Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-28

cemetery, The monument Is completed
with the exception OF the inscription,
Il Is eight feet high, three feet and siA I
inches across the front and three teel
deep, and probably cost several hundred
dollars, The order ~as from man aud
woman deeply interested IN the hogefs
case, who have desired their identity kept
a secret. The monument Is being held
awaiting their orders. IL - understood
that the action of Father MeCramer - due
in part To the desire OF Mrs. Rogers reia-
llyes that no stone be erected, wishing
| TO remove all possible reminders OF the
unfortunate woman, The mother ana
sisters have left Hooslch Falls and now
| reside IN Massachusetts.
Rratllehoro is deeply interested IN the
| Connecticut river dam project, the dam
viii De built from Cooper's Point, hlns-
dale, y. H., TO the Vermont shore IN
Vernon. II viii be OF reinforced concrete,
% feet fall from the island at Brattleboro,
| ON solid rock foundation, with eoO loot
i spillway. Twelve thousand horsepower
will be developed. A canal Will carry the
water across the narrow neck oil rocky
promontory TO power station on the
New Hampshire side. Power Tor local
use wall be sold at s26 and so per horse.
power. The expenditure will exceed
II 100000. The water Will set back TO the
suspension bridge and make lake eight
miles long and In places more thah
mile WIDE The concern Is the connecticut
River Power company, with charters IN
Vermont and New Hampsh'rei capital
$4,000 with right TO increase TO SUN
600. New York capitalists are interested,
men with large financial and manu-
featuring interests. The work OF con-
struction will be begun this spring.
The attempted shooting in Milton March
II comes, 1t is said, as the sequel oil to-
nance between John Joseph Falrehiid,
| who is Is years old, anu GLADYS Phelps,
the i6-year- old daughter of n. r. Phelps
the man at whom the shot was fired. Fol
, a long time the youth has been paying at
tention 10 Miss Phelps, but has met Win
! strenuous opposition from the giris lam
, | ily. Fairehild undertook to 90 home WIFE
i his girl from church, but the father OBJ
, jected and took the daughter his way .,
i force Fairehild Is alleged to have SAID
: "pll fix YOU, old man, Phelps took M
daughter home. Shortly afterward tn
:, discharge OF double barreled Shotgun
I crashed through one OF the windows
\ the home. Although the family We're as
. semhled in the room which the shot per
meated. no one was hit. In Burlington
!. city court Monday, Fairchild was ar
:, raigned on a charge OF shooting at Pheip
y v ith intent to kill. lie waived examina
= ton and was bound over to Chittendel
! county court. Judge T.. Z. Mower hNe'
!. bail at Il, 500, which 1t is unlikely the re
a spondent will be able to furnish.
l. A meeting attended by practically ever
,e lumberman and sawmili owner on Tn
g West river was held Friday at the Town
h send Inn. There were about AOJ presen
The meeting was called to discuss and de
!, eide upon measures to relieve the conges
1, tion OF shipping facilities existing on "
~ West river branch of the Central Vernon
y railway. There are millions OF feet
~ sawed lumber waiting to be shipped an
!, hardly a carload has been sent out
~ winter. Because they were unable
~ market products the sawmlll men ma,
=. been obliged to mortgage their lumber
- nav their help. An energetic discussio
no took place. It was decided to appeal
=, the state railroad commissioners 10 emil
IS their services in compelling the railroad
- handle the freight. IL this is inenectiv
an the old lawsuit, left pending when =
oh Central Vermont purchased the old bra
tleboro a Whitehall road, (now the we
river branch of the Central Nermont)
&C. be reopened unless the Central Vermo
res keeps more closely to is agreement
Use handle the freight OF the West river teri
ne tory and accommodate the people,
by many OF the lumbermen are stocknoioe
OF in the old Brattlcboro Il Whitehall ros