Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-07-17
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.


lEermonters as follows Alfred f.
Spaulding OF Northfeld. driving mech
anism; John F. Kidder. OF Winoos-
( HI, combined punch and shears.
The strike OF the Boston Brewery
workers has been endorsed by the
Montpelier Central Labor union and it
has been voted that it is the sense of
this urion that all local unions atfiliat-
ed with it assess fines on its members
who drink beer made at the breweries
in Boston where the strikes are on.
This action affects Uno beer sold
largely in the city and one or two
brands of bottled lager on sale at the
city liquor agency.
The Barre Granite and Paving Co.
was Incorporated July IL with a capt.
tai of $50 600. The business will util-
lie waste material for building and
street work. The company has re-
ceived contracts with leading quarry
owners for granite and will put on a
big gang of men at once. The office
in Woods block will be in charge of
James Grant of Boston. The incor-
operators are James Grant and S. ID.
Graves of Boston, A. S. Pennock of
Braintree, Mass, and II. X Bush and
II. NJ. Scott of Barre.
There has been a good deal of alarm
in South Hero among fruit growers
over the apple blight or scab which
has been unusually bad this season.
The continued wet weather appears to
have favored its development and
1 IL Gtttfapa1
siyely. In some cases this years fruit
crop is apparently almost annihilated
and in nearly every orchard it is
materially reduced by the disease.
The foliage on the trees is also badly
attacked and there has been some
fear that, in this way, even the next
years crop would be cut into.
J. X. Batchelder of Arlington, act
ing on the judgment of an old miner,
has been opening mine at Searsburg
and has found free gold. It's quartz
mine carrying great quantities OF
Ipyrites, arsenic and iron with free
gold and silver. There are seven
headings and the one being worked
has been opened Tor sixty feet. In
making the cut free gold was struck
| in unlimited quantities. An old miner
saws il by far surpasses anything
found East and rivals the Comstock
| lode. There is much excitement in
| that section and there is no mistake
about the find as gold can be seen in
the rock in large quantities with the
naked eve. A mill will be erected
soon to treat the ore.
A novelty in the way of a barn has
been erected by William II. Mead of
the Rollin c. Mead farm on the west
road from Rutland to Proctor, says the
News. The structure will be octago-
nal IN shape and will encircle green
grass silo of $50 tons capacity. The
barn will be 800 feet in circumference,
los feet in diameter and 80 feet, or
three stories, high. 1t will stanchion
/ 200 head of cattle when completed and
will cost in all about $1,000 The
green grass silo is new thing also,
and ii it turns out successfully, as Mr..
Mead predicts it will, it is expected to
prove great labor-saving idea for
| farmers. The octagon barn is about
ready for use in having and will be
entirely completed before cold weather
comes in the fall
George S. Haley, manager OF the
Rutland City Electric company, was
July in Bellows Falls, where he at
tended meeting held for the purpose
of forming an organization OF the man.
ayers of the electrical companies OF the
state for the mutual benefit and thepro-
lection otthe interests OF the companies.
There were some II managers present
and after some consideration OF the
matter the Vermont Electrical associa-
ton was organized with the following
board OF officers President, Harry
Bottomley of Bellows Falls; LIST vice
president, G. +. Thompson OF Brattle-
boro: I'd vice president, Nj. Patterson
of Fair Haven; secretary and treasur-
er. c. G. Wells of Middlebury; execu-
five committee tor three years, E. f.
Larabee OF Bennington, Dir Black
well of Brandon; for two years, +. r.
Gage OF st, Johnsbury, George 5.
Haley of Rutland for one year, F.
Barney OF Springfield. No definite
plans have been made for holding
meetings, but they will be held annually
at least and ottener if necessary for
the interests of the organization.
The experiment station at Burling-
ton has just issued three bulletins ag-
cregating over one hundred pages.
They describe commercial fertilizers,
Vermont grasses and clovers, and a
plant poisonous to horses. No. 90
discusses the commercial fertilizer
trade of the state, discloses the charac-
ter of the goods sold, and advises con-
corning purchases, etc. No. ~ on
grasses and clover is copiously illus
trated. 1t describes and values the
hay and pasture grasses and clovers,
discusses the weed grasses and meth
dds OF combating them, considers the
cultivation OF grasses and clovers
and tells how to recognize them. 1t
will be found to be an extremely help
FIJI and suggestive pamphlet No. 80
describes the common horsetail plant
now being harvested in the hay in
many portions OF this state. This
plant has probably killed hundreds of