Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-28


la. Miner and two small daughters
OF Rutland we're thrown from their car
rage in q runaway last week Tuesday and
Mr.. Miner sustaine sprained ankle and
! received blow on lis head which rem
dered him unconscious for some time.
The girls were unipiured. The wheels OF
the Miner vehicle locked with those OF
another carriage and the frightened horse
broke away at the first leap. Mr.. Miner
was found under bis wrecked carriage.
The horse in bis flight fell into deep
ditch. jumped out again and when found
was standing in a church yard.
Ina letter enclosing draft for $4,000
/ received Tuesday, October 10, by Rev. DR..
"A. Bishop, president OF Montpelier
4 seminary. from d. X. Pearsons, OF Chica-
/ 20. the venerable writer cautions Doctor
Bishop that the income only can be
used, urges him to select men Of good
I business qualities to have charge OF the
endowment fund and adds: snow you
can 90 on and build dormitory, the peo-
pie viii help you. 1t pleases me to send
l the money. II is the best $50, 600 that
/ ever had. / saw the old seminary built
and know exactly where the bricks were
made"
Walter Grace, the deserter from Fort
Flagier, Wash, who WAS arrested last
/ week Wednesday at the home of relatives
4 in Cabot, was taken TO Fort Ethan Allen,
where he will be tried for desertion. He
left the army several weeks ago and had
been in Vermont only few hours when
he was apprehended. He said he had not
seen Vermont for nine years and thought
be would be safe here from arrest, espe-
cially II he remained in the back towns.
He remarked when arrested that Uncle
Sam has a very long arm. His home is In
Waterbury, and he deserted April II last
while stationed at Fort Flagler.
Leonard R. seaver, aged IA, and Frank
L. Taylor, aged ~, who escaped from the
Kurn Hattin Home at Westminster, VT,
were apprehended in Claremont, N. H.,
last week Monday and returned to the
Home. Sewers father is in Hartland,
VT, and Taylor's mother in Hopedale,
Mass, and the boys said they were going
to find Seaver's father and get money so
that Taylor could 90 to Hopedale and see
his mother, as he was homesick and had
only seen her three times during the
three years be had been at the Home.
They said they ran away only because of
the longing to see their parents.
About 20 members OF the Automobile
Club of Vermont met last Thursday In
Montpelier. The reports OF the officers
showed that 81 900 In dues had been paid
in during the year. The club voted 600
TO Lester H. Greene of Montpelier for his
services as secretary and treasurer last
year, A vote OF thanks was extended
Commissioner Gates for what he had done
to improve the highways. The follow
ing officers were elected for the year ensu-
ing President, w. w. Brown OF
Springfield; vice-presidents, j. M. Bout
well OF Montpelier, j. Holmes Jackson OF
Burlington; secretary and treasurer, ). 5.
Ballard OF Montpelier; director, George
H. Morrill, of st. JohDsbury.
1t has been learned that Howard F..
Conger of Cleveland, o., son of James
W. Conger, Of the firm OF Auld Il Conger,
slate dealers, whose headquarters are in
Poultney, disappeared from Fall River
boat en- route to New York recently and
the presumption is that he met with foul
play as his effects were found in his state
room. Mr.. Conger's people are very
wealthy and officers are searching for
him on land and sea. He was about %
years old and man OF the best habits.
There is no reason to believe that Mr..
Conger took his own life and robbery is
the only motive anyone could have had,
his family believe, in doing away with
him.
A fire at LyndonviIle Tuesday after
noon, October 10, starting in the uphot-
stery room in Dodge q Watsun's furni-
ture store basement, endangered the
building which also includes The Union
Journal printing office and several tene-
ments. 1t is probable that the fire orig
mated from the furnace. Dense smoke,
owing to the highly infiammable nature
OF the contents Of the basement, made the
work of the firemen difficult but the high
pressure gravity water system drowned
out the fire, combining il to the basement.
Considerable damage was done to the
stock by water and smoke. The firm car.
ried stock valued at $4,000 or more, par.
TALLY insured.
II Papers have been served on Fritz Jack
son OF Barre in damage suit brought b.
! Leslie f. Harris OF White River Junction
: in which Jackson is charged with killing
horse on September % BY running the
) animal into the fence with his automo
} bile. This case is an aftermath OF th'
. state fair, to which Mr.. jackson mad'
D the trip in his auto. Leslie F. Harris
5 the plaintiff in the case, alleges that Mr.
! Jackson was driving his auto on thu
road from White River Junction to the fail