Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-28

piece columns that it has ever handled
There are IA Of these mololiths required
and they must be three feet and one inet
in diameter at the top, three feet ane
eight inches at the bottom and 30 feel
long. They will weigh about SO tons
each. The concern hes made largel
/ columns, but they were not Of the mono
Iith type, having been made OF severaI
pieces. An enormous turning lathe il
necessary for the monoliths, and the task
OF getting out marble for the work is q
most difficult one. iva OF the big col
umns are already finished. Work is be
ing lone a short distances north Of Beaver
poad, where the company has erected an
electric crane Of so tons capacity.
The strike situation at Milton is still
unchanged and will remain SO until the
general strike Of the Paper Makers union
is settled. The mill is we'll supplied with
help aud running as usual. A number OF
the townsmen nave been sworn in as spe-
cisl guard for the mill, armed with revolt
vers, and are doing picket duty at the
mill to prevent any possible trouble that
might arise. The strikers are making
gardens and doing other work at their
homes n awaiting the final decision
from headquarters. II the strike is sue
cessful they will return to their work,
but il not most OF them will doubtless 90
else here. Many of the experienced men
left the mill some time ago, when they
were required to run three grinders in
stead OF the two they had run since the
mill was built, and with extra work on
presses and in other departments, where
more help had Deen formerly employed.
Dorchester lodge, No. !, A. F.. & A.
VI. Of Vergenues held its 11Sth annual
communication April 20. Dorchester
lodge is the oldest in Vermont, having
been chartered September 3, 1871, and ii
has held its charter ever since. After the
grand lodge of Vermont was organized in
1894 it surrendered the original charter,
aud another was issued by the Grand
Lodge in its place. The FIRST meeting was
held May ., 1892, and the first master
was Thomas Chittenden, the first gov
ernor OF Vermont. The lodge records are
complete, and many prominent names OF
olden times appear as officers. The late
Philip c. Tucker, who was grand master
OF the Grand Lodge Of Vermont for IA
years, had the longest record as master,
"a years. The late samuel Wilson, " no
was grand junior warden of the Grand
Lodge from ls4s to 1851, was master II
years.
Charles Hamblin of East Montpelier
loaded a car of potatoes Saturday in
Montpelier for shipment down country at
the lowest price ever known to be paid
for potatoes in this section. He bought
them for IS cents a bushel anG they are
selling in the wholesale markets for 25
a tushel. George Wheeler, who
has CARED more potatoes in his lifetime
than any other man about Montpelier,
says be never heard OF such a low price in
all bis experience, and he has been buy
ing potatoes for more than so years. Mr..
Hamblin says there is any quantity Of po-
tatoes left. The farmers cannot heRin to
get rid OF them. Those who have hogs
are feeding them. Others are feeding
them TO their COWS but it is so near grass
time they can't get rid OF them all. He
is buying potatoes for 10 cents now that
he offered 40 cents for last fall. The re-
tail price is 40 cents in local markets.
Fifteen students at Montpelier seminary
are i'll with diphtheria. Health Officer
Lindsay has %quarantined the Institution
and buildings and has the situation well
in hand. The cause Of the outbreak is
unknoWn bot the health officer says it
could not have been from unsanitsry con-
ditions as all the buildings and outhouses
are in excellent shape. None Of those
affected are dangerously i'll and no deaths
have occurred. The student body is con-
fined to the buildings and grounds al
though those not i'll keep up their
studies, Rotations and recreations. A
police officer keeps all visitors away and
those who are i'll with the disease are iso-
lated in the north boarding house.
Nine cases developed Tuesday and six
Wednesday Of last week. Pupils from
down town are not allowed to go near the
institution and a few of the students,
who were in the city when quarantine
was established, are not allowed to return.
Michael Moylan, an inmate Of the town
farm at West Rutland, was burned to
death last week in a fire which destroyed
The house used by the inmates OF the in
The other eleven people in the
escaped in their night clothes. The
Ore was discovered about 2 O'Clock in the
morning in the second story Of the back
part OF the main building, which is stu
ated about a mile ans a half from the viii
Iage on the Clarendon Springs road. This
was occupied by the paupers.
When the blaze was discovered by q of
he inmates, the entire building was afire.
Everyone in the house was notified as
as possible but there was much diff
guilty in awakening Mr.. Moylan. The
was OF wooden construction and
arge in proportions. The West Rutland
ire department was summoned BY a gem
sral alarm but was Of little help, there
being no MIGRANTS in that section of the
Il is probable that the property is
III insured.
Commander Robert E. Pesry spoke to
/ crowded house at The Strong theatre,
Burlington, last week Tuesday night, tell
ng about his Arctic exploration and dis
,overy Of the North Pole. U. 5. Collector
:. H. Darling, introduced him to the au-
Hence. Commander Peary spoke in sim
pie and unassuming manner, taking lit