Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-04

to the house soon after noon he found
MRS. Marshall on her bed unconscious
ana knew at once what the matter was.
BENG unable to arouse her, he summoned
neign bors and a physician, but they
couio not restore her to consciousness.
The body of the man found dead beside
the Central Vermont railroad track at
Swanton Monday, May Is, supposed "a
nave been killed by an early morning
irelgnt train, was buried by the town
authorities in Riverside cemetery the
next day. His first name or last name
appears from papers found on the person
70 have been Vincent. Victor Rigpo and
fhonsatti Martinni, two Italians. were
neid on suspicion of being implicated in
the matter. They had a hearing but
nothing was proved. The men, however.
We're sentenced to serve four months each
IN the Franklin county Jail at st. Adams
lor stealing ride on the freight train.
Albert j. Hudson, native of Dunn
merston, was killed May % on the car of
an elevated train at the Adams square sta
ton, Boston. He refused to release his
hold ON suit case which he was carving
wnen the car door closed, and was
dragged along by the train and killed by
being crushed between the journal box of
the car and the guard rail. Hudson had
only one arm. his right arm having been
lost in railroad accident many years
ago. The closed door caught the suit
case in its grip and although the guards
shouted at him to let go, he chung to his
valise and was dragged to his death. His
sister, Mrs. Albert Whitaker, resides in
Mortified Falls.
The discovery was made May % that
daring burglary had been committed
some time the previous night at the grist
mill of L. Fl. Pendleton and at the jewell
ry store of Elbridge Nealy in Underhll,
the joint haul by the thieves amounting
to some S400 in cash and jewelry beside
valuable papers. The safe in the office
of Mr.. Pendleton was blown open and
about 800 secured in cash and papers
and notes taken. The jewelry shop of
Elbridge Nealy, which is in the near vicin-
ity of the mills, was also entered and
about $500 worth of watches, rings and
other jewelry taken. The work on both
jobs was doubtless that of professionals
but as yet no trace of them has been
found.
In Windham county court Friday, the
jury brought in verdict of $4,000 in
favor of the plaintiff in the case of Robert
E. Lincoln VS.. the Central Vermont rail-
way. Lincoln was injured Jan. 1, 1906,
at Townshend when the car in which he
was riding left the track and rolled down
a steep embankInent. His left leg was
crushed SO badly that the bone protrud-
ed through the flesh. Evidence showed
that ne Rad curvature of the spine and
sustained a serious nervous shock The
VIC or 10 farO NV
Vermont jury for the loss of one member.
two amputations being necessary. Judge
George M. Powers refused to set aside the
verdict, after hearing arguments on both
sides, saying the verdict was warranted
by the evidence. An appeal was taken by
the defendant company.
A large open safety pin was removed
from the throat of ten-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton d. Elmer of Brat
tleboro the other day. The child swal-
lowed the pin about two months ago and
two physicians, who were called at that
time to relieve the fit of choking caused
by the pin, failed to discover its presence.
The baby, however, seemed to be in good
health until within few days of the dis
covery of the pin, when it is thought that
it was dislodged from the lower portion
of the throat and worked into the upper
portion, causing much pain. The pin
broke in pieces after removal and the
swallowing of the point would have result
ed in death, in case of this nature the
pin point probably acting as needle.
The child has almost recovered.
George T. Higgins of Concord, one OF
the best known horse breeders in YER
mont, was found dead May 81 in tim
Der lot. Mr.. Higgins, accompanied by
L. w. Hastings of the Hastings Supply
Co. of Bellows Falls, started out the day
before to look over the timber lot. Aft
er time the couple separated, planning to
meet again at a designated point, but
when Mr.. Hastings came to the meeting
place, Mr.. Higgins did not show up. A
search lasting all night was made, which
resulted in the finding of the body about
100 yards from the place where the couple
had separated. Mr.. Higgins was man
rs years old and had not been in good
health for some time, and it is probable
that he was stricken with heart failure.
He was prosperous business man and
owned considerable real estate in that
section. He was unmarried.
shortly before O'Clock last Thursday
morning double house, situated on the
TYSON road, about three miles from Lud-
low village, and owned by Mrs. Margaret
Parker, was burned to the ground. Mrs.
Parker, who lived in part of the house,
was burned to death, the family occupy
ing the other part of the house escaping
in their night clothes and saving moth
ing. The fire started in Mrs. Parker's
apartments, but the cause is unknown,
that portion of the building being con-
sumed before the other occupants OF the