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


bed and the next morning, when It be-
came light. he went out and found the
body in front of the house partially COW
cred with snow. Moore bore an unenvia-
! bic reputation in that neighborhood and
il Is the general belief that he was intoxi-
Gated when he tried to get into the
strange house. He left q wife, who had
not lived with him for some time. La
Ouee bears q good reputation and is con-
sidered to be an industrious man.
The Burlington school board held an
adjourned meeting Feb. % and passed
resolutions abolishing high school frater-
mites The vote was unanimous. The
decision of the board was arrived at after
long and painstaking investigation,
which consumed nearly 3 months time.
All of the fraternities and societies were
given a hearing and an opportunity to
present their sides of the question. The
board investigated the matter in an I'M
biased and unpreiudiced manner. In
taking the action which they did the
members OF the board are only following
a national movement which has swept
through most Of the northern states OF
the country, Chicago and many OF the
larger cities having preceded them in this
action. The report Of the national board
its view OF the situation. In fact no ed
ucstional authorities have been found
who favor high school fraternities.
Roland P. Hamilton was drowned Feb.
20 in MILESTONE brook, Brattleboro.
Hamilton and Charles Clancy were en-
ployed at Holden & Martins sawmiil and
were sent about $50 feet above the mill to
chop away an ice jam. Suddenly the ice
trr nft
ward the ice on which they stood began
moving down stream. Mr.. Hamilton
was thrown into the water and, although
he caught hold OF the edge OF the ice
cake, be was unable to pull himself out,
other cakes of ice crowding against him
and holding him fast. In that position
he was carried down the stream about
800 feet in full view OF his companions,
" no were powerless to aid him before he
disappeared beneath the ice. Mr.. Clan
cey swung into the branches of tree
and got ashore. The body was found by
the searching party in the afternoon
floating in a pool OF deep water about one
quarter OF a mile from where the accident
! occurred.
: Miss Marion Legs, whose mother, Mrs.
William Legs, owns the DR.. Edward X.
Lynch hospital at West Brsttleboro,
killed herself Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21,
, at her home in Guilford, three miles from
; Brsttleboro, by drinking two ounces OF
carbolic acid. The reason for the act is
not known. The girl was IL years old
and student nurse at the Lynch hospi.
tai. With her mother and other mem
bers Of the family, accompanied BY Doc.
! tor Lynch, she returned a few months
i ago from an automobile trip in Cali
u 10 Issw. - 49, -
emily had not been as good as usual, but
she showed no signs of dependency. II
: is not believed that the girl thought o.
! taking her life until Sunday as she had
: made plans for the future. The fatheI
! was a prominent business man and wa.
: killed on the New York Central railroad
: The amount of damages paid on account
! Of his death was the largest, it is under
stood, ever raid ty that railroad for a sin
gle life. Marion Legs, who was the ONLY
8 daughter, was an attractive and wilson's
j. girl.
The following is the list of vermonter
y who formed part OF the 10000 sailor
Il who manned the hattleships in the cruis
u around the world which ended last week
B The town or city is given first, then tn
d sailors name, and lastly the name of hi
d ship:-Barre, VIM. w. Whitehead, New
y Jersey; Barton, Aaron A. Carey, Illinois
;, Bennington, Harry c. Bates, Vermont
e brandon, Henry II. Stevens. Kentucky
ie Brattieboro, Leon E. Andrews, Rhod
e Island; Brattleboro. Fred Hescock
81 Georgia; Burlington, Walter p. Fennell
t Minnesota; Canaan, Robert H. Danforth
Illinois; Castleton, Harry II. Parker
d Georgia; Chester, George T. Mullen, New
" Jersey; Dandy, Earl G. Stevens, Yer
G. mont; Hartford, Simon s. LaBelle, iii
t nois; Grcton, Irving NJ. Page, Alabama
is johnson, Thomas Hallipen, Maine; Mid
a dlebury, Silas Eli King, Rhode Island
= Rutland, Arthur Elkey, Rhode Island
" Rutland, George II. Rruse, Kentucky
le Saxtons River, Daniel d. Cory, Kear
N sarge; Springfield, George A. Howard
d, Virginia; South STAFFORD, Harry S. Pei
n ton. Georgia; Whiting, John E. Carroll
N Panther; Wilmington, Cornelius
10 Kane, Panther.
70 The union depot at Rutland, used b
be the Rutland and Delaware & Hudson raj
ne roads, was partially destroyed by fire las
ne week Tuesday. The entire upper floor {
the three-siory brick building was quite
in and the rest of the building vas badl
rs damaged by water. The loss is estimate
g at from $4,000 to $4,000, mostly covere
n by insurance. The third story, whel
.. the flames started, was used as a stol
an room. II was filed with an accumuli
a ton Of books and papers dating back !
sr- years, all OF which were lost. Some be
tn clerks we're in the attic when the hl
zee broke out and the trouble is believed
he be due to their csrelessness. The fire WI
rs. discovered by Guy B. Horton OF BurIini
ho ton, who saw the smoke issuing from II
N, roof as be stepped of a train. Mis-
lis Alice Nourse, operator of the Rutlan
zee railroad telephone exchange, and II
he train despstchers worked for ten minut,
". after the flames began to roar over the
Ito heads. The part OF the depot burned
he the original depot of the old Rutland
Burlington railroad built in the early so
ar It has since been enlarged several time
&c the Rutland road spending several thol
nv sand dollars to remodel it five years ag,
AZ AZ The commission OF forestry is no
wv making arrangements for a largo suprl