Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-05

had been removed by the proprietors from
the store to a place OF greater security.
Miss Anna shannahana, pretty Irish inn
mis- rant sirl Of Is years, has brought suit
against Michael Quinn of Rutland and
Frank J. Quinn Of New York, proprietors
of the Mountain Springs hotel ct Lake
Dunmore, to recover s25, 900 damages Tor
the alleged loss Of practically all the
fingers on her right hand while she was
working In the hotel laundry August ~,
1907. The girl claims that her hand was
drawn into Q .mangle" and, owing 10
the machinery being out OF repair, was
held fast for 20 minutes before the ma
chfnery could be stopped Mesn~hiie
her fingers were pressed against the mol
steam box and SO badly burned that the
flesh dropped from three OF them. The
girl has been In the Proctor hospital most
OF the time since and she claims the
heavy damages on the ground that she IL
disfigured for life. Miss shaDnaban was
given considerable publicity abou; year
ago In the newspapers when she came
alone from ireland 10 this country, earn
ing her passage by singing.
Many OF the farmers and droyers IN
Middlebury and vicinity are discouraged
owing TO the recent condition OF the
money market ind the sudden drop in
prices OF apples, hay, cattle. lambs and
swine. The only two farm products
which appear TO be holding their own are
eggs and milk. During the month OF
October. apple huyers in that section
bought many hundreds Of barrels Of APP
pies AT $3.50 a barrel, expecting to ship
them 10 New York and Boston markets al
a good profit TO their surprise, they
have learned within the past ten days
that the same quality OF apples vas sell
ing in those markets for $3.50. During
the month of September. many farmers
refused Ell ton for their hay, saying il
would go TO $40 ton by Dec. ]. IL il
said that those same farmers would now
gladly accept s12 ton for the same hsy.
One OF the leading drovers of that section
recently bought i 900 lambs for market.
holding them for prices TO advance. He
is now much surprised to learn that the
price has fallen of and is two cents =
pound less than he paid.
Increases Quota OF Regiment
Adjt.-Gen. w. H. Gilmore OF Bradford
has, in conformity with the act passed by
the legislature Of 1902, which provides for /
OF the militia OF the state with I
that Of the regular army, issued a special
order which is to take effect January IS
next. which affects every company in the
First Vermont regiment, V. -. c., and
increases the entire number of men in the
regiment by twelve. This Is done in or
der to enable the state to draw its proper
ton Of money from the federal treasury
for the use of militia.
The minimum number OF men in each
in the regiment has been three
officers and hfty-seven
men. This order changes the minimum
number TO IS men. The maximum. or
war strength, number still remains at $50.
The field artillery and the Norwich uni
Versity corps are not affected by this
order.
Granite workmen Want More Pay.
The fiye-year agreement OF the granite
cutters and other allied trades of Barre
md surrounding towns with the Granite
association will expire
March 1, 1905. BY the terms OF the agree
nent, any changes desired must be pro- !
posed by Dec. /.
In compliance with this rule, the Gran
te Cutters, Polishers' and Jumpers.
Boxers and Derrickmen's unions have
their demands TO the Granite !
association. The Granite J
Sutters' union want a minimum wage Of
. cents an hour, compared with 81.
ents an hour at present. weekly pay
nents, and Saturday half-holiday the :
ear around. At present they are raid
emi-monthly and have a Saturday half :
iolday during July, August and septem- c
'er. The Polishers' union demand prac- .
icaily the same conditions. TIE Lump
r., Boxers and Derrickmen's union AK
Or minimum wage Of 30 Is cents an
our, instead Of z7is cents an hour.
hitch they now receive, the other
emands being nearly the same e. those .
the cutters and polishers. 3
The Granite Manufacture association 4
'akes a counter demand, which calls
racticaily for continuation Of the ex
ting bill.
Committees representing the different
mons viii meet about Jan. TO arrange I
settlement IL no agreement i reached 4
req. 10, the matter win be taken up !
y the national organization.
Some $500 workmen in Barre will be
fected by the decision.