Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-17

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The mems dormItory at MiddlebuF.
college had a narrow escape from cestruc
! tion by fire the night OF March 10. Thl
fire started in the room OF E. L. Bigelow
Who was out at the time, presumably
from electric wires. On returning abou
1880 O'Clock, Blgelow found his room Ii
blaze. With the assistance Of fellow
students. of which there are about DO il
the dormitory, the fire was extinguished
with loss of only about $50 to furniture
and floor.
\ A meeting OF the Vernon state Cham.
plain TeFcenienary commission, at which
1ov. @. II. Prouty, chairman, and every
member was present, was held in Bur.
lington lately for the purpose of deciding
upon theaocation of the Complain memo.
rial. The commission has over $4,000
with W hich to erect such memorial. and
the question OF q site has been the most
important and puzziing one TO date.
1t now looks az though Rock Dunder,
connected with legendary fame OF the
War of 1919, is to be the spot chosen.
About so feet OF the big pen stock at
the Woodbury. Granite eompany's electric
STALLION in Hard " lick, collapsed recently.
II was necessary to make some slight re-
pairs at the station and the man in
charge sent another man to shut The up
] per gate so the water could be drawn out
OF the pen stock. The man did not open
the vent traps, which caused the pen
stock to draw together and several men
will be out OF employment, where the
sheds get their power from this plant
The Woodbury. Granite Co. has an auxil-
4 larry steam plant.
The presence OF mind and quick action
OF Motorman Waldo Wands Of the Rut-
/ land Railway Light a Power Co. saved
| his rs passengers from injury when one
Of the motors dropped to the rails, de-
rallied the rear truck, causing It to turn
somersault and break through the floor.
/ Wands stuck TO his post until the car,
which was going about II miles an hour,
was brought to stop. A singular feature
OF the accident il that every other big car
belonging TO the company had been
equipped with, new device that would
have prevented the accident. All Of the
OF her motors on the wrecked car had also
been so equipped.
Robert Atwood, the 14-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Atwood OF Bread
loaf, was accidentally shot through the
fieshy part OF the right leg March 10 by
rifle In the hands of Elisha Pennington,
aged IL years. The boys we're about one
mile from the Atwood home when the &C
cident occurred. Young Atwood was as
sisted by Bennington TO his home, walk
ing most all the way, although greatly
suffering from the loss OF blood. The
ball was of 3s caliber. The accident was
caused by a dog running out ct the
Young hunters. The Pennington boy
tried to hit the dog With the gun when 1t
was discharged.
Association papers have been filed at
the Office of the secretary OF state for a
new corporation to be known as the YER
mont Asbestos company. The purpose OF
this company is to mine asbestos and to
develop asbestos property in the county
Of Orleans, principally in the town OF
Beebe Plain. The capital stock is fixed
at $50, 600 divided into $4,000 shares OF
81 each. Corporation papers have also
been iled by the Cavendish Electric
Light company, formed to generate heat,
light, ETC., with capital stock OF $4,000,
the subscribers being j. E. Gay, olin D.
Gay, Lon s. Gay, Mertie A. Gay, Floyd
$. GAY OF Cavendish.
An investigation which followed the
receipt OF letter by 1. {. Grant Of Bur
lington from Arthur II. Nichols OF Bos-
ten has brought out the fact that the bell
OF the Burlington Unitarian church was
cast BY Paul Revere, the Revolutionary
hero. In an old stock book appeared the
statement that in the year 1916 bell vas
sold to the city OF Burlington. The orig
inal bill OF sale was found among the
church archives from which it is learned
that the bell was made for the church
Ocs. 10, 1916, at a cost Of 45 cents
pound. It weighs ! ,2s2 pounds and the
tongue 81 pounds, making the total cost
s5a2 65. Six years from now the bell
will therefore ring its centennial notes.
e. L. Adams, manager for George d.
Jarvis & Son, Burlington, piano dealers,
was arrested in Middlebury on the charge
of being an itinerant vender and exposing
goods for sale without having procured
state or local license. He was tried be-
fore Justice Of the Peace Dickens, was
found guilty and fined $50 and costs.
An appeal was taken TO county court. 4
Bail was fixed at $500. Mr.. Adams, il +
appears from the testimony at the trial,
advertised ten days piano sale, taking .
quarters in The Register block. This
store il soon to be occupied by another .
marty and the tenancy Of the piano firm I
would, under these conditions, Of necessity .
be short.
George b. lawson, principal Of Vermont .
academy, Saxton's River, is a strict disci- (
pIinarian and has been annoyed by tricks .
OF students in one OF the dormitories. (
The electric light system Mas short cir
cuited, causing $50 damages. Pans and
pals we're thrown down stairs and night
made hideous. Finally two OF the stu
dents were expelled and then two more,
while two we're suspended. Next strike .
wac on full blast; as boys, or about half OF
the school, started for home. Arriving
at Bellows Falls about two-thirds of them
changed their minds and returned to
school Vermont academy has been very
prosperous and considered a model school.
The differences will soon be adjusted, II is
said.
The Rev. George Frederick Wells, re-
search secretary OF the Vermont lnterde-
comfy commission, who re-
Gently married Miss Allen, of Grand Isle,
has resigned his position and will take up
similar work with the New York commits