Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-14

loss is fully covered by insurance.
Russell w. Taft of Burlington has jusi
begun the publication OF the "Taft-Fam-
4 lily News" @hich the publisher proposes
TO issue ON the Goth OF each month in the
interests OF tue Taft family history. In
his prospectus MIR. Taft says that "the
purpose OF The News is to gather and
perpetuate all important facts and data
relative to the TAFT family in America.
+ Over a thousand people crowded st.
Maryis church at Middlehury to its ca
pacity, Sunday evening, April 3, on the
occasion OF the dedication OF the new
pipe organ and an organ recital. The in
strument is an especially fine one and
cost 81, 600. The dedication was by the
/ Rev. j. D. Shannon and the occasional
sermon by the Rev. p. j. Moran, G. s. p.
/ Jesus Ala, a Montpelier meat dealer,
was arraigned in city court on COM
plant charging him with conducting a
slaughter house within 200 feet OF a
dwelling house. He was found slaugh-
tering a cow in barn next to his meat
shop few feet from a residence. Ala
entered plea Of guilty and paid fine OF
$50 and cost, amounting ia all to s55.l4.
The barn OF Mrs. o. A. Baldwin on the
Monkton road in Hinesburg was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday mig bit, April 2, to-
gether with IS head of cattle, four horses
and two hogs and 40 bens. The loss is
about s2, 900 with $3.50 insurance. Yhs
origin OF the fire Is unknown. Ray Van
cor lost a horse, wagon and harness. He
was visiting his father, who carries on
he farm.
The jury, after being out all night re-
turned a verdict April in the Chittenden
county court case Of State VI. Benware of
assault and battery. Beware was the
chauffeur OF Governor Prouty and killed
Hector Mongeon while driving the gov
ernor,s automobile in the streets Of
Burlington during the Champlain tereen-
tenary celebration last July. The case
will be appealed.
By order of the chief of the weather
bureau, the daily weather maps will be
issued from the Mortified office as here
tofore until further notice. A short time
ago the announcement was made that,
owing to a lack of funds for this work,
the daily maps would be discontinued
from that station after the 3lst OF March,
but a later order was issued to continue
their publication.
Three men held up Jacob udeloisky, a
peddler, on Mortified street in Montpe-
lier, Saturday evening, April 2, and " hen
they found that Jacob had no money,
they pounded him severely. Jacob cried
out for help and Michael FlanEery, hear
ing the call, hasteued to the spot to see
three men running away and Jacob re-
duced to a faint, almost. The peddler is
advanced in years.
What may prove a serious accident &C.
Cured in Newport April 2. While Harri-
son Daley, " no is employed by the Swift
Co., was pounding ice, largo mallet
used in the work was separated from the
handle and knocked Mr.. Daley to the
ground from an elevation about foot
higher than the refrigerator cars. He
struck Ia such way as to iniure his back
severely and is in a very precarious condi-
ton.
The new Masonic building at Bellows
Fails was dedicated last week Tuesday
with fitting ceremony. Many prominent
Masons from all parts OF the state as well
az from New Hampshire and Massachus-
etts attended. Governor Pfouty was
present and the program included a re-
ception to hun. The formal dedication
exercises occurred in the evening and it is
estimated that over 500 OF the fraternity
we're present.
An automobile party from Lebanon, n.
a., had bad accident on the road be-
tween White River junction and Hart
ford. The machine ran into a ledge and
turned turtle. Mrs. ID. o. Eaton, wife of
the owner, sustained a broken collar
bone, and Mrs. J. 5. Mason and Mrs. c.
e. Hubbard, who we're in the tnnneau,
we're severely bruised about the chest and
face. Mr.. Eaton and son were in the
front seat aud escaped injury.
Revere bells are being found in various
parts OF the state, the latest reported be-
ing in Norwich, in the Congregational
church. the bells having been put in place
IN the fall OF 1917, when the church was
completed. Thomas Emerson, afterward
president OF the bank Of Windsor, was the
purchaser and the cost of the bell was
1900. Ii bears the mark OF "Revere q
Son, Boston, 1871" and the weight, 61s
pounds, is marked with blue pencil.
The three-year-old son OF W. E. Davis
of Newport, fireman on the Boston q
Maine, met death last week Tuesday
evening by drowning in cistern, while
in sight OF his parents. The child was
playing around brush fire and attempt
ed to cross the cistern, which was sup
posed to be securely covered. The mo-
meut the child stepped upon an unsound
board be went through without warning
and fell in about four feet OF water. He
was removed as soon as possible but life
Was extinct.
George Hall, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hall OF st. Adams, employed in
the Central Vermont shops, was accident
ally shot in the hip by companion, Allen
Fletcher, April 4. Hall had been trying
to discharge a 22-calihre cartridge, with
out success, and finally threw away " hat
he supposed was the worthless cartridge.
Fletcher picked Il up and tried his luck,
with the result that Il struck Hall in the
hip. infiicting a deep wound. The boy
was taken to the hospital, where be is IS
comfortable as could be expected.
Fire destroyed the farm buildings on
the Myron spauldiHg place in Morris
Vile, now owned by John LaClare, early l
Friday morning, April !. Mr.. LaClare /
got no at 5 40 and started a fire in the
kitchen. Hearing a cracking, be looked /
up the stairway and found the upper part /
~ the huflding ali Rfre The family, ]