Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-17

peace, or yagraney to serve their sentences
out by work done under the superinten-
denee OF the sheriff OF the county in which
they were convicted.
Examinations for the Rhodes scholar.
snip available Tor Nermonlers will be held
al ths billings library, burlington, Jan. IL
sna is' This is qualifying not COM
petltlye examination, and the selection OF
students viii be completed before the end
OF March. The elected students will begin
residence al Oxford next October. Senol-
arships are OF the value OF 1880 year
aud are tenable for three years, Candi-
dates must be unmarried aud between 10
anu 20 Years old, They must have reached,
before going into residence, at least the
enc OF their second years work at some de-
gree granting college.
The contest for the Hardwiek post.
inasterahip was settled Jan. when Con-
gresham kittredge Haskins recon-
tnended the appointment OF Frank 4. Tay-
Tor, the present incumbent. Mr.. Taylor
had announced his intention of retiring
from the office, but reeonsidered when he
learned OF a report that his office had poor
standing with the department and will ae-
cept another term. There we're several APP
plicants for the place. Congressman Has.
kins has also recommended the appoint
ment OF John 5. Sweeney as postmaster at
Island Pond to succeed o. Nj. Carpenter,
resigned.
Maj, f. E. Goyle, commanding officer at
Fort Ethan Allen, received a telegram
Jan. 5, ordering the I'D and 9th batteries,
held artillery, from that post TO the
Philippines. The former will leave the
10Th OF this month, sailing from San Fran
CISCO for the islands Feb. 5. The 9th will
leave Apr. LIST and will sail from San Fran
cisco May All the horses and equip
ment OF the sd will be left at Vancouver,
b. C., to be used by batteries returning
from the PHILIPPINES. The batteries con-
tain about 2l0 men. They have been at
Fort Ethan Allen for five years; in fact,
they were practically organized there, and
contain quite number OF Vermont men.
IL Is not known what troops will replace
them at the fort.
The changing OF the terminal OF the way
freights from Mortified to Montpelier
will cause several changes at the Junction.
Plans are under way for the erection OF an
engine house that will accommodate at least
six engines, aud coal chute will have to
be built with large capacity, Next
spring six houses will be erected on land
owned by the company opposite the June
ton station for occupancy by families OF
tratnmen who will make the junction
starting point. The Junction is getting
to be station from which many OF the
extra train crews will start out both north
and south, and this will necessitate more
men living in thst vicinity TO be ready for
an extra train service.
Notices have been sent the states at.
torneys OF the different counties by Atty.
Gen. {. {. Fits, to be distributed by them
to undertskers and all officers having to
do with cases OF suspicious death, asking
the latter to communicate at once with the
states attorneys Or the attorney general in
cases OF suspicious death coming to their
attention. They are asked to give all
the information at hand and to see that
the body isnot mutilated or disturbed
but taken to and kept in proper place,
and particularly that nothing is injected
into the body. Mr.. Fits says that COM
plants have arisen in several instances in
the past two years by reason of embalm-
ing fluid being injected into body before
the legal investigation was concluded.
Mayor James Z. Burke of Burlington
has sent to the board OF aldermen a
communication with reference to the
damage and loss ensuing from the escape
OF gas from the mains OF the Burlington
Light Il Power Co An investigation was
made recently and 1t was reported that the
death OF large Numbers of shade trees
there resulted principally from defective
sdc uc iSttni dCC ucHl III
Winooski when Mr.. and Mrs. George IL.
Devino and four children lost their lives
by aspiration, came from the same cause.
Another man reports that the escaping
gas has killed the plants in his house and
destroyed all the vegetables in his cellar,
while another family claim they were
obliged to vacate their house because of
similar trouble.
The state board OF railroad commission
ers has denied the petition of the railroads
for modification OF the law which re-
quires them to post their passenger and
freight tariffs in railroad stations. The
railroads asked that the order should per-
nit them to file the rates with the station
agents, where they could be seen and
examined on application. The board did
not feel that it had jurisdiction to issue
such an order. The complaint OF the Barre
granite shippers against the Central Ver
mont for lack of power and cars will be
heard at Barre jan. %. Requests for per-
mission to use heaters other than the
Baker on mixed trains were considered by
the commissioners and refused. The
Mount Mansfield Electric Railway Co. has
been notified of an order issued by the
commission, directing it to discontinue
the use of coal stoves for heating the COM
pany's cars. 1t Immediately complied
with the order though the cars are left
without adequate heating facilities.