Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-05

ing tools, carriages and q quantity Of
pressed hay which was moved to place
Of safety. No. one had been near the
harm for two hours previous to the dis
covery Of the flames and the origin Of the
FIRE Is ascribed to spontaneous combus-
ton. The loss is partially covered By In
surance.
Articles Of association we're fled Oct.
"a with the secretary OF state for the fol-
lowing corporations:-The Miller Auto
mobile company Of White River juno
ton, capital stock, 5000; the Enos-
Adams company Of Bennington, capital
stock, $50, 900; the BoltonvilIe Telephone
company Of Newbury, capital stock, $500;
the Liberty Hill Granite company Of
Pittsneld, capital stock. $1,000; the FEEDER
81 Ammunition company Of swanton,
capital. $500. 900. The Vermont confer
ence Of Seventh Day Adventists Of Burling-
ton also filed articles Of association.
A very young person appeared in court
In Burlington Oct. "a on the charge Of
petit larceny. His name was John Good-
rich and he halls from South Burlington.
His age IL 10 years. 10 months and "a
days. He Is probably as young a re-
spondent as ever appeared before Bur
lington court. He happened to be in
Charles Kings house . few days before
and saw Mr.. Kings watch on the VIM
dow sill and be promptly converted the
timepiece to bis own use. The court sem
fenced him to the industrial school for
the remainder OF his minority, which viii
expire Oct. "a, 1919. He was taken to
vergennes.
What nearly proved fatal sccident oc-
CURED last week on the Vernon road in
Brattlcboro when Joseph Whalen, q
teamster. narrowly escaped death from
. falling tree from an aoverhangIng bank
under which he was working, and which
80 seriously injured one OF his horses that
It died later. he jumped as quickly Is
possible and barely escaped with his life,
the falling tree Just grazing him. One Of
his horses was not 50 fortunate, for the
heavy tree in falling struck the beast on
its hack and death resulted in very few
moments, the tree trunk breaking The
animals back. The horse was considered
a valuable animal.
II. A. Wright Of Nashua, N. H.. q
/ freight brakeman on the Central Yer.
mont railroad, was killed last Thursday
near Elbow bridge, short distance south
OF Mortified. Wright was sent back
from his train to flag another train " hick
was expected about that time. Il IL sup
posed that while waiting for this train b
I fell asleep on the track and was struck
and thrown some twenty feet by the trair
when Il came along. When found By bis
fellow brakemen, who had been sent bach
to hunt him up, he was dead. There VA
q long bruise over his right hip, evidently
where the cylinder OF the engine had
struck him, and several more hraises or
his head. He was about 20 years old.
Elroy Kent, the accused murderer o.
Miss Della B. Congdon OF East Walling
I ford, tho was brought to Rutland from
Pittsneld, Mass, last week after thre'
months search, Is making life miserable
for the officials at the house Of correction
by bowling at night and reciting BY IA.
his alleged hallucinntions. The oficiall
believe that the man IL shamming, wish
ing TO make the officers believe that be I
violently insane 30 that be will be sem
directly back to the Waterbury asylum
from which he escaped. An auctionee
In looking over the personal effects o
Miss congdon recently found . heavl
wooden potato masher much blood