Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-04

suffering from acute Bright's disease and
organic heart trouble. She was evidently
stricken while preparing to battle.
While walking on the tracks OF the
Boston q Albany railroad at the South
End ward In Boston Feb. %, Charles
Berry. aged 70. Of Richmond, VT, was
struck by a train and injured so badly
that he is not expected to live. He re-
ceived multiple injuries and fracture OF
the skull. He was taken to the Massa-
chusetts General hospital. where at last
reports his condition was still critical.
Berry was formerly employed on the Gen.
trail Vermont railway as a brakeman
The sportsman's weigh beam which
Ernest Thompson Seton has presented
President Roosevelt for use on his South
African expedition weighs animals up to
800 pounds within half an ounce OF ac-
curacy. The outfit, which was made at
the Fairbanks works in st. Johnsbury.
itself weighs but one and three quarters
pounds, and is on the pure gravity prin-
ciple, without spring. 1t also provides
for the measurement of the animals. This
is called the Seton beam and is the inven-
tion OF the naturalist.
A British sloop OF war, which was sunk
By the Americans 1872 years ago, has been
lifted from the waters OF Lake Champlain.
near the ruins of Fort Ticonderoga. The
sioop was found to be ninety feet in
length and is in an excellent state OF
preservation. Three other craft which
were sunk when the fort was surrendered
have been located and are to be raised la
ter. Col. Robert NJ. Thompson, who
, owns the historic foundations Of Fort
Ticonderoga, is restoring the fort to the
shape it was when captured.
Twohundred and fifty banqueters assem-
bled at Delmonico's, New York, Friday
evening for the New York Lake Cham
plain association dinner. The addresses
OF Gov. q. II. Prouty Of. Vermont, Gov.
Charles K. Hughes of New York and
: Minister Davlin Of Quebec were enthusi-
r ssticaIly greeted. Speeches were also
) made by Congressman David j. Foster,
, Francis Lynde Stetson and Senator Henry
Wayland Hill. Prominent Vermonters
l present were ex-Govs. z. G. Smith, Nell
son w. Fiske and John @. Mccullough.
Herbert II. BlanchardMh has been ap-
pointed by Gov. @. II. PrUuty judge Of
D the new municipal court at Springfield.
4 Mr.. Blanchard, " no has practised law in
e his adopted town for ten years, was born
e in Berlin in 1868 and was a member oil
I the class Of 1892 at the University Of Yer.
r mont, Burlington. but left college in his
. junior year to go into business in New
York. Mr.. Blanchsrd's friends signed q
o petition to Governor Prouty asking fol
o Mr.. Blanehard's appointment as Judge
4 There we're over 400 names on this petit
a ton.
I John Tudor, one OF the leading citizen,
!. OF Stamford, died at his home in thai
+ town early last week Tuesday after an i'll
;. ness OF several weeks. One day early il
a January be took as medicine by mistak,
d a quantity Of borax sold to him by
n North Adams, Mass, druggist fo
!. rochelle salts. He was in poor health a
n the time and the effect OF the borax wa
/ to make him seriously i'll. The physi
/. clan who attended Mr.. Tudor expressed
d the opinion, however, that the error bar
no bearing upon the patients death. A
- the time the druggists mistake creste'
i something Of a sensation in Stamford.
e Thomas J. Labor, one OF the proprietor
b OF the Hotel Bardwen in Rutland, f. J
d WEIGH, q grocer, and II. G. Fish, an at
e tache, have been arraigned on charges o
Is maintaining gambling joints, as a result
re Of three raids made recently. The -IAlo
case was continued one week and Welcl
IL was bound over to Rutland county granl
D. jury under 800 bail. Fish was admitte'
ce to 5000 bail. About 40 people, mostl
Nv well-known business men or their sons
a were found in the three places and Their
n is great nervousness in Rutland lest tn
* names Of those found playing poker
he published. II the respondents stand iris
most Of these people will be called as wit
Ia nesses.
+. Joseph Zero Of Shelburne was crushe
~ 10y falling tree last week Wednesda
ht and instantly killed. The accident OF
id CURED on the farm of Mrs. Emma Whit
IL ney, " here Zero was working with hi
be nephew. They were chopping down
a tree and calculated it would fall in Gel
tain direction. Instead it fell directl
g. opposite and struck Zero squarely as b
= was walking away and about 20 feet froI
n the stump. His head was badly crushed
bis neck broken, his right hip broke
~ and also his left leg which was drive
~ into the ground. Zero was about 4
81 years old and not married. He went
ne Shelburne from across the lake, where /
=, is understood to have relatives. tt
town has aided him this winter and /
will be buried at its expense.
- Upon the refusal of his wife to agai
live with him, Robert A. GIynn, ~ yea
-, old, shot and killed her in North Sprini
~ Geld last Thursday and then shot hiu
81 self. Glynn will probably survive. Mr.
~ Glynn, who was 20 years younger this
NJ her husband, left MIN Jan. IA and filed
~ bill for divorce alleging intolerable seve
Al. ity. Mrs. Glynn had been living vii
her daughter, Mrs. Lillian Stafford, sin
the separation. While walking down Il
st main street of North Springfield, Mr.
&C Glynn was accosted by her husband, wi
su- had been hiding behind a tree. Glyn
US failing to induce her to return to h
home, drew a revolver and fired thr
nls shots at his wife, which took effect in Z
ne body. The woman died immediatel
IN, The murderer then fired three shots in
no his breast from the effects of which
lne died Saturday.
Frank Trombley, the youthful burgI
es- who Friday night, Feb. 10, for the sc
a ond time in two years, looted the groce
NY store of Charles H. Trudeau at st. a
ne bans, has been held in the sum of IS
rat for trial at he farp, - -