Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

for treatment. This part Of the asylum
is not so well guarded as the rest and on
June Phillips made his escape. He was
captured June is and put back in the in
stitution. Further examination OF the
patient fails to reveal any traces OF tuber-
culosis ard the man was recommitted to
the state prison on the governors order.
His sentence was fo= not less than two
and not more than two and a half years
and it is probable that be will nov be
forced to serve the maximum sentence.
AT any rate his sentence will begin now.
As the result Of injuries sustained in
runaway accident July IL, Rev. William
Wiley of South Ryegate died last Friday.
having sustained the fracture of three
ribs and the heart being affected by the
/ fracture. His sister, Miss Jane W.
I Wiley, was in the carriage with him but
escaped with a serious shaking I'D. The
clergyman had been attending q funeral
and was driving home when be met an
automobile. Although he drove by the
machine safely, the horse danced around
considerably and the minister laid on the
whip. This caused the animal to bolt
and become unmanageable, both occu-
pants being thrown out and striking the
ground heavily. Mr.. Wiley got up and
walked half a mile to his destination and
did not call physician until the follow
ing day. When the doctor arrived, he
gave little hope Of recovery because OF
the serious nature Of the injuries. Rev.
Mr.. Wiley bad come to Vermont from
New York state, where he was engaged
in preaching, to attend the funeral Of his
sister, Mrs. Jeanette Cole. The deceased
was born in STAFFORD
Following message sent to the Della
ware & Hudson railroad officials by
Mayor Carpenter of Rutland asking that
the shops which have been discontinued
at whitehall be moved there, and that
city be made the road terminal, the Rut-
land Improvement league received a mes
sage that some part Of the roads officials
will be in Rutland in a few DAYS to hear
what proposition the city can give. The
decision lies between Rutland and Sara
toga. Rutland is the handiest for the
train crews. This action on the part of
the d. d H. railroad means a loss to
whitehall OF between 5000 and $780,
600, due to the attitude of the merchants
and business men of the town who have
objected TO switching operations carried
on there, principally at night. In addi-
tion to changing conditions so that 19
trains crews which formerly spent their
spare time in Whitehall now Law over in
Saratoga, the railroad company also shut
down the railroad shops. This means
that about 300 men have been transferred
to other terminals, and will have to move
away, in addition to q number who were
discharged. For several years, it is said
that there have been complaints made to
the New York railroad commission BY
the Whitehall citizens, and the last COM /
plant resulted in the railroad COMPANY
being given notice to move the terminal
from Whitehall in so days. The 6O-day
limit expired July 16, and the company
promptly transferred all the business pos I
sible to other points.
Vermont Librarians Elect Omeers.
At the annual business meeting OF the
Vermont state library institute, held in I
Middlebury last week, the following Off ]
GERS we're elected President, Miss
Frances NJ. Pierce OF Ludlow; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Kate Woods Barney OF Spring /
field; secretary and treasurer, George
Dana Smith Ct Burlington; secund vice /
president, Mrs. A. ID. Chamberlin OF !
Pomfret; Mrs. Planter of Bellows Falls,
Miss Lease Of Montpelier. Miss Cheney OF
Rutland, Miss Elizabeth Hughes of Lyn- !
donville, Miss Rogers Of Poultney.
Tuesday evening, J. l. Wyer, Jr, d. |!
rector of the library school at Albany. n.
Y, and secretary Of the American Libra
~ association, lsctured ON s'What Ameri-
cans Read" About fifty representatives
Of Vermont Libraries were present st the
meeting of tie association.
The school for librarians was beld
through the week in connection with the
sessions OF tie summer school at Middle
bury college.
This has been a year of UNUSUAL growth
and development in the library work OF
the state. The towns of Bridport, GLOW.
er, Cbarlestowu, Bennington, Plymouth,
Whiting. Richmond and Goshen have es-
tsblished new free public, libraries, the
largest number that has been established
in shy one year for several years. The
smaller towns are making free use OF the
privilege Of annual sid given them by the
recent legislature and the travelling libra
ries furnished By the state are in great
demand.
At the meeting of the State Library as
ISOLATION hearty vote Of thanks wss ex-
tended TO the press of the state tor the as
sistance to the library cause through tie
publishing OF library news.
A prize was offered by the assccistio-
for the library which should do the best
work 10 Publishing interesting items in
the press, and from several close COMPETE
tors the COMMITTEES making choice avs, d.
ed the prize to the Bristol Frea library.
A similar prize viii be given at the end
OF the Gu rsut year.