Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-08

The new city directory OF Burling-
ton contains 8, Isl names, an increase
Of 1926 names over last year. Accord
ingIy the population OF the city is es-
timated to Ne 70, 600.
Carl Jackson, a moulder at the scale
works in Rutland, was severely burn
ed about the feet while at work Tues
day. While turning out q ladle OF
molten iron the handle burned of, let
ting the bowl Of the liquid upon the
floor. In falling, part OF the iron
dropped inside one shoe. and the foot
was consequently badly burned. The
other escaped more fortunately.
Henry Norton of St. Adams was ar
rested Tuesday for threatening to kill
his wife and family. He lately re-
turned from the house OF correction
where he had just completed a three
months term for having committed
the same ofiense. 1t is thought he is
insane. When he was arrested he was
in the cemetery with one OF the chill
dren. He had razor in bis pocket.
Brattleboro's trolley road was for
mally opened to the public yesterday
afternoon. The first trip was made
as tour of inspection, the officials OF
the road, together with the selectmen
and bailiffs, and a large number Of
guests being on board. The first trip
for fares was made at 4 o'clock. At
night a reception was given by the
people of West Brattleboro, with
speeches, music and fireworks, refresh
ments being served to the officials and
guests. The road is three miles long
and runs through the principal streets
to West Brattlebor0.
A crowd of about 1000 people, rep
resenting all denominations, gathered
at o'clock Sunday afternoon to wit
ness the laying Of the corner stone Of
the new Catholic church at Middle
bury. The stone was blessed by Coad-
tutor Bishop Michaud, Bishop De-
Goesbriand not being present. Rev.
Father Barrett gave historical sum-
mary Of the attempts to overthrow the
church, and the address was well re-.
ceived by all, without regard to relig-
ioas scrIplcs. Bishop Michaud fol-
lowed with an admirable l5-minute
address which closed the exercises.
The fire fiend, who has been the
cause OF so many fires in the town OF
Pownal, has been arrested. His name
is Clarence Rhodes, and he is but Is
wears of age. 1t is thought that sew
eral other arrests will follow. The
young man made several damaging
statements. The series of fires which
eliminated with the burning of the
tenement occupied by the young mans
parenls, was begun about the middle
of March, when corn house and a
hog house belonging to John Service
were consumed. Several fires have
since followed. A number of robber-
les have also occurred in connection
with each.
The Fall Mountain Paper company
OF Bellows Falls cleared the last Of its
log drives 100000 feet--out Of
White River into the Connecticut riv-
er last Thursday night, and the force
employed at White River Junction
was sent to Wells River to help move
drive of 100000 feet, which has
hung up there for months on account
of low water The same company has
about 1000, 900 feet more in the Con-
necticut river above Wells River,
which cannot be run out at present on
account of low water. The White
river at White River Junction, 40
miles from its source, is so low that
boy 10 years of age can wade from
shore TO shore. The Connecticut
river there is proportionately lower.
Richard Morris Hunt, who died
Wednesday, was president of the
American League of Architecture, de-
signer Of the administration building
at Chicago fair, and was considered
by his fellows one of the masters in
Ibis profession. Mr.. Hunt was born in
Bratteboro, VT, in 1888. When he
was Is years old he went to Europe
for study and the intellectual advan-
tages of travel. While abroad he de-
cided to be an architect. He became
Il student at the School of Fine Arts at
Paris, under the eminent Hector Le-
feul. Subsequent extensive travel was
undertaken with view of improve
ment in his art. When he returned
to Paris, Lefeul, who was architect to
Napoleon iii, appointed him an in
spector of public works in his bureau.
M. Hunt returned to America in 1855.
He was engaged on the capitol extern
sion in Washington for time. As
architect of the Worlds fair building
he advanced his fame, but before that
commission came to him he had won
a high rank by his designs of the
Yorktown monument in Virginia, the
pedestal of the statue of Liberty in
New York harbor, and the Vander-
bilt mausoleum on Staten Island. He
was brother of the late William M.
Hunt, the artist. He designed the
LenDox library, the Tribune building,
the William X. Vanderbilt home,
and the Central Park entrance in New