Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-04-25

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| Moses Murray has been elected
chief engineer of the Burlington pait
| fire department. !.
! The Vermont School Seat compa
ny's factory at Rutland has beer
started up after quite long idleness.
There is movement CD foot foi
the prosecution of the enterprise fol-
the development Of the Fairlce Gran
lite Works.
One hundred and two representa-.
tives of the publishing houses have
been at work in Vermont trying to
get their share Of the S45, 1000 worth
Of books which will be bought under
the new law.
A. S. Richardson and 4. r. Fletcher
of the Fletcher Granite company OF
st. Adams were in Woodbury. last
Thursday to see what the prospect
was for business the coming season.
They propose putting in the largest
plant in the state for working granite.
A. E. Mann Il Co. of Boston have
contracted for the labor al the YER
mont state prison for five years. w.
ID. Bracket Il Co., who now hold the
contract, have paid the state fifty
cents per day for the labor of each
convict employed; the price to be paid
by the terms of the new arrangement
is somewhat higher. The character
of the manufacturing will be boots
and shoes, the same as formerly.
The celebrated conspiracy case of
Boutwell, and others against William
Mari and twenty-seven others for
$4,000 damages growing out of a
trouble among the granite mem closed
April 10th in the Washington county
court. A verdict was given the plain
tiff for 81, 22l.96 and costs. II. E.
Taynor secured a judgment to recover
costs and was found not guilty of
being party to the transaction.
Both sides have taken exceptions and
the case is expected to go to the SUI
preme court.
The Lyndonville water commits
sioners have awarded tie contract for
putting in the water system to Flood
Il Sheriff. of Sandy Hill, N. y, their
bid being S3l, 1858, and it is expected
that work on the same will be COM
menced the last of this month. There
are eleven bids on the job ranging
from S29, 60S.13 to S43,4S5, Flood &
Sheriff. being the third lowest bid
ders. The commissioners are negoti-
ating with Boston parties for the sale
of the water bonds, and will probably
bring the matter to focus in few
days.
A serious explosion occurred on the
line of the Central Vermont railroad
Thursday morning. A crew of rail-
road men were blasting huge rocks
that were in danger of falling on the
track. When two Of the workmen,
Henry Gosslyn and Charles Gilman,
were setting off a charge of dynamite,
it discharged Unexpectedly. Gilman
was hurled onto high bank. while
Gosslyn was lifted distance of thirty
feet into the air. Gossyln died Thurs
day evening at the st. Adams hospi-
tai, and it is feared that Gilman will
not live. Both men had families in
st. Adams.
About 1890 Friday morning, Rob-
ert Harvey, stone cutter, aged 32, in
the employ of Mari Il Gordon at
Barre, walked out of the blacksmith
shop attached to his employers plant
upon the side track running through
that section of the stone yards, and he
was struck by the switching engine of
the Central Vermont, which was haul
ing some loaded cars out of Barclay i,
Brothers yard. The engine and sew
eral cars passed over his body, killing
him instantly. His head was crushed |
and one hand was cut off. He leaves
a wife and three children.
A well-dressed man called at the !
residence eff Rector Richardson of st.
Peters Episcopal church in Benning-
ton, and, after announcing himself to
be Rev. Donald p. Adams and
brother of Rev. w. +. Weeks Of
Brandon, asked to borrow some
money. Mrs. Richardson, who re-
ceived him, had read in the papers
that man was around making the
same claim that the visitor did, and
declined to loan any money and i'm
sent word to Deputy Sher-
ifs Nash and Godfrey that he was
there. Papers were Immediately made
out, and the man was arrested and
lodged in Jail. He claims that he is
printer travelling through the country,
but is thought to be the same man
hat has swindled Episcopal clergy
men in various parts of Vermont and
Massachusetts, and for whose arrest a
'eward is offered.
George Rogers Of East Rupert one
,vcning two weeks ago left the house
IF man named Black at 10 o'clock
% go to the residence of another man
named Root, who lived about mile
away. On the road he met +. e.
Amidon and man named Frost,
he three stopping to chat in front of
he residence of Mrs. Danforth, who,
opening her window, heard him ask
hem to take him home, as he did
lot think he could get there alone.