Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-04
HERALD AND NEWS. OCTOBER 4. 1900

home Sept. n. Entering one OF the rooms
she detected the odor OF escaping gas, but
without realizing the amount in the room,
ignited the gas in the chandelier with the
electric sparker attachment. An sx.
plosion followed and Mrs. Wells was
envsloped in flames. A maid, who was
summoned by Mrs. Wells cries for help,
| extinguished the fire with water, but
Mrs. Wells was severely burned about the
face and hands. She Is slowly recovering
from the injuFies.
The breaking OF ground for the con-
struction Of the new Van Camp condensed
milk factory ct st. Albans took place
Thursday. The building 10 to be OF stee!
materials, not yet decided upon. The
building will have two stories with al
mansions l20 by 100 feet. The contract
for the steel material and its erection has
been let to the Brown Ketcham Iron
works OF Pittsburg, Pa, shipments TO
the exterior work on the factory can be
completed before snow flies. tt
special meeting OF the Rutland
County Fish and Game League was held
Friday TO consider proposed changes in
| the game laws preparatory to the meeting
OF the legislature. One of the changes
for which Rutland sportsmen are working
IL the repeal OF the Sunday hunting law,
many gunners claiming that their shot
guns are practically useless to them un-
less they can 90 out Sunday. 1t is argued
|, that Is golf and other sports are allowed
on the Sabbath, the non-Sunday hunting
law rs unfair In that II gives the rich and
the city men who come to Vermont for
vacation, an opportunity to deplete the
coverts while the working sportsmen
whose only day Of recreation is Sunday
cannot hunt at all. anl
The new battleship Vermont, now near
ing completion at the Fore River shipyards
in Quincy, Mass., will arrive ct Boston
Nov. %. The ship will be cleaned and
painted while in drydock, and 10 likely to
attract great deal OF attention, for she
will be the largest warship which ever
came INTO Boston harbor, with . thousand
ships OF the Georgia class, the heaviest
which have 80 far entered the drydock.
The Vermont is coming for the purpose OF
being made ready for her official speed
| trials on the Maine coast near Rockland
Dec. and 4. The naval board OF inspec-
ton and survey will be on board and will
have charge Of the trial, while the build
ers' crew and captain from the Fore River
works will sail the ship.
To settle the controversy which has
been carried on between members of the
Vermont Society United States Daughters
| OF the War OF 1912, on the one hand and
the New York Society, Sons OF the War OF
1872, on the other, o. to whether the grave
OF Joseph Barron. yr., pilot of the Sara
toga, Commodore McDonough's flagship,
was in Burlington or across the lake in
Plattsburgh, the supposed grave OF Barron
\ in Elmwood avenue cemetery, Burlington,
has been opened. The opening of the
| grave seems to settle beyond Q doubt that
the pilots remains rest in that city. The
! uncovering OF the grave WAS brought
about by the Vermont Daughters Of the
| on board the Saratoga by stray shot
fred just after the close of the battle of
Lake Champlain, Sept. II, 1914.
| That Q persons leg is not under all cir
cumstances his own personal property is
the opinion Of Judge John Watson of the
Franklin county court ct st. Adams. The
opinion was given during the trial OF q
damage suit brought BY Leonard L.
Morgan against Lyman and Walter B.
horse belonging to the defendants.
Morgan's leg was injured, but he refused
to allow experts for the defence to ex-
anime the injured member, slthough it
\ was shown to the jury. Judge Watson
ruled that Morgan had placed the injured
leg in the case rs an exhibit, and when
ever an exhibit is in evidence it ceases to
| ocSOhc thO CASAu5ivS PAOpSAty Va tAC
person offering it, but is the property Of
the court for use in the case by either
side. Counsel for the plaintiff took ex-
ceptions to the judges ruling.
The commission appointed TO investigate
state institutions, has submitted its report
on conditions at the State Industrial school
at vergennes. The commissioners find
'sthe officers and employees Of the school
capable and Efficient in performing their
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that "the business of all departments is
honestly conducted" and that there Is "a
competent and Efficient corps Of teachers in
the school," The boys and girls in the
school, the report says, are ''well cared for
in all respects, and as happy and conteDted
as the same number Of boys and girls
| would be in any school," The health of
the children is found to be very good. The
| report is q complete vindication Of the
management Of the institution. Many
recommendations are made relating to inn
| provements IN the schools buildings,
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