Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-06-06


was three feet nine inches long and
i've inches in circumference at the
largest point and had four ~raItles.
States Attorney X. A. Hoar has re-
celyed a petition signed by business
men in Barre, asking to take steps to
have the charter of the Granite rail-
road annulled on the ground that the
company has never built any of the
road proposed and a. required by the
state laws.
This weeks st. J%ohnsbury Republi-
can will be published in the interests
of the BrightloOk Hospital and edited
by a committee OF ladies from the
Hospital Aid association. The ladies'
will have entire charge of the paper
and the proceeds will be given to the
treasurer OF Brightlook Hospital.
Harvey b. Young, a native of Lyn-
don who became a famous landscape
painter, is dead. His first picture
sent to the Paris Salon was immediate
ly accepted blythe judges. Mr.. Young
was also a noted water color artist,
and Bierstadt considered him the
greatest water color artist in America.
Rev. J. J. Lewis was in Boston last
week in the interests of the Lake
Champlain Chautauqua assembly,
which opens at Queen City park in
Burlington July 10. Already a large
number OF applications for scholar
ships have been received and the out
look for a large attendance is most en-
%couraging.
The firm OF w. II. ii. Slack & Bro.
Of Springfield, shoddy manufacturers,
who have always run their business
eleven hours, have adopted a ten
hour schedule. Parks Il Woolson,
cloth finishing machine makers, have
adopted a nine-hour day. These firms
employ one hundred and fifty men and
this reduction is voluntary.
The supreme court have declared
unconstitutional the law creating the
state board Of prison commissioners.
The duties Of the board were TO hear
and determine upon applications for
the release and parole of conyicts from
the state prison or house OF correction
and to make such rules and regula-
tons regarding the same as they
deemed best.
Last week at Montpelier the supreme
court handed down a decision deelar-
ing unconstitutional the act passed by
the last session OF the legislature EN-
powering the Barre city corporation 70
take water from land in East Barre.
The city OF Barre has already eXpend-
ed more than $4,000 In this case I'M
der the act which the supreme court
now declares unconstitutional.
Charles Doherty was taken to Mont
pelier last week for a hearing before
the supreme court. lie at first refused
10 prepare for the journey or move
from his cell. going so far as to offer
resistance 10 the officer. He finally
concluded twas the better part of wis
dom to obey. The hearing, begun
! Tuesday afternoon, vas concluded
Wednesday and Doherty was returned
10 prison. The decision OF the court
was reserved.
The removal of Postmaster Edwin ;.
Dewey of East Poultney has been rec
commended by an inspector IRON the
postoaice department at Washington.
Mr.. Dewey has been postmaster at
East Poultney Tor forty years, with the
| exception of the four years covered by
Cleyeland's second term, having re-
ceiyed his first appointment by Presl-
! dent Lincoln during his first term OF
office. An effort will be made TO Sc
cure his continuance in Office.
The F. r. Patch Manufacturing COM
many of Rutland has voluntarily decld-
ed. beginning June l, to give all ITS
EMPLOYEES Saturday afternoons on
without n reduction of wages until
October 1, after which nine hours Will
he a DAVIS work. As the company can
not reduce the night mems hours, their
nav is increased accordingly TO make
M. This firm is able to do this on ae-
count Of prosperous times. Ihe ma
chinists had not struck and this is a
reward.
Gov. ". W. Stickney in accordance
with the request of the international
Mining Congress and Gov. + w:
HINT of Idaho, had appointed Prof.
/ Geo. Ii. Perkins OF Burlington d W
tyson of STAFFORD, Thomas NJ. Deal Of
| 81. Adams. Geo. +. Moody OF Water
hnry. Geo. Westinghouse OF Nergennes,
q ". Scarf of Burlington and IA
Others to represent this state at the
fonrth annual session of the lnterna'
| tional Mining Congress to be held 81
Boise. Idaho, July q to %.
Announcement has been made OF the
engagement of Miss Laura Billings,
da1g6ter OF Mrs. Frederick Billings OF
New York. to Prof. Frederick W. Lee
! Of the Medical school of Columbia uni
versity. Mrs. Billings n three
daughters will leave New York city
for Woodstock, where the marriage
win be solemnized in June. Miss
Killings father, the late frederleh
BIines. was a prominent figure IN
railroad affairs and was at one tune
president OF the Northern Pacific ran
road.
Petitions in bankruptcy were hied las'
week nv Geo. IL. Garand of Swanton,
~aari- Of Moores Forks, y. Y. and