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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30
PITTsFIELp.

Mrs. Henry Anthony is III with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Lura Brown has been very much
worse the past week, but is reported to be
more comfortable at this writing.
Mrs. W. II. Breed and Mrs. George
Davis were in Stock bridge last week to
help care for Mrs. Frank Davis, who is
in.
Almon Bishop and wife OF Rutland and
Mrs. George Bishop Of New York state
were in town last week TO attend the
funeral OF their aunt, Miss Ellen Bishop.
Miss Ellen Bishop died at the home
OF her nephew, Frank Bishop, Monday,
Mar. ~ aged Il years. The funeral was
held at the house Thursday, Mar. 3, at
10 a. NJ, Rev. w. n. Roberts officiating
The funeral Of Seth Boutwell,, who died
at his home in Sherburne. was held in
the NJ. +. church Thursday afternoon.
Mar. ., Rev. MIR. Long, pastor OF the
Congregational church at Bethel, officiat-
ing.
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WEST aRookEIEIn

Curtis Annis is at work for viii Bqnis-
ter.
Wilbert Norman Of Braintree and Stella
q. White OF Brookfield were married
March Is by Rev. j. II. Urban at his home
in this place.
DR.. Greene of Bethel was at Darius
Hatch's Thursday in consultation with Dr.
Rumrill Of Randolph. Mr.. Hatch remains
about the same.
Lewis Chadbourn did not 20 to Waits
field, IS reported last week. While work
ing for 7. 4. Bowman, he met with main.
full accident In some way he crushed one
finger, splitting Il open to the bone. A
doctor dressed il and it is doing well.
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Henry J. surreIIe Is umpIre.

The Sioux City journal OF issue March
9th contains a very iiattering notice OF
II. j. Burrelle, Bethel boy who has made
his mark in the baseball world. The
notice states as follows:-
'tFor fifteen years Handsome Harry
Burrelle has been actively connected with
baseball, first as pitcher, then manager
and now as umpire. He has been APP
pointed by President Norton a mem Der
OF the staff of men who will handle the
indicators in the Iowa State League.
lie has made his home in Sioux city for
the past few years and is at present i'm
the employ OF the John ArensdOlph Mer-
camille Co. He reports for duty May 1st
Burrelle is Green Mountain boy, having
Oeen born in Vermont. where he pitched
himself into notice with amateur teams.
His first professional engagement was
with Dubuque, Iowa, from where be went
20 Joliet. He attracted the attention OF
the major league teams and played one
season with the st. Louis Browns
Milwaukee obtained him the following
year and then he had season with
Springfield, Mass. He occupied the slab
for DesMones and Rock Island and then
went to Memphis.
But the south paw which had won
many hard battle was going back on
Burrelle and he was relegated To the
smaller leagues. But he brought his
wing back by careful treatment and for
three years was on the slab for Omaha.
His last active engagement as pitcher was
with this club in 1900 From there he
went to Mason City to assume the duties
of mana ger. He picked up the Indicator
and umpired for the Iowa and South
Dakota league and then last year for the
Iowa State League. His work was SO
that nc has been again APP
pointed. As a pitcher, Surrelle in his
prime was one of the bes. He had plenty
OF speed, "a good break and a well con
trolled slow ball. Personally, Burrelle |
has always been very popular, always
giving his best effort TO everything that
be undertook
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30

