Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-06-30

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bir. and Mrs. o. II. King are visiting in
Cambridge, olass.
The hired man that was sent here to pre-
fer false charge should now get as far into
innocuous desuetude as possible.
Mrs. Il. Noyes and children, Of Pleas
antville, Pa, is visiting at Daniel Noyes.'
Miss Sadie Howe has returned from
Barre, where she mas been attending
school.
Mansel Nelson is rebuilding a part Of
his barn and will have better stable.
Henry r. Hayward, \. II. Austin, James
L. Farnham. A. A. Northrop and Chas. b.
Smith were elected dele,site to the repub-
iican county cobventlo4 saturday evening.
Lester Whitney has torn down a part OF
his house and viii build an addition to the
remainder He found an old silver coin OF
about the size OF d quarter of a dollar, that
bears the date of 17l2.
Rev. B. B. Sherman preached al the
Cong'l church Sunday afternoon.
The Greenmont colts are building up
great reputation for their sire. There are
no poor ones.
Mrs. A.. Cushman and Mrs. E. s.
Lucus have gone to ST. Johnsbury TO visit
relatives.
One OF the most pleasant social events of
the season was the marriage of Miss Sarah
j. Adams, only child Of MIR. and Mrs.
Arthur G. Adams, to Edmund j. Bugbee
OF Hartford, at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, Tuesday of last week. hev. James
Ramage Of the Congl church performed
the marriage ceremony. There were pres
emit, beside the parents OF the bride, Mr..
and Mrs. Jonathan Bugbee, parents OF the
groom, Chas. Bugbe ana Wife, Miss Mar
ION Bugbee and Miss Grace Bliss OF Hart
ford; Mrs. Mary Shepard OF Boston; Will
A. Clark, Tunbridge; Mrs. Luna Dutton
and Clarence Dutton OF West Randolph.
The room in which the marriage ceremony
was performed was beautifully decorated
with ferns and flowers and over the hap
py couples heads was hung pretty mar
riage tell of white daises. Flowers and
bouquets were sent by many friends living
in Lebanon and other places. There was
a host OF costly but useful wedding pres
ents from the many who could not attend. |
There was nothing to mar the occasion /
and the happy couple had a bright ana +
ing carriage ride through the prettier +
part of the lake region Of New Hampshire, 1
but Will soon return and will remain here 4
until autumn when they will go 10 Wall +
ing ford.
July q, 1880, Mary Z. Hackett, an eccen-
trio maiden lady, died and Mrs. A. NJ.
Burbank. her cousin, " ho had been living
with, and working for her for some years,
vas left as house keeper in the old Hack
ut homestead. Mrs. Burbank's brother,
Frank Williams, a talented teacher who
or some years, has been il charge of one
II the principal schools in Chicago, was in
Tue course OF time made guardian of Dan
ell Hackett, the heir of Miss Hacket, his
lister. Mrs. Burbank was told that she
hould have a home an be left IN barge
II the Hackett homestead household al
airs aud in M inn Of this mr. saN
he foreb0re bringing in bill, for her
ervices, against the estate. When tos late
or her To present a bill, her brother re-
igned and a new guardian, for Daniel,
vas appointed after which she was told she
must lind new home. She was allowed
o leave her trunks etc. in the room that
lad been occupied by her for several years
Fhile she went to visit friends in Mass
n her absence, this room was entered and
fter time a search warrant was procured
ndlthe room searched and from the bed 1
pas taken pillows and quilts that had been
sed upon the same bed for years, from ,
he room was taken sleeve-buttons and
Id pieces OF money that had belon ged to
er dead husband, and other articles. I
hen the old lady returned she was refus-
q possession OF articles belonging TO her
nd finally she was arrested upon a'charge !
( larceny. Ii was not pretended that she
ad moved anything from the Hackett
ouse or thatshe had fed the state, but in c
er ebsence, without waiting for her re-
arm a terrible(?) ease was worked up a.
ainst her Last week the case was tried;
was miserable fpilure and a verdict OF
OF guilty was ordered before one witness
n the defence had been put upon the
and. The ways of the grand jury are
larvellous and past finding out but how
ltelligent men could find a bill against
his old lady when there was al best but a
lance for proving OF a technical theft in
nat she had not removed from the room
coupled by her, articles that had been =
acre for years viz. pillows and bed clothes
beyond the ken OF any ordinary person.
Irs. Burbank was q native OF Chelsea and f
,me OF the best citizens OF that town say
lere was never a dishonest person In her !,
theirs family. Some honest people were a
avn into the case and, doubtless, they
d no more than they supposed was their
ity but there must have been others who
ere actuated by malice or else their soap T
ID been spoiled by the addition OF too
uch I've. !,