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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12

The present term OF the village schoo
will close on Friday evening, Nov. 20, with
an exhibition by the scholars in G. A. X
hall. Admission 10 cents.-H. B. Cady al
fist is ready for work in his rooms.-Tht
pupils of the village school, about 90, made
Willie Clifford, schoolmate, visit last
Thursday evening. They were very hos
! pitably entertained and pleasant even
ing was passed with games and other a.
musements.-Mr. Marvin's subject next
Sunday will be, Theological Timber
The Universalist society will hold fair
in the G. A. r. hall on Wednesday even
ing, Nov. IS. A ''C'' supper will be served
at o'clock. In the evening a carnival
will take place by the children under the
direction of Mrs. Bascom of Bethel.-Miss
Kate Mcmahon and Jennie Winn spent
Friday with Mrs. p. G. Tinkham.-Q. NJ
Ford sold at auction Saturday, Nov. the
real estate that he recently purchased of
Fl. A. Putnam. Lyman Jewett of Gran
vile bought the farm.-H. II. Cushman
was in Sharon on business last weekly.
M. Hubbard and wife are taking short
trip South to Philadelphia Emma
Hussey is in Rutland for two weeks.-Mrs
q. r. Knowlton is in Brattleboro this
week.-H. A. Putnam and wife have NOV
ed to Bethel where they intend to reside.
j. G. Mann of West Randolph, Mrs.
Mute of Marshfield, Fred Michaels and
vile OF winnipeg, ManlloDd, were lne
guests of Mrs. Julia Wing Thursday last.
Mrs Jackman closed her school on the
Branch Friday and returned to her home
in Bethel.-Mrs. z. A. Smith is in Pom
fret and Woodstock for a few weeks.-Rev
Chas. Cahee of Readsboro has been in town
for few days.-A. Messer and wife are in
Springfield, Ohio.-H. A. Jones went to
Franklin Falls, n. II. on Monday.-The
Methodist society hold their annual sale
and harvest supper at their parlors We'd
nesday evening. II. Nj. Wing and
sons are spending few days with friends
in West Randolph-Mrs. Susan Jones of
Barre was the guest of Mrs. p. G., Tinkham
over Sunday.-John and F. NJ. Tower were
in Chelsea on business last week.-Mrs..
Ella Field after spending the past six mos
with her parents, returned TO Orange. on
Monday Grace Morgan, who taught
the school in Frank Hubbard's district,
to her home in Rutland last Wed
Upper is spending few
weeks in Orange, Mass.-Mrs. Lille aud
Mrs. Robbins and daughter of w. Ran
dolph were the guests of Mrs. Carrie Lii /
lie last Week.-Mrs. Jessie Morgan and
Mrs. Julia Wing have returned from Bos-
ton.-C. c. Stanley and wife are visiting |
in Goshen, and Paul Tinkham in Shore |
ham.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12
WEST RANDOLPH.

Mrs. Luther Holman died at San Fran
cisco, Cal, last week and the remains are
expected here this week for burial.
/ F. C. Manchester was one of the Repub-
lican stump speakers in Massachusetts,.
There will be costume party at Mechan-
! ics' Band hall, Friday evening.
E. ]. Blodgett is at home i'll.
Mrs. II. NJ. Tower has returned to her
home at Charles City, La.
Miss Maude Stearns is quite i'll at Leba-
non, N. II.
The Christian church has engaged Miss
Abbie Clark as organist for 1892.
VIM Bass has gone into the meat bust
ness.
Elmer Bean is quite i'll.
Herbert Allen has entered Boston Den
tai college.
Mrs. Laura Smith has gone to Missouri
to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. strobridge Of Peacham
have been visiting n. j. Whitehill.
Guy Lamson had one hand badly hurt by
a revolver with which he was playing, the
first of the week.
Il. L. Williams and j. w. Atwood are
away on business trip.
The auction sale of seats for the Lecture
Course took place Friday night. The bid
ding was spirited ana good sum realized.
The tickets are now on sale at BASES book
store and we hope our citizens viii buy
literally and make the course a big sue
cess.
AS we go to press the much needed and
long looked-for rain is falling.
The Railroad Commissioners will have a
hearing the 18th regarding the Ford grade
crossing.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. h. o. Blanchard on Tuesday, Nov.I7,
at 2. 80 p. m.
Carrie Eaton attended the Teachers In
stitute at Montpelier last week.
Jason Nye carries one eye ''closed for
repairs and is thankful that it is no
worse. A stick flew and hit him in the
eye one day last week at the Abbott mill.
c. Brigham and A. Tower, Of the firm of
c. Brigham and Co., Boston, proprietor OF
the creamery, were in town the first OF
the week looking after their large business /
in this vicinity.
John A. Perry, the contractor and build |
er OF Williamstown, was in town Tuesday 1
stair rails, ETC., for several new |
houses. He says that sixteen new houses 4
have been erected in that village this year 4
or about one-third Of the whole number /
that were there in 1890. A brick block 1
will be built in the winter and the old /
Lynde store will be built over.
We published an item two weeks ago
with reference to what we had been in
formed was the cruel treatment OF horses
in which upon information received we
attached blame to one or two clergymen
without referring to them by name, neith-
er did we know the name of one of them.
This one has called upon us and informs
us that the horse stood but a short time in
front OF his house, that it was covered
with a warm blanket and was all right
when taken into the hotel barn and no
cruelty was practiced or intended with re-
gard to the horse. We were misinformed
IN regard TO this case and gladly make
this correction.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12
Barnard.

