Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
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inspecting aud appraising the distri5ut-
ing system of the White River company;
the dam and power plant at Blue Hill,
Bethel; and will report on the feasibility
! and wisdom OF the several propositions
submitted by the Consolidated company
! OF Montpelier and the White River COM
pany.
A new factor in the situation is the ap-
pearance Of the Sharon Power company
: with prospective bid. Manager Sumner
OF that company and his attorney were in
town last week looking up the matter and
advised the committee that the company
would undoubtedly be ready with prop
osition as soon as the president and off,
GERS could confer, perhaps during this
week.
The plant OF the Sharon Power Co.,
about a mile below Sharon, is a new one
only recently completed 1t was put in
by wealthy New York parties to provide
electric power for running the copper
mines at STAFFORD. These mines closed
down last December and there is not like
/ ly to be demand there for the power so
I it is for sale in the open market. The
Sharon dam and station cost, it is said,
over 5000, 900, and the plant has the
4 greatest head, the largest reservoir and
! the most power of any on White river.
A minimum of 800 horsepower can be de-
/ pended on in the dryest Of weather, il is
said. Manager Sumner spoke as II his
company wou Id furnish day current and
would be willing to install a local dis
tributing service and deal directly with
patrons, or possibly acquire the present
White River Co. system II il could be se-
cured advantageously. The company
might also supply other villages on the
way up. The $4,000 that Randolph
pays annually for lights seems attractive
to the Sharon people in their present situ-
alton.
Christian Brotherhood and Legislation
One OF the important things discussed
at the last meeting OF the Christian
Brotherhood was the opportunity open to
any OF the members to introduce in the
legislature this fall some bill looking to
the benefit of the community or the state
at large.
The Brotherhood considered many mat
ters OF moment during the winter and
felt that its able solutions OF difficult
problems should fnd q wider echo than
the walls OF Bethany Parish house. @.
II. Slack, NJ. NJ. Wilson and d. H. Morse
we're accordingly appointed q committee
to look over such bills as might be
framed by the members and put them in
proper form to be presented to the gener-
al assembly.
Among the questions discussed last
winter was an Industrial school as an
auxiliary to our high and graded school,
and II was also thought that the Reform
school should be so changed as to make it
place Of education and culture instead
OF penal institution. modification of
the local option law was advanced; like
wise an abatement OF the dog nuisance in
this and other incorporated villages. An
other idea presented was to have the state
furnish q special place for persons who
may have committed crimes while intoxi-
Gated and who should have special in
struction and training and not be incar-
cerated with the thief and the murderer.
Death Of Mrs. Norman Morgan.
Mrs Minnie lBohn), wife OF DR.. Nor
man Morgan OF New York city. died Sat
urday afternoon at the Morgan farm, to
which she came, rs usual, to spend the
summer and find, IL possible, renewal OF
health and strength in country air aud
quite surroundings. Valvular heart trou-
Bile, as well as other complications, still
continued to distress her, however, and
last Thursday decided change for the
worse was apparent. Her husband and
daughter were already with her at the
farm and her son, Frank, was summoned
from Ithaca, N. ", arriving, with his
wife, just a short time before bis moth
er's death.
Mrs. Morgan was born in New York
city, May 25, 1854, and was married to
DR.. Morgan, Dec. 81, 1855. OF this
union there we're three children-Frank
NJ, who is instructor Of mathen cs in
Sturgis Tutoring school, Cornell universi-
ty; Norman H., who died 81 tie age Of
two, and Olive A., now in her 18th year.
A lovely, unselfish nature distin-
Ruished Mrs. Morgan, who was devoted
to her family and was a wife and mother
whose husband and children can rise up
and call her blessed.
The funeral service was held at the
Morgan farm Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Homer White officiating, and burial was
in the cemetery at the Center. Henry
Bohn of Boston, Charles, William and
Louis Bohn of New York four brothers
Of the deceased acted as bearers. and her
two sisters, Miss Emma Bohn Of New
York and Mrs. Louise Dalmssse of
Brooklyn, were present at the service.
Additional Randolph matter on page 4.