Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-17

] AOuntttOI vi tItO. I1OuitJ DUR
lington is slowly improving from the
effects of burns received last week.
Mr.. Boutet is employed in the brush
! factory and had prepared a large vat
OF dye. A board was placed across the
vat and when Boutet attempted to
walk over it the board slipped. He
caught hold OF 4 rod Immediately
above but his legs were immersed in
the dye up to his knees. The skin
peeled off entirely and the flesh is bad
~ burned.
A hearing on the discharge of Knott
a. Closson of Burlington was held last
week. The meeting was held for the
purpose OF allowing the creditors to
enter their appearance in opposition
to the discharge. +. w. Putnam of
Brattleboro and p. G. Dodge of Bur-
lington, represented by G. G. Fits OF
Brattleboro, and Mrs. T.. G. Dodge of
Burlington, represented by Henry
Ballard. appeared in opposition. The
time for filing specifications was con-
tinued until October 25.
The annual meeting OF the Burling-
ton Humane society was held last
week. During the year there have
been destroyed 1863 horses and numer-
Gus smaller animals which 20 far into
the hundreds. over 900 cases OF
cruelty OF all kinds have been investi-
gated and almost without exception
the condition OF all these animals has
been made better by the visit of the
agent. Called horses have been pro-
vided with pads and many brutes have
been medically treated.
d. O. Bullock of West Milton has
for q long time complained of a ehok-
ing sensation. The last attack was so
severe that he applied large quantity
Of strong eamphor to his stomach. A
day or two after he yomited up the
partly digested body OF a lizard about
four inches in length. The head and
eyes were perfect but part OF the flesh
was gone from the body. He has
been in the habit Of getting up nights
and drinking from the water pail
without a light and probably drank the
egg Ia that way
In Barre during the month Of Sep
tembcr there were p births and only
rs deaths OF the latter seven were
children less than one year old. OF
the parents 81 these children six
fathers and eight mothers are Ameri-
can born and y OF the fathers and ~
mothers were foreign. OF the children
II were males aud II females. AS
though fve cases Of diphtheria were
reported there were no deaths from
this cause With l3 cases OF scarlet
fever, only two deaths are reported.
There were seven cases Of typhoid
fever and no deaths.
Besides holding the record for hay-
ing performed the largest number OF
marriages among Vermont elergymen,
Rev. Sedgwick w. Bidwell OF Middle
bury has Just had the unique exper
fence of officiating for the iiflh time at
a wedding In which either the bride or
groom had participated. David Stone
aud Mrs. N0lda Harrington appeared
before Rev. Mr.. Bidwell 10 be married.
Each of the contracting parties had
twice been married and on each Of the
previous occasions Rev. Mr.. Bidwell
had officiated. They gave their age as
IS each. The clergyman Is % years
old.
In Rutland county court last week it
was discovered that Humane officer
WV Tower had been tor long time
illegally prosecuting people. This dis
covery was made in the trial of state
against Horatio n. Goodell of Mount
Holly Goodell was arrested May 5 by
Tower for starving horse. ON a
warrant signed by himself, he was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Newman Weeks and fined. He APP
pealed to county court. II was found
that in all his prosecutions Tower had
signed his own warrants, the power to
DO which Is only held by the states At
torney or the grand juror. Tower has
successfully prosecuted dozens oil
cases but none OF the convictions Sc
cured this way will hold good.