Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-05-17

sum will reach the required amount il
four years, but ii is greatly desired to re
open the school as early as possible. anC
another effort will be made to increase tn,
amount already subscribed.
The Baptist church at Chester has ex.
tended call to Ralph NJ. Jones Mr.
Jones at present is professor of English
Literature in Arcadia college. The Rev
q. II. Carr, pastor OF the Baptist church al
East Charlotte for the past eight years. has
accepted a call to Ulysses, Pa, where be
expects to go about the middle of this
month. The Free Baptist church al Hard
wick has new pastor, the Rev. q. l..
Lowell, who went there from Northwood
Ridge, n. II.
The contract for the proposed =, zoo
main altar for Notre Dame church, st.
JohDsbury, has been awarded to the
American Marble Co. Of Fair Haven, aud
when completed will be one OF the
handsomest in the Vermont diocese. The
design IS by Edward +. Allen, and the
statuary viii be twenty-five feet high
and fourteen feet wide The carving
will be very elaborate. The Rev. j. A.
Boissonalt, the pastor, will.lav the foun-
dalton with impressive ceremonies about
the middle Of next month.
A new new spaper, Corriere del Vermont,
will be published in Barre, beginning the
present month. The paper viii be in the
Italian language and will appear bi-week
~. The announcement of the publishers
states, 1.-The annual increase in the colony
OF people using the Italian language makes
the existence of a newspaper in the Italian
language a necessity; as the greater part
OF US do not read English II is added
that all the news Of this country and of
Europe will be given and that the paper
viii take no part in politics.
Last years license commissioners of
Burlington have not received their pay
from the city for the months Of December.
1905, and January, February, March and
April, 1905. and it is probable that they
will have to bring suit to collect the
amounts. Their bills call for full DAYS
pay, but were held up BY the mayor, and
the city attorney gave an opinion that the
law implied that the commissioners were
not to receive full days pay when they
only served part OF day, but were to be
paid for the number OF hours actually
worked.
A new syndicate OF druggists has en-
tered the commercial field in Vermont,
known as the American Druggists
Syndicate. with headquarters in New
/ York, and It's aim is to secure direct
representation by retailers in the sale Of
one hundred or more preparations made
BY the syndicate, in opposition to other
houses. The firm OF McClallen a Farmer
Of Rutland is a stakeholder. The syndi-
cate is directing its efforts to Rutland,
Burlington, st. Adams, Waterbury, Mont
pelier and Bellows Falls, as well as small
towns in the state.
Eli Odell, aged IS years, OF Middlebury,
who escaped from the house OF correction
at Rutland May 10, Was arrested on tn .
northbOund sleeper next morning. He
had walked TO Pittsford and driven to
Brandon, where he boarded train. The
trainmen had been notified to be on the
lookout. Odell had served seventeen
months OF three years sentence for lar
ceny. He must begin anew as a penalty
for attempting to escape. Odell escaped
by stealing civilians suit OF clothes and
hiding in the barn until the other TRUSTEES
had finished milking. Then he climbed
the back fence.
The time fixed by the state board II
health about two years ago at which
swanton village must cease using the Mis-
sisuuol river water for domestic purposes
expires June 1, and Dr. IL. ID. Holton, OF
Brattleboro, secretary OF the state board,
has informed the board OF trustees that II
they wish 10 use the water from the Mis-
sisquoi river for any length OF time be-
yond that named In the notice, they must
make formal request to the board for
that purpose and await its action thereon.
II is probable that request for that pur-
pose viii be made soon.
The family OF Henry o. Carpenter Of
Rutland has just recovered several pieces
OF iewelry lost last summer through a
most daring daylight robbery. While the
family were watching a circus parade less
than 300 feet from the house. thieves en-
tered a window, ritled the bureaus, took
rings and other jewelry valued for their
associations. Recently boy found some
OF the jewelry m an empty freight car on
the outskirts OF the city. Nearby was
Mrs. Carpenters card. The thieves kept
the pearl ring and other things Of money
value, but the family is glad TO get back
the heirlooms.
John j. Flynn and A. o. Humphrey OF
and Il. G.. Rowland Of Barre,
the principal owners Of the Peoples Light,
Heat and Power Co., Barre, sold their
plant Saturday to a syndicate OF capitalists
from Springfield, VT, and Boston. Thisis
the only gas plant in the city. II was
and put IN operation q httle
more than year ago at cost OF sl21,OOO'
aud is one OF the best equipped gas plants
in northern New England. The price
paid by the new purchasers is not stated.
OF the syndicate will oper-
ate the plant, which they propose to en-
large and equip with additional machin-
cry.
Rizzi Bros. OF Barre have just completed
one of the finest pieces OF granite carving
ever turned out in Vermont. The stone
goes TO Kansas City, where il will sur
mount a memorial 10 be erected by the
Missouri division Of the United Daughters
81 the Confederacy. The piece represents
a wounded lion lying down. In its side
is driven large shaft. The die with the
figure stands five feet six inches high,
II is OF light Barre granite. The original
Of the design is a large monument cut
INTO solid rock on the side Of mountain
In Switzerland, where large number oi
Napoleon's soldiers fell. One Of the Rizzi
brothers has seen the original.
The firm of Ormsbee q Briggs at Bran
lou. said to be the oldest law tirm in the
state OF Vermont, and the Oldest insurance
firm also, dissolved partnership recently
by mutual consent, Mr.. Briggs having de
,ided to remain with the National Life In
surance Co. and reside at Montpelier for
he present. The firm was organized 10
SOS and has completed full forty years
II partnership. Ex-Governor Ormsbee
viii retain the law business, and the IN
,urance business has been turned over 10
Frank W. Williams, who, a. an employees
Il the Office. has had almost exclusive con-
.rol Of il for the past six years. The
shantre went into effect April ].