Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01

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With Mr.. and Mrs. Kidder OF Whining
Ton, were taking pleasure trip They
mad nearly reached the summit of hill
when ths machine almost stopped. Back
ing down, another attempt was mad
with the same result. Applying the
brakes, it was found that they would not
hold and the machine went down the hill
rapidly and went over the bank into the
brook with all four OF the occupants.
All were injured more or less but Mrs.
Richard Kidder the most seriously She
was pinned under the car and could not
De extricated until help had been sum-
moned from the neighborhood. She was
brought to the village and her injuries
are very serious.
Walter Hill Crockett, news editor of
the st. Adams Messenger for nearly eight
years and prior to that assistant night ed
ltor Of the Burlington Free Press, has &C
cepted the position OF editor of the Mont
pelier Daily journal to succeed Charles A.
Webb, who has resigned to take up
work in Washington, ID. @. Editor
Webb concluded his duties with the
newspaper today and Mr.. Crockett begins
his duties then. Mr.. Crockett has a wide
acquaintance throughout Vermont ana
much newspaper experience which will
nj him for the position. 1t is announced
that Frank T. Parsons, who for the past
ive years has been business manager Of
the Rutland Herald, will assume
the entire management of the Jour
nal. The purpose of the new man
sgement is to change the time OF pubIica-
tion from the evening to the morning.
Henry Van Wrinkle, aged 10 years,
Harold Baldwin, aged 10, and James
Mining. aged Is, all of Glens Falls. N
L., we're arrested while swimming in Of
ter creek, near Leicester junction last
week Monday, charged with breaking in
to the houses OF Mrs. Emma June aud
Flayius st. Pierre in Brandon cartier in
the day while the occupants were away,
stealing jewelry and a small sum Of
money. The boys said they came to YER
mont to look for work. Tuesday after
noon they had q hearing, when they
waived examination and were bound over
to the September term OF Rutland county
court in the sum of $500 each. They
were unable to furnish sureties and were
committed to the Rutland county Jail
awaiting a hearing. Later, they pleaded
guilty and were sentenced to Is to IS
months each at the house of correction.
Fire last week Tuesday in the old sey-
mour building in St. Adams resulted in q
loss of 81, $50 and was one of the hardest
fires which the department has had to
cope with for some time. The fire is
supposed to have started in box of saw
dust in the bowling alley of George J.
Barrett on the first floor of the building.
II is thought that someone threw light
ed cigar or cigarette into the box and
that the fire smoulderei until the flames
were communicated to the building. The
flames bad made so much progress By the
time they were discovered that the fire.
men had a long tussle. The Seymour
building is owned by John K. Butler and
his loss is placed at $500, which is COW
cred by insurance. George J. Barrett's
loss is estimated at only $50, with no in
surance. The heaviest loss was to the
cigar manufacturing plant OF H. A. Dowl-
ing on the second floor of the structure.
His loss is $4,000, partially covered by in
surance.
In Bennington county court last week
Tuesday Judge e. L. Waterman SEN
fenced Thomas Harris OF Pownal to not
more than twelve or less than ten years
in state prison at Windsor for the killing
OF Oscar Turner. The jury rendered YER
uAtl VI AnC NHihl VI AAAEtAo
lasted about a week. Evidence on the
part Of the state showed that Turner's
death was caused by blow on the head
which fractured the skull and that he and
Harris had a quarrel in the highway in
South Pownal on the night that Turner
disappeared. The state also showed
that Harris hit Turner with pick handle
and left him lying in the highway near
the mill pond. No evidence was intro
duced to show that Harris had thrown
the body OF Turner, which was discov-
cred in the river five weeks after his dis
, appearance, into the mill pond. The de-
fence claimed that Turner was the first
assailant and that he had insulted Harris
wife, who was with her husband at the
/ time.
The managers of many Of the cream
cries OF Addison county met at the Stew
ems House in vergennes Thursday and
decided that a test case should be made
up to determine the constitutionaIity OF
/ the law passed by the last legislature re-
curing the sterilization of skim milk and
buttermilk returned by creameries to pa
irons. w. Fl. Bliss of Middlebury and a
prominent Burlington lawyer have been
I engaged and the case will be carried to
/ the supreme court. Creameries in Yer
gennes, Panton, Ferrisburg, North Fer
! risburg, Monkton, AIiddlebury and Wey-
bridge were represented and others have
promised to share in the expense of test
/ ing the validity of the law. The cream
cry men say the enforcement of the law
will ruin them. The law was enacted to
prevent the spread OF bovine tuberculosis
and provides for sterilization or pasteur-
ization according to regulations tormu-
lated by the state board Of health and the
cattle commissioner. A fine not to ex'
coed $50 is provided for wilful violation
Of the provisions of the act, which went
into effect May 1.
A practical joke on wedding party
came near resulting fatally last week
Tuesday shortly after the marriage Of
William f. Jangraw of Montpelier and
Miss Frances Tobin of Burlington. A
closed carriage containing bride anc
groom, Miss Minnie B. Casey and L. j
Emmons, bridesmaid and best man, was
driving at a rapid rate, when a cartel
drove his team across their path on :
street crossing. The driver OF the we'd
ding rig was forced to rein his horses NJ