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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-18
SOUTH STAMFORD.

Rev. Mr.. Reed has decided to accept
the call from the F. w. B. church and
there will be preaching for the present
....Our respected townsman Mr.. Pow
ers is quite poorly. Mrs. Smalley, for
merly of this place arrived in town last
Saturday. Mr.. w. Tyson, Sen. has re.
turned to his home. Mr.. s. B. Buell. lis
the new postmaster at this place.
Phineas Richardson has bad hand.
Several of our ladies have been much en-.
gagged in raspberry picking for the past
week and judging from the amount
brought in they are quite plentiful. 80.
w. E. West had the misfortune to lose
his pocket book which contained valua-
BILE papers and at the present writing
has not been found. u II. Kittredge and
wife are visiting at his fathers. -. Mrs
j. M. Soule and Miss Maggie Roberts
went to Sharon Sunday to hear Rev. s.
A. Parker. Mrs. Fred Kendall and
son are stopping with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. l.. A. Rogers.
Read the opening chapters of "Fetter.
ed by Fate next week. The greatest
serial story we ever published. Tell
your neighbors to read It. 1t will only
cost 10 cts. to Oct. LIST.
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NORTH TuNBRIpGE.

Report comes from Bicknell Hill that
grasshoppers are stripping the fields.
Your correspondent was shown hand
full of wheat from l-2 acre field of
A, B. Bicknell, which was entirely
stripped of leaves and but few kernals
of grain were left. He was obliged to
cut it to save anything from it. The
PASTURES are so cleared of grass that the
cows cannot subsist, and some of the
gardens are nearly destroyed.
Mrs. Calvin Metcalf is quite low.
Charlie Hardy, while handling re-
yolver. shot a ball into his knee. 1t has
not been found and he is laid up with it
for awhile.
Summer boarders are arriving at the
A. B. Drew residence.
Mrs. G. H. Corliss being out of health
has gone to visit her parents at Browns
vile.
Mr.. Harvey Packard died at Bethel on
July 3rd, at the residence of his son-in-
law, W. II. Gilmore,it being his old home
where he was born 81 years ago and
where he spent his boyhood. He had
been married 10 years, living in the town
Of Braintree some 81 years. He had been
ang for some years and on Feb. last a
pimple appeared on his under lip. He
called it at first a cold sore. As it grew
worse he called d. G. Cooling, a scientist
to treat 1t vet il grew worse. He came
to North Tunbridge and in August he
called DR.. Fish who pronounced it can
Ger. The DIR. wished him to visit DR..
Connor, Hanover, but he had gone to his
home in Ohio. He rapidly grew worse
and in two weeks it had extended over
the whole under lip. Drs. Fish and Da-
ma were called and with reluctance as to
the safety of his life in going through an
0peration-as it then was he could not
survive but a short time-they, on Sept.
23rd performed a very successful opera
ton and in six weeks it was all healed.
In Feb. following he caught cold and an
other bunch appeared on his cheek hay-
ing all the appearance of an aDscess. He
still grew weaker and at this time he was
moved to Bethel to his old home. Three
weeks later he died. Mr.. p. during his
life was stirring business man carrying
on blacksmithing and carriage business.
He held several important offices in town
being always ready to help the sick and
needy with a jovial spirit and kindness
to all. He gained the love and esteem of
all. He was kind husband and father
and a true friend. A wife and three
children remain to mourn his loss. Flu
neral services were held July 4th, con-
Quoted by Rev. s. A. Parker.
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lnNn0I pA

