Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21

| 1'ee ussof was fatally injured Mar,
II al j. Nj. Canedy's sawmill in Readsboro.
lie was working at a circular saw cutting
four-foot wood into stove length when a
stick was caught by the saw and hurled
against his abdomen with terrific force.
The intestiu es were TupluFed and general
periionllis developed. Mr. Fuller died
Mar. IS.
The town OF Barnard comes forward
with the claim OF being the native town al
Mayor-eleet Rollin l.. Richmond of Rut.
land and ex- Mayor Charles T.. Paige OF inc
same city. Ex- Mayer Paige Is son of
the late Eliakim Paige, aud Mayor Rich,
mond OF the late Lemuel Richmond, both
IN theif lie lines well'known Barnard
farmers,
The contract for cree ing the main build
ing OF the Vermont sanatorum at Pitts
+ ford has been awarded 10 the firm OF q, N.
Cutting 4 Co., OF Worcester, Mass. The
contract calls Tor the completion Of the
structure by Oct. l, and the two wings by
Nov. !, next. This hrm built the Proc
4 tor hospital aud the work gave the utmost
satisfaction.
AT the annual town meeting in Hard
wick, Il was Vots d TO accept the Gift OF a
fnnd provided by the will OF the late Mrs.
NJ. NJ, Judeyine for the support Of the
Judevine library in memory OF her 500,
Cornelius Alden Judevine. The trustees
will Immediately have placed in their care
1000, and the balance Ct the legacy will
be about 5000.
The situation between the Hardwicll
granite cutters and manufacturers Is, TO
all outward appearances, unchanged, aud
there can be no forecast as TO what may
develop toward an agreement, or how long
before II viii come about. The men are
reporting every day at union headquarters
IN Hardwick and are drawing their dollar
day strike pay.
Gov. Proctor has reseinded the order
disbanding Company b, ST. Albans. II is
expected that at the election OF captain TO
be held soon John II. Mears, captain at
Norwich university, will be chosen. Capt.
Mears' home Is in Enosburg and he will
soon become military instructor at Jordan
hall, the military school which will be
opened In 81. Adams.
! states Attorney Benjlmiu Gates, Jr.,
has served notice on the officers OF the
Montpelier aerie OF Eagles that they can
no longer serve intoxicating liquors at
their lunch or reireshment counter. 1t is
said that they. sold tickets, dollars
worth or more at a time, which were re-
deemRble any time in beer or liquors, and
such Is construed as a violation OF law.
I The quarterly report of the Vermont
state board OF health contains reports OF
analyses made at the state laboratory In
Burlington during the last three months.
The laboratory examined 1874 samples OF
milk, and Of these only 81 were declared to
be "above the Standard Almost with
out exception the remarks concerning the
examination complain that the milk is
Z dirty"
At meeting Of the City Hospital associ-
alton OF Barre March IS, arrangements
were made for beginning work on a hos
I pital, and ii is hoped that such an institu-
/ tion may be in operation in about three
months. Funds will be raised by means
OF a note to which the names OF fifty re-
sponsible citizens will be attached. II is
/ expected that the money ultimately will
I be raised by subscription.
! The Vermont Home Telephone company,
which has franchise to build aud operate
telephones at Rullsnd, with the expectation
I of taking in other towns in the state, has
given a mortgage on its franchise rights
and property to the Empire Trust Co. of
I New York city TO raise money to begin
operations. This IS in accordance with
he vote taken at the January meeting to
issue bonds not TO exceed sl,0OO,OO0 for
this work.
! At the annual meeting OF the Windham
County Fish and Game Protective associa-
tion, held in Brattleboro Mar. II, the mat
ter OF stocking streams was discussed and
State Fish and Game Commissioner IL. o..
Thomas Of, Stowe was severely criticised for
what was alleged by the association TO be
an attempt TO secure legislation in favor Of
the towns in the northern part OF the
state and against the towns in the south
ern part Of the state.
A runaway accident, caused by pair OF
horses becoming frightened at an automo-
bile at Fair Haven Friday afternoon, re-
suited in serious injury to tho 500 team
owned by Dennis Ganey OF Rutland. One
horse sufferer-s serious fracture OF one leg
and the other horse was injured. Clancy
wss bruised and the vehic e demolished.
Ii il said that he warned the automobi ist,
William Maynor, TO slow up, but the lat
ter paid no attention to bis warning.
Allie O'Kain OF Highgste Springs, aged
q years. met instant death at Essex juno
ton March IA by falling from the top OF
freight car and breaking his neck. lie
was a new employe OF theiCentral Vermont,
having worked as a brakeman for only
three or four weeks. O'Kain slipped and
fell from the icy car roof He struck the
frozen ground between two cars, bruising
one side of his face in terrible manner
and breaking his neck, while one leg was
horribly Crusntu pN INC Sdi "hSSt9'
Judge l.. l.. Waterman almost estab-
lished precedent in Rutland county
court Friday by laying down rules as TO
the preparation of cases for trial. 1t has
been characteristic OF Rutland county for
some few terms to waste much time be-
cause Of slowness of the lawyers in getting
cases ready for trial. Judge Waterman
announced that all cases would be taken
up in the exact order Of the trial docket,
and when one side wanted a trial the 9TH
er party would have to be ready to pro-
coed when the case was reached or show
good cause why it should not be heard.
Since the Brattleboro town meeting 1t
has developed that there is opposition IN
different parts of the state to the call for
the United States deposit fund. The leg
islature Of 1906 enacted law That the
towns should pay back to the state the
money apportioued to them in 1886 out OF
the states share OF the United States de-
post fund, the money to be turned III
| toward permanent school fund. Airing
ton has voted not to comply with the leg
islative act. Brattleboro has voted TO IN
vestigate the towns ability with reference