Mrs. Lille, who has been visiting II
Nashua returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Abbott Of Vine
land, n. j., are visiting his father, Elmer
Abbott.
Miss Hattie Dutton OF Leominster
Mass, is visiting in town.
Miss Nellie Rogers closed her school al
the village last Friday
Miss Maggie Reagan closed her scnooi
on the North road two weeks ago.
Miss Cora Parkhurst commences win
ter term OF school in her district after
two weeks vacation.
II. A. Putnam who sold his farm IN
Rochester has moved in with his son-ln-
Law. Geo. Wheelock and is going 10 BUY a
farm in Barnard when prices get settled
down.
The repairs on the town hall are com
pleted at a cost of some 500. Two meet
ings will be held in the hall this week.
The first will be held on Thursday even
ing. II being donation and oyster sup
Der for the benefit OF Rev. H. f. Handy,
pastor of the n K. church. On Saturday
afternoon and evening the farmers meet
ing that has been advertised NUMBER oil
times, comes off.
Rev. Mr.. Handy is in Stowe spending
short vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott will preach at the NJ.
f. church next Sunday.
Mr. Jenny's shop caught fire last week.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12
Corinth.

Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Rollins are in
town.
Charles Avery went to Bradford last
Monday.
Colds are very common in town.
Hiram Porter OF Bradford was in town
last Monday.
A, w: Ovitt is very successful in his
medical business.
H. w. Carlton went to Barre last Mon
day.
The meeting of the Corinth Holiness
League was well attended. Rev. Mr..
Howard OF Chelsea preached Wednesday
afternoon, Mrs. Harrington in the even
ing, she being an evangelist from Boston.
The meeting ras in charge of Rev. ]. A.
Wright assisted =. =. w. Ross, the preach
er in charge. Each meeting in the first
par was Hsvoted to prayer, praise and
testimony
The excursion TO Boston led n.aay of
our people to a beautiful holiday.
Rev J. A. Wright preached at ths Cor
ner church last Sunday.
Phillip lombard has commenced team
ing.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12
rrof. Clark.

the only optician coming to our village
that makes oculist's examinations OF the
eyes, will be at L. II. Joslyn's store again
on Nov. IS, II, is and 10. Remember it
costs you nothing to consult the Prof.
and have your eyes examined.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12
Coming to Randolph Again.

Prof. Clark, the eye specialist, win be at
+. II. Joslyn's jewelry store again Nov. 10,
II, Is and 49, Many people who have
consulted Prof Clark on former visits 10
Randolph give many expressions OF salts
faction II you have headache or have
any eye trouble don't fail to consult the
nrofessor during this visit.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12

/ by Prof. Clark who will be at the jewelrv
store of F. II. Joslyn again Nov. IS, II, IS
and 10.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-12
DIED.

