Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-06

for the last two days, and the officers be-
lieve ii was he who robbed the store of
Joseph Levy at Rutland recently, getting
! 81 in cash besides cigars. As the boy
had been in other scrapes sufficient to
break his. parole it was not considered
necessary to prove him guilty of the
burglary.
DR.. j. w. Morrow, who practised for a
long time in Burlington, has once more
come to grief, this time in Bangor, Me-,
where he has been since leaving Burling-
ton. The board of registration Of medi-
cine of the state of Maine was recently in
session in the Bangor city hall to give
Doctor Morrow, who had been summoned
to appear before the board on charges
that he had violated the medical practice
act of the state, an opportunity to show
cause why his certificate of registration
should not be revoked. Doctor Morrow
failed to appear and the board suspended
his certificate until the next meeting CT
the board in Portland, Nov. 10.
The Democratic state committee met at
Burlington July 80 to organize for the
campaign. E. s. Harris Of Bennington
was elected chairman and Henry Conlin
of Winooski, secretary. The following
campaign committee was elected:-E. 8.
Harris, Bennington, Maurice Walsh,
i White River Junction, B. E. Billiard,
Hardwick, J. r. Kelley, Burlington, J..
]. Thompson, st. Adams, T. H. Browne,
Rutland, and I. W. Moloney, Rutland.
The campaign will open at once and will
be pushed with vim. The present head
quarters is at Bennington, but it proba-
bly, will be moved later to Burlington. 1t
is hoped to get Bryan to speak in this
state.
John Lorenzo Whitcomb, the nine
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M.
Whitcomb, was drowned Wednesday OF
last week in the Winooski river near the
, whitcomb farm homestead, two miles
west of. the village of Essex Junction.
The boy, with four other lads, of about
his age, went to place in the river to
wade and play in the water. None OF
the boys could swim, with the exception
of the Wheatley lad, and be but very
, little. John was ahead of the Others
, and called to them to follow as he kept
. wading out into the ri or until all al
|, once the boys saw him disappear as il be
, had stepped off into a deeper place. They
/ could do nothing to save him.
/ Clark & Davidson, OWNERS Of the gris'
< mill at Groton, are to put in an electric
D light and power furnishing plant to sup
, ity for street and house lighting. The
i firm has purchased the old Baldwin mil
water rights at the lower end Of the vii
Iage and the work of replacing the dan
, washed out several years ago has beer
begun. The stone sheds have been hand
i icapped for power in the past and this in
3 dustry would have been increased II Il
g had been possible to secure more power
! The contract for construction has beer
+ awarded to L. B. Dow Of Boston, former
: Iy of Montpelier. The firm expects to b
4 able to furnish power by Oct. 1.
e Another evidence of the rigid discipline
, now being enforced over the militia sinc'
d the United States government began t
cooperate with the states in its main
), tepsnce is afforded by the announcement
: that Company G, First Infantry, Yer
: mont National Guard, of Bradford ha
, been disbanded because it has fallen be
: low the standard of efficiency. Their
n has been at times something OF populs
. movement in favor OF organizing militar.
"a companies at Hardwick, Randolph AM
= White River Junction, and Barre city ha
: been anxious to replace Company 4, re
4 Gently disbanded, with new organiza
4 ton. The place filled by Company
/ will undoubtedly be quickly taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Peterkin OF Wood
" stock received telegraphic news July 20
n the tragic death of their son, Delmai
II aged % years, at Portland, Ore, wher
|. he was in the employ Of the Swift Pack
D. ing Co. The young mans death resulte
J. from shooting by an insanely jealous riS
~ al. For some time past he had been pay
e ing attention to young lady of wnor
10 he had frequently written to his mother
10 The only further particulars received ar
as that he was riding with her when anotf
a. err man, never before head of by Mr.. n
~ terkin's people, appeared at the roadsid
and shot the young man five times, tn
Young woman four times and ended hi
= work by shooting himself. All three al
If now dead
NC The two and one-half story house {
M Dwight Mathews at Middlebury wa
N burned July 20. The fire started in II
n kitchen from an oil stove, which Nj
r Mathews had lighted just before goin
IN TO the barn. On returning he found ii
Nv kitchen in flames and hurriedly arouse
he the sleeping members of his family, wh
nt escaped from the house. The Middlebur
ss fire department was summoned, but {
A the house was far outside the fire distri'
of Middlebury, only the steamer r.
10 sponded, arriving too late to be oil US
- The barn and Otner DuhulHSs "eie save
4, by hanging wet blankets between the
ne and the burning house. Nearly all
el the furniture was removed. The loss wi
It be about $4,000, partially insured.
lis One very gratifying feature OF II
q stockholders meeting of the Barre
IN Montpelier Traction Co. held July 30 WI
a the fact that the treasurer's report Il
8: 1905 showed net increase OF abo'
e. "a. 500 over the business of last year. A
Il. cording to the last report OF the sta
railroad commissioners, the company ca
=, ried 913,37s passengers during the ye'
- - ending June 80, 1905, with an incon
as from this source of Sal, 2s6; while durir
~ the year just past, the road carried abo,
~ ~ IS, 900 more passengers than in 1905. II
u large increase may be attributed aimo
- entirely to the fact that Barre had hcen
=. last year and the booze in the neighbo
~ ing city proved to be the great drawn
nc card for the residents of Montpelier.
ng The band of gypsy marauders WI
ito caused SO much trouble in Castleton al
ire Shrewsbury reached Ludlow July 80. Thu
'or ,raro mot at RaiIey bridge by 8.