Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-23

the damage was done SO early that he
will have an opportunity to reset his field
and secure good yield late in the au-
tumn. Within few days, Mr.. Dustin
saw II deer herded together, although
deer do not usually run together in large
numbers at this time of year. They are
very numerous in the southern part of the
state.
The Springfield Printing company, in
corporated, has bought the business Of
the Reporter Publishing company, pub
fishers of the Springfield Reporter, of
which F. w. Stiles is editor, also the job
printing plant of F. B. Hall. Possession
will be given August l and the two
plants will be combined. The directors
of the new combany are Allyn J. Crosby,
president; NJ. L. Lawrence, vice presi-
dent; Harry A. Bingh ham, treasurer; F. B.
Hall, manager; H. g. Topper, clerk. Mr..
Bingham also will be editor. Editorial
offices have been engaged in the new
building. The mechanical end of the
business will be in charge Of Mr.. Hall.
The capital stock of the new company is
$4,000.
The state board of railroad commission
ers has made public two reports elimInat-
ing grade crossings in the towns Of Fair
lee and Woodstock. The two crossings
situated near Fairlee mountain are elm
mated by the construction Of connect
ing piece OF highway, the roadway being
20 feet wide exclusive of bitches. Bos-
ton & Maine R. R. 65 per cent, state OF
Vermont % per cent and town OF Fairlee
10 per cent, but not to exceed $500. In
the town of Woodstock, the two Cross
ings known as the Perry crossings are
ordered abolished by constructing sec
ton of highway, So per cent of the ex-
pense to be borne by the Woodstock rail-
road, % per cent by the state of Vermont
and 10 per cent by the town of Wood
stock.
The members of the Vermont Cham
plain Tercentenary commission met at
Burlington last week, Congressman ID. j..
Foster also being present by invitation.
The desirability of Juniper island as a
site for the proposed Champlain monu-
ment was discussed favorably and Mr..
Foster will take the matter up with the
government with a view of obtaining
permission to erect the monument there.
Mr.. Foster stated that the next Congress
would undoubtedly make an appropria-
ton for the celebration OF the tercenten-
would adv the expenditure of $3.50, ZOO
as the nations contribution to the event.
HAYS and Crockett have been delegated
| by the commission to prepare the report
to be submitted to the Legislature this
| fall.
By invitation of Gov. Fletcher ID. Proc
tor, the members of the Vermont Press
| association and their wives will visit this
/ l. - - at ffgfn O
marble auarries at Proctor and vicinity.
The party meets at Pittsford on the after
noon of the 23d and after inspecting the
sanatorium, which is the gift to the state
of the late Senator Proctor, they will go te
Rutland for the night. A banquet viii
be held this evening with Howard l.
Hindley, editor OF the Rutland Herald
as POSTMASTER. Tomorrow the party will
be personally escorted to the marble
ouarries at Center Rutland and West
Rutland. reaching the Proctor plant in
/ the early afternoon. After a thorough
! inspection of the greatest marble plant II
the world the members of the party vii
leave for their respective homes in the
| evening.
w. H. Stone, one of the leading bust
mes men of Bellows Falls, committed sui
eide July Is in Hotel Windham with
chloroform. No reason can be ascer
tanned for the act as Mr.. Stones business
was in good shape. He recently pur
chased the large carriage business OF Wal
ter c. Hadley and came up from his hom'
in Walpole, N. H., each day. He tool
his life by pouring the contents OF two
bottles of chloroform on sponge ant
laying face down in the liquid. BY hi
side we're found four letters, one ad
dressed to Henry w. Porter, real estat'
dealer of Bellows Falls, and three II
friends in Walpole, A. 8. Morrill,, will
whom he lived, Mr.. Wilson, with whom
he had business dealings and Mrs. A.
Smith. The letters showed that the deet
had been contemplated nearly two weeks
Mr.. Stone was of a somewhat morbid dis
position.
The interstate commerce commission
has decided list of seven claims agains
eight different railroads for charges col
lected on granite shipments in excess
those which were due on the freight car
ried. The claims aggregate s116.73 ant
were paid on shipments OF building ston
from Barre to various points. In eacl
case it was claimed that the railroad
charged Jones Brothers on a minimum
car capacity of 100000 pounds, while tn
car was less than 30 Iett III iCHseh On
. would not carry that weight OF stone, i
. many instances falling short several hun
dred pounds. The decisions were D
, Commissioner Prouty. The claims ar
supported in each case and the amount
specified are ordered repaid with interest
in most of the cases from September
: 1907. The cases were submitted on Ma
25 of this year and the decisions are da'
ed June "a.
The demand, for Woodbury. gray graz
, lite continues strong, and the business
7 Hardwick will continue good for som
months to come. Since July l, II
Wood bury Granite Co. has taken the 10
lowing contracts:-The Second Natloni
. bank building, Connellsville, Pa; u
. Caldwell & Graham building. Pittsburt
: Pa; entrance to the Cafe Martin, the no
: ed restaurant at 25th and Broadway, Ne
/ York city; building for the new hospit'
. at Allentown, Pa; the postoffice bulidln
4 at Marionette, Wis.,; and the First M
: tional bank building at Troy, Ohio. A
these contracts are in woodbury. gra
If fhor1