Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-29

7 Vermont railway from St. Adams pro-
ceeded early last week Wednesday morn
| ing to lay tracks across the foot OF Col
lege street, Burlington, formal possession
of which was taken some time ago by the
city OF Burlington to extend the street TO
| the lake front. The operations OF the
railroad were held up by policemen, and
later an Injunction was secured against
the railroad company to suspend work.
The road employees succeeded In laying
the tracks nearly across and trestle was
partly built over the street extension.
I be move was bat another chapter In the
dispute between the road and the city as
to the ownership OF the street end. Cases
about the same are now In court.
The Central Vermont Railway company
has thrown down the gauntlet TO the city
OF Burlington. The attitude Of the rail-
way company, il is understood, was pref
" well defined last week Wednesday,
" hen the company attempted to grab
possession Of the right OF way at the foot
OF College street. Nov comes the Cen
trail Vermont with the positive announce
ment 70 the city that Il has no PROPOSE
tion 10 make in regard to q neN union
station. And, further, that the city may
take its present old station with altera-
tions, or none at all. This. in effect, is
the stand taken by the Central Vermont,
according TO a member OF the committee
OF fifteen, appointed to consider plans
with the railroad officials and the Public
Service commission.
J. Arms Miller OF Dummerston, aged 90
years, was instantly killed by Jumping
from moving passenger train at Dam
merston station Friday. Mr.. Miller Was
returning from the state fair at White
River Junction. lie found that the train
did not stop 81 his station and attempted
TO jump on hen 1t was going foil speed.
He struck the platform and was thrown
under the heels, bis body being terribly
mangled. Mr. Miller Is the largest peach
grower in Vermont and his exhibit OF
this fruit al the state fair attracted great
deal OF attention. He was also a large
grower Of other varieties OF fruit file
was born Ia Dummerston and that town
has always been bis home. He has rep
resented Il in the legislature and has held
many town Offices. Eight sons and two
daughters survive him.
Mrs. Mary J. Yeartaw OF Barre, aged
70 years, has been granted divorces from
Benjamin Il. Yehrtaw for intolerable
severity and has been granted permission
to resume her maiden name OF Mary J.
Worthen. Thus ends a wedding romance
that caused no end Of gossip 10 Barre last
spring. Mr. Yeartaw Is IS years old. lie
and Mrs. Wort hen were married last
May, much agaip-f the wishes Of Tels-
tiVes OF the bride. Soon after the we'd
ding Mr.. Yeartaw began to buy fast
horses and automobiles, having been
given control over bis wife's large bank
account. Relatives Of Mrs. Yeartaw
then applied to the probate court for q
guardian Tor her, but the application vas
soon Withdrawn, a. Judge Martin in
formed them be had no grounds OF inter-
ference. Divorce proceedings were then
brought and to these the groom offered
no objection.
An attempt was made early Tuesday
morning Of last week TO rob the hrst
National Bank OF North Bennington.
The thieves apparently FIRST entered the
post office in the same building where
they broke open cash drawer and OBJ
tanned less than two dollars in cash,
leaving behind stamps 10 about the same
amount. They then entered the tank
building by throwing stone through
the plate glass window. The noise Of the
breaking glass aroused the people living
in the vicinity who telephoned the on
GERS OF Bennington. posse, heavily
armed, made dash 10 North Bennington
in an automobile. The posse surroun led
the bank but the thieves, alarmed by the
approach OF the rapidly running auto,
made their escape. They obtained no
plumber in the bank. This was the sec
ond break In North Bennington aud the
sixth within a radius OF 5 miles during
the past two weeks.
AS reward Tor the care she lavished
upon him in his infancy, King George v.
has summoned 10 her native laud Mrs.
Ann Roberts Of Poultney, once his nurse,
to spend her last days in comfort. The
king has bought for her a home in the
village Of Bethesda, North Wales, and
thlther she will soon go. Mrs. Roberts
has lived in Poultney the past three
years, coming there to visit her brother,
Thomas Edmunds, for 40 years a resident
Of the town. Mrs. Roberts was born ia I
Bethesda and when a girl went 10 London I
to "seek service" She was q red I
checked maiden, who soon married a
young tradesmsn. They set up house
keeping a short distance from Bucking- /
ham palace and she attracted the notice OF I
Queen Alexandra's attendants and took 1
up her duties in the palace the day FOL. /
lowing the birth OF King George. Her I
own child, few weeks old, was given /
into the care OF a nurse and was taken IN I
and died, although the young mother was |
kept in Ignorance until several days later.
By the will Of Martha A. French Of
Barton, just probated, the following pub
lie requests were made; Five hundred 4
dollars each to the Congregational |
churches Of Franklin, Barton, Higheate
and st. Adams, VT, with 800 additional
each for the Sunday schools; to the Con-
gregational church of lowell, VT, $500, n
with 800 additional for the Sunday school: II
to the university Of Burlington, $500; to
the w. G. 7. U. OF Vermont, $500; to
Vermont Domestic Missionary society,
$500; to the Congregational Educational
society OF Massachusetts,, $500; to the
Massachusetts, w. c. 7. o., $500; to the
A. B. c. F. NJ, $500; to the Congrega-
tional Home Missionary society Of Massa-
chusetts, $780, to the Perkins Institution
for the Blind, t4O0; to the New England
Home for Little Wanderers, $500; to the
Boston branch OF the Salvation Army.
500: 10 the ST Iohnahurv hrnnch - -.