Miss Stella S. Beard, who has been teach
er of elocution in the female college al
Laurens, South Carolina, arrived home
Friday. June 18th. Miss Lucy Beard
reached home ON Thursday, the 4th
from Scotland, South Dakota, where she
has been principal of the Academy. Hel
friend, Miss Josephine Rich of Loci
Haven, Penn. accompanied her and will
spend the summer at "The Naples
From the Laurens. S. c. News and
Courier: "Miss Stella Beard, teacher of
Elocution and English Literature, at the
Female College, was graduated from 9
Pa. State Normal School, also from the
School of Elocution and Oratory al
Philadelphia. Nothing succeeds like
success. Elocution has been well and
successfully taught as was shown by the
efforts of the pupils during commence
ment. No school in this state can make
a better showing in this regard, few can
do as we'll"
Citizen: miss Lucy E. Beard, late as
sistant principal of the Scotland Acad.
envy, has been elected head teacher in the
Grammar School in the city of Aberdeen
The excellent position Miss Beard has
secured is very gratifying to her many
friends here as well as fitting recogni.
ton of her qualifications as teacher"
Read the opening chapters of "Fetter-
ed by Fate" next week. The greatest
serial story we ever published. Tel
your neighbors to read it. 1t will only
cost 10 cents to Oct. LIST.
Prof. Conant is in Iowa on profession.
al business Mrs. Daniel Washburn IL
quite unwell at S. b. Carpenters aHd
Mrs. David Washburn is caring for her
....Aunt Mary Nichols is with hel
daughter Mrs. Elias Grow. Rebeccs
Gilbert and Clara Eddy have gone tc
Martha's Vineyard. George Gilbert is
at work for Ralph Hodges. Quarterly
meeting at the Methodist church last
Sunday. Annie Clark is home from
the Conservatory of Music. Ansor
Partridge and wife from Philadelphia
are stopping at n. S. Clark's. Ere
quent arrival of guests at the Maple
wood Mr.. Rogers, wife and friend OF
New York City are boarding at Luke
Parishes. Rev. Mr.. Love is holding
services at Grace church every Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The public arr
invited to hear him. -. Fida Smith is al
Mr.. Woodbury's on her vacation.
Misses Ina and Georgia WEIGH of Elmi
ra, \. Y. are visiting friends in tow
80. Harvey Fisk has returned from Bos
ton where he has been receiving treat
ment for deafness 80. James Welch has
returned from Rome. n. w.. George
Nutting's family are entertaining friends
from Springfield, Mass. and Brooklyn
n. YIN dist. No. II, the following
., ha.r
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snTrH RANDnIEH.

Z. J. Prince on entering his shop
where the postoffiee is kept last Friday
morning found his money drawer had
been wrenched out of its place and part
of the contents scattered over the floor
and portion gone. Upon examination
he found that an entrance to his shop
had been made through the cellar win
dow by burglar. His suspicious were
soon fixed upon young fellow who was
hanging around late the previous even
ing. Sheriff Parish was called and late
in the evening call was made on the
boy and all the missing articles and
money were found in his trunk and Sat.
he was brought before Justice Emery
and on examination he was held to bail
to the sum of 5000 and j. c. Greene
gave bonds for him. A beautiful mon
ument has recently been set in the East
Bethel cemetery by Hon. Homer Hebard
of Chicago erected to the memory of his
father, mother and their children. His
father was Samuel Hebard who was a
resident in +. Bethel and died in Lena,
Illinois. The expense of the monument
was nearly $500, its casting being solid
zinc. Somebody speaking of trees be-
ing connected by a ligament one to an-
other. stated that there were but or )
cases of the kind in the state. But in
G. 5. Paine's woods there are two beech
trees. one of them a foot and a half and
the other about a foot in diameter which
are connected at about eight feet from
the ground by ligament that is about
5 or 10 inches in diameter and the con-
nection Is perfect and sap might flow
from one to the other. there are also two
similar cases but a few rods away. The
two trees first mentioned have a space of
about inches between them.
Read "Fettered by Fate" next week.
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BRAINTREE.

David Norcross has moved into ten
ement house belonging to Samuel Spear
in Peth =. Herbert Gould of Montpelier
is visiting friends in town, the guest OF
G. j. Bass and Fl. N. Scott. -. Walter
Archer has been on the sick list for the
past week, DR.. Bailey attending him..
Prof. G. E. Woodland is on the sick list,
caused by an liberated tooth. .Stillman
Lommis and his men are doing the hay
ing on the Enos Bolton farm, now owned
by Seth Flint of West Randolph.
Read the opening chapters of 'sFetter-
ed by Fate next week. The greatest
serial story we ever published. Tell
your neighbors to read it. 1t will only
cost 10 cents to Oct 1st.
Mrs. Tryphena Clafiin died at the
residence of her daughter. Mrs. r. Full
Ter in Gilmanton, Wisconsin June 26,
1889. Mrs. Claf1in, aged 81 years, 10
months and 10 days, was born in Brain
tree, Vt. in 1907, married Squire Claflin
and lived on the old homestead in Brook
field, VT. for So years. Her husband dy-
ing, she came west some two years ago
to reside with her only surviving child,
Mrs. r. Fuller. She was the mother Of
the late L. j. Clafiin of Gilmanton and
of Carlos E.. Clafiin of Brookfeld, VT,
also sister of the late Mrs. Geo. Pember
of Randolph, vt. Two brothers sur
vive her, L. c. Bailey of Gilmanton, s..
NJ. Bailey of Canada and Mrs. Calvin
Randall of River Falls, Wis. The bur-
ial services were conducted by Rev. A.
ID. Robinson of Mondovi at the resi-
dence of her daughter. The words Sc
lected for the occasion were from Paul's
Epistle to the Philippians, Chap. ] and
2lst verse. A large concourse of friends
and neighbors followed the remains to
the grave.-Western paper.
There will be religious services at the
school house in Peth next Sunday even
ing at Z o'clock. Services will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Hazen, who is supplying
the Cong'l church on Braintree Hill.
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PoMFRET.

