Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-20


be an object lesson for the Legislature az
1910. For this reason he wishes mis-
land to be not more than ten miles from
Montpelier and not more than five IL such
can be secured.
In the 9th trial Of the case OF Stephens
.. Place vs. the Grand Trunk Railway Co.
TO recover for injuries suffered while
Working Tor the company at the coal
ehntes, Island Pond, the jury in Essex
county court was unahle 10 agree and was
discharged. The case has been heard
Three times In the county court and twice
IN the supreme court.
y. L. Morgan, superintendent Of the
house Of correction al Rutland, says there
are not enough male prisoners in the in
stitutiou to perform the labor necessary
to he done. Governor Prouty will proba-
bly, authorize the transfer OF long-term
county jail prisoners 10 Rutland, where
they can serve their sentences and at the
same time be ia position 10 labor.
Tuieil Audette, river driver Of Norton
Mills, while working on the logs fell into
the river on Pau's stream at Lancaster,
\. H., recently and was drowned. The
body was recovered three hours later and
his three brothers, who we're working
with him, took the body home. Mr..
Audette was ss years old and is sur
yived by bis vile and three children.
DR.. Jacob J. Ross, house surgeon at the
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, has
received an appointment from the Meth
odist board OF foreign missions as med
ical missionary with headquarters at
Pekin, China, to date from September /.
DR.. Ross graduated from the University
OF Vermont in 1904 and from tine college
OF medicine Of the same institution 10
1908.
Although there was downpour Of
rain the Champlain Arbor day exercises
were fttingly observed by the students
and faculty OF Middlebury college, at
which time formal possession was taken
OF the new campus recently donated to
Middlebury college by Col. Joseph Bat
college buildings. Gov. G. II. Prouty
gave an address.
Otto Sandstrom, a Finlander, SO years
old, employed as quarryman by the Yer
mont Marble Co. at West Rutland for
sixteen years, vas found dead in a pool
Of water two feet deep at West Rutland
Friday. He Is said to have been intoxi-
Gated the night before and Is supposed to
condition. The selectmen say death was
duo to drowning.
While attempting to kill a fly Satur-
day, Mrs. j. N. Hall Of Brattleboro fell
through the window of the third story OF
her home and suffered injuries from
which she died at the hospital Sunday.
Mrs. Hall fell so feet, iracturing one hip
and injuring herself internally. She is
fs..I 49, a- kr.a 10
employed by the Estey Organ company
for 80 years, and two daughters.
Guy w. Bailey, secretary of state,
states that thus far be has refused an au-
tomobile license to only one man. One
year ago about ], 800 automobile licenses
were taken out and thus far only about
600 have applied for new licenses. The
law passed by the legislature Of 1908 pro-
vides that new licenses must be taken out
in all cases as q guide to the secretary Of
state in fixing the tax on. thu. machines.
The Chestnut Hill Reservoir Co and
the Sunset Lake Water Co. Of Brattleboro
have fled in the Office OF the secretary OF
state at Montpelier articles of ineorpora-
ton merging the two companies and
making the united capital stock 100000.
The par value of each stock is 800. All
the debts OF the separate companies will
be cared for by the new company which
carries the name of the Brattleboro Water
Works Co.
The appraisers Of the estate OF George
Bartlett, late OF Brandon, were surprised
when they went to the farm on Birch hill,
where the deceased lived, to appraise the
property. They had supposed, as did
everybody. that Bartlett's only possession
was a half interest in the farm, but 8
cigar box was unearthed containing a.,
O6s in time-worn bills, and bank books
showing deposits OF $1,000 in banks
without the state.
Daniel Wooley committed suicide al
the Everett Miner farm in Guilford Cen
ter April 80 by hanging, his body beinG
discovered in a narrow passage way il
the barn by q member Of the family, lif'
having been extinct for some time. ~
had been respondent OF late. Mr.
WooIey was about 35 years old, somewha
below normal in intellect, but fairly
J good worker until disabled by aceiden
I about six years ago.
The three-year-old daughter Of Barne,
Cantor, a Bennington grocer, has beef
taken 10 one OF the Troy hospitals to b
2 treated for a broken thigh. With he
mother the child was thrown from bug
} gy May 9, and received other inturie
( than the broken thigh The harness
] broke while the rig was descending
J steep hill and the horse ran, collidinI
3 With and taking a wheel from anothe
! buggy containing two men.
Albert Phillips Of Duxbury, who wa
taken to Heaton hospital, Montpelier, las
g week Monday with a paralyzed spine
! died there Friday following an operation
? II was really a case OF broken neck AM
e from the first the man bad very siir
chance for his life. file was moving ha
e and fell from the load, striking agains
3 the house, injuring his back in such
manner that he was completely paralyzed
( He was q prominent farmer in Duxnury
+ The order Of the state board of healt
I that skim milk and buttermilk deiivere
4 to farmer patrons for feeding young stoc
4 must be scalded at the creameries TO XII
? tuberculosis germs is proving disastrou
8 10 calves and young pigs in the vioinit
OF Barre. Several animals have died irot
IL q 4al MILF and