Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

a nesting Oh Lut COMMITTEES 0HRQluE11
BY the governor to arrange for the publi-
cation Of digest of the decisions OF the
supreme court Of Vermont was held ut
the state house Friday. August 20. The
entire COMMITTEES consisting of o. u. Bar
Der Of Bennington, n. C. Weber of Rut
land and o. 8. Annis Of North Troy were
present. In view OF the importance of
the subject and its interest, particularly
to the bar OF Vermont, and Of the desire
Of the committee to adopt some method
which shall prove most thorough and
efficient It was thought best 10 say in
some such manner IS will meet the public
eye that the committee will gladly re-
ceive and consider any suggestions % to
the most desirable method of digeNtinR
to adopt. The committee therefore in
vites lawyers. or for that matter anyone,
to advance ideas on the subject.
Harry s. Smith has brought suit
against Elnora L Lindsay for s., 900 for
alleged breach of promise to marry.
Both parties live in Brattleboro. Smith
has been living at the Lindsay farm for
about four years. and during that time
he has paid q great deal of attention to
Miss Lindsay. June 26 OF this year she
agresd to marry him and set the date for
the wedding for the week beginning
July 4. On the date set for the wedding
Miss Linsday refused to be married.
Several times since, Smith nas endeavored
to have her change her mind but she has
refused to listen to him or to have any
thing to do with him. Smith claims
that Herbert Longeil, also of Brattleboro,
has been paying Miss Lindsay q good
deal of attention and he believes be is
responsible for her change OF attitude.
The suit Is returnable at the September
term OF the Windham county court.
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 21, as Con-
ductor Gale OF the White Mountain d.
vision OF the Boston q Maine railroad,
with Mrs. Gale and two daughters, was
taking an automobile trip, hen at the
narrowest and most dangerous part of the
mountain road one mile south OF East
/ Barnet the automobile turned to the left
and plunged over the bank to rock sew
eral feet below the road. One child was
pinned under the machine and was con-
siderably bruised and cut about the face
and head and the other daughter suffered
an injury to one hip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gale escaped without serious injury
I which was very remarkable considering
the dangerous place at which the acct
dent occurred, it being near q deep
ravine. II was near this spot that young
Doctor Davis OF Barnet met his death 10
q runaway accident many years ago.
Mrs. Davis, who was riding with her hus-
band, was saved BY being caught and
held between two trees.
Hayes ingalls,, 80 years old, shot and
fatally wounded himself at his home in
Rutland last week Wednesday night
while his wife was attending . band
concert. Before Mrs. ingalls, left for the
concert he told her be would commit
suicide II she went, but she placed nc
faith in his threat and leaving her year
old baby with Mrs. John McQuirk, who
lives In the same house. she went to the
park and knew nothing about ths
tragedy until she returned home. Mrs.
McQuirk says Ingalls, came down Stair
and kissed the baby as it lay in its car
riage. He then went back to his rooml
and soon after q shot was heard. When
neighbors entered the room, they found
Ingalls, lying on the floor in the parlor
A 32-calibre revolver lay BY his side
and the bullet which entered under tn.
back and came out on the right side Of
the back, lay in the chair In which b,
bad been sitting. Ingalls, was taken e
the City hospital, where he died shortly
after midnight.
Arthur Larabee, q South Ryegate younl
man, was killed Sunday, Aug. 22, a
Clark's drug store in Woodsville. N. n.
where be hsd been employed for few
months. No one was present at the tint
Of the accident and It Is not definitely
known bow the young man received Ri
injuries, but the indications are that b.
was struck by the governor on the engiD'
which was being used to freeze ice cream
the crank hitting him and knocking
him to the floor and continuing to hi
him in its revolutions until fellow-clerl
found him. The boy lived only tw'
hours after receiving his injuries Al
, examination revealed injuries in the bacl
of the head, the skull being broken II
where 1t had been hit by the generate
of the engine. It is probable that he wa
working about the engine, breaking 10
: to use in making ice cream and that hi
clothing became entangled in the betting
The young man who was II years old, i
survived BY his mother and two brothers
who reside in South Ryegate.
Morgan Horses at State Fair.
Breeders OF Morgan horses in othe
states, who have obtained their founda
, ton stock in Vermont are to show thei
horses ut the state fair at White Rive
, Junction, Sept. 81, %, % and "a
Among these Morgan horse breeder
who have notified the state fair commits
sion Of their intention to be present ar
Joseph G. Drunk of Rochester, ILL.,, VIII
J will bring 8 carload of Morgans, some o
them winners at the st. Louis exposition
, Of 1904, and A. r. Van Tsssel of Dubois
! Pa, who will bring Bob Morgan, perhap
as famous 9 Morgan sire as any nov
living, with q number Of his sons an,
daughters. It is also expected that tn
famous Bayside farm Of Rochester, N. Y.
will bring . number Of well-knowI
, Morgans.
The struggle for supremacy at thi
, great show Of Morgan horses, between
breeders from outside OF Vermont and th
breeders of this state, will be well wortl
seeing, as the Morgan horse men of Yer
mont will be out in greater force ant
number than q year ago.
An automobile trip by an admirer ans
friend Of the Morgan horse has Just beef
made among breeders Of Vermont