Mrs. Morris Burnham and Mrs. Thorn
as mccarthy have been stricken with par
alysis. Mrs. Chas. Perry is not expect
ed to live. -. Miss Bertha Hewitt is at
home. >. DIR. Hewitt is visiting in town.
Miss Sarah Ann Thacher from Washing
ton, d. c., is visiting relatives. We be-
lieye that Col. Hooker stated at our far
mers' meeting that ''if all the flour could
be kept out of the State for ten years
there would not be doctor within her
borders Our people were much pleas
ed with the address of the Col. and in-
tend to vote for him for Gov. at the ear
Hest opportunity. ."Fettered by Fate
next week. Escape it if you can.
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BUcKLEN's ARNIcA SALvE.-The best
salve in the world for cuts, bruises. sores,
ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter,
chapped hands, chilblains. corns. and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give full satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price - cents per box.
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BIT WINS.

We desire to say TO our citizens that for
wears we have been selling Dr. King New I, q
P;lls Rneklin's Arnica Salve and Electric Bit
ts,s and have never handled remedies that sell
es we'll or that have given such universal sat
;sfaction Ne do not hesitate TO guarantee
them every time and We stand ready to refund
the purchase price if satisfactory results do not
follow their use. These remedies have won
'"ei sie'' r.. q. MORTON, Druggist.
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RRooKFIELn.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Cary and w. S. AL
lis, L. l.. D., of Norwich, Conn and Mrs.
A. l.. Hardy and son of st. Johnsbury
are the guests of A. 5. Allis.. ID. C.
Dewey has been laid up for several days
from injuries received by falling behind
a pair of spirited horses. Nv. C.Clark's
house is filed with city boarders for the
summer. L. A. Clark, Jr., who has
been quite sick is slowly improving 80.
Mrs Vaughan and little daughter of Paw
tucket, X. |. are visiting their many
friends in town. Frank Patterson Is
cutting the hay on c. b. Fisk's old place.
-. Misses Fanny and Mabel Carpenter
are spending their vacation at home.....
Read the opening chapters of ''Fetter-
ed by Fate" next week. The greatest
serial story we ever published. Tell your
neighbors TO read it. 1t will only cost
10 cents to Oct. LIST.
Died in Chicago on Sunday, June 49,,
at o'clock 2. NJ. Miss Emma G. Gay
lord. who for six years has been teach-
er in the Humboldt school. Her death
was very sudden. Thursday morning
she was not able to take her place in
school but no serious apprehension OF
the result was felt until Sunday morning
A telegram with the news of her very
serious Illness was sent to her home in
Brookfield, VT. where loving parents,
brothers and sisters were ioyfully antici-
pating the return of the two sisters in a
very few days to spend the summer va
cation in the dear old home. This sad
news was followed in a few hours by
the heart-crushIng announcement that
Emma has passed away and that the
home coming would be that of the lone
ly sorrowing sister bringing only the
lifeless remains of their other loved one.
Much sympathy was felt and practically
expressed by the large circle of friends
TO whom the sisters have endeared them
selves during the years they have
taught in this vicinity. The funeral
services were conducted by their pastor,
DR.. Goodwin of the First Congl church
on Monday afternoon at one O'Clock at
ter which the remains were taken to the
Polk street depot and at o'clock Miss
Alice, the remaining sister started on
her lonely journey with all that was NOR
tai of the loved sister to their childhood
home among the green hills of Yer
mont followed by the prayers and SYM
pathies of many kind and sorrowing
hearts. The Humboldt school closed
for the afternoon, the principal and
teachers with many Others accompany
ing the remains to the depot.-Taken
from the Chicago Argus. Mrs. Frank
McWhorter from Barre with her little
girls are staying for awhile with her
parents. Marcia Peck has returned
from her Mass. trip. Mrs. Arthur Ly-
man and sons are visiting at her fathers
NJ. Peck. Hay makers do not have
quite as much sunshine as they would
like. Mrs. Albert Sargent was called
to Claremont, n. III. last week to attend
the funeral of her father.
Rev. DIR. A. j. Lyman of Brooklyn,
n. Y. will preach for Rev. w IN. Carr at
the 2nd church next Sunday morning,
services commence at IL o'clock.
Pearl. son of A. w. Edison of Worcester,
Mass. is spending his vacation at 1.
Calagan's.
For SALE Good top carriages, from
$40 TO sll0; light road wagons Concord
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The rush of summer travel has begun
and the number who will visit Europe
this season is larger than ever. before:
Trunk stores report large sales, and
Paine's Furniture Co., As Canal street,
Boston are doing an enormous business
in steamer chairs.
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BRED STATIONS.
TIE MpES ct

