Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-13

8 which carries go, 900 insurance on th
: state hospital for the insane at Water
bury, has been given to understand tha
Atty Zen. J. @. Sargent has ruled tina
the Insurance. companies carrying insur
4 auce on that building can pay their losse
4 to the trustees OF the hospital but tina
these officials have no right to use thu
4 money until the legislature Of Vernon
: gives its sanction.
e The state board OF health is getting
after Rutland property owners who's
I buildings have no outside fire escapes
Following instructions of the state au
thorities, DR.. @. F. Bell, local health ofi
I Ger, has made an inspection of Rutland
buildings and be found 20 public rtruc.
lures which do not comply with the law,
, among them being the two principal
hotels and the Mead building, the larg
est business block. Owners have been
notified TO put up escapes forthwith.
While chopping tree Dec. 80 in the
woods at Mortified, James Travers be.
came pinned beneath the log. His COM
panion was compelled to saw the log be-
fore he could be released. Then be had
to lay in the snow until aid and team was
summoned from the foot of the noun
tain. He was brought to his home and
then taken to the Fanny Allen hospital at
Burlington. The leg was badly fractured
just above the ankle, one bone being
broken twice, the other once and split.
A $50, 900 damage suit has been entered
in Washington county court BY Maurice
Lamontagne of Barre against the Jones
Bros. company, the granite concern, as
the result of an accident suffered by the
plaintiff in September, 1908. A rock hit
Lamontagne in the top OF the head, frac-
turing the skull He now claims that
the hearing OF one ear is destroyed and
that Of the other is affected; also that mis-
eyesight is injured. He claims that the
defendant company is liable for the in
juries.
The Rutland Railway, Light q Power
Co., has already leased the property of the
Fair Haven Electric Co., for n term OF 10
years, together with it's plant and lines.
The deal was brought about on account
OF the Rutland concerns proposed electric
railway extension from Fair Haven to
Poultney, and il this property was not
taken over il would indefinitely postpone
the development Of the power at Rutland
compauy's two reservoirs at Chittenden
I
pany furnishes light for Poultney and vi
entity and obtains its power from Cary
er's falls.
The annual meeting of the Rutland
County Agricultural society was held
Jan. 5. Che treasurer, EdN in II. Horton
OF Chittenden, reported that the receipts
of the last fair were s7,22s.7l and the
disbursements amounted to $7,017.64,
leaving balance OF f211.07. There has
been great dissatisfaction as to the
management of the last fair as the
attendance was the largest in q decade,
yet the premiums OF 1910 are unpaid
and there are other debts outstanding.
The society laid out 300 in permanent
repairs on the grounds and paid 81, 200 on
old debts.
@. w. Marks, q millionaire shoe manu-
facturer OF Chicago, left about a million
dollars to relatives and friends and en-
ployees, including the following in YER
mont: To Annabel Anterior OF Caven- |
dish, a cousin, u, 900; TO Mrs. Jennie r. I
archer OF Proctor, 81 900; to Mrs. George /
Alfred and Lydia Person Of Perkinsville,
81 900 each; to Gilbert A. Davis of Felch- |
vile, $4,000; to William Hyland OF Gas
setts, $4,000; to Carlos and Don Hawkins |
of Reading, $1,000 each; to Marcia II. /
Leonard White OF White River Junction,
IS, 900, and to Marcia H. Sherwin OF
Reading, $1,000.
Edwin Taylor of Barre, who was found
guilty OF adultery at the fall session Of
Washington county court and sentenced
TO pay fine or stand imprisonment, has
paid his fine, waving his appeal to su-
preme court The dne was $500 and the
added costs brought the total to about
1925 The case attracted q great deal OF
attention during the trial, because OF the
fact that the respondent is a married man
Of good standing in Barre and his wife
was faithful to him throughout, sitting
beside him in the court room. The YER
! ict Of the jury was q surprise to many
md Taylor took an appeal to the higher
court.
Brattleboro Salvation Army circles were
IN upheaval last week, when 1t was
earned that Mrs. John T. Peterson,
formerly a member Of the local corps, had ]
rome to parts unknown. She carried be- /
Iides her own belongings some OF her
husbands. She was dropped from the (
oils of the Salvationists some time ago
or improper conduct. Lately she he'd
,een amusing herself writing strange let '
ers, irrational in character, to Brattle- q
,oro's most prominent business men. c
search will be instituted for Mrs. Peter s
on as It is believed she is insane. Her I
husband is prominent in salvation Army t
ircles.
William H. Sawyer, general manager Of =
he Excelsior Candy Co., was seriously q
INJURED in a runaway accident last week 4
Monday on the road from Burlington 90 j
Vinooski. As the horse SHE'D at a pile n
4 stones near the road, its hind feet I
truck the sleigh, which frightened the g
nimal, causing il to run. Mr.. Sawyer
tempted to jump and in so doing his B
eet became entangled in the robe and be c
vas thrown with great force to the p
round, striking on his head, which was v
,adly cut. 1t was necessary to take sew b
raj stitches. His body was badly o
iruised, but no internal injuries we're dis p
overed.
Last fall James Howe of South New !
ane, who is in his nth year, slipped
rom load OF corn fodder, injuring his
light shoulder. No bones were broken,
ut the shoulder has been constantly 9
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