Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-04-20


mont Schoolmastersi club was held at Bel
lows Falls Friday evening with good at
tendance, about 40 members being present
The main feature was a banquet. Prin
G. III. Morrill, Of Randolph acted as toast
master and responses were made by
State Superintendent w. E. Ranger OF
Montpelier, DIR. w. N. Bryant of Ludlow.
Prin. III. j. Stannard of Boston, Pres. G.
III. Spooner of Norwich University. the
Rev. q. w. Patterson OF Randolph and
others.
James Fowlie, a workman employed at
Mcdonald, Cutler a. Co.'s quarry at Gran
iteville, was buried beneath several tons OF
granite blocks last Thursday and almost
instantly killed. Fowlie was standing
beneath a loaded biondin car, which is
suspended from a wire track. and in some
way the car tipped up. The three or four
tons of stone fell directly upon the unfor-
tunate man. He lived but few minutes.
When the news was told to Mrs. Fowlie
she became erazed with grief and ii is
said that she attempted to commit suicide.
The costly interior decorations and
statues at the Cathedral of the Immacu-
late Conception in Burlington were dam
aged very seriously, If not altogether
spoiled, by the smoke and water resulting
from fire that started in the chapel
shortly after the vesper service mad begun
Sunday evening. The news Of the fire was
communicated to Rev. P. J. Barrett, who
announced that on account of an accident
the service would be suspended, and the
great audience made its way out without a
panic. The fire itself was confined to the
chapel, Ii is thought to have started from
charcoal prepared for the censor.
The monument to be erected over the
grave Of Caesar" Young, for the murder
Of whom Nan Patterson, the "Florodora
girl is to have a second trial. was in
spected Friday at the sheds of Harry
Bertoli, the sculptor, by James Haber of
New York, the architect. The monument
was shipped the first of this week. 1t
was ordered by Mrs. Young from a special
design by Mr.. Haber. Il is made from
light Barre granite, was cut by Ryle 4
Mccormick of Montpelier and the statue
of woman that surmounts it was carved
by Mr.. Bertoli. IL is one Of the finest
jobs ever shipped from Montpelier.
State Superintendent c. j. Ferguson of
the Vermont Anti-Saloon League has re-
ceived from the national superintendent
the announcement that the leagues
throughout the country will take the
initiative in urging upon the churches
and Sunday schools, in the smaller towns
in particular, the ACCESSIBILITY OF cele-
brating July 4, more in accord with the
a
exercises including addresses and music,
Of the more noisy and spectacular
way now in vogue. Mr.. Ferguson will
urge upon the churches of the state to
start a crusade with this end in view.
w. &. Butterfield and r. r. Goodale OF
5wanton have purchased from Col. e. G.
Gilmore controlling interest in the At
wood Suspender company and the COM
pany has been re-organized. Although
Tor the past two or three years the BUSH
ness has not been pushed, il is the inten-
ion of the new owners to largely increase
he business and to push the sale of the
goods TO a greater extent than ever before. |
The Atwood Suspender Co. is the manu-
acturer OF the celebrated Atwood suspen- |
Ter, which has been thoroughly intro |
iuced all over the United States and which |
las enjoyed a large sale during the Is
ears il has been on the market.
Thursday the residence OF Charles II, I
smith on Bristol flats was damaged to |
he extent OF over $500 by an explosion |
II dynamite. Mr.. Smith had employed
William Carl to remove some stamps
rom his premises. Carl appeared at the
louise with several sticks OF dynamite,
which were frozen, and while Mr.. and
hrs. Smith were out Carl went into the
Iouse and placed one or more sticks OF
he dynamite in the stove oven to thaw
nd went out into the yard to arrange
ONE other work. In less than five
minutes the dynamite exploded, wrecking
he room and its contents. Fortunately /
10 one was In the house at the time OF
he explosion.
United States Marshal Horace w. Bailey
gently received a letter from Mason 5.
tone, former state superintendent OF edu-
alton in Vermont, who has recently been
D the Philippines in the interest of ID. c.
Ieath a. Co, publishers. Mr.. and Mrs.
tone are now on their way home, but
o not expect to reach America until early
4 July. The letter was dated at Manila,
ut II Mr.. Stones plans were carried out
e is now in China. Mrs. Stone went to
ldia April Is with a companion and Mr..
tone, after visiting many OF the principal
laces OF interest in China, will join his
life in Ceylon June 8. From there they
i'll go together TO Paris and London, sail
x for home from the latter port.
Follow ing sensational newspaper re-
orts sent out from Burlington, a court of
lquirv was convened by order of Colonel
'allace of Fort Ethan Allen to inyesti-
ate the reports that the men OF Troops B |
nd were in rebellion against their troop
First Lieutenants George T.
owman ana Ben Lear, Jr., respectively.
rom the testimony presented, the court
und that the stories were without foun-
ition. The men Of Troops and / were
lied before them individually and asked
any dissatisfaction existed IN their Or
towards their troop command
8. All of the men expressed themselves
fore the board as being entirely satisfied. 1
here was more than the usual drunken
sorder following the last pay day and
any were IN the guard house. The news
per reporter responsible for the stories
mutiny has been warned off the post
ounds IN FIXTURE.
IFS the little colds that grow into big .