Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-23
Proctor took the matter under considera.

Governor Proctor has designated To-
seph A. DeBoer Of Montpelier. president Of
the National Life Insurance Co.. John L.
Southwick, editor of the Burlington Free
Press, and Willis N. Cady Of Middlebury.
successful agriculturist and member of
the house of representatives of 1906. as
the three prominent citizens of the state
to accompany him to the White House
conference on national problems called by
PRESIDENT Roosevelt for May 1915. The
governor OF each state is invited to the
conference and requested to bring with
him three representative citizens of his
state.
The general store of j. NJ. Griffith, the
largest business place in East Dorset, was
destroyed by fire early Friday morning.
The roofs of three adjoining dwellings, al
so caught fire, but were prevented from
burning by the bucket brigade. The fire
presumably caught from sparks of pass
ing locomotive. The building, which
was wooden structure about 60x4O feet
in dimension and three stories high, to-
gether with large portion of Mr.. Grit
fth's stock, was destroyed. 1t is estimated
that the proprietor saved about one-fifth
of his stock. His loss is estimated at
$15, 200.
Charles Newton, who has been an inmate
of the state hospital for the insane at Wat
erbury for five years, escaped about a
week ago, and after wandering about he
finally appeared at the home of his BROTH
er, Fred Newton, at Middlebury. When
he arrived there his feet were SO badly
frozen that he was unable to wear shoes
and said that the only thing be had eaten
from the time of his escape was two
doughnuts. Saturday, April II, he was
taken to his home in Panton. 1t is
feared that serious results will follow
from the hardships the unfortunate man
underwent.
DIR. B. Fl. Stone of the state laboratory
of hygiene, Burlington, and Atty.-Gen. c..
G. Fits were in Stowe April 10 investi-
eating the death of Mrs. William Sweet
ser. Mrs. Sweetser was found dead in
bed last week Monday morning. 1t is al
legged that there was drunken row at
the Sweetser home the night before and
Charles Childs and John Warren are I'M
der arrest on charge of breach of the
peace. 1t is said that there are some sus-
picious circumstances connected with the
case and Childs and Warren were bound
over to Lamoille county court in the sum
F, of $1,000.
The Hale Chair company at East Ar
lington is shut down because of a strike.
For some time the shop has been operated
on an eight-hour schedule and business
has been slack. The announcement of a
| 10 per cent reduction in wages caused
about forty of the men to leave the shop.
The wages on full time run from S1.35 to
S1.65. There was some trouble between
the strikers and the men who still re-
manned at work and for this reason the
company decided to shut down Temporal
rily. About 125 hands are thrown out of
employment and the only industry of
consequence in the village is idle.
Ernest HI. O'Brien, prominent at
torney of Rutland, and Deputy Sheriff E..
s. Whitaker were thrown from car
rage in a runaway accident at Center
Rutland Saturday, the former being SO
badly injured that he was taken to the
city hospital in a semi conscious condi-
ton. He was bruised about the body
and legs and received a cut on the head.
He recovered consciousness later. Mr.
Whittaker's injuries consisted of bruises
about the legs and severe confusion on
the left knee. The men were returning
from Proctor, where they went on busi-
ness early that day with rig from Rut-
land livery stable. The horse took
fright at bonfire and got beyond their
| control.
/ Miss Clara Barber of Pownal was Sc
verely injured in a peculiar accident
| Thursday, April 8. The wooden conduit
in the yard pump at her farm had gotten
out of order and had to be taken out OF
the well to be fixed. This conduit is
about fifty feet long and made in sections
! fastened together. While Miss Barber
was assisting two of her hired men to re-
place it, a part broke off and struck the
woman in the back. On examination by
a physician it was found that two ribs
had been broken and other internal in
/ iuries are feared. Miss Barber is the own
/ er of one of the largest farms in Pownal
which she manages alone. This farm u.s.
uaIIy produces as much maple syrup as
any one in that part OF Bennington
county.
! The Woodbury. Granite company OF
| Hardwick has recently secured another
building job 1t is for the stone work OF
the West Side Market house, Cleveland,
| O.. and will be finished by Oct. l. The
granite will come from the company
| quarry on the Maine coast. 1t is to be
polished, and to do this work additional
polishing facilities will be added to their
already large plant. The pink stone is to
be shipped from Maine and finished at
! Hardw ick. % 1t will be quarter of mil
lion Job with about 100000 for the gram
] lite work. The company also has the con-
tract for the base, approaches and steps OF
a postoffice to be erected at York, Neb.
Another job that will come from the
Woodbury. quarries this season is the
Cummer-Diggins Office building at Cadil-
lac. Mich The entire base of this build
/ ing will be in polished granite.
| Richard Devlin, a deserter from Troop
c, 18th cavalry, Fort Ethan Allen, was
captured April II while visiting his wife
| in Burlington. Devlin was identified
by a post soldier who knew him. The
soldier notified the police and Devlin's ar
rest followed soon after. The deserter
was turned over to the army authorities
and he was court martialed at the post.
Devlin deserted two years ago. The troop
of which he was a member went with
Others of the 18th cavalry to Cuba in the
fall of 1906. Devlin went to Canada and
found work, locating ultimately in st.
1 Jobne p q His wife has continued to