-
fore the funeral. According to promi-
nent physicians, the usual weight OF a
baby boy is seven and one-half pounds
and q girl six and one-half pounds.
A child that weighs twelve pounds is
considered of very unusual size. Medical
history records that the largest babies
have not weighed more than sixteen
poandE.
Slipping on the ice while returning
from q hunting trip on the west shore Of
Lake Bomoseen Dec. 8, James Doren Of
1 CastIeton had his right hand blown to
pieces by the explosion of bis gun.
bleeding profusely. DoFen managed to
reach ! point near the Love cottage one
half mile from the scene Of the accident,
and hin cries for assistance were heard by
william Japan. " DO resides there. Japan
met Dcren as the man was sinking to the
ground from exhaustion, and helped him
into the house. Doren was removed to
his horne aud was later taken to the Al
bany, Y. Y, hospital for az operation.
He IL IS years Of age and the son Of
Owen Doren OF West Castleton.
OF 1z6 cattle on various farms owned
by the Vermont Marble Co., in Rutland
/ county recently tested for tuberculosis,
76 wers condemned. Five hundred are
yet to Be tested. II has not definitely
been decided where the killing Of the
diseased animals will take place. They
will probably ell be driven 10 one place