Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

placed at upward of 1880.
Henry L. Johnson, IS years old, q ma
tive of Underhill and a retired nava
commander, was found dead in bed Aug
IS following a period OF i'll health. HI
entered the Naval academy at Annapolis
early in life and was graduated soon attel
the beginning OF the Civil var. By rapid
promotion be attained the rank OF com
mander. Follow ing the war he had 9
varied naval career as an instructor in the
vessels and cruisers. He was retired in
1890. He left a wife and son, Lewis
Johnson Of New York city.
States Attorney Benjamin Gates and
Sheriff Frank Fl. Tracy of Montpelier ar
rested Walter P. Williams in Rochester,
n. Y, on the charge OF forging the name
Of Barton, Hayes q Bancroft to three
checks of SIS each, payable to himself.
He was formerly employed as craftsman
BY that firm in Barre. Williams waived
examination and was bound over to the
September term of Washington county
court. He was unable to furnish
the $500 bail fixed by Judge a.. w. Scott
and was recommitted to county Jail.
At the annual meeting OF the Vermont
Electrical association, September 29, 8
Davenport celebration will be held and q
tablet in memory of Davenport, the inven-
tor OF the first electrical motor, will be
placed on the house in Brandon, where the
inventor lived. The New England section
OF the National Lighting association will
assist in the celebration. The gathering
is of Importance and of much interest to
electricians. The movement to erect the
tablet was started by j. E. Davidson,
formerly president OF the Consolidated
Lighting Co. of Montpelier.
Two thousand people assembled in
Poultney Aug. II for the annual reunion OF
the Rutland County Veterans associa-
ton. The village vas deliberately decor
ated with bunting and many business
men closed their stores and paid respect
to old soldiers by attending the celebra-
ton. There we're "reminiscences by sever
al veterans Lieut.. Gov. John A.
Mead gave the principal address. While
be spoke along patriotic lines he took ad-
vantage OF the opportunity to tell the
veterans the important part they could
take in helping to roll up q big Republi-
can majority in September.
The interchange Of freight traffic from
the Wells River road to the Central Yer
mont is slowly coming to its condition
before the strike. The Montpelier crew
is kept pretty busy with the local and
junction switching. Heavy trains are
pulled out OF Barre every day and the To-
cal shipments are heavy. It is claimed
that the Central Vermont road is getting
back all the traffic lost during the trou-
BILE. The beef shipments, which came
over the Wells River road for several
weeks, have been restored to the Central
Vermont. The special through granite
train is also getting back into shape.
Joseph Battell will be a candidate for
representative from Middlebury.
Judging from the outlook now, there is
no probability that any Republican can
didate will run against Colonel Battell
and il is also improbable that there will
be any Democratic candidate in the field.
The colonel has been representative from
Middlebury before and also represented
Ripton 10 the lower House OF the state
legislature. In 1878 he was one OF the
county senators from Addison. Mr.. Bat
tell has a number OF matters connected
with automobile and liquor legislation
which he desires to bring before the pub
lie.
Ernest Lenc of wardsboro, who was ar
rested in Granville, n. Y, by Deputy
Sheriff E. A.. Fits OF Wardsboro on a
charge of attempting TO sell a horse
owned by his employer, Caspar Smith of
Wardsboro, was taken to Brattleboro last
Thursday BY Deputy Sheriff Fits. The
respondent was held by Judge z. w. Glib
SON in $500 for the September term OF
and committed TO New fame jail in
default of bond. The respondent disap-
peared with his employers wife and she
was With him when he was arrested in
Granville but declined to return to Yer
mont and was left stranded, as b sheriff
took possession Of the team.
Attorney General Edward r. o'Malley
OF New York has given an opinion to the
effect that Massachusetts,, Vermont and
Connecticut motorists are not entitled to
drive their cars in New York state with
out a license. The new law went into
effect on August /. The provision rela-
tive to non-residents gives exemption II
the state they come from accords New
York motorists reciprocal privileges. w.
Thibodeau Of 1.-THE Automobile Legal as
ISOLATION, when asked upon what
grounds be believed Attorney General
O'Malley based his opinion, stated that
he thought it all hinged upon the dehni-
ton OF the word reciprocity.
There have been established in YER
$50 free mail delivery routes, Of an
average length Of 22.l2 miles, and a total
Of 7,I32.32, serving a population
OF approximately $4,000. The present
rate Of cost for maintaining the
service in the state is S293, 247. There
are but ive applications pending for ad-
ditional rural service in Vermont, and il
Is believed that very nearly all OF the ter
ritory in which the requirements OF the
can be met and in which the es-
adjustment Of the service Is practicable
has been covered, and in the future the
work Of the department pertaining to
rural delivery in Vermont viii consist
mainly in such Establishments OF routes a.
nav be found advisable to give the best
possible at a minimum cost.
Deputy sheriff A. J.. Croft OF Enosburg
Falls was the victim OF 8 clever piekpook-
the 18th in the depot at st. Adams on
The Richford train, Just before the time
leaving, and was relieved OF his pock-
book. containing some s25n in checks
loose bills. He had just got onto the
rain with bis daughter and some friends,