Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-17

John Lucia Of Montpelier was ar
raigned Saturday on the charge Of the
larceny of the sum of &12O from
Luther Nelson of Barre town. To the
charge he pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced by the court to the state indus
trial school at Vergennes for the remain
der OF his minority, which would be the
9Th day Of August, 1911, or for bad be-
havior to serve an alternative sentence in
the house OF correction at Rutland of not
less than three years or more than three
and one-half years at hard labor.
Frank Thibault drew q revolver on his
wife at John Francis home in Burling-
ton Sept. 8. The woman was visiting
there when Thibault appeared upon the
scene, drew a revolver from his pocket
and levelled it upon his wife. Frank
Bean, who was sitting behind door, I'M
seen by Thibault, sprang from his posi-
ton just in time to snatch the gun from
Thibault's hand. The man escaped.
Thibault has not lived with his wife for
some time and it is thought that he be-
came jealous and decided to kill her.
Edward Donahue Of Burlington, en-
ployed at E. F. Moore's stone quarry on
the Wiiliston road, was quite seriously
injured last week Wednesday by the
premature explosion Of dynamite. Dona
hue was loading the charge with an iron
drill, instead of the usual loading stick,
and the result was what might have been
expected, the charge exploded before he
could get away. He was knocked down
and his face and body hit with flying
stones, which inflicted painful wounds.
He was removed to the Mary Fletcher
hospital.
Acting under Bishop Michaud's in
structions, Rev. w. N. Lonergan, the
Irish Catholic clergyman in Rutland, has
taken the chalice and other sacred vessels
from the altar of the Church of Our
Mother Of Sorrows OF Rutland, the pastor
of which is Rev. Francis Crociata, the
Italian priest, who is in jail charged
with being an accessory in the murder
of Accarito Sanford last July. A second
hand furniture dealer has seized ali the
furniture to satisfy his bill, so that the
church is practically dismantled. The
sacred vessels will probably be returned
should FIR. Crociata be acquitted Of the
charge against him.
William Dunn, who works for e. L.
Abbott on the road between Barre and
Plainfield, met with q simple accident last
Thursday, yet one which will probably
make it necessary for him to lay OF fol-
some time. Dunn, in company with an
other man, was riding on threshing sep
arator, when he fell OF the seat, dis
lance of eight or ten feet to. the ground,
} striking on his head and shoulders. The
, man appeared to be Suffering from an in
! jury to his neck or upper spine. HIS
condition for a time appeared serious
and it was thought that his skull might
] have been fractured, but be is better, ane
his recovery is expected.
While cleaning long gloves with gaso
lene, Miss Grace A. Cauedy OF Brattle
boro, daughter OF H. L. Canedy, was hor
t ribly burned Sept. 6, kerosene lamI
having ignited the gasoiene vapor. Sb'
, is reported in q very critical condition a
the Braetleboro memorial hospital, Will
t chances against her recovery. She Is II
e years old. Practically all of the surfac'
3 of the girls body above the waist wa
e burned. The upper part OF her body wa
! terribly burned SO that the skin and hesl
t fell away in large pieces when her cioth
ing was removed. She was keeping >hous
: for her father, her mother having died
!. few years ago.
q The body OF man in an advanced stat
4 of decomposition was discovered IN tn
Q Connecticut river Sept. just opposit
: White River Junction at West lebanon
!, N. H. From marks about the BODY u
4 snpnosed' to be that of Thomas Pagan,
somewhat dissipated lumberman, abou
! so wears old, although Pagan is said t
have been seen in White River junction
as late as Sept and the appearance Q
d the body indicated it had been in the wat
, or much longer. Wounds were foun
Z about the head, but nothing to indicat
IS q nj play. The authorities in Leblanc
!, ook charge Of the body and it was burie
at public expense.
= Walter T. Cain, an employe OF tn
= Brattleboro Street Railroad company
: hanged himself in shed on the Dac
, aide of his house in West Brattlebor
Sent. s. The cause of his act is nc
1t known. For several years Cain ma
r worked in the car barn in Centervlii'
d He worked that forenoon, but at moo
g he notified the superintendent that o
a. account of illness in the family he coui
4 NOT work in the afternoon. Mrs. Cal
l. left her husband at home alone IN U
er afternoon for awhile and when Sc
X returned at O'Clock she found MOI
d from Mr.. Cain, stating that he had o.
5. cided to end his life. His knees wei
At resting upon the floor when ne WI
u found. =,
as Albert Thompson, an employe on Il
10 Colgate farms in Bennington, is sunerin
ID from a couple Of broken ribs and min'
Of bruises as a result of being thrown fro
n . wagon while on the way home rom u
N Cambridge fair Sept. s. He was bringin
hi back some sheep which had been on 2,
al bibition at the fair. When he reacne
- a Mace where the road is being repelre
he turned too far into the ditch to let
e. auto pass by and the wagon turn'
O. turtle. throwing the man and sheep
cd the ground. When picked up. M
0 THOMPSON was suffering considerably al
or an examination by physician discios'
he two broken ribs. None OF the sheep "
as seriously injured, being protected oy y
ed crates.
in Miss Winnie Pepper, the girl VINO y
es srrested at the Washington fair Ia
IN THURSDAY afternoon on the charge
stealing diamond ring and articles
nm wearing apparel from her former y
Az n,over. Mrs. L. C. Newcomb OF MOI
en- heller. was before Judge Harvey IN MOI
I'd pelier city court Saturday. Inc 9