TEMPEST is 4years old
weight, 1850 pounds.
color, bay with black points,
Bred by John r. Topper, Rochester, Vt.
Sired by Wards Lambert. of Daniel Lambert
by Ethan Allen, by Vermont Black Hawk.
LIST dam-bay pacing mare, sired by Brainard's
Charley, by Green Mountain 2nd by Clifford, by
Woodbury., by Justin Morgan.
2nd. dana large English Cavalry mare, bought In
Canada. when Queens cavalry disbanded.
He hitched in sulky until last fall, and
then but few times. He Is clean square trotter Of
crest power. and has trotted Bethel track faster
than any other colt. of any sex, of his age.
Good jud yes of horses who saw him trot last fall,
say that with good handling he can be made to trot
In $3.50 this season.
All accidents at owners risk.
Terms $40 Two for $50.
To be paid when mares prove in foal.
Bethel, VT, April 10, 1889
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FOR SALE CHEAP:-A first class Bean
top carriage, with end springs. Also a
lot OF tin-ware and crockery.
T.. p THAyEp
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For SALE Good top carriages, from
$40 to sll0; light road wagons Concord
style business wagons, $50; buck-boards,
$50: express wagons, $50; and ROAD
carts. Apis 6m
ISAAC NEWTON, w. Randolph.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29

will occur, when Mr. Faunce will lead the prayer
meeting and on Friday evening of that week there
Will be reception 10 the pastor and his wife. The
state Street Church in Springfield. whose members
are Of the opinion that NewYork wants the best OF
everything Is with one exception the largest Baptist
Church I'm New England. 1t called Mr.. Faunce In
1883 eight months before his graduation from Newton
Seminary al which time he the stated supply"
of the First Baptist Church in this city. Last winter
the old Cambridge baptist Church of Cambridge. Mass,
tried 10 get the young PASTOR but he was induced
to remain In Springfield for time. Mr.. Faunco,
whose father formerly pastor in Washington. but
IS now settled IN West Newton Mass, graduated
third in his class in 1850 in Brown University He
at once entered Newton Seminary but invited
10 fiji the chair Of Mathematics at Brown for two
years during the absence Of the professor in Europe
"Ishmaers Voice. is the heading of article
In The Christian Advocate" last week, in which a
few ringing words are addressed the Methodist
people regarding the misstaements Of The political
paper" IN regard 10 DR.. Buckeys views of the
position taken by Mr.. Bradley. of Asbury Park "The
Voice" is characterized an lshmaelte,' with IFS
hand against every man. and every mans hand
against it, and the reader Is asked If In tais way
the quor traffic can be overthrown. The policy OF
"1he Advocate Is then annOunced "The grand old
Methodist Church is drifting from its moorings on
The temperance question: Il Is soldly fixed There
that The Voice cannot transform by its threaten
inrs. its winnings. or lis msrepIe entatons into a
political party And THE Christian advocate will
go IN declaring the fixed principles OF the Methodist
Eriscopal Church. and urging It's members TO act in
harmony with these principles according TO their goUy
Judgment and not according to the behest Of any
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charged they go back Europe TO spend their savings
and reurn In time reenlist 10 get the three months
extra pay allowed.
They have no homes or interest in this country. He
asserts that there is largo field OF fine material
among our own young men from which to draw
men who arc ready and willing TO be-
come seamen ain my opinion" he says, Z" ii
is the young American Of twentyone years, who.
having had an experience with the world for few
years. battling for a living working along shore
a farm and goodly part Of the time out of work al
together that we should try get and who would be
glad TO Join the service lindsman. Such men would
soon find that they are well fed, well clothed well
cared for well and regularly paid and in Of injury
or long service are taken care of for the rest Of their
DAYS and altogether are better Off than before
The landsmen of one cruise would become ordinary
seamen and seamen in the next During the war
many of our ships companies were made up of lands
men. and 1 remember that In 1868 several hundred
came from Kentucky and Tennessee. I think every
cruising vessel all of which are now moved by steam
should have large portion Of her crew made up Of
T 500, should be increased, hls increase to be made
from our countrymen, and the term of enlistment
extended TO four or five year, We pledged TO
many foreigners now in the service men who have
been faithful TO their adopted country and could be
denended upon, and these would OF course remain,
but I'm a short time would rid the service of the
sbeach-comber' element now ilfesting IT.
/ would suggest the establishment Of a recruiting
shin t Portsmouth, and another at New London These
being central, the Portsmouth ship would take
those from the Eastern coast, and the New-LOndOn
ebjn those from the coasts of Rhode Island Connect
cnt and Long Island. If a small cruising vessel could
be added 10 tho service for short time 10 20 along
tbe coast to let IL be known thai the Navy adding
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EATING 4 RATTLEsgAKE.

