Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

Dhuiseu. Inc chauffeur did not slacken
speed 10 see how much the boy was in
jured.
Enosburgh seems likely to have q
breach Of promise suit. It APPEARS that
Fernando c. Stevens, about so Years old.
and bachelor, and Miss Mabel Bernor of
East Enosburgh took out a marriage IL
cense July 5. When last Thursday ar
rived, the day set for the wedding, Stew
ems, instead of participating in the pro-
posed ceremony, hied himself to the town
clerks Office and decided his share of a
farm in East Enosburgh to his brother.
w. Schuyler. Miss BerDor has retained
counsel.
Friday afternoon, July 9, Rene, the
small SON OF Emile LaHamme OF Benning-
Ton, was run over by q team driven BY
Polly Ford and Ernest Dean. The
child was playing in the street as is his
hanit when the horse driven by the boy
who did not see the little fellow, knocked
MIN down. cash was cut in the
chiid's head. He was picked from be-
meath the wheels by neighbor and the
wound dressed by physician. The boy
suffered a number of bruises but is now
IN much improved condition.
Mrs. Eugene c. Packard Of Bennington
Is in the House OF Mercy hospital at
Pittsheld, Mass, with fractured right
arm as the result OF an automobile acct
dent which occurred in Lanesboro. Mass.
Sunday, July IL. The car turned out too
close TO an embankment to avoid a colli-
sion with double team and the soft
earth at the edge OF the bank caving un-
der the forward wheels, the car turned.
he nnnhln s,h 4 g.
cident, was driven by Zenas Marshall
Crane, son OF United States Senator Crane
OF Dalton. The car was only slightly
damaged.
The Montpelier council has taken off,
cial notice Of the numerous complaints
made OF late Of fast driving Of automo-
biles within the city limits. City Engin-
Ger P. s. Smith has been instructed to
measure OF a certain distance on State
street and to place posts at each end.
Here officers with stop watches will be
stationed aud in future all who drive au-
tomobiles at a greater speed than ten
miles an hour over this or any other
street will be arrested and fined. Resi-
dent or nonresident will be treated alike
and open violators OF the speed law will
no longer be tolerated.
Robert Morgan ellison. son OF E. p.
ellison Of Rutland city, has been commits
stoned by Congress captain in the United
States marine corps. Captain ellison en-
tered the service as second lieutenant
June 9, 1898, was commissioned first lieu
tenant the next April and resigned in
July, 1900, after getting a captaincy.
He passed several years in fruit raising ia
Costa Rica and as he again wished to en-
ter the service the late Senator Redheld
Proctor introduced bill in the Senate
that he be recommissioned with the same
rank he held before. Captain ellison has
already qualified by examination.
Roscoe Chaplin was drowned July 4
after rescuing a horse from drowning in
the Missisquoi river. The Chaplin Toy,
who is about Is years old, and John
Mstavia took a team and started for q
drive. About 3 mile east of East Rich
ford they met two teams, and their horse
becoming frightened, went over 20-foot
embankment into the river. Matavia
jumped before they struck the water,
Chaplin went into the river but succeeded
ia getting out the horse and carriage
He then swan nearly across the river,
turned and swan back, but when with
in about two rods OF the shore sank and
was drowned.
Chester, the eleven-year-old son Of MIR.
and Mrs. John II. Chambers of New
York city, was drowned last week Mon
day at Basin Harbor. lie was fishing OF
the wharf alone and in some way lost his
balance. A similar drowning OF young
fishermen at Newport led a number of
people to the belief that Chester was I'M
seated by vigorous fish whose seizing Of
the bait and effort to escape toppled the
lad from his perch. The body was re-
covered before life was extinct but every
effort at resuscitation was without avail.
Mr.. Chambers and son were guests of
Prof. G. r. Smith while Mrs. Cham
bers, the mother, is in England.
Charles l. King Of West Danville re-
Gently bought cattle of the farmers in
Craftsbury and Glover, giving in pay
ment checks on the First National bank
OF st. Johnsbury. Later it was discoy-
cred that the checks were wort HESS, there
being no deposit in the bank to his cred
it, and four warrants were sworn out for
his arrest. A. G. Chase of Greensboro
took the writs and started in search Of
King. He found that he had shipped the
cattle and received his pay for them and
was buying more stock. King was locat-
ed In Greensboro and taken to Newport,
where be is confined in the Orleans coun-
ty Jail, awaiting trial at Glover Aug. 8.
The third fatality in st. Adams within
week occurred Friday evening when
Bern Banyea, aged IL, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Banyea, was drowned at st.
Adams Bay while in swimming with
companion, named Guyette. Young
Banyea was swimming near the kerosene
dock when be was seen to go down. Joe
Coveau and Oakley Longway, who were
watching the boy, at once jumped into
the water to save him, but he did not
come to the surface after going down.
Capt. Rockwell Of the steamer docked
nearby procured a graphing iron and
after half an hours effort brought the
body to the surface in ten feet OF water.
On investigation of the circumstances
connected with the fire which partially
DESTROYED a building owned by Max
Meyers at West Rutland, Saturday, July
10, II has been learned that it was set by
some one. The loss at the fire was about