Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-12

efo,VUO IN marble decorations.
The Rev. J. H. LEROY hss ,s,a..,.,-
ssslsnatlon as pastor Of the Bautist
suuton ~ MONTGOMERY Center, which no
- nelu 'ot the past four years. The
isha1lon = TO take effect at some date
~ y ,nutualy agreed upon between the
s.,uu ana mr.. Leroy, who expects to
axe up pastorate in Plymouth, ". Fl.
The experiment Of oiling the strsets N
lay the dust is to be given A tborangb
trlai IN Northhald. A subscription naner
was circulated among the business men
ana 800 raised for the experiment. The
crude oil to be used has been ordered ana
upon its arrival the entire business
square will be given a thorough dressing.
frank Sherwood was drowned last
week Tuesday in Lake ChampIain near
fort Henry, n. Y. As the steamer Yer
mont left the dock, Sherwood. who was
20 years old, with other boys, was swim
ming in the lake and was drawn into the
wake OF the boat and soon caught in
the eddies. He was seized with craup or
heart failure and sank Immediately.
The hotel project in Brattleboro IA as
suning form which promises success
and some important Developments are ex-
pected IN the early future. Experienced
motel men are showing great interest in
the plan, and II is believed that they will
make large investment, $50, 900 or
more, which viii be supplemented by a
handsome subscription OF local capital.
The hired man employed on the farm
OF A. j. Higgins in st. Johnsbury Center
saw figure creeping into the barn last
week Monday night. He aroused Mr..
Higgins and together they went to the
barn, finding the intruder hitching up
the team. The man escaped and ran
toward the river. Several revolver shots
we're fired after him but did not make
him stop.
The seven-year-old son Of Wright
Wheeler Of Rutland had narrow escape
from death last week Monday when he
fell from heavy wagon, one OF the rear
wheels passing over his body. Two or
three ribs we're fractured but there will
be no serious results unless internal in
iuries develop. The wagon wss loaded
with several hundred pounds Of grain, a
barrel OF -four and other things.
Rutland will not stand for Sunday
baseball. The fair grounds were hired
\ by town team for a game with HoosiclS
Falls, N. Y, last Sunday but Chief OF
Police T. c. Elworth announced that be
would not permit the game in the city
limits and that II an attempt was made to
/ play, the participants would be arrested.
Mr.. Elworth had received his instruc.
tions from Fred X. Patch, commissioner
Of public safety.
/ Margaret McKinlay OF Ryegate died
last week Monday from the effects oil
drinking paris green. She lived alone q
/ greater part OF the time and was found In
a critical condition by her niece, Mrs.
Jesse Alger, OF New bury. It was soor
learned that she had drunk a large guam
tity of the poison and although medical
assistance was at once secured she never
rallied. Miss McKinlay had been in il
health for = long time and the indication
point to suicide.
William F. Laythe, v no had been al
inmate OF the state prison for nearly Il
years, was released Aug. 4, Gov. Georg'
II. Prouty granting his pardon, and b.
left for Newport. Ho was a model pris
oner. Laythe is 80 yeays old and has on
son in Lowell and one in Troy, botl
married. He will visit them before look
ing for work. The crime for which b.
was convicted in Orleans county cour
was assault with intent to kill upon
woman in Barton.
l. r. Jones, professor Of botany at th
University OF Vermont, and one OF tn
foremost authorities in the state, has &C
cepted a position as professor Of vegeta
bic pnt biology at the Wisconsin State un
iversitv at Madison, Wis, and he leave
Vermont Feb. ]. Professor Jones
president ot the Vermont Forestry associ
alton and secretary OF the Vermont Be
tanical club and he has been prominently
, identified with the Vermont agriculture
b EXPERIMENT station for a number OF years
} The long entertained fear that Rutlan
was 10 lose the big plant OF the Colum
bian Marble Quarrying company, recent
+ " sold to New York capitalists, was dis
pelled last week when, after long cor
: ference, George c. Underhili, promoter
, announced that they had bought piec
OF land adjoining the mill and as the
, now have sufficient property for thei
needs, the mill will stay. There has bee
, trouble in getting the land wanted as
, means that the mill will come very mes
private residences.
Gov. George Il. Prouty last wee
: Wednesday pardoned Alexander Garrett'
= Who in October, 1903, shot and kille
! Eli Corti during a general row in the 3
cialist hall In Barre. Garretto was col
= victed OF manslaug hterine March, 1870
a in Washington county court and VI
sentenced by Judge Stafford to ten yea
at hard labor in The state prison at wine
sor. Garretto had been a MODEL prison'
, at Windsor and during his comm
ment his wife supported herself an
! children in Barre by taking in washing
r A Hardwick man has copy of the 70
s lowing letter which is said to ha
been written not long ago to shoe dea
n er by q French Canadian farmer; MO
: sieur:-Please sem de shoe for ma fam
a lee. She is Marie IS year. Pierre 10 yes
4 jacques IA year, Louise 10 year, batee
4 ~ year, Henri IL year, Toinette 10 yea
|. Alma year, Louis year, Prosper
4 wear, Denise year, Poleon yes
Valerie year, Jeanne year. Josepns
2 year, Natalie and Jock year-o
! I. twin--de baby she go barefoot. Hc
/, moch %
Il The Estey Organ company Of Brattl