Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-07-06

owners proposition. The wages OF an
average quarryman are to be rs cents pei
hour, overtime to be 81 cents per hour,
eight hours to constitute days work
blacksmiths to receive the same pay a
under the old agreement; same arbitra-
ton clause as before.
A COW belonging 10 c. c. Bell of Man
chester was curiously electrocuted June
"a. During a recent storm a telephone
wire was blown down and lay across a
street light wire. II then came in contact
with wire fence beneath. The fence
wire became heavily charged During the
day the COW put her nose against the wire
and was instantly killed.
During the two weeks ending June "a.
slxty-nv persons were committed to the
care OF Supt. ID. l.. Morgan OF the house of
correction. This is the greatest number
received in similar period in the history
OF the institution. Had it not been for
the expiration Of the sentences OF over
thirty persons the prison would have been
unable to accommodate them.
At special town meeting held in Will
mington June "a, it was voted TO accent
the proposition OF Lyman F. Pettee OF
New York TO erect public library to the
memory OF his family on the site OF the
old school grounds in Wilmington village.
Wilmington secures one OF the handsome
est library buildings in southern Vermont.
MIR. Pettee is a native of Wilmington.
Adelbert Martin, who is serving a If
/ teen years sentence for assault on Mrs.
Stephen from blee at Mortified in Septem-
Der, 1903, has been sent from the state
prison at Windsor to the state hospital
Tor the insane at Waterbury for observa-
ton. Martin is the man for whom
nearly every officer in Washington county
was hunting and who was finally arrested
at Manchester, n. II
The Lake Dunmore Power 4 Traction
Co., which recently absorbed the Bristol
Electric Co., is building a steam auxiliary
plant and has completed surveys for a
large dam 10 be built about mile above
its present plant on the New Haven river.
only portion OF each DAY but the new
concern proposes to furnish power TWEEN
ty-four hours each day.
A cloudburst occurred Saturday evening
IN the town OF Worcester. The water fell
in sheets, making the highways impassa-
bic and carrying away nearly every bridge
over the north branch OF the Winooski |
river. The large dam at Putnamsville, |
half way between Montpelier and Worces-
ter, was IN great danger for two hours or
more and the water was the highest at that |
point II had been IN five years.
The graduating class OF the Burlington
Business college numbered twenty-three |
bers, the largest In its history, and |
would have been still greater but for the |
fact that applications for Office help have |
been so great that the management has
frequently been compelled TO send out |
pupils to take situations before they have
completed their courses. Over one hun
dred such applications have come to the
school during the past year.
James Foley OF Chester, aged about 40
years, was found dead near his residence
Thursday morning with his throat cut
from ear to ear. II was at first thought
there had been foul play, but after an
investigation by DIR. W. L. Havens, 1t was
decided to be a case OF suicide. An open
razor, much stained with blood, was
had been drinking hard OF late and was
money.
In Addison county court June 18th these
sentences were imposed Joseph Rivers,
two-three years In states prison;
Cora Dickinson, partner OF Rivers, one
and half-two and a half years in states
prison; Harry Mccormick, jail breaking,
.hree-four years in states prison, also two
Ihree years for forgery; Almer Hier, theft,
nve-six years in states prison; Delbert
Burns, cruelty to child, six-nine months
1t house OF correction.
DIR. Adrian Scott OF Blackstone. Mass,
lss been offered, and will probably accept, I
professorship at Norwich university, /
Mortified. He will have charge OF the Z
Dost- graduate work in Oriental languages.
Doctor Scott is an alumnus OF Norwich
having entered as a cadet in I
SOS. He was for time professor OF Ger s
'ersity, Providence, X. l., and was con-
idered to be one Of the most erudite pro-
essors there.
John l.. Cochrane, former postmaster at =,
East Dorset, was arraigned before George
:. johnson OF Burlington, clerk OF the 5
United States courts, Thursday on an in
lictment found against him at the May
ng the postal laws. Ii is alleged that he i,
to his own use S3S3.56 from the 7
unds OF the money order department. :
The shortage was discovered by Inspector ?
}. j. Rapp. Bail was fixed at 500 and il y
vas furnished. u
Indicted in Vermont with several other '
lembers OF the Granite Cutters union,
ames Duncan, national secretary OF that n
rganization, first vice president OF the
american Federation OF Labor. and one
[ the most prominent labor men in the 9,
ountry, declines to come to this state n
DR. trial, and will fight any attempt to
him on the charge made against n,
i'm by the grand jury OF entering into
riminal conspiracy to injure the bust
ess of three firms doing business at NJ
Iardwick in this state.
Charles, second son OF Willis Howard is f
ack from trip to Lebanon, n. H., aud 81
Windsor, in the course of which he saw
orbin park and had the unusual expert s
nee of riding after a couple OF young OF
uffaloes that were being broken to drive CT
Ike oxen. Their unlikeness to oxen had NJ
OF been so entirely removed in the pro- b
ass OF "breaking" but that the ride pr
roved exhilarating, not to say exciting, NJ
nd the young man is now prepared to W
id few chapters OF thrilling narrative to ds
ne Misunderstanding Tales"
The Thirteenth Vermont Regimental IN
'sociation, which held its annual reunion hs
Montpelier June q, was entertained by u
oil. A. {. Brown. The attendance reached W
$. Among those present were Governor NJ
Id Mrs. Bell. In the afternoon a special "a
II took the members and their friends tr
II q trolley ride to Barre. The business
Getting Of the association was held in the an
ternoon. In the evening banquet was
I'D at the Pavilion. Among the speak
5 were Col. A. Z. Brown, Col. Albert
arke OF Boston, Capt. Frank Kenfield of al,
louisville. Gov. c. ]. Bell OF Walden and 10
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