Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-02

James Richie Of ST. Johnsbury, one o
the leading dry goods merchants OF tina
section, died Friday Of heart failure. Ii
had been in poor health for some month
and his death was undoubtedly hastene,
By the fire in the Citizens Bshk block
few weeks ago where his large stock o
goods was almost ruined by the waite
and smoke.
Fred Touchette was seriously injured
while adjusting q belt on a pulley in L
G. Marsh's grist mill at Enosburg Fall
last week Wednesday. He was standing
upon a sawhorse when his clothinf
caught in 3 belt and he was throw owe
the pulley and against feed spout. TIVE
and possibly three ribs were cracked
back and neck injured besides some in
ternal injury.
Hubert Bell, 500 of q prominent mer
chant at Lunenburg, committed suicide
Nov. 20 while on the way to his home, al
the result of irritation over his oldel
brothers. refusal to let him ride up
steep hill. This is the fourth suicide ii
northeastern Vermont within five weeks
It is said that young Bell was in an in
toxicated condition at the time.
Col. Joseph Battell plans to build nexi
season q block OF stores on q portion Of
the land lying near the Beckwith q Shell
don block, in MiddIebury. This, with
the new bank building, will take up al
the available space there. Three small
buildings. which have been eyesores Il
Main street for many years, will have
disappeared within few months.
The Brooklyn Society OF Vermontsri
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year. President, Rev. Walter L.
Johnson Of Brooklyn; vice-president,
Charles ID. Matthewson Of New York
secretary, J. l. Barker OF Brooklyn;
treasurer, F. H. Chandler of Brooklyn;
executive COMMITTEES, A. r. Steele, @. e.
Miner, o. d. Hubbard, e. R. Kennedy,
franklin Hooper.
DR.. Elton Taylor of Barre, who at the
present term Of Washington county court
was convicted Of adultery, has been SEN
fenced to pay q fine Of $500. In passing
sentence Judge Waterman said that
States Attorney Gates had recommended
Q fine, and that certain circumstances
convinced the court that q fine without
imprisonment would be proper punish
ment in this case.
The proprietors Of the four moving
picture houses in Barre have protested to
the city council against the az day
license fes levied against them. They
claim this il ten times 81 much a. Is
charged by any other city in the state.
At Montpelier the license is $50 year, at
st. Adams, Burlington and Rutland,
$50, while At Bellows Falls snd White
River Junction no fee is charged.
John G. Hurley, a we'll known conduc-
tor on the Central Vermont railway, died
Nov. 20 at bis home in St. Adams after
an illness of less than three months Of
Bright's disease. Mr.. Hurley was a ma
tive of Northfield, where be was born az
years ago. He entered the employ Of the
Central Vermont Is brakeman when be
was IS years old and had been continu-
ously in the employ Of the company.
Silva, the 1l-year-old son OF Joseph La
Francis Of West Rutland, is suffering
from an injury received about FIVE years
ago. At that time, while at play, bone
In his right leg was shattered and sllveFs
Of bone have been working out through
the flesh ever since. A year ago the plas-
ter cast, in which his leg had been