Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-02

at Rutland the other day and said that b
wanted TO give himself up TO tie dfiicer
OF the Law because be set = barn on fire il
Arlington q few days before, destroying i
with large amount OF hay. The mar
says that the setting OF the FIRE was pure
iy accidental. He says that he went into
the place at night for protection; that hs
fell asleep while smoking his pipe and
aw oke to End the hay all around hin
ablaze, being barely able to escape with
his life. He does not know to whom the
harm belonged nor do the officers. The
case Is out OF the jurisdiction OF the Rut-
land police and the Bennington county
officials have been notified.
An opinion from the Vermont supreme
court upholds Justice OF the Peace Jos
eph 7. Stearns OF Burlington In his man
damus proceedings against State Auditor
Fl. F. Graham to compel Graham to pay
him certain fees pertaining to his Office
as justice OF the peace. Auditor Graham
had held up the payment on the ground
that Justice stearns had not fled his &C
count with the clerk on the first day OF
court, and the latter maintained that the
editors, In revising the Vermont statutes,
bad changed the reading Of the law with
out specified act OF the legislature. He
claimed that the old act did not deprive
him Of all bis fees, while the new reading
Of the Law deprived him of all, making 3
material difference in the law. Supreme
court upholds him.
Harry ]. BaFtoli Of Montpelier has &C.
cured the contract for $4,000 statue Of
Col. Seth Warner, one Of the heroes OF
the Revolutionary war, which will be
placed on the grounds Of the Bennington
battle monument sometime before Eext
Memorial day. The entire amount will
be paid by Col. 0lin Scott Of Bennington,
who IL president Of the BenninRlon Bat
tie and Monument MemoFiai association,
and who Is 3 descendant OF the early set
tiers OF Bennington. This Is the most
important contract In the line OF etatuery
which has been secured BY Montpelier
concern for long time and IN point Of
historical Importance Il is one OF the most
significant tnat has ever been sxecpted in
that city. Mr.. Bertpll is one Of the most
noted sculptors in this part Of the coun-
try.
A report on forest products issued By
the department OF commerce and labor
and complied In eo-operation With the
department Of agriculture forest service,
CLIFFORD Pipchot, forester, contains some
interesting statistics concerning the Yer
mont products In forestry. The statistics
Of the lumber cut in this country In 1893
are based upon the operation Of 81 ,231 &C.
tive mills and we're secured from manu-
lectures aud forestry commissions, result
ing in probably the most complete census
Of lumber products ever made In the
United States. Vermont ranks thirtieth
on the list OF lumber producing states
and reports 500 active mills. The aggre-
gate OF hard wood lumber cut in thous-
and feet, hoard measure, was 304, OF,
value, sa,s7i, $50; soft wood, 215, s1b; value
s3,B10,4ls.
Word has been received from Water
bury, Conn, that Harry Il. Cook, once Of
Bristol, has secured a divorces in Hart
ford, Conn, from Grace II. Burch OF
Pomfrer, Vt, alleging that, after he mar
ried her, she proved to be the wife Of
George Cross, by whom she had q child
living. He met his wife in Boston when
he was studying at the Massachusetts Col
lege Of Pharmacy, and they we're married