Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-24

narrow escape from drowning. He wa
J working with the crew who were blastin
out ice with dynamite below the bridR
and was returning to the scene Of operI
tions With box OF dynamite in his arm,
he had walked across the same place seI
eral times, but the blasting probabl
weakened the ice over the airhole. MI
Matava went down some distance, but b
did not touch bottom and luckily b
came up close to the sound ice. He wa
pulled out without difficulty, bat b
dropped the box OF dynamite. The ex
plosive is on the bottom OF the river il
SO feet OF water and there In little proba
bility that 1t will be hit by anything I,
cause an explosion.
Representatives, Of the Boston Dairy Co
have been in Middlebury and its vicinity
recently looking over the site for the new
milk station which they intend erecting
there in the near future. They took NJ
an important matter with the Middlebury
manager Of the company, relative to the
cleanliness OF the milk cans and the con.
dition Of the milk before It lie put into the
cans for shipment to Bellows Falls, where
II lie bottled and shipped on 10 Boston.
Much of the milk shipped from that sec.
tion has been found to be in an unclean
condition, with the result that II vas de.
stroyed. Inspectors from Boston will
soon inspect the barns, premises, milk
cans and everything connected with the
shipping Of milk from the local station.
The cans are to be thoroughly washed aft
er they arrive from Bellows Fails.
Tracy A. Gray, an employe of the Bos-
ton a. Maine railway, had a narrow es-
cape from sunocation at bis room in Bel
lows Falls March 7. He came in from
his work at 3 o'clock in the morning and
decided to take a Whit at bis cigar before
retiring. He fell asleep without putting
out the cigar and two hours later, bis sis
ter, who lives next door, noticed smoke
coming from the room and blaze with
in. Charles Gray, brother OF the sleep
ing man, was unable to find him in the
room on account OF the dense smoke but
the victim was able to escape from the
room by crawling on bis hands and
knees. The fremen threw the mattress
from the bed to the yard below and the
fact that the bed itself was of iron was
probably all that saved the life of Mr..
Gray. The house was not damaged.
At recent council meeting, the mayor
of Barre offered q resolution that as fer as
possible the city divide its printing
business among the job printers In the
city, and that as all of the printing
plants have the union label the city insist
that II be placed on all of the printing
done for the city. This caused consider
able discussion among the members OF
the council as to the force or advisability
OF ii. Alderman Hoyt said that all OF the
printing jobs were advertised and'con-
tracted for and let to the lowest bidder,
and II the successful bidder had the
union label he did not see any harm in
his putting the union label on IL be want-
ed to, but he could not see where the city
should tie itself down to the union label
The mayor requested that the resolution
be laid on the table until the next meet
ing.
Fire broke out in the Barnes building
ct the corner Of Main and Center sts.,
Winooski, March IL. The flames had
gained considerable Roadway when the
nremen arrived and great volumes OF
smoke were pouring from the windows.
The hallway separates three families oc-
cupying the second floor, and they were
to seek safety with neighbors,
making their escapes iu their night cloth.
ing. The building lie the property OF NJ.
J. Barnes OF Burlington and is insured.
On the first floor, which is occupied by
e. K. Crandall, who operates q drug
store, and F. Edward Allard, tobacco
store, much damage was done by water.
Stock and fixtures were insured. On the |
second floor where the FIRE started no in
surance was carried by the families. The
bird floor is used for q hall by the Ma
ionic order and no damage was done to
peak OF.
The annual banquet of the Buffalo Soci-
'ty OF Vermonters was held at the Hotel
-enox, Buffalo, N. Y, Friday evening,
March IL. Gov. George II. Prouty OF
Vermont was the guest Of the evening
md principal speaker. The banquet,
' hicb was attended by 100 of Vermont's
ons and daughters, was the largest and
most brilliant affair in the history Of the
oeiety. A reception was held in the
Iotel parlors from until s O'Clock.
Governor Prouty's address was listened
0 with great attention and Was inter-
upted with frequent applause. The
resident OF the society, Samuel X. Bots ;
ord, . native Of Vergennes, and graduate
Middlebury college, presided and in
reduced the speakers. The other speak
rs Of the evening were Senator Henry W.
iii, Mrs. John Miller Horton, and Jos
phi Dana Allen. Edmund j. PlumIey,
be poet of the society, paid q graceful
'ihute to Senator Hill in verse.