In Chelsea, Oct. 10, OF pneumonia, Phebe
wife OF Samuel A. Denison aged 50 years
3 months and is days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
coLuMRi4N ToRLDs ram.
Protest of Wilmington Ministers Against
Oneming IL on Sunday


Copies Of the following, adopted BY the
Ministerial Union, have been sent to Sena-
tors Gray and Higgins Congressman
Causey, and Worlds Fair commissioners
from this and other states:
WHEREAS, The observance Of the Christian
Shbbaih Is nm American institution which has
promoted our prosperity as Il nation and onr
physical and moral wel-heing as a people,
and which can be infrlnged only with positive
injury 20 those interests; and
WHEREAS, The sunday opening of the CO.
lum oian Worlds Fair would inevitably invade
the liberties Of great multitudes of wage-
earners and would tend to the permanent
enslayement of labor: and
WHEREAS, Such opening would outrage the
conscience and would ALLEVIATE the sympathies
OF large proportion, II not indeed a decided
majority, OF the people from tho exposition;
and
WHEREAS, It would be further detrimental TO
me sucfess and 70 the good order Of the expo
sition itself; and
WHEkEAs, Any possible advantages whit h
might follow tho sunday opening would DO
altosether local and temporary while the in :
jules would be national and permanent md
WHEREAS, 1ne doors Of the exposition can
MOI pc opened on sunday except In direct
violation Of the laws Of God and Of the state:
therefore be IL resolved
FIRST, That we, the Ministerial Union Of
wilmington, Del, embracing all ministers OF
the gospel in and around Wilmington, Of the
Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist Episcopal Metho-
dist Protestant, Presbyterian. reformed Epis-
supai anu q. NJ, ~ cnurchts, doheraby request
our representatives both in the National Com
gress, senate and House, and The World 5
tair Commission 10 exert all their ii iiuence to
secure the closing Of the doors oil the Colum-
ban Exposition on the Sabbath.
second, That the following members Of this
union DO appointed a committee to present a
cory oil these resolutions 10 each of the snid
representatives and commissioners; The Rev
William p Swartz. chairman. the Roy. d. II
Hendricks the Rev W. l.. 5. Murray, Pm. D..
p p, the Rev u. q. BuddingtDn, the Rev,
william u; Cook, the Rev. Paul lsenschmid,
llarrynau. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
THE sAuLsB0RY MEDAL.


Circular letters, signed by Mayor
Wiley, Chief Engineer Robinson and
Joseph II. Smith, president of Friend
ship Fire Company, and announcing to
the volunteer fire department of this
city that Willard salisbury, Jr., Esq,
has arranged to offer gold medal for
the most daring and courageous act
performed by member Of amy of the
volunteer fire companies of the city
during the coming year, are being sent
to the several fire Companies.
The medal, which will be known as
the salisbury medal for bravery, will
be presented upon the report and award
Of committee consisting Of the mayor,
the chief of the fire department and the
president Of Friendship Fire Company,
who shall be in office on January list of
the year for which the medal is given,
and said committee shall decide all con
tests which may arise III competing for
the medal and in awarding the same,
said committee TO take into considera-
ton: First, heroic or courageous acts
performed BY volunteer tiremen in saw
ing human life at any tire happening
during the year; second, amy brave or
courageous act performed b. any volun-
teer fireman in protecting of preserving
property from destruction or damage by
fire.
Designs for the medal are now being
prepared, to be approved by Mr. sauls,
bury and the committee, and it is in
tended that similar medal shall here
after lie offered annually under the same
conditions. The committee urges the
members Of the respective companies by
generous and courageous rivalry to
make the annual winner of the medal
proud Of becoming its possessor. The
medal to be given will he exhibited at
the store Of $, H. Baynard as soon as 1t
can be prepared. 1t probably will be
three inches long and an inch and a
quarter wide and will be suspended from
gold .bar inscribed salisbury" by
two cords Of gold. There probably will
be suspended from the bar between the
cords tiny golden fire axes and gold
fire trumpet, the former crossing the
latter. The back of tile medal viii be
appropriately inscribed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
ALL Annur TIE CANAL.


