Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-26

stock out of his barn and small part 0
the furniture in the house. His loss vii
be about $4,000 and he had an insurance
of 81 200 on the house and barn. Mr.
LaClair's house was located near slip bill
between Middlesex and Waterbury.
Further complications have arisen il
the very much complicated affairs OF U
q. Austin and Frank Carleton of Warren
the former of whom recently sued the lat
ter for alleged alienation of his wife's
affections. The newest complication is
the arrest of Austin on the charge oil
breach of the peace, alleged to have been
committed last January on Carleton.
Soon after Carleton was sued in the
amount of $1,000 for alleged act of steal
ing Mrs. Austin's affections, he was
placed in the county Jail in default OF
$500 bail. Now Austin joins him in
the jail, as he has thus far been una BILE to
raise the bail bond required for his APP
pearance to answer to the charge.
G. L. Greene of the United States inn
migration service, situated at 10 Bridge
street, New York, has been in Rurliug-
ton looking over the ground relative TO
the establishment of immigrant employ
ment agencies. The establishment of
immigrant agencies throughout the
country is a new feature of the immigTa-
ton question, which is being taken up
by the government for more equal distri-
button of immigrants. The offices in
/ New York keep in touch with arriving
immigrants, learn what they are best
fitted for and send them to agencies
where there is demand for their serv-
ices. This is done without cost to the
immigrant and is a means of relieving
the congested conditions in the larger
cities.
Officers of the ChamplaIn Yacht club at
Burlington discovered March II that
their magnificent club house at the foot OF
College street had been burglarized and
made the headquarters of gang of buns
for several days. The house is somew hat
isolated in the winter and thus not often
visited by club members. 1t was found
that the doors had been forced by heavy
bar and that all doors and lockers inside
had been treated in the same way and
their contents strewn about the floor.
Traces of food and a burning oil stove
showed that the burglars bad eaten and
probably slept in the house. Many valu-
ables were missing and broken, but the
exact loss cannot yet be determined, as it
is not known what the various members
had in their lockers. 1t is supposed that
the old club house was burned in SINH
lar manner, and the police are working
on clews that may land the offenders in
prison.
Fire March II practically Quilted the
three-story wooden building occupied by
the Star grist mill in Middlebury, caus-
ing a loss estimated at $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. This building was
an old landmark and was erected about
100 years ago. The building and a
heavy stock of grain and feed We're
owned by Burdett Bros. of Rutland. The
business had been conducted by George
w. Ross for twenty-five years. The heat
at one time was so intense that occupants
of the Logan House, 100 feet away, were
obliged to leave the hotel. The fire was
confined to the mill by hard work. 1t is
supposed that the blaze originated from
defective chimney. During the fire, Fay
cite Warren, superintendent of the cleo
trio light plant and foreman of the hook
and ladder company, slipped and fell
down an icy bank, suffering fracture of
the right ankle.
James B., Randall of Brattleboro has
taken charge of numbering operations on
the Walter W. Eager farm in Newfane as
receiver for the Interstate Lumber Co.,
under appointment by Chancellor viii
liam II. Taylor. James F. Chase Of Nal
den, Mass, is vice president and general
manager of the lumber company. and
Fred c. Cutler of Newfane is its agent
Mr.. Eager claims that in September,
1907, the company made contract with
him to buy the standing timber and pay
him in indictments until 800 was
paid and that the lumber should be re-
moved within three years. About ZOO
600 feet of timber was cut and $1,000 feet
was drawn away. Mr.. Eager alleges that
the company is bankrupt, that it cannot
draw off the lumber within the three
Years and that the $50, 900 feet of lumber .
left on the ground will rot if not prompt
Iy taken care of. The courts order re-
strains the company form selling the lum-
Der and restraints the bank from paying
the forfeit money back to the company.
The celebrated case of Frank Hubbard
VS.. the Rutland Railroad Co. has been
settled Frank Hubbard sued the Rut-
land road for injuries which he claims he
received during the wreck at Vergennes
in December, 1905. The case was tried at
the June term of Addison county court
and a verdict giving Hubbard g. 600 was
rendered. The case was then carried to
the supreme corrt by the railroad COM
Dany, who upheld the action of the low
ar court The railroad company stood
ready to pay the amount asked to MIR.
Hubbard, but Hub5ard's lawyers refused
to let the railroad pay the mon over /.
until they received a guarantee from
Hubbard that they would be paid their
fees. which were $4,000. This amount
Hubba refused to pay and in turn he
placed an injunction on the railroad pro
libiting them from paying any money 20
his LAWYERS. The case came to a stand
still some weeks ago. The railroad
placed a writ of inter-pleader upon Mr..
hubbard. Davis and Russell, his counsel,
and the Middlebury National bank,
which also had claim of 800 on the
&c. OOO The railroad company wished
% know who was the proper party to re-
,eive the money. 4 representative of the