Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

Ethel Beatty, and badly damaged q tene-
ment house owned by r. H. Whitman.
Mr.. Whitmsn's loss is covered by insur-
ance, but the loss to household effects of
neither family is insured. II is not
known what the cause Of the fire was,
but it appeared to be in the vicinity OF Q
small clothes closet on the second floor.
1t quickly reached the attic, and proved
hard fire to fight because Of dense
smoke. The fire was one of the smouId-
ering kind, and the damage to the build
ing was more from water and smoke than
from fire. The damage will probably
not exceed $1,000 to all parties. Mrs.
Beatty was driven from her home by the
fire of Aug. 10, 1907. Mr.. and Mrs.
WhaIey have five small children, and the
prompt work of c. II. Austin saved the
baby, who was sleeping in the room adj
| joining the one in which the fire was first
noticed.
| Supervisors Of Insane Make Report.
DIR. r. NJ. Pelton Of Richford, DIR. G. S.
Foster OF Putney and DIR. +. +. Steele of
Montpelier, state supervisors OF the in
sane, have prepared their biennial report
and forwarded it to the printers. II
shows a decrease of fourteen in the num-
Der of patients at the hospitals over that
OF two years ago and also that the num-
Der of deaths has increased. The board
does not attribute the decrease in the
number of state patients to any great ex-
tent to the law that relatives shall sup
port patients in the institutions as much
as possible.
The supervisors recommend more secure
quarters for patients in the criminal
wards and il necessary additional nurses.
| Fire protection at the Brattleboro retreat
| is recommended. The board is satisfied
that Mildred Brewster, who was placed
in the family of William Ross in Hard
wick by the court, is earning her living,
and that the confidence which the court
placed 10 her to live outside the institu-
tion has not been betrayed.
The supervisors speak highly OF the
regulations and conditions at the state
Hospital at Waterbury, how their visits
have been made when least expected and
the wards found in excellent condition.
They give a large number Of figures show
ing the number sent from each county.
Chittenden has 20, Washington 81,
Franklin 81, while the remainder have
not sent nearly as many patients.
The supervisors have refused to allow q
petition brought by them to get Ray
Mullins released from the state prison,
where be was committed two years ago
next month. The board met at Windsor
last week and after an examination OF
Mullins, it was unanimously voted not TO
grant the request which was made py
Davis and Davis of Windsor, on the
grounds that he is now sane. The board
refuses to say for publication whether
Mullins is sane at this time or not. Null
Inns was indicted for murder in the first
degree and in Washington county court
at the September term of 1905 be was
found not guilty by reason OF insanity.
Judge George NJ. Powers sentenced him
to Windsor until such time as the Wash
ipgton county court should release him.
The so-called Ray Mullins case was the re-
suit of the sudden death of Fred Batcbel-
I der in Barre March IS, 1906, when Null
, Inns was attending him as nurse and after
, Batchelder's death large quantity OF ar
: senic was found in his organs, death be
; ing due to poisoning.
: Six Years Strike at Rutland Ended
At conference in Rutland last weei
between F. r. Patch OF the f. X. Patcf
Manufacturing Co., o. NJ. Barber of Ben
nington, representing the company, ant
p. F. McManus, representing Protector
lodge, No. 215, international, and r.
Mulhollsnd of Toledo, Ohio, Association
of Machinists, and its individual mem
e beers. a settlement was reached in thu
8 suits at law and in equity brought by thu
: compauy against the union and its indi
. yidual members. Messrs. Patch, Barber
s and McManus have filed stipulationi
: 9th II. A. Hartman, clerk Of the RUTLAND
a county court. for a dismissal Of the suits
8 and a strike which has been in existenc'
: since 1902, causing protracted legal tan
t giles. thus comes to an end. The term'
e Of the settlement were not given out, bu
a il is understood that both sides to thu
i controversy are satisfied with the ar
y engagements made.
e The strike began In May, 1902, being
: declared by Protection lodge against tn
: Patch company and the Lincoln IroI
s works as the result of difference which
: arose regarding the number OF hours tina
e should constitute days work. suits
+ law and in equity were brought later o.
, the Patch company against Protectioi
lodge and the individual members theree
e to recover for alleged damages to tn
!. compapy's business, resulting from tn
+ demonstration.
Il In 1905. q verdict for the company 4
Q recover 81, 500 and costs was returned b!
4 a Jury in county court against the lodg
: and it's members. The case went to tn
4 Vermont supreme court, which sustaine'
4 the verdict. Suit was then brought un
= der the Vermont Statutes against the in
? dividusl members who were then EN-
;, ployed elsewhe and their wages wer
\ attached for the amount Of the verdict.
A Jury in county court then dismisse
Il eight OF the cases, holding all the othe
a members of the lodge responsible. Thi
:. anti has been pending settlement in tn
"a supreme court and will now be dropped
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