Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-08

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The Clarke building, a three-story
brick structure in Rutland, was dam
aged by q Gre last week Tuesday, the
loss being 5000. The cause probably
was defective electric wiring in the at
tic. The flames were confined to the
Photographic rooms of G. Fuller on the
third floor. The millinery store OF Mrs.
J. z. Carrigan on the second floor, and
the dry goods stock of A. n. Colvin q
Co. on the ground floor, were badly dam
aged by water. The losses are we'll COW
cred BY insurance. The building was
owned by Wright & Young OF brandon. !,
Heaton hospital, Montpelier, has been
made residuary legatee OF the estate OF
Mrs. Susan B. Shumway, who died two
years ago. Her win has been in litiga-
ton aud was recently admitted to pro-
bate. Among the private requests Is
$500 for the Montpelier spirituslist asso-
citation. It is thought the hospital will
receive about 5000. Mrs. Shumway
was at one time patient there and leaves
this money to the hospital in recognition
Of the good care she received. The gift
il not hampered by conditions but is left
to the trustees to expend as they think
best.
The Windham county authorities have
released George Masivoslxi, son of the
BrattIeboro retreat farm hand, from jail.
The Iatter's death can evidently not be
proved to have been q case OF poisoning.
A report from the state laboratory was re-
ceived unoficially by States Attorney
williams Of Bellows Falls and be thought
no good end would be served BY holding
the boy longer. The arrest of the dead
mans wife and male companion in Hol-
! yoke, Mass, was followed BY their re-
lease, information being sent the police
there that the couple need not be de-
tanned on account Of Vermont.
Eugene Marie, q st. Johnsbury town
charge, murderously assaulted the six
year-old son OF Allen Fay at the home Of
William Wright in Mystic, Conn.,, where
Marie is being cared for. He is about so
years old, and, although mentally weak,
had been always considered harmless.
While with the Fay boys In the barn, be
suddenly seized an axe and struck the lad
over the head, cutting . serious cash and
fracturing the skull. The injured boy
was taken to Montreal hospital, wherS
an operation was performed. 1t il
thought he win recover. Mr.. Wright no
!. tilted the authorities ct st. Johnsbury and
the matter win be taken up at once.
Aaron H. Grout of Newport, secretary
of civil and military Affairs, has made
public the following appointments b.
Gov. George II. Prouty:- For member
ship of the state fair commission for tire
years from February 1, 1909, silas A. Sis
by OF Middlebury, George +. Whitney o
Burlington, Charles W. Gates OF Frank
! lin, James W. Tyson Of STAFFORD, Ne
: thaniel Lincoln Divoll Of Rockingham
: Mr.. whitney and Mr.. Tyson were rear
pointments. Percy @. Smith OF Well
River is appointed to set out and estab
: lish true meridian lines. This Office car
: ries no salary from the state but the Off
Ger is reimbursed by the parties who en-
9 ploy him.
President John NJ. Thomas Of Middle
Y bury college has sent out an urgent 81
peal to all OF the graduates whose al
dresses are known asking them to com
{ to his rescue and subscribe the s6, 90
Z necessary to complete the ID. K. Peal
= sons fund for building the women's co
: lege. DIR. John A. Mead has give
! 1000 TO assist the fund. PresideE
!. Thomas is very earnest in his appeal
u the 522 alumni who have not RESPOND
ed to former calls for assistance in tn
= project. He says that The outlook for II
RAOAN1HCi
next year will make nineteen in all, il
ir stead Of the present thirteen. -Four
It these six are already selected.
D Two prisoners escaped from Windhal
le county Jail at Newfane March 80. The
= were Archie st. Peters. awaiting trial o
u the charge Of horse stealing at Sout
u Londonderry, and George H. Streeter
e Greenfield, Mass, held for trial charge
= with burglary at the Central Vernon
"a railway station at Brattleboro last fal
20 This was Streeter's second break as he e
= capped the week after he VAS commits
r and was not captured until he be
reached Pittsburg, Pa, whence he vi
ii brought back. The men managed to pI
" on two steel straps at the back OF Il
1. cell and an iron bar from the outsit
at window, making an opening big enoue
IN to crawl through. The authorities of q
" the surrounding towns were notified, b.
B. there was nothing to indicate in what
ID rection the men had gone.
RS Bert Rettell, IS or II years of age, ar
Of Lillian Davis, somewhat younger, both
De Brandon, have eloped to New York sta
h via Leicester Junction and it is not n
is derstood that their parents will pursu
In fact it is said that Mrs. Rettell aide