Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-28

were damaged. The fre is thought tc
have caught from a spark from the en-.
CINE of a locomotive. Heroic work by
volunteers prevented the FIRE from sweep
ing the village, as a strong wind was
blowing al DAY and reached its height
about the time Of the fire. The damage is
estimated at $4,000.
II the new project OF the Rutland Rail-
way Light a Power company goes
through, the summer people along the
west shore Of Lake Bomoseen will have
electric lights. The company is consider
ing the extension OF the electric light line
through to the Penryhn slate quarry,
which would without doubt be built on
the west side of the lake, where there are
80 cottages, besides a hotel and the Fair
Haven Country club. The cottage own
ers are anxious for the improvement.
Arthur Norrington OF Westminster.
VT, a mulatto, aged about 40 years, was
arraigned in police court at keene, n. H.,
Thursday charged with setting hre to the
covered bridge between Walpole and
Westminster, VT, which was burned a
few weeks ago. lie waived examination
and was committed without bail. 1t is
understood that Norrington is thought to
have been the man who WIS seen, or was
said to have been seen, leaving the bridge
just before it was noticed to be on fire.
Isaac Fortune, a Fletcher farmer, Is in
franklin county jail, held for assault
with intent to kill the is-months-old
child Of "Babe" Brace, a well-known To-
cal boxer. and also with simple assault hy
running down the child with his team
April 20. The hearing has been post
poned, pending the result OF the in
juries to the Brace child. The
child is badly hurt. II In said that For
tune was intoxicated and drove his horse
recklessly about the city, hitting the
child during the course Of his escapade.
As the result OF a bicycle and utomo-
bile collision B. E., I.anders Of Rutland
has a three-inch cut on the side of his
head aud a depression in his skull that
may result seriously. The bicyclist was
following an automobile closely in the
evening and a cloud OF dust combined
With the darkness blinded him so that he
did not see the approaching machine of
J. II. E~itapence, the lamp OF which be
struck with terrific force. Mr.. Landers
has had an unfortunate career. When a
small boy be was run over by a horse car
and lost a leg.
A serious runaway accident occurred
in Middlebury last week Tuesday when a
team OF horses belonging to William
Hustis and hitched to a lumber box wagon
dashed through the center OF the village
and collided with a rig driven by Mrs.
Oliver Delphia. Both wagons we're de-
molished and Mrs. Delphia was thrown
the ground, receiving two broken ribs,
a broken collar bone and internal injuries
which rendered her Unconscious for some
time. The horses we're badly hurt and
it was necessary to kill one OF the span
owned by Mr.. Hustis.
Representatives Of the city Of Montpel-
Ter and Barre aud the town OF Berlin
have been unable to reach an agreement
an Rmicahle distribution OF the ex-
pense Of a bridge aud new highway,
should the public service commission or
two grade crossings between Montpel-
Ter and Barre abolished. The town of
Berlin wants Montpelier to pay $4,000,
Barre $1,000, aud Berlin 5000. This the
attorneys representing the two cities en-
phalically oppose. The road to be built
il the crossings are abolished will be
wholly in the town OF Berlin.
Three sentences were imposed by Judge
Zed 3. Stanton in Chittenden county
April 10 in criminal cases. Alfred
DONNA was given six years in the state
prison for highway robbery and assault
ing Jacob Peror OF Westford, on Christ
mas eve in Burlington. Ralph Swaggerty
was given four years for forgery OF a
check for s3I5 to the order OF William II.
Bell of Winooski. Vivian Moulton, "Mrs.
Mary Tatro," was sentenced to three
years for adultery. The Moulton woman
convicted on trial. The correspond
emit named in the complaint against her
is Nathan Phillips, q negro soldier.
As the result Of a raid at John C. Rea-
yan's drug store in st. Adams Friday
Mr.. Reagan was bound over TO
court, on the charge OF illegal sell
ing. when the officers entered the store
hey saw Mr.. Reagan emptying the con-
tents of two receptacles into the sink.
there was time for ell of the liquor
20 run down the sink pipe the officers
stopped up the pipe and in this way got
leveral pints OF alcohol. A quantity of
alcohol was also seized by the
Reagan was placed under $500
bail which he furnished. Only recently
Reagan paid a fine OF 5000 for conviction
two cases OF illegal selling.
Clifton Piper, the 11-yesr-old son of
Erwin Piper Of Middlebury, by accident
had all the fingers of his right hand badly
.orn April II by the explosion OF a large
railroad torpedo. The boy found the tor
oedo on the railroad track. He burst the
.orpedo with two stones TO see what was
inside OF it, and as Don as he bit the de-
ltructive piece OF machinery there was a
oud report. The force Of the explosion
brew the boy to the ground. Aside from
his fingers being badly torn, the ieshy
part Of his hand is also badly injured.
The force of the explosion was so great
hat the boy was rendered deaf for a
ihort time.
Taking the place Of his brother, Daniel
sortwell. who had been elected presi-
lent of the Montpelier & Wells River
to succeed his father, the late
Alvin f. Sortwell OF Cambridge, Mass,
c. Sortwell, second son of the
deceased, has been elected president OF
he Barre railroad. President Edward G.
sorfweII Ia still a student in Harvard uni