Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-07

owned by any power company in north
ern New England, being a mile and half
long and a half mile wide. II has been
decided to raise the dam ten feet, expect
ing by this method 10 increase the capaci-
ty Of the reservoir two-fold. During the
recent drought, the water in the pond be-
came dangerously low and while there is
little chance Of 50 serious dry spell for
many years at least, the concern wishes
to conserve q sufficient supply of water
to make Inconvenience from drought i'm
possible. The present dam has q capacity
Of 500, 900, 900 cubic feet. II was begun
in 1901 and Is months were required for
its construction.
Herbert c. Fisher OF West Brattleboro
was arrested Saturday on complaint Of
States Attorney Charles II. Williams Of
Bellows Fails and fined 325 for not re-
porting a case Of smallpox 10 the health
officer of Brattleboro as called for BY the
statutes. On payment Of the costs, 1910.
the defendant was allowed time IN which
to pay the fine. Judge e. W. Gibson
stated that the sentence must not be re-
garded IS q precedent. The maximum
fine Of $50 and costs may be imposed ii
there is another case, the alternative sem
tence being a term in jail. Fishers wife
has had smallpox since Sunday and the
case was not discovered by the health
officer until Thursday, when il became
known through remarks made by Fish
er's children. This is the only case of
smallpox in Brattleboro. although more
than 100 persons have had the disease
since early In November.
Dorset white marble will be used for
the New York Educational building to
be erected at a cost of "a, 900, 900. The
contract for the marble amounts to about
$500, 600 and all the big companies in the
United States figured on the job. It was
secured BY the Manchester Marble COM
paRy, one OF the oldest quarries in the
country and which has been in operation
tor 13 years. The blocks are transported
/ from the quarry to the mill, !, 300 feet be-
low. by means Of a gravity road one mile
in length. AS the company is entirely
under cover, work is carried on in winter
and the company has been Obliged ia
more than double its force Of men and
both quarry and mill are operated day
and night. This company has just com.
pleted q shipment OF large quantity Of
interior marble for the mess hall OF the
Old Soldiers Home at Washington, and
has recently made large shipments tc
I Australia.
William Cabot, an electrical engineer
Of Mauch Chunk, Pa, is III with small.
pox at the home OF his parents in Wind
sor. Mr.. Cabot was on his bridal tout
and brought Mrs. Cabot to Vermont fol
Christmas. His case Is a mild one and Il
is thought only q few persons have beer
exposed to the disease by him. A second
case Of smallpox Is reported in Wes
Windsor at the home OF Elwin a
Nichols. It is that Of his nine-year-olt
daughter, who returned few days ag'
from Boston and has been suffering with
what was supposed to be chickenpox
Last Thursday, however, two members o
the state board of health, Drs. II. d. Hoi
ton OF Brattleboro and r. I. Kidder o
Woodstock, pronounced the little girl t
be suffering from severe case Of small
pox. Many have been exposed and con
siderable anxiety is felt in West Windso
over the outcome. In Windsor, bushes
proceeds as usual but the opening Of tn
schools Monday was postponed. No Wis
itors are allowed In the state prison {
guard against the possibility Of smailp0
reaching the inmates.