Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-03
STATE OF VERMONT.

in 81. Adams Feb. p, Leo b. Allen hal
one arm badly crushed.
The Woodstock Inn stables hsve beef
in the grip of an epidemic of influenza, a
horses having been i'll with the disease
eight Of which have died.
The First Universalist church of Lud
IOw has voted to extend a call to Rev. F
L. Payson of Gelford, Mass, to succeed
Rev. r. f. Griffith, who has gone t.
Westboro.
Miss Eva GiIbar, an employe in thu
factory Of the Enosburg Falls Milk com
pany, had her left hand caught in a fill
ing machine, badly cutting and jamminl
the palm of the hand.
Congressman Plumley has introduced
a bill making an additional appropriation
of $50, 900 for the completion Of work on
the federal building in Barre. The origi'
nal appropriation was for $50, 600, which
was supposed to cover the cost of the
structure and the site.
The Elk bowling alley in Bellows Fails
was visited Feb. IL, and q gambling ma
chine found there in operation was seized
and smashed. 1t was valued at 900.
James Pickett, who ran the bowling
alley, was arrested and was fined $50 and
costs OF 1904, which he paid. This was
the minimum fine.
By the will Of William E. Huntley, late
OF Essex, the Home for Aged Women in
Burlington was remembered in the sum
Of f1,000, and BY the will Of Marion r.
Burritt Of Essex the sum of 5000 was be-
queathed to the same institution. Both
amounts have been paid over TO the treas
urer OF the Home.
A threatening fire broke out Feb. is at
the farm of F. F. Shepard 10 Westmins-
ter. The loss is estimated at 5000. The
fire was confined by hard labor from the
barn which adioins the dwelling. The
cause OF the fire was traced to the swill
house, adjoining the barn, where a fire
had been built In an old-fashioned farm
er's kettle.
Patrick j. Keefe, a brakeman OF the
Boston and Maine switcher, was caught
recently between a moving freight car
and Moore & Thompson's storehouse in
Bellows Falls and had several ribs brok-
en-, with numerous bruises. Internal
injuries were feared at the time OF the ac-
cident. Mr.. Keefe was removed to his
home in North Walpole, n. II.
The Catholic church in Essex Junction
was broken into last week Monday even
ing, entrance being gained through a side
window by means of a high bank of
snow. The building was thoroughly
ransacked, and the aims box broken into,
but II is thought that little or no money
was obtained. The visitors left the
church through the front door, cutting
the wood away from around the lock.
The post office department has issued
orders to postmasters hat stamps pur-
chased at the Offices must be handed
through the window with the gum side
up. When the stamps are put out with
the gum side down, the mueilage comes
in contact with the base OF the window,
where hundreds OF hands rest daily. The
order was issued at the instance of DR..
Wyman OF the health and marine hospital
service.
All the men being away at work, the
women and children of Louis Lanciault's
household, together with the children in
the ~neighboring school house, fell to and
fought the flames which broke out in the
Lanciault house in Plainfield Friday aft
ernoon; but in spite Of their best efforts
the house was burned to the ground, al
though most OF the contents we're sRved
The loss was probably 81, goo, with iusur-
ance of $500.
James Smith of Brandon, who Feb. 10
finished a 10 days sentence in Rutland
county Jail for intoxication, was rearrest-
ed on a warrant charging him with
breaking into the Delaware q Hudson
railroad station at Castleton on Feb. 8
and stealing liquor, on which he became
intoxicated. He pleaded guilty to an in
formation charging burglary and was SEN
fenced TO serve not less than Is nor more
than 30 months in the rouse Of correc-
tion.
William Henry Harrison Mesrs OF
Marshtield, So years old, has not missed a
town meeting since be voted the first
time "a years ago. Once, the weather
and travelling were so bad that Mr.. Mears
walked three miles from his home, the
night prior to town meeting day, to a
farm house within 25 rods OF the voting
place, remaining there over night, that
be might not miss the meeting. Afr.
Mears has been town clerk "a consecu-
tive years and treasurer seven years.
Bartholomew T. Murphy Of Rutland
pleaded guilty to the charge OF bigamy
Feb. %. Sentence was suspended and he
was released on probation on petition OF
his counsel, who claimed that Murphy
that Mrs. Edna Holcomb Muir
ply, the complainant in the case, was al
ready married when she became the wife
OF Murphy at Port Henry, n. Y, on April
4, 1907. The man was married at Rutland
10 Miss Elizabeth Duncan Nov. is, 1908.
He has been in jail since Feb. IL in de
fault Of 81, 500 bail.
"The dam Is being built along substan-
tial and sure lines and is perfectly safe n
construsted according to the plans of the
engineers" This was the statement CIV
en- out by Thomas +. Richardson, chief
engineer OF J. @. White A Co, i~ncorpor-
ated, at New York, one Of the largest con
tracing firms In the world, concerning
an inspection Of the Chittenden dam
owned by the Rutland Railway, Light
a Power Co. Of Rutland. which he made
In company with several authorities on
the construction OF sueh works.
On the ground Of lack Of evidence,
Stateis Attorney Gates has mol pressed
the case which be brought against Angus
McLean of Williamstown on the com
plAint Of Malcolm McAuley Of Granite
vile, who charged highway robbery.