Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-17

; near an overhead stOFepipe. The shol
was full Of wagons which were destroyed
Part Of the contents of the lower fiool
were saved. The loss is estimated al
$4,000, with no insurance.
Seventy cows have been purchased in
Montpelier and vicinity by Q. NJ. Flem
ing of Kansas City, Mo-, for shipment te
the West. In the five trips Mr.. Fleming
has made to Vermont for the purpose oil
purchasing cows be has taken out OF the
state l56 COWS that we're intended for
dairy purposes in the West.
James Congdon OF Rutland was sen.
fenced 10 the state prison at Windsor for
two years on the charge OF burglarizing
the saloon Of Dennis Il. Copps OF West
Rutland, Jan. IS. He had been bound
over In the comfy court but requested
the states attorney to file an information
so that be could plead guilty.
With his leg severed below The knee,
{ Andrew Fofha OF AHdover lay in the
snow in zero weather last week Monday
while his assistant went for help to a
distant farm. Fofhas injury was caused
/ by The butt Of tree which sprang back
while he was cutting it aid pinned him
to the ground. II is believed thst he Will
recover.
The net proceeds from a e charity ball
recently given in Rutland by Roberts
post, g. A. r., aud the Woman's Relief
corps, and the supper served in connection
with the ball, amount TO s401.02. This
money will be divided between the two
organizations and will be used exclusive
~ for relief work among the needy yeter-
ans of the Civil war and their families.
The st. AIbans school board was asked
to allow the seniors OF that high school to
hold fair to raise money for Washing
ton trip. The board drew up a set OF res
olutions to he effect that such a trip
should come under the sanction OF par
ents, aud while they approved II and the
raising Of funds by means Of concerts,
lectures, ETC., they put the ban on fairs.
Edward Gerow Of Chateaugay, N. Y,
who was sent TO The state prison at Wind
sor from Addison county court during
the summer OF 1905 for an attempt at ex
tortion OF money from the Rutland railroad
by threatening TO wreck the train at Bel
dens, has been served at Windsor, where
his sentence expires, with a federal in
dictment, charging the use of the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Gov. q. II. Prouty has appointed Guy |
W. Bailey, secretary OF state, to officially |
Vermont at the meeting OF the
national legislation committee OF the /
American Automobile association. The |
club OF Vermont has named |
the following delegates; w. w. Brown,
president, Allen NJ. Fletcher, Charles 7. 1
Addison Ely, James Boutwell,
and Secretary 8. 8. Ballard.
James schumuch, aged SO years, a ma
nhinist for the American Fork company
in its Wallingford plant, is under $1,000
bail for alleged stealing OF valuable
patterns from the plant OF the same con-
sern in Geneva, o. He was arrested un-
der the nominal charge OF breach OF the
peace 80 that he might be held for the
Ohio authorities. II is limited that he
stole the trade secrets for another concern.
w. II. Hogan OF Atlanta, Ga, shot and
killed r. ]. Prentice OF Burlington on
The street in Atlanta last week Sunday.
Hogan claims that Prentice and four
others attacked him and he had to pro-
tect his life. Hogan is in custody. Prem
ice was = waiter. Mrs. Prentice lives at
with her fve-year-old son.
they were intending to meet Mr.. Prem
ice in Augusta, Ga, and were to start
Monday.
George Lowell Fletcher Of Chester, who
lied Thursday, was twice Democratic
candidate for Congress. He was ad-
nitted to the bar 10 1859, appointed
United States commissioner OF the circuit
,ourts for the district Of Vermont in 1877
md served two terms as postmaster. His !
ather served in the War of 1912 and his |
grandfather was with Washington at I
Valley Forge. His mother lived to be 1
100 years old. ,
Mrs. ID. Thibeault was seriously in I
ured last week Wednesday while riding I
With her sister in St. Johnsbury. Their {
Iorse became frightened, throwing both /
Eomen out, the latter's shoulder being
roken. Il is feared she suffered internal /
INJURIES, besides being badly bruised. 4
he lie over so years Of age and her in
uries sre considered serious. Her sister !,
scaped With only a shaking up and .
minor bruises. n
r. II. Fintell Of Mill village, a we'll q
nown Rutland milk dealer, was arrested !,
riday, charged with burglary as the out r
ONE OF the discovery two weeks ago that -
ome one was stealing grain from Burditt !,
Fos'. mill. Officers found in his barn a 1
lumber OF grain sacks from the Burditt Il
ill although he was not customer OF =,
be firm. Fintell was bound over to the !,
rand jury, furnishing $1,000 bail. He a,
aived examination. "
silas Young, aged %, was found in "
D unconscious condition last week Mon
~ evening in bis bunk In the quarter n,
aster's department at Fort Ethan Allen, n
here he was employed. He died within :,
} minutes. He had taken poison. Young =
known to have been deeply attached to -
Miss Maynard, a young woman employ NJ
! in Burlington, and the rejection Of his =,
nit is thought by his friends to be the -
Iuse Of his taking his life. ar
Loosened by frost and the intense cold, 70
,out 80 feet Of the brick cornice on the VI
B. Tomasi block on Main street in OF
are fell to the sidewalk last week Mon de
" evening. Irene Farrar, aged IL, Pearl I'll
one and Lottie Gibbs were passing at th
e time. The Farrar girl was struck on ST
e head and her skull was crushed. She as
IS taken TO the hospital and died Tues
" morning. Miss Gibbs was badly n,
uised and her clothing was torn. Miss nj
one was uniniured. le.
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