Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29

AAhncnester ana concord, N. h., police,
Frank Edwards was arrested July 21 in
West Hartford, VT. He is wanted on
charges of larceny of clothing and forg-
ing checks on Hooksett, n. H., people
Edwards was arrested on suspicion and
was held for several hours. hut later re-
leased. He was again arrested in a lum-
Der camp ~ miles from the railroad sta
ton, and was taken at the point of sever
al revolvers in the hands of the sheri1s.
Edwards is known in Vermont as a des-
perate character. He escaped from jail in
Elizabethtswn, n. j., and was captured
near Hartford He broke away a second
time and was overpowered with difficult
ty. He contested his return to New
Jersey, and after his return to Jail is now
wanted in that state.
During the night Of Sunday, July IS.
three places we're broken into at Man
chester Center with the loss Of a second
hand suit of clothes, a shirt, hat and a
few articles OF small value. H. w. Mat
tison's bowling alley was entered and
ladder taken with which entrance was
made at the other places. At J. c..
Heinel's clothing store the marauder
selected q coat owned by one man and
trousers belonging to another. A hat
and shirt wsre taken from stock. The
clothes left behind were recognized by
Mr.. Heinel as q suit he sold " thin year.
At the Combination Cash store few
minor articles were taken. This is the
/ first burglary in several years at the Gen.
ter, and it is thought that the thief is the
one that robbed the store Of o. E. Adams
in East Arlington q few days before of
between $50 and 800.
The experiments at Bennington Center
I in the prevention Of dust have been so
successful that extended efforts in that
line will be made. Short sections on
two Of the principal thoroughfares in
that village were treated with oil last
year and the work has been continued
this season. So far, all the expense,
which is moderate, has been borne by
james c. Colgate and other public spirit
ed citizens. Heavy oils have been used
and this result is lasting. A swiftly run
ming automobile now raises hardly any
dust in passing over the sections that
have been treated with oil. Passing
teams or stir breezes have little or no
effect in raising dust. 1t is probable that
at the meeting next year Of the trustees of
that village it will be voted to expend q
sum sufficient to treat all of the roadway
of other principal streets with oil.
The midsummer meeting of the Yer
mont Press association will be held on Aug.
10 and 20, when the editors and their la
dies will be the guests of Hon. Theo. N.
Vail at Speedwell Farms, LyndonviIle.
The party will have a luncheon Thursday
noon and during the afternoon will be
taken to Burkelyn Hall, the home of
Hon. Elmer A. Darling. An opportunity
will also be offered to inspect the house
and blo0ded stock at Speedwell Farms be-
fore the clambake, which will be held at
8 O'Clock. In the evening there will be a
concert on the big organ whose pipes are
sn concealed in the walls Of the house.
On Friday, the party will leave for New
port, where they will be Mr.. Wallis guests
for the afternoon in a trip around the
lake in the Lady OF the Lake. Lunch
will be served on the boat and the outing
will close with q banquet Friday evening
at Newport. A very attractive outing is
being arranged.
S. H. Abel Of Hartford, Conn, q
travelling salesman, and q companion had
a close call from death July 20 as the re-
suit Of a runaway. While driving along
the road between Brattleboro and New.
fame, their team was met by an sutomo
bile travelling at fast clip. The horse
became frightened and. dashing down
the road, kicked the dashboard of the
wagon to pieces and also kicked Mr.. A bel
from the wagon, bruising him severely
and tearing his clothing. He alighted in
a ditch BY the roadside. While his com
panion was endeavorinR to stop th'
horse, his feet became entangled in tbs
reins and he was pulled over the side o.
the wagon, his head lodging on the real
axle, between the wheels and the wager
body, his feet remaining in the body o
the wagon. After short run, the horsi
stopped and Mr.. Abel was able to JUMP
/ into the team and rescue his companion
from. his precarious position.
: Julian Scott, drummer boy, Compan!
E, Sd Vermont Volunteers, received tn
! first Congressional medal OF honor 10
! bravery at the battle Of Lees Mills, Va.
! April 10, 1852. His duties did not re
quire him to be present on the field
Learning that four companies Of his regi
: ment, including his own, had crossed tn
: creek and were suffering terrible losses
= and that many of his comrades wer
! killed and wounded he started for tn
4 scene, forded the creek and, in the face O
+ a terrible fire and counter charge fror
: the enemy, succeeded unaided in bring
. ing two severely wounded comrade
. across the creek. A general order was is
4 sued by his brigade commander, Badly
4 Smith, commencing the heroic drawer
r OF the drummer boy. The act Of Cor
+ gress granting the medal of honor wa
passed July u, 1862, and it is reporte
# that Secretary Stanton was so please
4 with the bravery Of this boy that as 500
4 as the medals we're ready he sent the frs
!, one to Julian Scott.
e The forthcoming report for the yes
y 1909 of Mason $. Stone, state superb
;. tendent of education, contains much il
? formation that is Of interest and value
e the people Of the state. Among oth'
3 things, this report shows that the tot
d number OF schools now in the state
ie 1889, against 1859 in 1908. Rutlsn
le county has the largest number Of school
ot 254, and Grand Isle county the sInalles
70 rs. Increase in the number OF scho
1t weeks is almost 500 over 1905 and the a
ID gregate of days attendance of all the p
n pills in the state is over 1,000,0 day
The cost Of operating the schools p
be week has been s19 against SIS last yea