BELLE woRrHEN " WILLARD woETmS
State of Vermont
Orange County Court

Z t'iaAtt htI hNfllIiN Nls
orange county Court
june Term. IaH
whereas Belle worthen of Randolph a be-
4 County y Orange, has alsd in the uftce M iaf
elefh - orange County Court her Nhfl fr
A'fNe settling forth It's substance that re F4s
-e-lii4 married o. Willard WurtheH at La.alaf
pm the state % New Hampshire hY Rev lr
mont ROPER minister 90 she Gospel al fHD -s
lal W Apri, A. ID. 1885. and that She lived VIE
the eaid willard In the faithful performance Z
hrf mArflhEe covenants tlll nov 81 ISIS. whoa iae
'h.H WIZARD cruelty ANA Wautunlv deserted Httt
SUI we saia willard, although of sutieIea' D.
hltFf and physical ability 10 O. dis. bad r".H-
ald neglected t0 provide I'D the SAIL Belle l-f
ha, treated her with great cruelty and HfH.e1
able severity. and nr4gluc that Tar tlr U.-ss-
al.ft-ald said marriage NAV De- dissolved a1A g
Murtheu
and q being made a. appear that the said Mt
.afl MurthFn o. Withnnf this STATE. I'D ttal "a CUE
t1l cannot he served upon him
therefore, b D. ordered that notice ~ tlH ID
y, ~! ~ sad ~ - ~ given him hy rut.i.ai
tht Nuhstahce thereof, together WIFI tHlr WMa
~ tnt Herald and News newspaper rHHl.lal
~ hindoirh iu the County of nran-r a.s
MrtAs successfully, the lnst ~ which HIH
il'ir y be 40 least siN weeks prior o. faH %.
81! %. TIE next term g Orange County cIrra
ntiH q chelsea, iH the County ~ uran-r.
! hr uIet IntHaac oi June, A. ID. 1855,
tune Tue said willard Wurfhem is Hf .rHl
appear and shou cause, III any ne hHYr NhE ~
oyer pi said petition should not BE- ErlnIti
'tNtn under mT hand 90 Chelsea. iu on. '.a.-
'' range, thi. ltth day uf March, A. % I..I
lbN CURTIS :. EMERY .."Ih
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Petition for Divorce.
MARTHA g. BURNoR Y. MIDDLE BUBNoh
State Of vermont.
Orange County Court


whereas, Martha D. Burnor a. StraBgri. u &
..ultN of Orange, has nlfd in the Utilt "
gitfA OF Orange County Court her lHf- p"
t"Ne, setting forth in sui stance fhat ..r
-4l-l married o. Middle Burner 90 Ea
lHll 5qne =, itoe, BY Rev. Blake. M n..ter ~. Il
11'.pei duly qualified 60 sulemulEe ~
llAt me lived with the said Middle ln
w Nisca4ree ui the duties Imposed hl I"
tttAc contract, az said Stranurd. rul a."
NAtl SD Middle wilfuilg and cruelty
W sea Martha; aud although of suH.e.
--liIl ana physical ability 30 dn. BIAS r'
80 ,,eied g. support the said MarthEt a..
W. itlai Tor the causes aforesaid said if-
Atif ne dissolved and 3 hll ~ nlEort
sl.to the said Mania +. Burner. .-al.
- " n Y being made u appear thaf the rs.
- hlrnur i without tbts state. So ihsI
w caiaut BE- served uuun hm-
therefore, Dc o. ordered thar notice % I.
l.t II e4il libel De- given him by niiN
'N.ieiaace thereof. together wtfA l
W. heFati q uu News. neWsraf.tr se
q t..nlHiphl in the County 90 ut
\ e.a- success ifeiY. the HSr OBJ uHleH
r 20 re 60 beast SIX weeks urfsf H
q NE next term ~ Orange Caaaft Wa.
Il s4 q chelsea. in The county u
W. i3es W June A. D.
tAe le s4td Middle Barnor Is ordered
-.NW cause. r ans he have Wha
il petition should nnf ha Grarfef
owen under nv hand 40 Chei-aa
4. Hlalee. this litl daV 30 March. q. -
CE HIlS s. EahAss
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30

Colonel John q Fuller 81 Honey Grove.
Texas. nearly met bis Waterloo from liver
and kidney trouble. I'M q resent letter De
ssgss--'l vas nearly dead 80 these com
plants. aud, although ] tried my family
doctor, he did me no good, So ] got a Soc
bottle oi your great Electric Bitters. which
cured me. ! consider them the best med
icine on earth. and thank God who gave
You the know ledge to make them Guar
anteed Go cure dyspepsia, hiliousncss aud
kidney disease. 19c a bottle.
For sale by Drew a Leonard and F. Z.
Brvan. Randolnh.
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The Cash Market
!. D. uTCHFIELD, PROP.
Petition for Divorce.
ARrHuB b cowDERY v. CORA A. cowpEm
State 0f Vermont
Orange COUNTY Court

Orange County Court
whereas. Arthur y. Cow,ierS IA Rfatfl-.'s &
County u Orange, has aled in the office X ~
clerk ~ orange CuuntF Court his tihel ga g#r-#
setting forth in substance that ho vas .agsT
married O. Cora a IuCklo then ct prnrrraH s
arhusetts 0u the 9Th day II December. h
~. 1885, hK Richard iI Kennedy q minister n fh#
Gospel then and There duly authorized o. salaa#
nlEr marriages az said pepperel8 THAT slfas
said marriage theaslfid parties lived tlesftsr i
husband and wife m the state 81 NtHrHHf n
Bradford aforesaid ffuu thence hitherto rieaff
part q the time irnm, q wit, May, ist la#8
January, 1902 Thai dnfng sHid coYcrtura ne
said thellant on bis nmrt bias faithfully EeH 6s
marriage covenant and VerfurmeaaN fhF duties
HppefainiuE theremi bot that the said ureles
but BIAS violated the samei Tor that Ifc at
hhelee since said maria 20 and while said PARTIES
we're residing IN this &tate " Vermont o. H.i &
bradford lu the County q orange, W.lfg'li aa
without Just cause, deserted the said ibr'lsHf e
thr alth DAY ui March, 1919, and ever since eos
tnued such desertinu, aud praying that On tae
causes aforesaid sad marriage maF BE- dissolved
4 , h.i oi divorce Sranted unto The said ATilu
And L being made 10 appear that me aH Gin
A. CuWdery ls without this atatn. ~ that g aus
ton cannot De- served UPON her
Therefore 10 b. ordered that notice 81 che Hza-
denc1 1T said libel BE- given her hF pufNrIu5H u
thc substance thereof together wlth fhIs artgf
IN the Herald and News, q newspaper published
progressively, THE last # which paburau0r. a
bc % least - weeks prior o. the fret ily % Gee
ntAl term OF orange County Court O. De- nU.I e
1hrisea, in the County q Orange, on -le irsl
Cora A. Gov dery T. ordered o. appear and shaa
cause, i any she have why the PRAYER "a 1a
petition should not be granted
Gwen under ms hand at Chelsea. fn tIp County
OF orange this tlth daY az MarCh a n 1903
Curtis :. EMERY C.efl
NaNln > ApnAnt ATTY Tor Lihellant lth
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Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree Ia
refund the money on a 50-oent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar il il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
9, y. Black. South Royalton.
Geo. A. Laird, Royalton.
Walbridge q Heath, Sharon.
Badger 4 Moves, Sharon.
Edward Miller, East Barnard.
M. J. Sargent 4 Son, South Rnyalton.
W. nj, Adams, North Pomfret
A. l. Morse & Co., West Hart ford
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30
IneredIhle RrutnlI.u

II Chas. +. Lemberger Of Syracuse y ~
had not done the best he could To- -
suffering son. "My boy he saws. cent !
fearful cash over his eve, "a an,ii.'5
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. which opint.l +
heaied It and saved his eve Gond -,
burns and ulcers too. Only 25c.
tor sale by Drew a Leonard and r. p
Bryan, Randolph. r
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We, The undersigned, do hereby agree Il
refund the money on a 50-cent bottle o,
Greene's Warranted syrup 81 Tar IL Il
fails 60 cure your cough 81 cold We alsr
guarantee a Zj-cent bottle 70 prove salts
factory or money refunded.
A. II. Hood & son, Chelzea.
4. y. King g. son, Tunbridre.
e.. A. Wight, North Tunbridre.
s. B. Buell. a Co., South STAFFORD.
A.. I. Udall a. son. STAFFORD.
Frank Durkee. Piftsfield.
&. ", Brigham a Son. Pittsfield.
Fred Morrill,. Plttsield
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of catarrh that cannot b.
cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure
.J.CHENEN d CO., Toledo, q.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable IN all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm
WALDlNG, kINNAN a. MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price zoe. per bottle. Sold by
all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
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BETHEL nlIEAn-

Elroy TBrrey goes to Verg6nnes today.
He VIII be much missed BY his Gilead
friends.
DIR, a. B. Cav tested the herd % cattle
belonging 10 =. Z. Wills last week. finding
an in The best OF condition.
Frank bearing finished work At Booths
mills Tuesday nlght. Tie expects 10 work
for J. r. Howe IN Randolph
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dustin were called
TO Gaysville Monday hy the serious illness
% Mrs Dustin's brother, Parker Baboock.
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CARD

We. the undersigned. do hereby agree 10
refund the money on 50-Csut bottle Of
Greeue's Warranted Syrup of Tar q il
fails to cure YOUR cough or cold. We also
guarantee a 25-Ueut bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
g. ST Miller. Bethel.
ID. o.. G00dno- Rochester.
II. c. Hubbard, Granville.
&. j. Stockwell. Hancock.
q. b. Fish, stock bridge.
j. A. Chedcl & Co., Gsysville,
", p. smith, East Bethel
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30

j William II. Edmunds and Chas. II.
kidder have purchased the extensive
lumber tracts Of the Merrimac Lum Der
Co, situated in the southwestern part OF
Barnard. The tract is estimated to con-
tain about four hundred acres and has
been numbered over considerably, but a
large cut of timber is still standing and
much more growing.
Samuel Howard Of Montpelier has sold
his premises, situated on the westerly side
of Main street, to Edwin S. Putnam OF
Barnard. The deal was negotiated
through the real estate office OF Guy viii
son. Mr.. Putnam has children Of school
age and had in view a possible purchase in
Royalton, Woodstock or Bethel, and
comes to Bethel for the superior educa-
tional facilities afforded by the Whitcomb
High school.
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LILIIEvlLLE

The W. G. T. e. will meet with Mrs.
Florence Washburn next Friday at p. IN.
All are invited
The NJ. r. society win hold q prayer
meeting next Friday evening at 1870 az
Agnes Chapman's.
The Epworth League viii hold its sun
day night meetings az Clyde Washburn !
until after conference at z p. m.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30

Dont't drug the stomach to cure a cough.
One Minute Cough Cure cuts the mucus,
draws he Inflammation out OF the throat,
lungs and bronchial tubes, heals, soothes
and cures. A quick cure for Group and
whooping. cough. Sold by Fl. h. Bryan,
Randolph.
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BETHEL .LYMPus.

Willis Whittaker il at home from the
". II. $. for weeks vacation.
Perrin Whitaker has gone % Middle
town, Conn.,, g work in an insane asylum.
Mr. and Mrs. S A. Bowen were called
20 Gliead Tuesday % attend the funeral Of
bis uncle. Lcbedee Bowen.
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EAST BETHEL.

Mrs. Fred Bacon is better.
Allen Spooner is working for NJ. ID.
Brown.
George Wills was at White River June
ton last week.
Howard Walker OF Rochester Is working
for VIM. p. Smith
james NJ. Fowler is work ng at Mr..
Sewall's in Royalton.
+. +. McQuaide and wife hare moved to
the Charles Townsend place.
Members Of II. W. Fowhr's family
picked hepaticas Sunday. Two years ago
they picked them the 18th OF March
Storrs' creamery paid in February. 1904.
&c. for butter fat, 22ic. fer butter. For
February, 1905, paid 35c. for butter at and
32tc. for butter.
The children at George Spaulding's have
been suffering from the prevailing disten-
per. also Leonard Paine aud the little
daughter Of Myron Fowler.
la grippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curative qualities Of Foley's
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else
Just as goCd.n sold by Drew q Leonard,
Enu9Dfuh
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Rochester News.
E. N. HARvEY. Local Editor.

| W. A. Chaffee was in Bethel Thursday
for the day.
Miss Helen Marsh is at home from Bar
re for few days.
F. j. Hanna has gone to Ticonderoga, n
/ y, for few weeks.
Mrs. Louisa Martin is convalescing from
an attack Of bronchitis.
Miss Cross of Middletown, Conn, is Wis
! iting her friend, Miss Mabel Smith.
Oscar johnson of Sherburne has rented
c. II. Manney's farm and moved there.
Jessie and Dorothy Campbell are in
Roxbury at their uncIe's for two weeks.
Excursion rates on the W. r. V. 4. r.
will be discontinued after Saturday OF this
week.
Frank Parmenter has sold his interest in
the sawmill IN Lower Rochester TO Allen
Rogers and son.
Hiram Campbell is very III with pneu-
monla. A trained nurse from Burlington
is caring for him.
Ella Field returned to Orange, Mass,
Thursday. Her mother, Mrs Susan Hub
bard, accompanied her.
Miss ALA Wadsworth, the trained nurse
who has been caring for Charles Martin,
has returned to Burlington.
Millett Huntington, Richard and Ruth
Hubbard, Charles Cloran, Mabel Derby
and Julian Harvey are sick with measles.
Mrs. Lucinda Eaton has given up the
tenement she has occupied in James
Walkers house and is going to Rutland TO
live with her niece, Mrs. Nellie Vose.
George Mosher received message Sun
day announcing the sudden death from
apopleXy of his sister. Mrs Diana Chaffee,
Of Chicago. Mr.. Mosher left here Sunday
evening for Chicago
The annual meeting OF the Monday club
was held at the home OF Miss Jessie Nor
gan March ID. The following officers
were elected Pres, Mrs. Lizzie Town
send; vice pres, Mrs. Belle Hubbard; sec.
Mrs. Edgerton; treas, Mrs. Tinkham,
Liberation director, Mrs. Julia Pierce; call /
'ndar committee, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. I
Miss Briggs. Adjourned to 4
meet the first Monday in October.
Clipping from the Boston Record -
Leslie Pierce, who won the medal for the I
'est score in the qualifying round OF the
,olf tournament, is graduate OF Tufts,
where he was prominent as a baseball
layer, and in other lines Of college activ-
~. He took up golf seriously only three
ears ago and has been an ardent devotee
= the game ever since, and look forward
o his becoming one OF the foremost golf
rs of the country II he continues to make
speciality OF the game. ~ McClellan's
porting comment.) 4
Thomas, the Doubter, as a Friend OF
he Master" will be the subject used by
he Rev. II. w. Hildreth next Sunday
loruing, April I'd. Sunday begins another
uarter OF the study OF "Patriarchs, Kings
nd Prophets" The monthly conservation
netting OF the {. r. is the evening OF
.pril ID; subject, "The Making OF Chris
an: HIS Food" Mrs. /. r. Hubbard
'ader. Thursday evening, April 9Th, Mrs.
ames Henry and Mrs. Wallace Wing will
snder duet especially suitable TO Passion
de. AT the same time, the fourth Lenten
cture by the pastor will be given on
+. Sangster, the Mystic as an (
uthOress."
Valley Farm"--Drama. |,
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Death Of Mrs. Lucy Richmond.

