Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-09


county court. The defendants hired th
plaintiff to build the amphitheatre on th
lake front at the foot OF College street
Mr.. eastman claims that $4,000 or there
abouts, with interest, u owing him, HI
was to receive as his compensation IS pc
cent OF the total cost of building and ais,
a certain sum for the use OF pile driver
The stand was torn down Immediate!
following the celebration.
A decision was filed Thursday with tht
Chittenden county clerk by Judge z. s
stanton in the case of the Grand Lodge o
Vermont, F. Il A. NJ, L. S. TillotsoR
versus the city OF Burlington, for the de
PENDANT to recover its costs. Exception,
were noted for the plaintiff aud II il
probable that the case will go to the su
preme court. This suit was brought tt
recover three years. taxes on the Masonic
temple, the cost OF collecting them, etc.
paid to the city under protest. The Ma
sonic body commended that the order wa:
exempt under the law as a charitable in.
stitution. The case was heard during the
last session of county court.
Edward Roberts Of Dorset, aged SC
years, has brought suit in Rutland
county court against Augustus W. Hill.
lizard OF Dandy to recover 10000 damages
on the ground that be was assaulted and
badly injured at Dorset BY billiard April
/ "a last. 1t was said at the time Of the
affair that billiard went to Roberts
+ house to buy horse, became angry be-
+ cause be could not make a bargain With
i the old man and beat him over the head
j with a club. 1t was believed for a time
that the injuries were fatal billiard was
I subsequently, arrested, pleaded guilty in
Bennington county court to breach OF the
/ peace, aud was heavily fned.
Several sentences were announced May
q in Windham county court, among
them being the following: Charles A.
Deyo, found guilty of Transporting liquor
into Vermont, was fined $3.50 and COSTS
His son, Albert C. Deyo, was fined sl00
and costs on the same charge. Francis
Deyo, son OF Charles Deyo, who parti-
cipated in an attempted break at Bush
nelrs store, had his case continued.
Frank A. Rachel, a Hungarian from Bel
lows Falls, pleaded guilty to entering the
store OF Wilson Il Abbott Of that place
and was sentenced to not less than two
nor more than two and q half years in
state prison. About 10 jury cases are left
untred.
An automobile accident was narrowly
averted Saturday evening, May 20. A
young man named Leboeut was riding
down Burlington street on a bicycle
with his hands of the handle bars. A
big touring car owned and operated by
Russell Mantor of Pittsburg. Mass, came
along and warned the young man OF its
approach. Leboeuf did not seem to take
any notice OF the car, and when in front
OF the Allen house the bicycle and boy
collided With the automobile. The boy
was thrown under the machine between
the two sets OF wheels, while the bicycle
was completely smashed. Mr.. Mantor
brought his car to a stop, the boy was as
sisted from under the machine and it was
found that he was unhurt.
A big power development project il I'M
der way in this Deerfield valley which will
include an eight mile storage reservoir
and generating station where the fall
will be about 500 feet. The storage lake,
according to the plan outlined, VIII be
between Wilmington and Davis Bridge.
The water will be carried by hume to
Zoar, south of the Hoosac tunnel, where
1t is thought that $4,000 horse power
can be developed, putting the plant in a
class by itself in the East. II is estimat-
ed that the giant reservoir would hold so
days water supply. The company which
has this project in hand, Chase & Hsrri- I
man, is the same one that controls the
Vernon plant, and it is said that the con-
Germ has secured all the necessary rights
Mrs. Edward Signor OF Brockton,
Mass, and her mother, Mrs. Henry Zero
Of Beldens, were badly injured in a COLI
sion at Middlebury Thursday. They /
we're taken to Beldens by ambulance. /
Mr. and Mrs. signor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Zero had been attending a dance and
started for home about 2 o'clock in the .
Owing to the darkness they .
did not see a team which was approach I
ing rapidly from the opposite direction.
The two vehicles collided and the women,
v BIO were on the rear seat, we're thrown
backward to the pavement, Mrs. Zero sus-
tanning badly injured shoulder and her
daughter being cut about the head. The
OF the team which ran into
hem drove hurriedly away and their
IDENTIFY is unknown.
Hugh Agnew and Robert Mitchell, cen
rus enumerators, completed the taking of
he census in Brattleboro May 49, They
made a tour OF the business section OF the
own and located 79 persons who had
oeen skipped by the enumerator making
be first enumeration. Since the first day
II May, at which time the time limit for
aking the census expired, nearly 500
lanes have been added to those already
AIKEN. As many complaints we're made
o the board OF trade that the enumera
ors had failed on their first count to do
borough job, the state supervisor of the
ensus, L. NJ. Hays Of Burlington, was
lotified and extended the time for COM
,leting the census in Brattleboro to May
o. II was found impossible to visit all
4 the persons omitted in the first enum-
ration in the extended time and Mr..
lays granted further extension to May
4.
The Central Vermont Railway Co. has ]
otided the granite dealers in Barre,
iontpelieF, Waterbury and Mortified
hat arrangements have been made with /
be Grand Trunk railway system to run 1
pecial trains from Montpelier Junction !
D Port Huron tunnel, Mich, or beyond,
business warrants, tuesdays, Thurs
avs and Saturdays Of each week. The
rains will be operated exclusively for