Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-02

Vermont newspaper circles, has returned
10 his summer home In Danyille, bringing
his bride with him. Their marriage took
place IN the South some weeks ago. Mrs..
Harris, who Is well known in Washington
society, is native and former resident OF
Atlanta, Ga. She is daughter OF Col. r.
V, Cobb, lately deceased.
A free steel bridge to cost $50 900 Was
voted at the town meeting in Ciaremont,
\. H., Apr. 70. II will sustain electrics
across the Connecticut river 10 Weathers-
held. The seleetmen have full authority
to confer with Vermont officials and
purchase the franchise aud property OF
the Ciaremont Bridge Co. Claremont
will get 2, 900 from New Hampshire and
5000 from Weathersiield.
Fred May, who has worked in Wood
stock, Pomiret, Hartford and other places,
has been arrested at Norwich and is held
in county jail at Woodstock for the June
term OF court on the charge of kidnap-
ping. May ATTAINED a marriage license BY
giving the age OF his li-year-old bride,
Florence Green, farmers daughter, as ie
years. He married the girl In Norwich,
but their honeymoon was short.
j. M.,MeCraw OF st. Adams has taken
charge OF the Brattleboro freight yard In
place OF 4. j. Lavelle, resigned. During
the preceding two weeks conditions had
been getting worse and worse until
traffic was nj standstill. Mr.. Mctsraw
is rated as one OF the best railroad men
in the employ OF the Central Vermont
road and u Is expected that he viii have
the yard cleared up within two weeks.
William Kelleher. IS years old, employed
by the Lsne Manufacturing Co.. Mont
pelier, was seriously injured Thursday.
In pulling up the elevator TO the fourth
floor, one foot was caught and could not
be extricated. II was necessary TO take
the cogs OF the apparatus apart, which
took fifteen minutes, before the foot,
which was badly crushed, could be re-
leased. II was necessary to amputate one
toe.
The Bradford Telephone exchange. with
900 subscribers, has joined New Hamp-
shire company with headquarters at
Plymouth. Towns in Grafton, n. H.,
county and on the Vermont side will be
served by this company, which has
fully paid up capital OF 100000, and
will be known as the White Mountain
Telephone a Telegraph Co. The board OF
directors includes Nelson Bailey OF Wells
River.
The ut ion war on the Montpelier and
Barre electric railway is over, the direc-
tors OF the company having decided to re-
store the work mems half-fare tickets at
once. Messrs. Flynn and Humphrey, who
own the majority OF the stock, were repre-
scented by proxies and the action OF the
directors is a defeat OF their position. The
workmen Of both cities refused to patron
ize the road until their request was
granted.
The case OF State VS.. DIR. j. NJ. Ryder OF
Bellows Falls, which was to have been
tried in Wipdham county court at New
fame last week, was postponed on account
OF the illness OF Gilbert DAVIS OF Windsor,
the leading counsel for the defense. 1t is
alleged that DIR. Ryder performed a
criminal operation in his Office upon a
young woman and that she died from
the effects thereof. There are many wit
nesses on both sides and II is expected
that the trial will occupy several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Green, who resided
on Pearl Beams farm in Troy, were awak-
ened Sunday night, April II, by cattle near
their window and found the barn on fire.
| The building was burned to the ground
| together with the harnesses, farming
tools. two pigs, two calves, and twelve
hens. The fire was supposed to be OF in
cendiary origin as the cows and horses
were all out of the barn when the Greens
were awakened and a sleigh and buggy
were drawn out. The barn was insured
for 800.
Ii is quite probable the litigation in
yolying the license vote in Middlesex
will never reach the supreme court as
there is so much opposition manifest
against granting a license to the only
applicant IN that town, that it is very
likely the application will be turned
down, which will end the matter. Four
petitions, signed by practically every man
and woman within radius OF five miles
OF the proposed license place, opposing
the license were put in the hands OF the
commissioners.
| The license commissioners of Barre city
announced Saturday the eight successful
applicants out of 70 who HAD applied for
| licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in that
CITY from MAY l. John Marc and Peter
Alexander have been granted first-class
licenses, John X. Tierney, Charles A.
Clark, Lewis +. Roberts and Angelo De-
versi, second class licenses; K. W. Morse
at the City hotel and Joseph B. Sangul-
netti at the Northern hotel, innkeepers'
licenses. The total income from license
fees this year will be $500, OF which the
state will receive half.
BY the falling Of roof 40 by go feet at
the foundry OF the Vermont Snath Co. at
Springfield, VT, Apr. "a, nine carpenters
were injured. Eben Rumrills right leg
was crushed and broken in two places
above the knee and two places below the
knee. Adm Hewey sustained DrOken
| ligament in an ankle and injury to his
| back. The others were not seriously
hurt. The roof, which is estimated to
weigh six tons, was being raised to make
another story to the building. In some
way the workmen lost control OF 1t and
the heavy mass fell eight feet to the floor,
pinning three men beneath.
| A decision rendered by Judge Seneca
Haselton in franklin county court April
25 in the case OF Swanton village against
| the town OF Highgate is said to be the first
on such subject in any court OF the
| United States. The action was one to re-
cover taxes paid under protest by Swantor
village to the town of Highgate on water
/, privileges at Highgate Falls, owned BY
| Swanton and used to produce power fol
its electric lighting plant. The court held
that such taxes were properly assessed ano
collected. Swanton village claimed thai
the purpose being public one, no taxes
could be lawfully assessed.
| The big paper mill at East Ryegate II
shut down indefinitely for repairs on thu
machinery, owing to the bursting OF tho