Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

knocked over and his foot was cnt of
above the ankle. He was taken to the
Heaton hospital at Montpelier. Besides
/ his righ leg being cut on above the knee,
be had cut on the head in which three
stitches were taken.
William Wilson. who lives with his
brother, Fred Wilson, in Derby, met
death in a peculiar manner Wednesday
night, Dec. 1. Coming home late, be
went to the barn and by mistake walked
out of the wrong door, falling thirty feet
TO the yard below. He struck on his
head on the frozen ground, infiicting an
ugly wound. When Fred Wilson went
to the barn at O'Clock the following
morning be found the PROSTATE form OF
his brother in the yard covered with
blood and with both hands frozen. He
was unconscious and lived but twelve
hours after being found.
The Rev. W. II. Spence, pastor of the
Congregational church at Rutland, in a
newspaper interview sharply criticized
the selling OF tickets on certain articles to
be drawn by lot, including a IS gold
piece, on " hicb $40 was realized, at the
annual sale Of the Ladies' Hospital Aid
the proceeding as pure gambling and a
travesty in the name of charity. The
members of the society realized $3.50 for
the hospital from the affair and as they
are among the city's most prominent
women and leaders in the various
churches there is a good deal OF feeling
over the criticism.
Gilman @. Martin of Norwich was
killed Dec. by a tree he was cutting
down on bis woodlot falling on him.
Mr.. Martins son, Earl, and W. B. War
rem OF NorW ich were working with him
and the tree was partly sawed of when,
without the least warning, ii fell to the
ground, striking Mr.. Martin. II was
necessary to cut the log in two before 1t
could be removed, and the man died be-
fore he could be extricated, his back and
several ribs being broken. Mr.. Martin
was so years old and was born and had
always lived in the same house in Nor
wich. He had held many town offices
and was road commissioner for several
years.
The Burlington Drug company, against
whom an information had been filed in
Chittenden county court by States At
AOAHo1 DhHWg tA1u WIN D1AAAHB
various liquors to James A. Merrill with
out first submitting samples to be anal
yzed, was fined 1900 Thursday upon an
agreed statement Of facts. A fine OF 1900
was imposed upon James A. Merrill Mr..
Merrill was found guilty by jury of vio-
lating his fourth class liquor license by
selling 3 barrel Of ale to the Elks' club in
Montpelier, the club being non-li-
censees and Montpelier being q no-li-
cense town. Exceptions will be taken,
however, and the case wilt be taken to
the supreme court.
1t is announced that the case of e. 7.
and H. K. Ide against the Boston q Maine
Railroad Co., which was on the docket of
Caledonia county court, has been seUtled
out OF court. This case was tried at the
June, 1908, term OF county court, at
which time the Ides secured a verdict OF
slightly over $4,000, it being alleged
that the railroads engines were response
BILE for the burning of the Ide mill. 1t
was the largest amount ever awarded by
jury in the county. The case was APP
pealed to the supreme court, the result
being that the cause was rsmanded. The
amount agreed upon in the settlement