Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-19
Ed. Putnam is staying in West Ran

The animal meeting OF the King :
! 0anrbters was held Tuesday AFTERNOON
With Mrs George Temple, ano the iolon
inc ofieers were elected TO serve i9r lne
4 ensuing wear: leader, Miss Anite purei
/ assistant leader, Mrs. J. u. " neelsl 80
rs,arv Miss Mary Moulton; treasurer,
Ms ~ W. Morton; directories OF work,
/ Mrs n n. Draper. After the necessary
hnsiness had been transacted, an excslien1
sa,,r,ar was served. The Kings Daugh-
ters have labored very abundan.iy o1sIns
/ the past year both at home ana aoroau,aho,
enter with good courage upon tne VOTE -
the next wear, which, at the present OUT
loot. bids fair to be one OF more tnan
the usual amount of suffering ana ols-
tress.
The Lyceum League of America, 10
which orr High school lycenm belongs,
was organized by the EDITORS Oh tne
I Youth's Companion two years ago oct
2lst. The anniversary OF the organlza-
ton is ro be celebrated next Monday even
4 inc al the High school room, and an al
tractive program, based on the IDEA oil
4 PATRIOTISM, which the Companion is strlV-
4 Inc 10 instill into the mind OF young
America, has been sent from that once
4 10 the different branches OF the l.. l.. a.
1 The managers of this lyceum have ueclu-
ed to expand the program by having
n few of the citizens speak on topics OF
general interest. So far as known, the
Sneakers will be J. ID. Denison, Esq, ana
Rev. Messrs. Roberts, Robson and Whlle'
VIM. Wood and a gentleman whom l..
S. HAYES, the insurance adjuster, brought
with him from Bellows Falls, went over
the Smith block together and appraised
the damage done to II by the fire OF Oct.
4th at 81 265. Monday, the work OF re-
nairing Inc block commenced. The walls
10 to the re Of were found to be in very
good condition. A few new joists VIII
have to be put in, and the udding IN
some places needs piecing up Toe new
roof, which will soon keep out the iall
rains, is to be what is called hopper
roof and will, il is thought, rrS on the
water from thawing snow nue. better
than did the old roof. The pairs are
being made as rapidly as possible, and
.he lower floor will, doubtless, be ready
for tenants at the end OF another month.
A little before two O'Clock Monday
morning occurred the fourth incendiary
fire in this town within a period OF i've
weeks The farm belonging TO the estate
OF Mary M. Gorbnm and located on the
south side of the main road 10 the Center
and east of X. r. Slackis, were burned to
the ground with almost their entire con-
tents. In the barns at the time were %
fine COWS, II horses and colts. II hogs, 90
tons of hay, nearly 600 bushels Of corn, a
silo olding from 80 TO 100 tons OF fodder
C I'm, a top buggy and the farming tools.
or the live stock, four horses were all that
could be rescued from the flames, and one
of the four was so badly burned that II
had to be killed later in the day. About
$50 bushels OF corn were saved but every
thing else was lost. These barns stood on
the opposite side Of the road from the
dwelling, and Mr.. Gorham's sister, whose
room was on the side OF the house nearest
the uarns was the first to discover the fire.
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buildings awoke her, and she Immediately
aroused her brother, who is very deaf and
had not been disturbed by tie unusual
sounds, and then went 10 the RobInsons'
for assistance. When the Robinsons
reached the burning buildings, Mr.. Cor
ham had already taken out three OF the
horses, and they helped him to remove the |
fourth, but the fire was under too great |
Roadway 10 permit of their saving any /
more of the stock. The stock, buildings, |
tools and produce burned were insured /
for 50 200, in favor of the holder of the /
mortgage on the place. The property was
insured in the Vermont Mutual, and the /
president OF that company, II. y. Taplin
of Montpelier, was in town the day OF the |
fire. As to the fire bug no definite knowl-
edge can be obtained, but suspicious are
rife and rumors are many. An sS00re-
ward is offered by TIE selectmen of Ran
dolph, who will pay $40 for the arrest
ana conviction OF the person or persons
who caused each OF the following incendi-
airy fires: the burning of the Maplewood
hotel, OF the Randolph townhall, of A A.
Smiths block and of the Gorham farm
barns. The underwriters offer a reward OF
800 and the Vermont Mutual, one ofS500,
making the total amount of the rewards
q 800. The wind blew that night from
the north and carried the sparks away
from the house, which might otherwise
a haGfa hnnr aA kA ks.r. n.,a /
window in the house was found open, and
a suit of clothes was missing. A tramp |
that Mr.Gorham harbored Saturday night
was put in the lookup MONDAY night on
suspicion, but being able to give a straight
account of himself from the time be left
Gorham's, he was released the following
day and went away on the evening train.