Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-22

Ne Was hlanulnRs Striking him on the
J head, and death was instantaneous. The
young man was about eighteen years old.
There is a continued scarcity Of de-
sirable tenements in Mortified and several
! families no desire 10 move into town
are on the waiting list. More building
I was done last summer than for several
years, but the scarcity OF accommodations
!. still exists. Plans are under way for the
erection Of dozen new houses this year.
Charles Lanan was rescued from True
Blue pond, West Rutland, Mar. 18th, by
J. 4. Machugh, who grabbed him by the
hair Just in time. Lanan was walking
across the thin ice when it gave way aud
he was precipitated into the water.
MacHugh risked his own life to save that
OF his companion, who was removed 10
bis home.
The Rev. Robert L. Duston, pastor Of
the free Baptist church at St. Johnsbury
for the past four years, announced Mar.
II that he had accepted the unanimous
call Of the Free Baptist church az North
Scltuate, Il. j. lie will preach his last
sermon in st. Johnsbury April s. begin
ming his labors in his new field the fol-
lowing Sunday.
A. Z. Mann & Co. have secured renew
al Of the contract for the convictsi labor
/ m the state prison shoe shop at 60 cents a
I day for five years from May 1. The old
contract was at 70 cents a day. Mann &
/ Co. will pay that rate II the prison direc-
/ tors will make improvements costing
something like $1,000. The question will
/ be decided later.
Dinah p. Edmunds OF Wsllingford has
T brought suit against the Rutland Rail-
road Co. to recover 5000 for alleged
negligence. She claims that she broke
her left arm aud received other severe
injuries while alightlng from train at
South Wallingford Feb. 3, which were
due 10 the neglect OF the road 10 provide
proper platform.
Parties representing a cooperagc COM
pany have been in Nergennes looking
over the territory in that section with a
view to establishing a branch factory
near the creek. The mill which they
propose TO erect would use one million
feet year and in order to make the plant
success, lumber enough for five years
would have 10 be obtained.
Pasquale Lacorey, an Italian laborer
employed by the Boston a Maine Railroad
CO., died al the Brattleboro Memorial
hospital Mar. II, OF injuries received in
Bellows Falls Saturday. lie was working
al the coal sheds when he was run over
and his right leg was crushed lie was
brought TO Brattleboro and the leg was
amputated above the knee.
After many months Of caaseless activity {
on the part Of the Vermont fish and game
officials, relative to seining in Mi5sisquoi
bay, the matter has been finally settled by
the granting OF licenses by the Canadian 7
authorities with the promise that none .
shall be issued after this year. This is a /
Keen disappointment TO those who have .
given so much time and thought to the .
matter.
After ministering to her five small chill
dren suffering from scarlet fever at +
O'Clock a. m. Mar. 10Th Mrs. Leona Labelle .
Scott, Of Reads boro, went 10 bed and died .
one hour later. She was alone with the
children in the house, which had been
quarantined almost week. Her husband
was working in another town. Mrs. Scott
had been III Of quinsy sore throat FOR less
than q week.
Bishop John n. Michaud Of the Yer
mont Roman Catholic diocese has written
a public letter notifying people that the
handsome and costly granite church
which Rev. Antoine Clement, pastor of
the Catholic church at Newport, is build
ing there, is being constructed without
the authority or consent OF the bishop,
and that the diocese will not be holden
for the cost therefor.
The work Of rebuilding the parsonage Of
I he old First church at Bennington Cen
ter has been begun. The cost will be
about $1,000, large proportion OF which
will be contributed by friends and rela-
tives Of the present pastor, the Rev Isaac
Jennings, whose father was for thirty
three years pastor OF the church, and who,
during his entire pastorate, lived in the
house now occupied by his son.
The Columbian Marble Quarrying Co. OF !
Rutland is working the mills to their full
capacity at present, so that three large
orders may be filled promptly. One OF the
orders is for material for the Ohio build (
ing at the American University at Wash I
Ington, ID. C.; another for the Phpps office
building at Pittsburg, Pa, and the third
Tor the :1,O00,O00 Pike hotel at Cincinnati,
Ohio. In
The Insurance Standard gives the names ]
u companies and gross amounts OF in I
iurance involved in the Rutland fire, by y
which il appears that s270,6 CPS was placed {
With stock companies and $4,000 with I
total OF s3i4, 725. According 10 [
,fiicial returns from the Vermont depart
nent, OF business transacted in the state Q
Turing 1895, as published in the Standard, "
he total premium receipts were sl,lol,13l J
With losses OF $780, 100 1
Under a new agreement, the Hardwick
,ranite Jumpers viii work eight hours a
instead OF nine, aud they will get from v
2 to 70 a day, according to their ability &
o earn IL, whereas previously they were c
Irawing about g for the longer day. For
ktfLiht lHeN VIII get Pay anu lNaAtNAf "
nd for Sundays and holidays double pay. 81
The settlement Is for three years, aud 1t 2
las been pending for two months. Ninety !
men are affected by the settlement. b
Jed. II. Clark OF Milton died Mar. l6 at Q
he age of so years. Until within a few -
ears Mr.. Clark had been prominent in
he business and political LIE OF the state. el
lie was the son OF Joseph Clark, one OF the d
ioneer railroad men OF the state and cl
rominent in the early history OF the Il
enttal Vermont railroad. Mr.. Clark 81
as. for a time associated with the man b.
cement OF the Central Vermont. lie was G.
state senator from Chittenden county IN d
S62 W
The recent death Of Lieut. Gen. John Nj. 81
cbofield leaves only one living general ~
no commanded an army IN the field dur "
~ the Civil War and that officer IS MAJ 80
en-. o. o. Howard. of Burlington. Gen
raj 5 hotield commanded the army OF the s 1l
hio at the battle of Franklin, Tenn Cen i.
-al Howard commanded the army o. the ~
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