Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-07


The case of VIM. z. and Mary Turner
vs.. Central Vermont Railway company
resulted In a victory for the railroad.
The plaintiffs sought to recover damages
for the destruction Of a house and farm
buildings and portions Of their contents
By fire alleged to have been set BY sparks
from engine PA while drawing the up
mail on the day OF Nov. ] last. Planting
evidence IS heretofore stated in this pa
per- tended to show the fire. was set as
stated above The premises are in the
town OF Hartford near what used to be
the old Woodstock station. The defend
ant company introduced evidence to the
effect that its engines were equipped with
the most modern and approved devices in
the way OF spark arresters; and that its
engine was carefully operated. At the
close OF the testimony, defendants coun-
sci made a motion for a verdict on the
ground that il had complied with the re-
q1irements OF the statute and had The
best devices as above stated, and had
carefully run the engine on the day in
question Moreover. the company
claimed the fact had not appeared that
the IRE actually started on the right OF
way OF the railway company. The mo-
tiOn was sustained on the grounds stated
and-verdict ordered for defendant. viii
liam aud Charles Batchelder for plaintiffs.
and with them F. l Laird for Vermont
Mutual Insurance Co. which had paid
$500 insurance to plaintiffs; C. W. Wit
ters, c. c. Fits and Raymond Trainor
for defendant.
There is only one more civil cause to
try and state cases will come up this
week.
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Tetanus Cured BY Use OF Anti-Toxln.
A remarkable cure in an advanced case
OF tetanus has just been effected at the
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington.
This disease was in former DAYS always
fatal in its termination, but improved
scientific research now makes q cure pos
sible.
The patient is Leo M. Baker OF HYDE
Park, man 81 years old. Nov. 2i. Mr..
Baker caught three fingers in q threshipq
machine mangle. Il became necessary 10
amputate two OF the fingers. In nine
days the FIRST symptoms OF tetanus or
lockiaw appeared and two days later. Dec.
II, the man was taken to the hospital.
Dec. 3, the attending surgeon amputat-
ed the three fingers above the disease 40
as to eliminate any OF the tetanus germs
which might be in the iacerated wound.
he was given .anti-toxin in 5000 unit
doses st intervals OF four hours night and
day until all symptoms Of the disease dis
appeared. During his stay in the hoepi-
tai he received all told ZOE, 600 units Of
anti-toxin, costing. about s163.50.
his jaws were set upon arrival at the
hospital, the mouth could be opened only
about quarter OF an inch and it was
very difficult for the patient to swallow.
The contraction began to give way in
about i've or six days and on the twelfth
DAY the disease began to improve. He
was sent home cured about the twenty
nth day after the disease developed.
The attending surgeon and hospital
stan leei that the mans life was saved by |
amputating the fingers SO as to eliminate |
the spread Of the germs and by the heroic
use OF anti-toxin.