Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-04

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brain and was otherwise injured, possibly
internally. Both were taken to The Mary
Fletcher hospital. The horse the woman
was driving was q young and lively one
and, when q bolt which beid the thiils st
one side came cut, the thill dropped and
frightened the horse, which ran, throw
ing the two occupants Of the wagon out,
both striking on their heads. The girl
WAS unable TO walk when picked W, and
seemed in a sem~i-conscious state.
Within the past three weeks the Wood
bury Granite Co. has secured contracts
for all the granite work on the following
buildings: Missouri Savings Association
bank at Kansas City, No., post Office,
Lander, Wyo; new terminal station,
Memphis, Tenn; telephone building,
Rockford, ILL.,; post Office, Appleton,
Wis. post office, Rochester, Mimi; post
Office, Esterville, Iowa; Karpen building,
Chicago; steps for city hall, Middletown,
n. Y. Woodbury. gray granite will be
used In the construction Of each with the
exception of the Karpen building in
which Bethel granite will be used. Part
OF the work is already in progress and
granite cutters are being added to the
force daily.
The barn of Moses Patneaude at North
Hero was struck by lightning last week
Wednesday evening and burned to the
ground, together with the entire crop OF
hay, as we'll as the farming machinery,
sleighs, etc. The loss is total, rs there
was no Insurance.. Part of the Albany,
N. Y, fire company we're in camp near
there and rendered valuable assistance,
saving the adjoining buildings from total
destruction. The storm there was very
severe and John Durham, who was in the
field working with his horses, got under
q tree for shelter, when q heavy bolt
rendered the man unconscious and
knocked the horses down. Mr.. Durham
was able, after q time, to crawl to the
house but has not yet recovered from the
shock.
Walter Hughes, q fourteen-year-old
Bennington boy, who some months ago
was given q home by c. c. Jones, super
intendent OF the J. G. Colgate estate, dis
appeared July 10 with q 44-caliber Colt
revolver and a diamond pin belonging to
his foster parent and was not caught
until July %, when MIR. Jones and an
officer found ths boy in North Pownal.
The lad was arraigned in municipal cour
and sentenced to the industrial school ct
Vergennes for the remainder OF his
minority. Since the boy ran away
States Attorney W. j. Meagher has been
investigating bis antecedents and an in
curry OF the matron at the Troy orphan
asylum elected the information that
Hughes had been placed in four or five
different homes and had always run
away.
Frederick E. Roshir Of Rutland and
Miss Jane Ann Estelle Stroup of White
hall, N. Y, we're married in Capt. z. X.
ROokwelI's Office on the steamer Chateau
gay last Thursday noon, the Episcopal
service being used by Rev. Herbert Mar
tin OF whitehall. The witnesses were
Mrs. Martin and Col. l. II. Darlington,
uncle OF the bride. Captain Rockwell
was also present. The couple notified the
soon after they got on board that
they would like to be married on the boat
and that q clergyman was present. The
consented and when opposite
Barber's point the boat was steered some
distance out OF her course so that the
ceremony would be performed on the
New York side, as the license was grant
ed there. The 700 excursionists on the
boat were not told what had taken place
until the arrival in Burlington.
An argument over a bill against the
base ball team resulted In a clash
in front OF the Herald building last
Thursday afternoon about 1880 o'clock
betW cen Attorney p. F. McManus and
William 5. Tuttle OF the Tuttlc company.
The men came to blows following a
wordy argument and a crowd gathered in
q short time. The men separated, but
before Mr.. futile had taken the
OF several eyewitness to the
Mr.. futile claims that the com
pany has had a bill against the base ball
team for some time for printing and for
goods sold. Thursday afternoon in his
for Manager Donovan he met At
torney McManus and in his talk about
he bill with him, he claims, Mr.. Nc
Manus called him names and talked
forcefully against the company which he
represented. Mr.. futile returned the
compliment" and then the trouble COM
menced. Mr.. futile fell to the sidewalk
the clinch aud, being underneath, was
with dirt.
An elopement with q sad ending was
in the Brattleboro municipal court
when Melvin Lawrence, formerly
Ashby. Mass, was brought In on q
statutory charge, the case being brought
10 the attention of the authorities
through the ~repentant confession Of Mrs.
Charles Davis, who is in a critical condi-
lion from tuberculosis. According to the
statements which she made to her physi-
nian aud nurse, she eloped with Lawrence
4 little more than a = year ago and has been
living with him since. She hal three
children, two girls whom she Q with
when she eloped, and a son born
.hree weeks ago. Lawrence is about a I
vears old and Mrs. Davis is his aunt He
at the Davis home at the time
the elopement. Lawrence pleaded not !
guilty and his counsel made a statement I
the court that an information would be /
He'd against him BY the states attorney ]
% be could be sentenced instead OF wait
.ng for trial in the September term OF the !
Windham county court. 1
The police and sheriff departments OF !
Montpelier swooped down on the speak
,asies Saturday night, July %, visited 10
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