Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02


is still living. The church, which will
be Of 5wanton red marble, win be 20 BY
75 feet in dimension and OF early English
or Gothic architecture, with large tower
on one side. It will be erected on the
church lot near the present edifice which /
will be converted into parish house.
Frederick whitcomb. aged "a years,
died Saturday as the result OF injuries
received az MorrisviIle Tuesday. He had
driven there with his SON and bad been
| left alone in the team while the younger /
man vent into q store. No sooner had
the son left him than an automobile !
came along and frightened the horse.
which ran away. Mr.. Whitcomb was
thrown out, one hip was broken and he
was otherwise injured. Mr.. Whitcomb
was . lifelong resident of Hyde Park
and his entire married life had been
spent on the same farm in the northern
part Of the town. The f0th anniversary
Of his marriage was to have been csle-
brated the day be died.
William Eau Clare, aged about 30
years, was killed at Richford last Thurs
day by being struck by g southbound
freight train on the Canadian Pacific
railway. The accident occurred while
Eau Clare was walking on the track.
but died before q doctor could reach him.
The side Of his head was crushed. The
man was better known a. "Bill Enos."
He was q day Iaborer and had been work
ing In East Richford. He took the track
to walk on because of the rain and it
is reported that be had been drinking.
he is not known to have had any rela-
tives. He was part Indian and came to
Richford many years ago.
Suit for S10, 900 was brought in BrattIe-
boro last week Thursday by Abraham
Cohn, a Springfield junk dealer, against
J. T. Slack OF Springfield in the United
States circuit court in an action Of trover
against Slack for the alleged conversion
. of all the cotton mill machinery in the
John c. Holmes cotton mills in Spring
field. The case is returnable ct the
October term OF circuit court in Rutland.
Cohn alleges that Slack sold him the cot
ton machines in the Holmes mill for
q 900. After Cohn had made all arrange
. ments for the purchase of the machinery,
Slack for some reason resold the machin-
cry to Louis Albright of Springfield,
, Mass, another junk dealer and COINS
. rival.
Roswell Humphrey, aged about 80
years. died last week Tuesday, following
! injuries received at the Underhill station
the evening before. Mr.. Humphrey had
gone to his home in Underhill from South
Burlington, where he worked on the
Chittenden farm, and evidently intended
to return there on the evening train.
Changing bis mind after the train was in
motion, he jumped OF aud some say that
be struck . baggage truck or other OBJ
struction and was thus hurled under the
wheels of the rapidly moving cars. One
|. leg was cut OF above the ankle aud the
other higher up. He was taken to the
Fanny Allen hospital, Winooski, where
both legs were amputated and Humphrey
failed to rally from the shock.
|, Fire Saturday morning destroyed all
4 the barns and outbuildings on Malvern
n farms ct Morrisville with the single ex-
! ception OF an open shed. The property
!. Is owned by J. L. Hoyey and bis loss is
! over s., 900 with insurance Of a, ITO on
: the barns and of 1851 on the produce.
II The house and barns were built many
! years ago and cost els, 900. The origin
n OF the fire is unknown, but IL 10 supposed
4 that tnmps sleeping In the barns set
!. them adre- The livestock escaped, as all
the cattle were in the pasture and the
horses hitched ready for the days work.
= The produce destroyed consisted of rs
: tons OF hay and the oats from seven acres.
: Many valuable farm machines aud i'm
I, pIements were also destroyed
,e Mrs. Burnham Shaw OF Poultney, aged
Is "a years, disappeared from home early
k Wednesday of last week and waG
3, found the next day at Orwell, afteE
,e she had tramped IS miles in about SO
e hours during q at Of temporary insanity.
IS She had never given gigns of this disorder
e before and when she was missed it wa
feared that some harm might have CONS
\. to her. When search was made for her II
n was found that she went to Castleton the
n first day, about twelve miles distant, and
% slept under the bandstand that night.
70 Thence she was traced to Orwell, where
n she put up at the hotel. Her husband
. found her at Orwell and took her home
: She then appeared to be all right mentally
At and none the worse for her experience.
J. At United States court in Windsor last
D. week, Harry Shepard OF Glover pleaded
,e guilty to robbirg the postof3ce in Glover
* last September and was sentenced tc
AZ two years in the federal prison at Atlanta
Ga. To the charge Of smuggling 40C
D. pounds OF brown sugar into Holland from
C Canada, Harry Mattison and Henry
ct Stearns pleaded guilty. Mattison wa
rs sentenced to 30 days in the house of cor
K rection at Rutland and Stearns was finec
<e $50 without costs, which was paid. Al
N Stearns lost his horse and wagon at tn,
ne time Of the seizure by the customs
OF officials, it was a dear job for him
es The same parties pleaded not guilty K
n receiving United States postage stamps
3 unlawfully and their cases were con
K tinued until the October term at Rut
I'd land.
The route has been practically decided
~ upon for at least part OF the railroad thai
g the prospective purchasers of the S250, 00C
Ia plant Of the Columbian Marble company
er in Rutland are to build to give access Il
10 the nine miles of marble land they recent
ul ~ purchased in Tinmouth and Dandy
IL Surveyors are now at work in West Rut
n. land where the road will connect with th.
Ia Delaware & Hudson tracks and it il
be stated that 10000, 600 will be laid out il
ID the new line which will be run by steam
be power. The Columbian concern Is re