Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-09

town. II seems impossible IN ne. AN,
more help IN brattlebofo. The comm n,
MANUFACTURES overalls and blouses.
William o'Neil OF Barton, aged IA YEAR.
Tell into barton river la Barton v,Ils !.
April - and was drowned. OlNeil 49,
rakine up the back yard, which sdioin,
the river, when The accident occurred
Many think the boy was In a III hen hi
Tell, Is he was subject TO such attacks.
The license commissioner OF the town
OF Middlesex have awarded license 10 y
n. whitney In the shady Rim district.
Inc no license people have abandoned The
quo warranto proceedings begun tor The
reason that two OF the men said 10 haye
"no.n
The sum OF $1,000 has been subscribed
Ia Montpelier toward the formation OF the
kutland ~ Montpelier Railroad company.
The shares are si00 each and $40 shares
were subscribed for without solicitalion.
A corporation will be formed as soon ~
the necessary legal advertising has been
done.
Bert McElroy OF Middlesex saws ne
tapped two maple trees during the recent
unusually good sugar season aud made
therefrom twenty-five pounds OF sugar not
counting what he lost. ID. r. Deavitt OF
Moretown reports that he made 700
pounds OF sugar from 100 trees which
makes the high average OF seven pounds TO
tree.
More than 500 slate workers aud min
men In the Fair Haven district struck
May because their demand for a nine
hour day With 10 hours pay was refused
by the operators, three OF the largest firms
virtually shutting out their employees aft
er refusing a conference. Several firms
have granted the demands and their men
have resumed work.
The Montpelier city council, on recon-
mendation OF the city hall building COM
mittee, has purchased the Golden Fleece
building Tor 81, 500 and the Greene Syrup
OF Tar company's lot for $500. On this
site the new city hall will be erected. The
action ends fight OF tea years duration
by the city against the purchase OF the
Golden Fleece building.
| Clayton Howard, the two-year- old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs, Perley Howard, was
drowned at Morrisyille May /. He had
followed large dog TO the brook in the
rear OF the house and some way fell into
the water. The body was found caught
by his dress IN bushes about an eighth OF
mile down stream after the child had
been IN the water ten minutes.
After listening to DIR. H.. ID. Holton,
secretary of the state board OF health, for
an hour ON what they should do To have
clean milk, nineteen Montpelier milkmen
decided that il would be impossible TO fol-
low instructions unless they charged more
for their product. They viii raise the price
from i've 10 six cents q quart IN the sum
mer and to seven cents in winter.
| In at least one town the license vote is
annulled and no licensed place will be OPP
Grated. In Norwich, close TO the New
Hampshire line and near Hanover, the
seat OF Dartmouth college, one OF the
Dartmouth professors, a resident Of Nor.
witch. to avoid having a saloon opened,
applied for license. paid the fee and Sc
cured 1t and then pocketed the license.
Florence Kelley. aged 10 years, youngest
OF live children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kelley Of Upper Waterford, was fatally
injured April q while at work with her
f4-year-old brother packing sawdust in
bags at sawmill in order to earn little
money. Her hair was caught in the shaft
ing and she was whirled around by the
machinery, her scalp and one ear being
torn of.
The Rutland Railroad company has
granted an increase in pay averaging
about 10 per cent to its trainmen, including
brakemen and baggagemen. The train
men recently asked for more pay and
easier routes and James Murdick, vice.
grand master of the International Brother
hood OF Trainmen, was in consultation
with the railroad officials last week as a
result OF it.
Several weeks ago John Nathan OF
Montpelier was assaulted and unmerci-
fully pounded by mistake by Andrew
Mason. who later was fined for the assault
in city court and apologized to Nathan.
Mr.. Nathan brought q civil action against
Mason and the case was heard in city
court Saturday morning. Nathan was
awarded $50 damages and his costs for
the pounding he got.
The Protective Grange Dramatic club OF
Brattleboro repeated Friday evening its
successful presentation of "Liberty Com
ers, or the Mystery of Fortune to a
large house. The club has given plays
regularly for sixteen years, presenting
twenty-eight, and over fifty farces and
sketches for the entertainment of the
grange. 1t has 1900 worth OF stage prop
critics and eight full settings.
During April, there were % commit
ments to the house OF correction, Rutland,
from different parts OF the state. This is a
decrease Of II over the preceding month.
During February there were only IL COM
mitments to the institution. Twelve pris-
oners were sent to the Rutland county jail
for iutoxication and safe keeping during
April. This is the smallest number COM
mitted for one month in several years.
Reuben G. Greene, turnkey Of the
Franklin county jail and deputy sheriff,
committed suicide by hanging Sunday in
the basement of the county court house at