The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-29
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in the town of Woodbury., was killed
in very strange manner at his home
on Wednesday. Burnham and a man
named Thompson were drawing ma.
nure. They had dug underneath so
that lot of the frozen manure fell
on Mr.. Burnham, burying him so chat
he smothered before he could be re-
moved from underneath the pile. Mr..
Thompson was obliged to 60 some dis
lance to neighbours house for assist
ance.
The case Of State VS.. John McDer-
mott, charged with an assault with in
tent to commit rape upon one Mrs.
George Merrill at Plymouth in June
last was taken up in Windsor county
court on Wednesday. After the evil
dence was all in, council for respond
ent moved the court to order yer.
dict of not guilty on the ground that
the State had shown nothing further
than "moral suasion" The court so
found and the jury was directed to re-
turn verdict of not guilty and the
respondent was discharged.
The possibilities of plant life are
demonstrated by Mrs. Willis l.. Fish
of Bethel, who on October 20 set out
Gala lily bulb in new earth for a
house plant. From time to time it's
growth has been measured. One
measurement showed the plant to
have grown two and one-third inches
in day for three days. 1t now has
six we'll formed leaves, one of which
is thirty-fiv inches long, as is also
the stalk bearing the full blown bios
som.
The Vermont Society, United States
Daughters of 1919, observed honor
day on Wednesday in Brattleboro,
having as guest of honor Mrs. Will
liam Gerry Slade of New York city,
national president of the organization
Miss Valeskia Exner was assaulted
by an unknown man near her home in
North Walpole, N. H., on Thursday
night. Miss Exner, who lives in the
outskirts of the village. was returning
home from Bellows Falls, and noticed
that she was being followed. Just
before reaching home her assailant
caught up with her and struck her
| several violent blows about her head
and face. Her screams brought help
from nearby houses and she was found
on the ground half unconscious,
bruised and bleeding, one ear being
nearly torn off and her face cut with
some sharp instrument. Her assail-
ant took to his heels and was not cap
| tured.
Six barns belonging to Earl Powers
in Braintree, three and one half miles
| from Randolph, were burned on Fri
day forenoon. There were sixty four
| COWS in the barns. but all but eight
were saved. About 200 tons of hay
and three silos containing $50 tons of
ensilage, were destroyed. A part of
the farming tools were saved. Ii is
supposed that the fire must have
caught from heater in one of the
barns
Gov. Charles j. Bell on Friday ap.
pointed the following members of the
State board Of medical registration (:
DR.. W. Scott Nay of Underhill, for a
term of six years, DR.. +. H, Godfrey,
Of Chelsea, for term of six years,
DR.. e, b. Whitaker of Barre, for a
term of four years, Dr. f. Hill of
Bellows Falls, for term of four
years, Dr.. Sam SpaThawk of Burling-
ton, fer tenn Of two years, DIR.
Henry james Of Waterbury, for term
of two years, and DR., A, &, Cnrlin Of
Barton Landing for term Of two
years. On account of i'll health, Or.
l.. W. Hubbard, of Lyndon has re-
signed rs u member Of the State tu-
beroulosis commission and the govern
or has appointed DR.. s. f. Dazzling Of
Hardwick, to fiji the vacancy
= In Bennington county court the juIy
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