Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-31

stock left st. Johnsbury in June to live
with a daughter at Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Later he went to Kingston, where he was
writing a book on the history of the
island. IL Is understood that Mr.. Com
stock was in the mountains when the
earthquake occurred. cablegram to his
brother, Daniel Comstock, at New York
city, tells OF his injury. He left for
Kingston at once.
The report OF the state board OF railrosd
commissioners in regard to the cause OF
the death Of Frank +. Clough, who was
crushed to death between two freight cars
the morning of Dec. % at the Brattleboro
freight yard, exonerates the Boston q
Nj ,ine Railroad Co. from all blame con-
nected with the death Of Mr.. Clough, as
well as the engineer OF the train, Horace
Meacham, and all the rest OF the train
crew. According to the findings OF the
commission, Clough alone was to blame in
not obeying a stringent rule OF the road In
regard to uncoupling the air hose.
The act OF the legislature at its last ses-
sion prohibiting a railroad company from
giving Stree ticket, or free or pass trans
portation to person." has resulted thus
| far in the failure OF the Central Vermont
Railway company to issue to the officers oil
the Brattleboro and Whitehall Railroad
company the annual passes to which they
claim to be entitled under an agreement oil
Feb. 9, 1905. James l.. Martin, judge OF
the United States District court and clerk
OF the Brattleboro and Whitehall COM
pany, has made demand upon the Gen.
trial Vermont company for the passes
Saturday, j. S. viles sold to Thomas J
/ Heaphy OF Brattleboro the Pavilion hotel
in Montpelier, owned by Mr.. Vlles for
twenty years, the price paid being 5000
Mr.. Viles hereafter will devote all his
time to the management OF his large
electric power plant in Middlesex. Mr.
Hesphy was connected with the Brooks
House at Brattleboro for % years, starting
in as bell boy and working up to the
position of manager, which he has fillec
for three years. He takes possession al
once. Mr.. Heaphy only last week wa'
married to the head waitress of The
Brooks House.
As result Of the conference held Jan. 2;
between officials of the Central Vermont
Railway Co. and representatives OF thu
Barre Merchants and Manufacturers
associations, the proposed hearing befor'
the state railroad commission relative t.
better transportation facilities for Barr
has been postponed indefinitely pending
the drawing up of an agreement by attor
neys representing both parties concerned
The company promises certain improve
ments, and will be asked to specify IL
writing just what it will do to relieve
situation scarcely endurable in the ship
ping of granite from Barre.
A train on the Bennington branch o
the Rutland railroad had reached poin
mile from Bennington on the way I
North Bennington Saturday when
broke in two. The engineer ran aheat
| for two miles before he discovered tn
fact. Then he reversed his lever. Tn
engine backed, but Engineer Farnhan
was stricken with heart disease before /
reached the train and was unable to stol
the locomotive, which struck the forwar'
car. Members Of the train crew hsstene'
to the cab, where they found Farnhan
| dying. He had been in the employ OF tn
Rutland road for more than 40 years.
!, II. S. Wilson of Arlington, the new cat
tie commissioner, has issued an order con
corning bovine tuberculosis stating that l
is contagious disease known to exist Il