Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-04-05


March q, it was voted to erect a brick
building for a high school exclusively,
giving over the present high school build
ing to grade rooms. The estimated cost
of the new building is $4,000. The Sc
lectmen were instructed to borrow money,
and ordered the Hartford school building
to be reconstructed at a cost OF $500. 1t
was voted to join the Boston & Maine
Railroad Co. in constructing an overhead
bridge at the crossing in Wilder. The
sum OF q 800 was appropriated as the
towns share.
Experiment stations have proved to be
of such benefit throughout the country
that an increased appropriation has been
made at Washington and the station in
Burlington in connection With the State
Agricultural college will receive benefit
from this appropriation as do all other
stations. For many years this station
has received $4,000 a year. The appro-
priation this year will be $4,000 and this
amount will be increased yearly until
five years from now the appropriation
will be $4,000. From that time on the
appropriation will increase at ratio
fixed by the law.
A sensational elopement was stopped in
Rutland Friday morning. The 16-year-
old daughter OF John Wood OF Shrews-
bury left home Thursday night with Eu-
gene Martin, aged 40, the hired man.
They boarded a north bound sleeper at
East Wallingford. Wood heard OF the
affair and caught the train at Cuttings
vile. The girl was put in the custody OF a
policeman and taken to hotel. She re-
turned home with her father. She de-
elares she cannot live without Martin.
Martin left the train while it was slowing
up for Rutland and escaped. He has
states prison record, it is said.
The grounds and buildings of the Gale
donia Park association in Ryegate have
been sold to James Craig for S1,725. Mr..
Craig will remodel all of the buildings
" hich can be used for stone sheds and
those which are not fit for that purpose
will be torn down and the lumber used in
repairing the other buildings. The selling
of the fair grounds will do away with the
famous Ryegate fair, which was held
every year and which attracted large
crowds of people from miles around.
However, as the sale benefits the town
by more industries and is bound to make
a buster place, the people are satisfied.
Governor c. j. Bell, State Treasurer J.
l.. Bacon and NJ. 5. Stone, state superin-
tendent of education, the board Of com
missioners to invest the permanent school
fund, met Saturday at Montpelier to con-
suit in regard to the distribution of the in
come OF the fund which already amounts
to about $4,000. This permanent fund OF
s2l0,010 Was paid to the state treasurer by
the federal government in settlement OF
Civil war claims. In accordance with the
law esta blishiDg this permanent school
fund, the state treasurer will, with the ad-
vice and consent of the other members OF
the board, distribute the income from this
fund among the several towns Of the state
for school purposes.
II has been learned from the committee
having the matter in charge that the con-
ductors and trainmen have reached an
agreement on the wage question with the
OF the Central Vermont
Railway company, with whom they had
been negotiating. The details OF the
agreement are not made public prior to
the completion OF all details and signing
Of the articles. The committee for the en-
glneers and firemen declared that no
agreement had been reached IN their dif-
ferences with the company. and no date
set for re-opening negotiations, but that
they hoped for an amicable adjustment at
an early date OF all matters which had
been under discussion.
The union carpenters OF Rutland, who
number over 100, suspended work Satur-
day, owing to the ina bility OF their organ
ization to effect a settlement OF the diner-
sncvs existing between the union and the
master carpenters. The men have re-
uuested an increase OF 80 cents per day OF
nine hours, or s2.75. The employers offer
the men an advance OF % cents day.
Unless an agreement is reached, building
operations in the heart OF the business
district devastated By the great IRE OF
Feb Is will be at a standstill. The car
oenters claim that they are now working
for .. is per day, which, with the excep-
ion of White River Junction, is the low
st wage scale paid in the state.
The Rev. Thomas Gsffney, pastor OF st.
Peters Roman Catholic church IN Rut-
and. delivered a sermon Sunday OF last
week on bazars and the 'cheap" dances
attendant upln many such occasions. lie
.lso deplored the practice Of sen5ing
rounp girls out upon the streets to sell
tickets for these affairs, and said that Il
makes beggars out of them and has ten
iency TO make them lose their maidenly
nodesty As for the ten cent dances,
Father Gaffney said it degraded everyone
y no attended. and many girls OF tender
,ears flock there and pass whole evening
n the arms of strangers whom they have
never seen before, and make appointments
20 meet them on other occasions.
The condition Of the Rev. ]. o. sher- |
,urne. pastor of the Methodist church at
1rhUI0Tus p
emem bered that several months ago Mr..
,herburne fell and suffered the fracture OF
me hip. Owing to complications of heart /
md kidney troubles ana to the fact that
dr, Sherburne insisted on continuing so
ar as possible his pastoral duties, the 4
,one has not knit properly, although he
s able to go about on erutches. His ply
icians insist that he must relinquish all
work after the coming session OF the Yer
mont conference. Mr.. Sherburne last
April completed six years service as pre-
iding elder of the st. Johnsbury district /
4 the Vermont Methodist conference.
The American Federation OF Labor has
emf out from State headquarters import
mi official documents to both Fletcher ID.
Proctor and p. w. Clement, candidates IN
he gu contest in Vermont, 10
scertain the attitude OF the respective
sndidates on several questions OF much .
IMPORT to the labor unions OF Vermont. 4
\ nswers to these questions will determine
he future attitude 81 labor in the APP 4
preaching campaign. Among the CUES
ions said to be contained in the doeu-
nents are: How do you stand as regards 1
he appointment OF = plumbing inspector 4
n each city, the weekly pay roll, the child 4
q Dor law, and the appointment of a state
Inspector for factories to see that the child 4
abor law is enforced.