Particulars Of the Waterway which Are
Engraved on u Summit bridge Tablet.
Middletown Transcript
On a pier OF the high Summit Bridge
across the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
is large stone tablet Upon this data
concerning the waterway are engraved
The inscription reads: This tablet is
erected by the proprietors of the
Delaware and Chesapeake canal to
18th of October, 1929, and to stand
as testimonial of theii gratitude to
James @. Fisher. president, and Thomas
| Q. Cope, John K Kane Robert NJ Lewis,
Isaac q. Jones. Robert Whorton, Thomas
Fassltt, John Humphili, Ambrose White
and William Plat, directors Of the COM
pany Secretary and Treasurer, Henry p.
| Gilpin, Engineer In Chief, Benjamin
Wright Engineer Resident. Daniel Liver
more; Superintendent, Caleb Ncwbold. Jr.
The construction of this canal was be-
gun on the 10Th Of April 1924 by Silas r.
Weir, the chairman OF the first committee
OF work, whose Jealous and efficient ser
vice 10 the company, terminated with his
life on the l4th day Of May 1928, He was
whose active supervision the work was
continued and finished. In Its progress
through the eastern level, large sections of
enbankment sunk 100 feet below the ad.
joining surface and the bottom OF the ex-
cavation rose 40 feet above its natural
position.
..On the Deep Cut, more than $4,000
CUBIC yards of earth slipped from the regu-
lated slopes of the sides, and passed into
the chamber of the canal These aud
many other difficulties having been over
come, the water was introduced on the 4th
OF July, 1929, and the final accomplish.
ment Of this great national work was cele-
brated on the 18th Of October of the same
year, ~ which time the navigation was
opened.
Length of canal, l3s miles; width at
water line, CO feet; width at bottom IS
feet; depth Of water, 10 feet depth OF exca-
Walton at Summit, 76l feet; extreme width
OF section at surface, $3.50 feet; excavation
from, deep cut, 100000 cubic yards,
length of locks, 100 feet, ~id,h OF locks, -
feet; length Of Summit Bridge, 247 feet.
he,ghth above bottom Of canal, 81 feet;
total cost 81 $50, 600. of which s45O, 900 was
paid BY the United States, 100000 by the
state Of Pennsylvania; 500, 600 by the state
Of Maryland; s25,o00 by the State of Della
ware, and the residue by citizens of Penn
sylvania, Maryland and Delaware"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
STORIES OF THE DAY.

Dr.. |. D. Knowles. for many years a
familiar figure about Lewes and we'll
known throughout Sussex county, is now
living with his father near Seaford. A
short time ago a warrant was issued for
his arrest, charging him with threatening
TO damage his fathers property. The
legal recourse was probably taken with the
view Of frightening him Into submission,
as the service was never made. Knowles
has given up the pretence Of prscticing
medicine and is without a vocation II is
a physical wreck and not at his best men
tally Everything he held OF owned In
Lewes is gone from him ana he Ia passing
The remainder Of his days in the home OF
his parents.
The Brush heap IN Sussex county wa.
an historic mound held in snperstitious
reverence By the people. II was on the
farm of the late Benjamin Burton, willed
him by ali uncle who patented the tract of
land-l,Qm acres--in 1852, and still re.
mains In the family A great mound Of
earth, several feet IN extent was the basis
q the brush heap. There was tradition
handed down from the first settlers that
the mound had been the burial place Of
the Indians who formerly populated Sus-
sex county. The red men in observance
Of custom, probably peculiar to their
tribe. whenever passing the earth mound,
V sara, lnfeW DIT OF brush on II, pos
sibly religious importuning of the
elements to deal softly with the sepul-
chre This Indian custom prevailed 10
such an extent among the aborignies,
and was performed with such Jealous
constancy that the white settlers eventu-
ally fell into it and performed it as reli-
giously as the red skins. So fixed became
the custom that every one made his offer
ing OF fagots 10 the pile, and no one would
think Of passing il by without ontributing
a bough Or branch Soin this way, through
q superstitous custom, the brush heap was
maintained for two centuries at least.
There was never any diminution In its
size, and il never. apparently, shrunk
away. The engineers laid the line of the
y NJ. & V. railroad directly through the
mound, and the seIulchrc was desccrated
by the graders shovel. 1t was not gwen
over tp the march Of Improvement cheer.
fully, but the railroad had its grasp ON the
land and protestations were vain In re-
moving the great heap of earth, not yes.
tiee Of the supposed Indians was found
beyond some arrow-heads and tqmahawks
Of stone, Had there ever been red man
laid TO rest III the pile at least some Of his
bones would have been turned up BY the
shoveis. The story goes to show how
tradition is accepted unquestiuned and
custom perpetnAted for centuries even
tl0agh the belief upon which the usage is
based is erroneous
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10

WooNsocKEr, X. T., Dec. 4,-Later
reports from the New England wreck al
East Thompson, Conn, state that two Of
the injured passengers have died, max
ing seven deaths So far Tie fireman,
as we'll as the engineer of the steamboat
train, was killed. Both trains were run
ming eastward on parallel tracks, and
came together at full speed at cross
over, the switch being broken. The
freight crashed into the side Of the pas
senger train. The freight was ordered
at Putnam to take the west. bound track
TO allow the passenger train to pass il
before making Douglass. No list of
victims is yet obtainahle, but many
more than reported are believed to be in
the debris.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10

