Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-09


gone to Boston.
Mr.. Theodore Dreyfus OF New York is
at s'Elm Cottage"
E. A. Shattuck went to Highgate, Sat-
urday for few days outing.
H. w. Spear and family of Chelsea were
at Rev. w. N. Roberts the past week.
The next union devotional service will
be Sunday evening in the Congl church.
Mrs. Georgef Rockwell of Boston has
lately been visiting her brother, L. t.
Sparhawk.
Miss Overton of New York is guest of
Mrs. Gilman Moulton at the "Moulton
Homestead"
Mrs. Willard Gay and cousin, Miss Han
nan Ryan. have Joined the campers at
Highgate Springs.
Black be rries seem to be uncommonly
scarce this season, but very few having
been seen in market
z. L. Soper is building twelve foot ad-
dition to the shed at the rear of his build
ings on Highland avenue.
Mrs. Will Flint and Mrs. X. w. Allen,
who have been absent several weeks in
Hillsdale, Mich, reached home Monday.
NJ. Whitaker and daughter, Stella, Mr.
and Mrs. Win. Rogers OF South RoyaltoD
were recently entertained by Mrs. Hiram
Bean.
Miss Bertha Shepard Of Melrose, and
Miss Jewett OF Cambridge, Mass, are
visiting Mrs. w. b. Wall and Miss Grace
Bradish.
Mr.. A. b. Chandler came from New
YORK, Saturday afternoon, and will re-
main at "Mari- Castle" during the month
OF August.
The person who found the silver watch
advertised a week or two ago, would do
well TO leave it at the HERALD office or at
the depot, and save further trouble.
Saturday, twenty. four members Of
Phoenix Lodge, F .tS A. NJ, went 10 Stock
bridge to attend the funeral OF the late
MIR. Weston, who belonged 10 that frater-
nifty.
Mrs. George Morse and two children
from Brooklyn, y. y, also a sister OF Mrs.
Morse, have been at Montague Place"
for few days, but are now staying at the
Center.
There will be lawn party at Mrs A. c.
Bailey's on South Pleasant street, Friday
afternoon and evening Of this week. lee
cream and cake are TO be served, and
every one is cordially invited.
The sewer to drain Highland and Pros
pect avenues is being laid this week. 1t
comes out on South Pleasant street, near
the residence of VIM. Wood, and runs in
to the ravine back of the creamery.
There is to be special meeting Of West
grange at A. b. Manchester's,
Thursday, Aug 9th, at O'Clock p.m.for the
purpose of initiating in the first two de-
grees, the candidates who could not be
present at the last meeting.
Mrs Henry Fifeld, Miss Mary Dewey
and Mrs Squires, daug OF Mr.. Chas.
Dewey OF Montpelier, who have been stay
ing at the Center, were the guests OF Mrs.
George l.. Spear over Sunday, leaving
Monday morning for Montpelier.
Monday saw the departure OF Miss Win
ME Badger, the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. |
Willard Gay, for the White Mountains, /.
aud OF Mrs. Bell Albee for Amherst, Mass. !
The latter has been in this locality some
time, having been called to Granville sew !
erai weeks ago by the illness OF her faith
err.
AS Harold Thompson was eoastIng
down the bill near the Old Church in |
in Bethel, early in the week, he was thrown /
from his bicycle with such force as TO rem |
der him unconscious. One wrist was
strained and he was pretty thoroughly /
and bruised though no serious |
injuries were inflicted.
The 1894 tax lists for village and town I
are now in the hands OF the treasurers for 1
collection. The tax in the village amounts I
nuuuICu CENTS Oi lHt NOilhI--O GENUS i
village, 20 cents highway, 20 cents graded |
school and 10 cents town; outside OF the /
village 40 cents town, 30 cents town school 1
and 20 cents highway, making total OF
10 cents on dollar.
Mrs. J. A. Walsh, Mr.. Arthur and Miss
Annie Walsh, OF Dorchester, Mass, have
been staying at w. +. Lamson's, on Pros I
pect avenue. Monday, Mr.. Walsh accom-
panied Miss Philbrick, Misses Gail and /
Genieve Lamson TO Highgate Springs,
" here they intend to spend the rest OF the
camping season, while Mrs. Wash and
her daughter will remain with Mrs. Lam
son.
Frank l.. Lamb, formerly OF this place,
has recently won distinction as a skillful
detective by securing the arrest OF Mrs.
Susan j. Taylor OF Walpole, Mass, on the
charge OF incendiafism, thereby, as the
Insurance men and police officials are con-
idant, unearthiDg one OF the greatest con-
,piracies to burn buildings and defraud
insurance companies that ever existed in
he United States. Another important
point which will also be followed up be-
lore a final settlement of the case is effect
ID, relates to the imprisonment of Eugene
Taylor for life on the charge OF poisoning
mis- child eight years ago. He was the
husband of the woman now under arrest
Ind she was the principal witness against
him. The insurance companies interested
ire the Aetna the Boylston and the Spring
Garden. On February last, information
was received to the effect that a certain
number of persons seemed to be very I'M
fortunate in being frequently burned out,
Ind one OF these suspected parties was
Mrs. Susan j. Taylor, at that time living
N Walpole, and engaged in business as a
nilliner. Detective Frsnk +. Lamb was
put to work on the case, and went TO Wal
pole to live. The family OF McDowells, TO
which Mrs. Taylor belongs, has nine
members, besides the mother, and all OF
hem are thought to be fire fiends. They
have worked New York as well as other
states and the officials believe that the in
END AIRY fires of Boston, Deerfield and
,ther towns and cities are attributable TO
hem. As Mrs. Taylor proved strangely
Indifferent to the Establishments of her
gentlemen acquaintance, Detective Lamb
lit on the ingenious plot of having