Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31


The sale OF automobiles in Burlington
and vicinity eclipses that of any previous
season already. 1t is estimated that ovel
900, 600 win be spent on the machines
there this year. DIR. W. g. =. Flanders
has sold cars in Essex and franklin coun-
ties, the cost OF which will amount to
over S22, 500. The Vermont Motor com
pany reports that II has sold cars amount.
ing in price TO s14, 900 In Burlington and
Winooski alone; @. D. Jarvis has placed
several cars valued I'm the thousands; the
Hill Storage & Implement company have
sold machines valued at $4,000 in Bur
lington ana Winooski, while the Van
Ness garage aud others have sold q large
number. Two or three cars costing over
$4,000 have been contracted for, but the
most popular price seems to be in the
vicinity of $500.
Assistant'Judges 2. M. Plumley and II.
NJ. Red6eid OF Rutland county are in q
deadlock over the appointment OF the
Rutland city license commissioners, and
no nearer an agreement than they were
two weeks ago and people are beginning
to think that the city will 60 dry. They
did agree to leave their differences to
Mayor H. o. Carpenter of Rutland to set
tie, but be declined to act. II Is argued
that no two men will be allowed to 60
against the vote Of the people but lawyers
say that as the judges are the only two
men who, under the law, can appoint a
commission and there is no power on
earth to make two men agree IL they
choose not to, the will OF the people may
not be obeyed in Rutland's case. The
commissions of sill the other wet towns in
the county are still held up because OF the
Rutland fight.
Two barns in the north part of Bur-
lincton were burned March a, that of
@. NJ. Harrington which caused loss OF
81 500 on holdings and contents, and
that OF F. B. Calkins, with a loss OF
81 900. Nineteen COWS and a bull were
saved in the latter fire; and the Burling-
ton firemen, laying 1900 feet OF hose,
saved the lower part of the structure. In
order to lay the hOse they had to dig I'M
der the Central Vermont Railroad
back Of Athletic park. The cause of fire
in each case is not known. A rather
rough looking tramp applied at the Far
rington home the night before aud asked
for lodging. This was refused and he
was told that one would be given him
with breakfast at the jail. 1t is thought
that, from malicious feeling, the man set
be fire, as no one else is known to have
entered the barn during the night.
midnight DIRE Of but an hours dura-
tion leveled the plant OF the National
Fibre Board company at Morrisville Fri
day night. The fire originated in the
paper stock room from an unknown
cause. The fire department responded
aud did heroic work but the
building burned like matchwood. Their
Efforts, however, saved the nearby stock
house, the contents OF which we're valued
It sc, 900 and 81, 200 worth OF wond. The
oss on the building is placed at $4,000.
Il contained so tons OF fibre board valued
It $4,000, and the machinery brings the
otal to about $4,000. The property was
insured. The building, which was three
tories in height and 90x36 feet in
ground dimensions, was erected about 40
1ears ago. It was first used as a door.
ash and blind factory, then as a starch
actory and still later as a pulp mill, the
ibre board company taking possession
bout 20 years ago. They employed sew
N men. The National Fibre Board COM
1any's head Offices are located at Boston.
The latest development in BurlingtoR's
iotel war came Friday, when an injunc-
ion, granted by Judge z. s. Stanton in
,ourt OF chancery, was served on Max l..
Powell, trustee OF the Hotel Burlington
property, restraining him from having
INVITING further to do with the property. /
dr. Powell had advertised the property
O be sold at auction Saturday. Both |
dr. Powell and the Woodburys, owners |
4 the Van Ness House, claim to own the /
property, each having a quit claim deed |
rom George NJ. Delaney, who formerly /
onducted the hotel. Trustee Powell was !
the hotel at the time of the /
Ire several months ago, when the build
ng was practically burned down, with
Dss estimated over 800, 900, and follow
% that he made announcement that q
ew and lager hotel would be erected on
be site. Recently, the Woodburys an
ouneed that they had purchased the
roperty and that they intended to erect
large hotel to replace the burned struc-
1re, while at the same time a like claim
las made by Mr.. Powell.
A special train will be run on the Rut-
md division OF the New York Central
mes from AlburR TO Bellows Falls and
inclusive, April 1915. The
abroad runs this train in cooperation
it'll the State Commissioner OF Agricul-
ire and the University OF Vermont. The
ain will consist OF baggage car and
lree passenger coaches. In the for
er will be carried exhibits, illustrating
irestry, spraying OF crops and dairyiDg,
le latter consisting Of two or three COWS
desirable and undesirable co-forma-
on which will be used for demonstrating .
iese points. The three passenger cars
III be fitted up with lecture platform
"a will be devoted, one TO horticulture
ID forestry, one to fertilizers and crops,
I'd one to dairying and stock feeding.
OPS OF an hour each or whereabouts
I'M be made at various stations. Two or
rec addresses not to exceed IS minutes
CHI will be given In each car, and about
or 20 minutes given to demonstration
the baggage car. All addresses will be (
ustraiec by charts, specimens or other
se. The lecturing and demonstrating
sw will be supplied about half by the
OF Agriculture and half by
e University. This train will in many
spects resemble the train run four
ars ago on the east side of the state by
{ Boston and Maine railroad.