Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-30


sweetheart, while visiting him in Proc
tor, both bullets taking effect. The in
luries did not prove fatal. The respond
ent could not furnish bail and was re-
manded to Rutland county Jail.
The late United States Judge Hoyt H..
wheeler OF Brattleboro bequeathed to the
Wlndham county bar his new library to
be Kept at the county court house. This Ii
Drary mas Just been permanently located
In the court house at Newfane, where the
lawyers attending county court have had
an opportunity to avail themselves of il.
The library consists of $50 volumes.
which are in good condition. This gift
will obyiate to some extent the necessity
OF carrying law books to Newfare when
ever an attorney attends court there.
The will of George c. Dunton of I'M
derhill was proved in probate court last
week. Mr.. Dunton devised bequest of
sl,5Oo to Chentu college, Chentu, China,
an educational institution under the di-
rection OF the missionary society of the
Methodist church. This bequest goes to
establish an endowme fund the inter-
est of which is to be used perpetually for
the benefit of the college. The testator
states that this bequest is made in mem.
DRY of his sister, the late Martha P. Dun
ton, who for many years practised much
self-denial that she might be able to con-
tribute material aid to the cause of Chris
tian missions.n
Work at the state fair grounds. White
River Junction, was begun this week and
Supt. Fred L. Davis will make number
OF Improvements, which will be greatly
appreciated. TurnstiIes will be placed at
n he dc NIL
be great help in taking care of the
crowd. Last year it was almost impossi-
BILE to know how many people passed
through the gates. There will be several
attractions over last year, which will in
ciude flying machine. A polo team
from New York has been engaged for the
four days, and the Norwich cadets. an at
traction last year, will be present again
this year.
At East Barre Tuesday night of last
week, two teams collided in the darkness,
injuring Alfred Davis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Davis of that place. In the
collision, three men were thrown out,
the boy being the only one to remain in
his seat. His father, who was driving,
picked himself up and found the boy
sitting in an unconscious condition with
his head over the back of the seat. His
head is badly swollen and his condition
is serious, but is not known whether the
trouble is due to the shock or blow. 1t
is thought that the running horse
plunged into the approaching wagon and
landed on the Davis boy.
Willard Dodge of Dummerston hill, the
fifteen-year-old son of Mrs. Warner Mil
Ter, was shot through the right leg last
Thursday by the accidental discharge of
32-caliber revolver in the hands of his
younger brother, Mayo Dodge. The bull
let went through the leg below the knee
and entered the left leg, going downward
and making a wound several inches long
in the left leg. The wounded boy walked
to his home, which was nearby, and was
taken to the Lynch hospital in West Brat
tleboro, wi here the bullet was located by
X-rays. The two boys went out to hunt
woodchucks, but the revolver was not
working we'll and after attempting to OPP
crate it, Willard Dodge handed it to his
brother, who examined it with the result
as stated.
There was an insurance of $4,000 on the
livery stable of II. G. Smith, in Burling-
ton, which was burned last week
Tuesday morning. The loss is estimated
at IS. 900. A remarkable feature of the
led out through hole chopped in the
wall three hours after seven horses had
persisted. The barn was filed with hay
and there were many sleighs, cutters and
wagons stored in. the loft. Some of the
horses had just been taken in from the
pasture N. Fl. Barrows of Winooski,
Superintendent of the American wooden
mills, had left his pair of valuable horses
at the stables for the night. The animals
were smooth shod and he was afraid to
drive them on the icy road. Both were
burned to death.
The arguments in the case of Simpson
vs. the Rutland Railroad company were
made in Washington county court Thurs
day and the case went to the jury late
that afternoon. The jury rendered YER
dict for the plaintiff to recover $1,000
and his costs. Suit was brought to re-
cover 5000. Mr.. Simpson, the plain
tiff. testified that he was butter maker
until the time of the accident and since
that time he has been unable to follow
his vocation. His pay for services dur
ing the time he was employed as butter
maker amounted to about SIS month.
He also told the story of the wreck, how
the trainin which he was riding on Dec
1. 1906, was hit and that he was thrown
40 feet down an emDdnknent. ne WAS
unconscious for time and upon regain
ing his consciousness he found the right
leg broken and the left numbed so that
he could not use it, and he was otberw Use
hurt.
An adjustment of the affairs of X. w.
Taft and his divorced wife, Mrs. Winona
B. Taft, was reached Friday, privately,
was ratified by franklin county court
and Mr. Taft was released from Chitten-
den county Jail when the certificate was
received from the clerk of Franklin coun-
ty court, certifying that he bad been
purged of contempt. The settlement is
practically according to the terms offered
By Mr.. Taft some months ago and again
recently. The SANDER and libel suits
brought by Mr.. Taft against G. c. and F.
C. Gillette are not to be discontinued and
his right to petition for new trial is not
in any way limited. Mrs. Taft receives a
house in Burlington in full settlement for
alimony, past and present. Mr.. Taft has
been in jail since March IL for contempt
of court in not paying alimony to Mrs.
Toft who received a decree of divorce