Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-10-24

a moose in it, and leaned his weight on
the moose, thus strangling himself, al
though his feet remained on the floor.
Mr.. Lamberton had been in poor health
for considerable period Of time. About
year ago he underwent an operation in
Montpelier hospital. For the past six
weeks Lamberton had been suffering from
the effects of nervous trouble which
told upon him mentally. Oct. II he sold
his farm and apparently he was depressed
by the thought Of leaving.
Mrs. A. E. Clark of Barton was severe
ly frightened and shaken up by an angry
bull Oct. IA, but fortunately escaped seri-
GUS injuries. She was on the street near
the tub shop when bull which was be-
ing driven to the stock yard made for
her. She ran, but the animal struck her,
threw her down and tossed her with his
horns for some time until help came.
Mrs. Clark was somewhat bruised, terri
bly, frightened and the wonder is that she
was not killed by the enraged animal.
Frank Restelli, a carver in the employ
of NOvelli & Calcagni in Barre, met with
an accident Tuesday morning of last week
which will contine him to his bed for
some time. The accident, which hap
pened in peculiar manner, resulted in
breaking his left leg between the ankle
and knee. Restelli was coming down
some stairs from the blacksmith
shop with his hand full of tools and
in some way his foot caught ON large
granite chip and he fell, breaking the leg.
Rev. Frederick L. Billiard of the Con-
gregational church of Brandon, was ar
rested in Boston Oct. II for the theft OF
several valuable books from two book
stores and for the theft of a camera from
a Photographic supply store. One of
the books was a catechism more than 800
years old and valued at $50. The prices
OF the other books ranged down to So.
Mr.. Billiard refused to communicate with
any of his Brandon friends to secure bail
AMI was taken to the Iombs. He is be-
lieved to have mania for old books.
johnson post, No. %, G. A. R., of
Northfield, one of the oldest in the state,
has voted to dishand and will surrender
its charter at once. There are now y
members in the post and everything is
moving along tremendously, but the
membership is scattered, only four per-
sons belonging to the post being resi-
dents of the village. A number of mem
bers are in feeble health and thus the at
tendance at the meetings is usually very
limited, so much so in fact that it was de-
cided best not to attempt to continue the
post longer.
Dean Trip, a 14-year-old son of w. c..
Tripp OF Barton Landing, was accidental
ly wounded by a ball from a rifle held in
the hand OF another young man Oct. II.
The boys were examining a 22-calibre
rife and Russell Conner pulled back the
hammer to see if it was loaded. Some
how the gun was discharged and the ball
passed through the feshy part of Deans
hip, making a wound six inches long
from the point where the ball entered to
where it came out. 1t is thought the in
jury will not be serious if blood poison
ing does not develop.
In Montpelier city court last week, a
judgment for the plaintiff was entered in
the case OF A. w. Daley, manager OF the
Intercity baseball team, VS.. the Intercity
Athletic association. This suit was
brought by M. Daley to recover his sal
airy, amounting to $3.50, as manager of
the team for 1907. The Intercity associ-
alton has no money in its treasury and
there is no way in sight of raising the
amount for which Mr.. Daley has received
judgment except by selling the grand
stand. The lumber in this stand is worth
in the vicinity of $500.
Stats'e Attorney Tracy of Johnson and
DR.. B. H. Stone, director OF the state lab
Oratory at Burlington, went to Gilmore
Oct. is to investigate the death of the in
FAINT child of f. c. and Mary Moore, who
lived for a short time in the Pleasant VAL
ley neighborhOod. The husband and
wife separated and their child. aged three
and one-half months, died Sept. Is after
an illness of two weeks. Suspicious cir
cumstances led to a complaint being
made against the woman and the state 5
attorney and selectmen ordered an inves-
tigation. Mrs. Moore is held pending
the outcome of the autopsy, portions of
the baby's body being taken to Burling
ton for examination as to the cause of
death.
In supreme court last week. decisions
were rendered in two deer-chasing dog
cases that are regarded as test cases. In
the case OF A. Zonnotti vs.. Henry BolIes,
the court holds that man who shoots a
dog that is chasing a deer is liable for the
value of the dog. This was reversal of
a lower court decision. The other case
was State VS.. Amitcove Zonatti, the de-
PENDANT being the same person as the
plaintiff in the previous case. The lower
court had fined the defendant IS and
costs because beagle hound owned by
Zonatti had got on the track of a deer
while chasing rabbits. The decision of
the lower court is reversed and the re-
spondent declared not guilty on the
ground that the dog was not running at
large, but was in the control of the own
er.
It is believed that a large number of
Brattleboro people have been buncoed by
travelling band of gypsies. A boy APP
parently IA years cid visited all the
stores, offices and business places a few
days ago and solicited subscriptions for a
foot ball team which he said was being r
gained. The subscription PAPER con-
tanned a long list of names and the
amounts subscribed ranged from 25 cents
up to 81. Practically all of them paid.
Nothing has been heard of the boy since
then, and the boys of the village who
would know if foot ball team was being
/ organized say that no such movement is