Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-21
NEWS oF lie sIAIE.

DR.. }. NJ. Ellie of Newport was arraigned
Dec. Is on the charge of issuing too many
liquor prescriptions for the month Of
November. He was bound over TO appear
al the March term Of county court, fur
nishing bail OF 500 Out Of total OF AGO
IL was found that Or. Ellie had written 299.
George Houran, 20 years old, freight
brakeman on the Rutland railroad, lost
his right leg below the knee at South
SALISBURY saturday. Houran Jumped off
the engine and landed on q rail. lie
slipped and fell, his leg going under the
wheels. He also received a bad cut on
the head
Fred L. Laird and Fred A. Rowland OF
Montpelier have made a large real estate
deal in Marshtield buying Of W. n. Dan
forth Of Plainteld the original Laird
homestead, saw mill, trout preserve, and
ZOO acres OF land, POO acres Of which is
farming land and the remainder timber
land. The price paid was $4,000.
Frank r. Willard Of East Montpelier
hanged himself to door knob at d. m.
Dec. 10. He was not dead when found but
died few minutes later. He was a farmer
and was ~ business IN Barre being
member OF the finn OF Willard a Dix. He
had been in poor health for some time
and this is thought TO have been the cause
Oh his rash act. lis wife was away from
the house Al the time.
Gen. W. Y. W. Ripley Of Rutland died
suddenly of heart trouble Saturday. he
entered the e. $. army In 1861 as captain
OF Co. X, LIST VI. Vols. He was commits
stoned lieutenant colonel OF the Isl III !
sharpshooters in 1861, serving with dis
tinguished gallantry until seriously
wounded at Malvern hll. His enforced
retirement from active service followed.
IN 1865 he was commissioned major gener-
al of the Vermont militia.
The Wright Health Underwear Co.'s
plant in POwnRl was DESTROYED bv fire
Dec. 18th, throwing % people out OF em-
piuy ment anu temporarily, al least, WIN
ing out the largest industry in town. 4
ne hre started Ia the picker room and
few minutes after it was discovered the
three story wooden building was All
ablaze. The employees on the upper
hoOrs had a narrow escape and were
obliged to leave their hats and coats
Three men were hurt by Jumping from
windows. The loss is fully $1,000 and
the insurance is small.
j is expected that Il the plans OF Con-
gresham ID. j. Foster succeed. Mrs. Mary
~ S , OF burlington, will receive
s0U90 from the United states government
TO compensate her for the death ~ ber
husband, Policeman James T. McGrstb
no was murdered BY Benjamin Williams
m May, 1904. Williams was a dcsertino,
soldier and Officer McGrath was arrestin9
MN Tor the officials at Fort Ethan Allen
" men he received the wound " hich killed
hih- Mr. Foster contends that the in
teftst on the government service demands
that local police officials should co-operate
WIN army oiheers In arresting deserters
ana II police officer loses his lie In M
" ufk DIS iamliy should be- conuensqted bv
the government.
banlel Y. eabodv, sheriff 81 Rutland
~. lLiunl-iy ior q years and prominent
" Masonic circles, WAS struck in front ~
lne Ealiroad station at Rutland last ReeL
uesoaE afternoon by the 2.15 soufb
Doun1 train. lie died from his inin-Iss
q o-5i N the evening. lie was hurrvins5
20 eaten tram when be slipped and mn
ne - heels uf the locomotive did MOI -.
over NM but be was caught In s5rs
manner not fully explained and drapga5
several teet. lt was not thouFbf 81 frgt
nat ne as seriously Injured ana ~ Vss
arTleo 20 ms home in an ambulance An
examination showed that he had snstsi,,st
fracture Of the left arm and rigbt ~.
INC mat several ribs were broken. ne
etsihea consciousness until five ninutss
before ms death. Governor Bell has a.
pointed knos &. Fish Of West Rgtls1a
iherih to succeed Mr.. esbody.