Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-10

rutland, Tor an assault upon on officer.
montpelier coal dealers report shortage
sh .neir supply and say that, should |
suuurh drop Ia temperature occur. tha,
Mouiu Dc unable 10 meet the demands up,
GU them unless several carloads OF Goa
which have been long on the way arriy,
very soon. Tat 4 odell and y. w. Morse
Tue leading coal dealers OF the city, hay,
practically no coal ON hand aud they ar,
selling by the bag, barrel and bushel, Il
TIDE over until some twenty live ears nov
on the road reach Montpelier.
The organization OF The laS firm nj
announced Jan. 1. The firm consists ~
Judge Ernest W. Gibson and can't
Ernest j. Waterman, son OF Judge FL.
Waterman OF the Vermont superior court,
Inc new hrm will occupy the offices
formerly occupied BY Waterman 4
Martin, the latter hIm being broken M
by the advancement OF T.. l.. Waterman
and j, l.. Martin TO iudgeships. Judge
uibson was member OF the old firm.
The merger OF the Bennington A
hoosiek Valley railroad into the Ben
nington A North Adams railroad, as
authorized by act OF the last Vermont
legislature, has been received at the seere-
tary OF states Office. BY this the Benning-
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hands OF the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company. This follow
plan ON the part OF the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad to buy
up the electric railroads In that vicinity.
). 7. storrs, at whose place in Burling-
ton the big seizure OF liquor was made
christmas day, was arraigned in city
court. Upon being adiudged the owner
OF the stun seized, storrs was taxed the
costs OF seizure, amounting to 1891.
10 the charge OF having the beer, whisky,
Gun ana other liquor IN question, with
intent TO dispose OF illegally, Storrs
pleaded guilty. He was fined 300 and
costs OF sl2.i9, which, with the costs OF
SEIZURE, makes the total which Storrs
viii have to pay s3S2.70.
j. Ormsbee OF Brandon, w. A. Decker
OF Georgia and ). II. Wood OF st. Adams
have been appointed trustees by Gov. r.
ID. Proctor 10 purchase the ground and
erect monument on the Stannard farm
IN Georgia according TO the provisions OF
No. 20, Acts OF 1906. The following Sand
Bar bridge commission has been appointed
by Governor Proctor, under House bill
No. 43l to raise money and put a culyert
through the Sand Bar bridge: e. s.
lsham OF Burlington, Juan Robinson OF
South Hero and Z. l.. Clifford OF Milton.
TAe Wells, lawson a Co., granite
quarry At Barre was purchased last week
BY Lcurn incorporated under the
name OF the Wells, hanson Quarry Co..
the capital stock being sl20,0D0. The
price paid Is not announced. The new
company is made up OF Jones Bros. Co.,
Z. L. Smith & Co., John J. McLsod, and
Angus A. Smith. This Is a light stock
quarry, one OF the best in this region, and
was opened about fifteen years ago. The
property consists OF fourteen acres, two
and one half OF which have been opened.
The will of the late Judge Hoyt ii
Wheeler OF Bra tleboro has been probated.
The document Is characteristic Of Judge
Wheeler. Tn, usual Introductory SEN
tence is omitted, as are also the seal and
the usual attestation clause. IL is brief
and there are no useless words. Judge
Wheeler's library goes to the Windham
county bar, to be kept in the court house,
and, with the exception OF a few indi-
vidual requests, the remainder OF the
estate goes to nephews and nieces. The
value of the estate is estimated TO be in
excess OF s125,00O.
The steamer Maquam of the Champlain
Transportation Co., which was taken out
of commission in September, 1905, has
been hauled up on the ways at Shelburne
harbor and will be cut up for firewood.
Some of the large timbers will be used o.
the extension TO the new dock and the
boiler will be saved. During last winter
as the Maquam was attempting to plough
a way through the ice for the launching OF
the Ticonderoga, a hoe was stove through
her hull and she sank. Later she was
pumped out and hoated but has never
been used for service since.
George A. Bumps alias George Alfred,
I'M wi
three year period following the date of
the granting to his former wife of divorce
from him, was sentenced to serve not
less than year and half nor more than
two years in the house of correction.
The maximum penalty would be five
years in state prison at Windsor. 1t is
understood that his second wife, formerly
Miss Gertrude Donovan, will make an
effort to have her marriage with Bumps
annulled. Bumps admits that when he
married her he told her he had not been
married before.
The Rev. A. n. Lewis, rector OF Christ
Episcopal church, Montpelier, has ten
dered his resignation with the request
that he be released from duty as soon as
possible. Mr.. Lewis resigned about a
year ago but was induced to withdraw
his resignation. Because of failing health
he now announces that his decision is
final. He had been rector of Christ church
for the past fifteen years. Mr.. Lewis is
approaching the four score year limit and
feels unable longer to perform the arduous
duties of so large a parish. His resigna-
ton will undoubtedly be accepted and
his successor found as soon as practicable
A car on freight train on the West
River railroad between Brattleboro ana
South Londonderry jumped the track
Jan. LIST mile north of Townshend, and
in the wreck Robert Lincoln Of Towns
bend, brakeman, was injured so that his
left leg probably will have to be ampu-
tated below the knee. Lincoln and Jesse
Lane of Townshend were riding on top
Of the car and went with the car down a
20-foot embankment. The car landed
in the highway, and in its flight it dis
lodged large rock which rolled down
the bank and over Lincoln's leg. Lane
was taken to his home in Townshend.
His back was hurt and he received bad
scalp wound.
The mountain of bituminous coal
owned by the Central Vermont railway
and stored in their yards at st. Adams