From The Athens (GaJ Chronicle.
said The old gentleman In Clarke County. " you
can have nv share OF green frogs and ecls always.
I cannot bear she thoughts ~ green frog, and for
eels they always remind m Of rattlesnakes by tho
way once had dish Of rattlesnakes set before me,
what Eat rattesnake asked the reporter, In
Yes shall | tell you about ii -
Certainly said the reporter. drawing pencd and
Now am not telling you this 10 print for do
not like uewspaDer nOfOriefy-bu ] shall tell you
the truth about IT, Some years visited Mexico,
and I'm that country the fattlcsnak; Is great ceicacy
Men, women and children make II their daily aVuca.
zion 10 catch them. and sell them TO me hotels ara
eating houses the price ranging from 10 10 20 cents
per pound Tie Mexican i, as fond Of the ratlesnaks
as the average American IS OF oysters and viii have
them at any cost. had been in Mexico abouo Three
weeks before ] tasted his delicate dish.
fOu see, ! caught IS 10 their dishes Deiore
landed, and instructed the walter ~ the hotel where
l nrst stopped never 10 bring snake 10 my table,
and he didn't. But after about three weeks, con-
cluded 10 move my 'rOosiing place TO hotel IN
another part o. the city, and forgot 10 give orders 70
the waiter The fact IS the snak, Il et had escaped
my mind The first meal ate at this place was the
first and only time ever partOpk OF snake
why. didn't you like il % we a. ked
oh. the iastc Of f. will do very we'll but 10 think
Of eating snakes Before I lfad found out what
! had eaten on that day, ] thought the meat
excellent.
How did you find n out?v
TBy cleaning up ne dish and ordering more The
waiter Italian, and said In broken English a.
lie started for another plate. Ze Americans like "
snake like 70 diavilO ~ This was enough for me
| left the table I'm disgust, and empred my stomach
TO the tune OF double quick
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The Tribune's editorial paragraph and ADDS lnis
Is all very good, but there 10 be said upon
the matter. IL Is certain that the Union theological
Seminary receives incalcuable injury rom Ie
views which DR.. Briggs has presented In his wrungs
and the ntolerable concet and disreSpect with whrh
he presents them" " The Evangelist saws mat the
professor quoted Elchon when he referred - ihoso
who "snored against Higher Criticism wsn
had such man as DR.. Briggs In our seminary,
said q leading bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church TO the writer recently.
Coming meetings which interest New Workers are
those OF the Eplscopa.ans in St. Georges Church
this week. the American Board In the Broadway
Tabernacle October 10, the Synod OF New-YOrk at
Poughleepsie the day. and the State Conven-
lion OF the Christian EndeavOr Society at Saratoga
on October %.