Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-24

under Quarautine since the disease was
diagnosed as smallpox early in Novepa-
Der.
ssDr." H. N. stiner, proprietor Of
travelling medicine show, was arrested at
Huhbardton last week "Wednesday on the
charge Of practising medicine without
state license. He pleaded not guilty and
was bound over in the sum Of e400 to
the March grand jury. Stiner sold med
icine on q guarantee to cnre'i basis
and States Attorney Jones has receipts
for SIS and $3.50 given BY stinef to
Middletown people for medicine bought.
There it Is charged that DR.. Stiner held
consultations and gave guarantees 70
cure, doing all this without 3 license
from the state board Of medical registra-
ton, which the law requires. DR.. stiner
carried a little show With his medicine
and three or four people, giving an enter
tainment with the rest.
The account Of three brothers marrying
three sisters, which recently appeared In
New York paper, being commented
upon as something very remarkable,
brings from Pawlet resident the inform
alton that that town has an instance OF
the kind, three brothers, Fayette, Horace
and Norman Hulett, marrying three sis
wick. And that Is not ALL Mr. Bost
wick, father OF the girls, and Mrs. Hull
EFT. mother Of the boys, becoming widow
er and widow the second time, married
each other. The town also has another
interesting marriage oftwo families very
similar. Two brothers and q sister,
Adams, jerome and Melissa Bromley,
married two sisters and q brother, Mary,
Iaurn and Jonathan Clark.
Papers have been served on the Lorine
Farnum Co. Of Boston. the constructing
engineers OF the new dam OF the Connect
icut River Power Coz, between Vernon
and Hinsdale, n. H., in a suit for $4,000
brought by Mrs. Emma F. Cutler OF
Hinsdale. N. H, administrative of the es-
tate Of the late Eugene F. Cutler, also OF
Hinsdale. Cutler was employed by the
company as q stationary engineer and
fireman previous to and on Oct. II. On
that date he was killed while operating
a small Traction engine used to carry &c.
ment. The complaint alleges that the
railroad track was improperly erected,
that the deceased was not properly
warned Of the dangers of operating tbs
engine, that he was using. due care and
that the company showed gross negli
gence.
Quite q novel thing has been begun al
Montpelier seminary, namely, q nigh
, school for newcomers to this country
About seventeen men have begun the
/ work. these men all being we'll educated
in their own language. They. represen
! four countries, Austria, Italy. Sgitzer
! land and Spain. They are very easy T.
teach, learning with . readiness tina
! would do credit to any American bori
! youth. They are taking this plan in or
der to gain a good knowledge OF the Gus
! toms and business practices Of thei
i adopted country. Two Of the teacher
have charge OF this evening school, Pro
I. lessons Cooper and Hodgson. These mel
! have both had quite an experience II
teaching night school, but this is tn
most interesting work they have ever IN
dertaken.
Edwin McKirryher Of Rutland, hi
I wife and four children, narrowly escape'
! asphyxiation Dec. Is by coal gas escaping
I from the cook stove. Il is believed tina
! il the members Of the family had beef
! subjected to the fumes two or three hour
I more, at least two fatalities would hav
! resulted. inst before retiring that night
Mr.. McKirryher replenished the coal il
the stove and supposed that he hat
opened the damper in the stove pipe q
|, allow the gas to escape, and to deaden tn
FIRE be partially opened one OF the grid
Z dies. He was found on the floor in tn
morning. One Of the sons, Erwin, wa
|. unconscious. Mrs. McKirryher was bad
: ly affected and the two other sons and th
daughter were also in need Of medical al
tention. Oxygen was use to resuscitat
the parents and II is believed that all ar
|. now out Of danger
: Mrs. Mary Pannell Of Island Pond wa
Z fatally burned in an accident which OF
: Cured late Friday night, Dec. II. Sine
last July. Mrs. panne1l had been en-
: ployed in taking care Of Mrs. Elbridg
. Currier, who is helpless with rheuma
] tism. She went to repienish the fire lat
; in the evening and whether a coal fror
! the stove ignited her nightdress O
Z whether the lamp she carried explode
Z will probably never be known. but sh
! was immediately enveIoped in flame.
Her screams attracted Mr.. Currier and b
+ wrapped her in q fur coat 30 that the fir
: was extinguished and summoned 3 doc
: tor, but the woman was so badly burned
: the flesh peeling in strips from the bones
: that she died the next morning. He
!, suffarings were so intense that she wa
unable to tell how the accident occurret
' Mr.. Curriers' hands and wrists were bai
" burned in rescuing the woman.
According to statistics furnished BY Il
= secretary Of state, there have been 1oz
automobils licenses issued since Dec. II
Y 1907. an increase OF o12 over the numbs
issued up to Dec. IS, 1907. Dec. I, 19Ol
= was the end OF the frst year that autom'
biles were licensed in this state, and I
: that date there had been Sta licenses 4
= sued. A new law was made in 190l
: making It necessary to relicense mi
= chimes, and Dec. !, 1906, there had bee
867 licenses issued, gain of 355, part
= which were licenses issued under the ne
y law. Dec. 10, 1907. saw 1916 licenses
sued, q gain OF 449 during the year, an
80 far this year the gain has been 81
The dealers all over the state are maxim
~ preparations for the biggest automobi
st season in the history Of this state, an
is have contracted for over double the nun
OF Der ordered last year. An estimate OF Al
t. tomobiles in Rutland county, given By q