Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-10

{ finish practically all their granite work a
the Goodeil plant. their Montpelie
/ branch, where this class OF work We
formerly done, having been closed som
months ago. j. II. Tail, formerly
foreman, is managing the Burlington
plant temporarily.
The Rutland city school board Il
threatened with disruption Oh account o
the alleged employment Of a 'spotter' by
the teachers committee to spy on teach
ers and report defects in their methods
as a result of which niue young womeI
employed in the public schools we're rep
rimanded. The minority members of the
board claim that this sction WAS without
precedent and reflects on the honor of tht
entire board. The alleged s'spotter' il
Miss Rowena Purdon, who vas employed
ostensibly as a substitute teacher, iu
which position she was enab led to get an
insight into the methods used by the
different teachers. The committee is
composed of Commissioners Lamb, G. w.
Ward, and Principal II. II. Ross.
There has been something OF an exodus
among the unemployed 10 the northern
part OF the city OF Burlington to the fish
lake. large number have gone to
South Hero and Savage Island, where he
fishing is reported as being exceptionally
good. Most OF he fish caught arc perch,
which fiud q ready market in the cities,
especially where the meat boycotts are
strongest. The fish sell for IA cents a
pound and are dressed by the dealers. As
the average catch is between 80 and so
dozen a day, the profits from the business
are considered good. Burlington buyers
OF smelt are having difficulty in getting a
supply at reasonable price as the fisher
men lose no time in shipping their stock
to the large cities.
George F. Daley, the son OF DR.. 4. B.
Daley Of Bennington, narrowly escaped
death while snowshoeing on Harmon
mountain Jan. "a. Daley late in the az
ternoon, found himself alone in the will
derDess, 10 miles from home, end in his
anxiety to get out OF the woods before
night, overtaxed his strength and fell I'M
conscious in his tracks. He had been ia
that condition about three hours, when
he was accidentally discovered by three
young men from North Adams. making a
short trip over Stamford mountain to
Bennington. But for this Daley must
have persisted as Lake Center is one OF the
largest uninhabited sections OF timber
land in the state and is visited during the
winter only by q few lumbermen and
hunters on snowshoes.
Charles Aldrich of Burke, a recluse of 70,
suicide Jan. "a. Mr.. Aldrich's
only companion was his faithful dog
and the poor creatures grief on finding
I be dead body of his master was so pa
thetic that he was ehloroformed and
buried in the same grave as his master.
Mr.. Aldrich was veterinary surgeon and
was passionately fond OF animals. He
was becoming feeble and had grown so
weary OF his lonely life that he decided to
end II by taking poison. Before COM
hitting the act he left a note saying that
his only regret was in leaving his faithful
dog and requesting that whoever found
the note should see that the dog was kind
~ cared for. When neighbors arrived the
dog was lying across the body Of his mas
ter, his cries rending the air.
II is generally understood in Ludlow
hat the presence of post-office inspector
in that town has to do with alleged irreg-
ularity in the management of the Office.
It is further alleged that three different
patrons OF the Office found their mail
Iampered with, the evidence pointing to a
delay in the delivery and an apparent
opening and resealing The report OF
he inspector Is said to be in the hands of
he department at Washington and it is
understood that Postmaster E. A. Howe
will be reappointed IL he is given "clean
- NmgA -
Howe assert that the charges are not only
alse but inspired by interested parties
lot unconneeted with politics. There is 1
me candidate for the position, ]. Fl. Hos
,inson, railway mail clerk, whose home
5 in Ludlow.
After conferences for several days be-
ween committees from the Granite Man
facturers' association and the cutters, pol
shers and sharpeners in an attempt to
each a settlement of the granite troubles
hat have been in existence for eleven
'eeks, the manufacturers and cutters
cid separate meetings in Barre Thursday
fternoon to hear the reports OF these
Dmmittees. After listening to the re-
ort from their committee the cutters
voted to lay the report on
he tablefuntil further conferences with
le committee from the manufacturers ,
)uld be had. When the manufacturers
ho were in session learned of this they ,
ijourned without taking any definite !
,tion. 1t had been very generally hoped J
I'd expected in the two cities that set
ement would be reached.
Elisha Dickinson and Edward Moote,
70 latter the famous chopper, both of
msden, appeared before municipal court ;
Springfield, Jan. 81, to answer TO the
arge of sssaulting Willis Mahoney, a
putty sheriff OF Perkinsville. The plain
claimed that the respondents came to
s house and Moote asked the sheriff to
nd a civil writ against him. This e,
ahoney said be did and while doing it, I,
ahoney claims Dickinson struck him in I
e back Of the neck, knocking him v
wn. The sheriff says be got up and b
is struck again in the chest, but ran to IL
e house and further claims that the re- L
ondents attempted to enter the build q
g, meanwhile making threats. The il
Itimony pointed to the respondents al
olonged drunkenness and threats some al
ne previous to harm il not kill the W
aintii. Judge blanchard bound them
er to county court in $500 bail. ID
A loophole In the Vermont statutes "
alinR with fire escapes on public build Il