Source, Rutland Weekly Herald--Thur. Dec. 14, 1905. Page 5. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. This Week's News of The City and Vicinity Briefly Told. Death of Wilson S. Barker. Tuesday afternoon the body of Wilson S. Barker, who died at the Massachusetts General hospital, Monday, as the result of being struck by a train in Boston Saturday night, brought to Rutland for burial. The body was accompanied by Frank Barker and Charles A. Matthews. Wilson Barker was 34 years old. He lived in this city until recently when he moved to Beverly, Mass., to work in a machine shop. While a resident of Rutland, Mr. Barker was employed as a teamster for G. H. and H. W. Cheney. The accident Saturday night, occurred at the drawbridge just outside of the North station. William M. Smith of Athol, Mass., was injured and died a few minutes after he was taken to the hospital. Barker's skull was fractured. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby