Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-12-06

board Of railroad commissioners announc-
ing modification ia the order closing
the road 10 traffic, The road viii be
permitted 10 run freight trains ana carry
express, No restriction VAS made as TO
the number Of trains, but a speed Of not
over ten mites must te made and not over
four miles on tTestles, This comes as a
great boon to the lumber interests OF the
White river valley,
The farm buildings Of John c, Gilman
ON the Randolph road had a narrow
escape from destruction hy fire Saturday
evening, Fire caught from the chimney
and spread In the partitions, where It was
extremely difficult 20 reach, Help was
summoned over Cushing's Farmer line
aud IN an incredibly short time a large
corps ~ fire. fighters were summoned
from among the noighboring farmers.
The central office at Cushing's mills was
notified ana the operator transmitted tie
news in few seconds to a large number
Of the nelghhoIs.
Among the cases set for trial at the
Orange county court this week is that OF
the Boston Insurance company against
the Central Vermont Railway company, a
suit arising from the fire OF April l., 1905.
when several buildings on North Main
street we're burned, II is claimed, from
sparks from a locomotive. Mr.. Smith was
insured by the Boston Insurance company,
The company paid the amount OF the policy
aud now seeks TO recover from the railroad,
A similar suit in favor OF the Union
Mutual Fire Insurance company OF Mont
pelier was settled last June by the rail
road company paying sos.
A case in replevin was tried last week in
the Washington county court in which
the Il, b, Ellis Granite company was
plaintiff and {. V. Kent defendant. The
suit was over pair OF grey horses former
~ used by the Ellis company at the Bethel
quarry. Kent claimed that the Ellis COM
pany had sold him the horses for 800 and
went and got the same. The Ellis COM
pany denied a sale at that price and took
back the team by virtue of writ OF re-
pleyin. The case took three days to try
and the total expense OF the trial went up
into the hundreds of dollars. The Ellis
company won, getting verdict of 25 cents
a day for the use of the team for the day
and half that Kent had it in his possess
sion.
Among those who came home to pass
Thanksgiving with friends and relatives
were DR.. William Stickney OF Boston
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. c.
Stickney; Arthur T.. Gordon of Worces-
ter, at Roy Havey's; w. f. Markham OF
/ NhiCopSe, ~ lhr' anu Mrs. Il. II. MAX
HAMS Miss Lucy Washburn of Brock
ton, Mass, and Ben NJ. Washburn from
Hanover, n. H., at S. NJ. Washburn's;
Mrs. Fred PARROT of Montpelier with
her sister, Mrs. Dana Lynn Chadwick
Miss May Spaulding OF Wallingford,
Conn, and MIR. and Mrs. Roy Stearns
aud son, Albert, OF Springfield, Vt, at
A. l.. Stearns'; John Hartwell of Buring-
ton at MIR. and Mrs. w. II. HartwelPs:
/ Roy Chamberlin and friend from New
/ port, \. II at NJ. C.. Chamberlin's; Miss
/ Amy Wilson from Burlington, at Mrs
! NJ. l.. Wilson's: Henry w. Dutton and
family at Z. H. KIdder's; Mr.. aud Mrs.
Sylvanus b. Carpenter of Randolph at
A. l.. Stearns'; Miss Annie Bigelow oil
Bellows Falls at Mrs. French's; Miss
+ Mollle Abbott OF Turner's Falls and Miss
lnez Stevens of Thetford, at G. /. Abbott,s