Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-01

and people living near the city who owE
springs are reapins = rich harvest selling
water.
The sherin's aud police departments Of
Barre made two successful raids Aug. %,
getting liquor enough to warrant arrests
for keeping and furnishing. The first
raid was on q house inhabited by Angelo
Lacacio. A half barrel OF ale was found
after 3 thorough search. The second raid
was made ct 1O4 River street. A barrel
t~hree-quarters full OF bottled beer was
found in this house. Mr.. and Mrs. La.
eacio appeared in court on 3 charge OF
keeping. They waived examination and
were bound over in the sum OF $500,
whieh was furnished.
One OF the largest and most complete
water powers 10 the state is 500 to be
commenced at Huntington Falls, where
the construction will be begun of one OF
the largest dams in this section. 1t Is
planned to carry electricity from q power
house at this point to the Vermont Mar
bic company's mills at Proctor, Center
Rutland and West Rutland, which viii
operate the machinery at the quarrles and
mills. Many acres OF meadow land sur
rounding the falls will be flooded, and
with the water from two smaller dams,
the water power will be very extensive.
The cement house in Sheldon Springs,
belonging to o. B. Whiting, was burned
tc the ground Aug. 81. Mrs. Whiting
was away from home and her husband
lighted the oil stove to get his breakfast
and then went out to do the chores ct the
barn. When he returned, the stove had
exploded and the house was so filled with
the smoke that be could not enter the
back part OF ii, being able, with the as
sistanee OF n~eighbors, to save q few things
In the front room. There was no way Of
getting water to quench the flames. The
loss was only partially covered by insur-
ance.
A head-on collision occurred on the 81.
Johnsbury q Lake Champaign railroad at
Worthwhile Aug. "a. Although no one
was injured, IN engine was demolished
and the other was badly damaged. The
way freight, west bound, was switching
on the time allow ed for the arrival OF the
butter train from the west and had Just
emerged from the bridge when the butter
train came upon Il around q curve. An
empty fiat car was driven through the
end of a box car loaded with butter, and
q 1at car loaded with granite on the
freight crashed through the end OF a box
car.
John Anderson. the farmer who vas
killed by the cars at North Hero last week
Tuesday, was q half. brother OF George
Tudbope OF Alburg Center. He bad two
brothers and IT is q singular fact that all
the male members OF the family we're
killed by accidents. His father was
drowned. One OF bis brothers, when q
little fellow going to school, was lifted up
by the hair Of bis head and otherw Use
maltreated n he died. His other brother
was kicked on the knee by a horse and
blood poison killed him. Nov John was
By 3 train going 30 miles an hour
and killed.
The store OF Richie and Warden In
West Barnet was broken into sometime
Wednesday morning, August "a,
and the safe destroyed by dynamite or nj
tr~o-glycerine, evidently the work Of pro-
.tessionals, who did the job 50 skillfuliy
that it was not discovered until the store
opened. They wrapped q large guam
Of blankets and overcosts around the
to muffie the sound and they were set