$10S.00, incurred by the Police Commits
sion, and in regard to the communica.
ton from the police committee asking
for instructions rs TO the authority OF
the commission to contract debts. The
question as to the power Of the board to
incur Indebtedness fol- the needs of the
department, he said, presents some diff
culties. The act creating the depart
ment does not expressly grant such
power and Il is evident that the end to
be attained by the change was the max
ing provision for permanent and non
partisan police force and that economy
in expenditure was not an end In view.
As TO the act, by fair Implication,
authorizing the board to create debts
without the authority OF control OF
Council, he declared, two views may
be taken. The first Is that
power to uniform and equip the
police force and the power TO
increase the number of police at fixed
salaries both imply power TO create in
debtedness in the execution OF these
powers and duties and that Council Is
bound to provide the ways and means
of payment thereof Section Ii ex-
pressly confcrs upon the board the
power of mourning debts for the ex.
penses of the department and Council is
obliged to pay all bills contracted By the
board for the legitimate expenses Of the
department. The other view is that the
powers Of the board are limited to the
appointment and regulation Of the
police force, which were formerly
vested In the mayor, with no
power TO create liability, and that
section II expressly negatives the
conference to il of the right to con.
tract debts, either for salaries or the in
cidental expenses Of the department.
Taking the act as whole he was Of the
opinion that the former view is the cor
rect one, and that the board has a right
TO contract debts for the legitimate ex-
penses Of the department, and that if
bills for such expenses are presented to
Council by the board, marked with the
approval Of the commissioners and
property audited by the city auditor,
Council has no discretion but to nav
them, Council has right to Judge
whether any bill is for legitimate eX-
pense, not whether it is necessary, eX-
travagant or suitable. Also, the city
auditor has a right to examine the
bills Of the board, and it is
his duty to call the attention
Of Council 20 any bills contracted with
out sanction Of law. Applying to the
bill of Jones Guthrie & Co., the ordi-
nance requiring that work done and
materials furnished to the city shall be
done and furnished by contract after
advertisement for bids, when the cost in
any particular case will probably exceed
$50, he concluded that the objection Of
the city auditor is well taken. His
opinion was accepted and filed and ex-
cepting the bill Of Jones Guthrie 81 Co,
all the bills presented oil November
10Th by the Police Commission were
ordered Maid
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
LOUISE DE BE4ULiEU.


A correspondent writes from Paris
The discovery Of a yeritable heroine is
not such 81 common event in these
commonplace days as to 20 unheeded,
albeit she be old and weather. beaten.
Her name is Louise de Beaulieu, and
she lives in dingy little street near the
Central Market. For years her occupa-
ton has been that Of waking up people
who wished TO get to work early ia the
morning aud were afraid of overseep-
ing
Every morning, long before daylight,
IN all seasons and all kinds Of weather,
she would make her rounds, knocking
at the doors of her patrons houses and
stalls, and rousing them so that they
conld get to work III the market on
time. For this service she got small
fee from each, and thus eked out an
honest living. Her history is remark.
able one. Before the war with Germany
she was a lady Of independent means.
lier patriotic enthusiasm led her to
enter tile army as a vivandiere.
Thus she was present at eight i'm
portant battles-Nantcrre Lebourget,
Viliers, Brysur- Marine, Champigny,
Groslay, Drancy and Buzenfal. In
these engagements; at the constant risk
OF death, she saved the lives of hun
dreds ct wounded soldiers, and spent
thousands Of dollars of her private
means ID their behalf At Champigny,
white she was carrying "a wounded sol
der 10 an ambulance, she was struck
hy Q shot, and lost her right arm. At
Ht. Denis She was seized by some French
soldiers under suspicion of being a spy.
ller aristocratic bearing was what made
item look upon her with doubt, They
put her into hole in the earthworks
and rolled powder barrels against the
opening to keep her prisoner until they
had time TO try her. The drum head
court martial which was presently held
condemned htl almost without hear
ing and sentenced her To be shot.
She showed no fear, but when she
was led ont, asked the favor that her
eyes might he left free from the usual
handage, and thai she might be allowed
herself to give the word to fire. The
iine spirit SO impressed one of the off.
GERS that he interposed and had her life
spared
For her noble services she received the
military medal and eight other medals
for life-saving. Yet She had lived Tor
years in poverty and utter neglect. She
now comes To public notice through an
application for license 10 peddle
matches on the streets Of Paris. 1t il
pleasant To observe that the license has
been granted,