The death OF Mrs. Richmond occurred
March 24th at the home in Woodstock OF
Richard Ransom. who has acted as guar
dian for Mrs. Richmond for many years
past She was the 7th child Of Daniel and
Apama (Lyman) Child, and was born in
Rochester, VT, June 23d, 1918, on the farm
IN later years known as the Charles Morse
farm. Daniel Child, in company with
quite band of settlers, had come to this
part Of Rochester thinking that it would
be on the main line OF travel between
Montpelier and the states south. This
hope was not realized, and in the autumn
OF ISIS Daniel Child traded farms with
Charles Morse and obtained the farm in
Bethel now owned by Pearl Savage
Mrs. Richmond was married at Albany,
y. y. July p, 1871, to Levi Divoll. Mr..
DiVoll died in Bethel Dec. /, 1871, in a
peculiarly distressing manner. His broth
err n-law, Stephen r. Child, was cleaning
gun and was examining it, holding the
muzzle pointed towards Mr.. Divou, when
the contents were accidentally discharged
into the latter's body. He lived but a
short time.
In late life, the deceased married Thomas
Richmond OF Woodstock, surviving him
by several wears. Funeral services were
neld at Woodstock Monday.
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ladies' hair work. MRS. II. II. BEAN
400 Upham ST., Melrose. Mass.
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Valley Farm"--prama.

Owing to some oversight, only mere
mention was made in last weeks issue OF
the HERALD OF the four-act drama emit
tied valley Farm" which was presented
in q. A. r. hall, Rochester, Thursday and
Friday evenings, March rs and II, by the
young people for the benefit of the Chris
tian Endeavor society Of the CongI
church. The cast was well chosen, and
owing TO the untiring efforts and excellent
management OF p. L. Weber, together
with the hearty cooperation of the cast,
the entire presentation was considered a
great success by those who are good
mdges Of amateur productions. The ar
tistically arran Eed stage setting, together
with the charming costumes, v hich were
quite "chic" and up-tO-date, all helped to
make the play attractive.
Each character strove not TO be outdone
and to no one more than another does
credit belong. bat to all alike, and hearty
thanks are due to all, but especially TO
those outside of the society who cooper
ated in making the play the success that it
surely was. The proceeds amounted 10
$40. The management is considering
repeating the play IN the near future.
The cast was a. follows:-
Hanold Rutisdge, Hstty's husband
Perry Deane, Hettys former lover.
~. Hldreth, wealthy New YORKER,
Arthar 1. Lewis
silhs HJlcomb, a farmer and Hetty's iathef.
Ernest W Chase
Azarah Keep a "litfie hard ~ hearing but
always has "suunthing o. say u Alyirlf
Ralph Bush
HeTy HOlpumb a country flower. Grace Ahals
Isabel Carney, mischief maker. Mrs Lena Wing
Mrs. Rutledge, schemng mother-iH-laW,
Daisy ID Miles
Alvira Hol0omb Hettv's aunt, Mrs.. Eva SARGENT
IlZy Ann Tucker, who borrovs hut never sossips
Heleu nwinFer
verbena, the helr Nellie HayeS
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Bethel Local Intelligence.
GUY WILSON, Local Editor.

IS. q. X. (. Red eggs, 75e. per setting; a
per hundred. mo ao
Mrs. +. B. MAxHAM, Bethel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30

Eggs for Matching; K. c. h. !. Red, and
&c. apiece, or per 100. I'm
ae Mrs. o. n BARRows, Bethel, VT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
Oil Situation in Texas Acute.

A dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says: The
oil issue is becoming acute in the Texas
legislature. The Independent companies
have been clamoring for legislation to pro-
tect them against extortion and business
conspiracies, of which. they say, they are
the victims at the hands of representatives
of the Standard Oil Company, which, it is
alleged, controls the pipe lines in Texas.
There Is pending in the Legislature now
what is known as the Decker pipe line bill
This measure has been under discussion
several days. 1t proposes to regulate the
pipe line rates and traffic in the interest of
ali oil producers in Texas. The Standard
OIL representatives are opposing the pas
sage of the bill, according to Senator Deck
er and others. A conference was held at
Austin last night and another in Dallas
today at which the situation was consid-
cred At last nights conference 1t was
agreed that if the Decker bill or some
measure approximating its provisions Is not
passed, then the friends of the Decker bill
will use their efforts to pass bill providing
for the building of state refinery and pipe
line facilities, the provisions of the bill to
be similar to those Of the new law of KAN
sas Just signed by Governor Hoch