Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-12
An Ancient Document.


public document bearing the autograph
signature OF Thomas Chittenden, the first
governor Of Vermont, and that OF thGstate
secretary, Truman Squier.
This state paper, which was issued on
the occasion of a commission being be-
slowed upon one OF Mr.. Aliens ancestors,
reads as follows:
"By his excellency, Thomas Chittenden,
Esq, captain general, governor, and COM
mander in chief in and over the state OF
Vermont, to William Carley, gentleman,
greeting.
Company in the fourth Regiment and fifth
Brigade and fourth Division OF the Mill
and confidence in your patriotism aud
good conduct, / do, by virtue Of these
presents, in the name and by the authors
ty Of the freemen Of the state Of Vermont
authorize and empoweryyou, the said Will
liam, 70 take charge OF said Company as
their Ensign.
You will therefore carefully and dill
gently discharge the said duty by doing
and performing all and every matter and
thing thereunto relating. You will OBJ
serve and follow such orders and direc-
ticns as you shall, from time to time re-
ceive from me, the governor Of the state
for the time being, or any other your SUI
perior officer, according to military disci-
pline and the lawsof this state; and all
officers and soldiers under your command
are to take notice thereof and yield due
obedience to your orders as their Ensign,
in pursuance OF the trust in you reposed.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
this state, in council-dated the first day
OF August, 1875, and in the twentieth year
OF our independence
On the back OF the document is written
in faded ink over the signature OF Corne-
Illus Lynde, colonel, "Brookfield, Deem
Der 9th, 1896. Personally appeared William
Carley, and before me took and subscrib bed
the oath to support the constitution OF
the United States, and the oath OF alle-
glance to the state OF Vermont"
w. r. G. s. Notes.
The Seniors have finished the second
Grafton Of Cicero.
Gymnastics are INDUCED In for five
minutes every morning.
Asa Hebard, 95, who IL working in d
grocery store at Royalton, called on us
Monday.
The schoolroom has an addition to its
equipments In the line Of new pointers
and araserS.
Miss Winnie Chadwick has been
obliged to give up her studies this term
but hopes to resume them in the spring.
The question for debate next Monday
night is, Resolved, That it would be OF
interest to the town to pave Main street
from the bridge to Depot square with con-
crete or other durable substance. This
Is worthy subject for debate and ought
to interest all.
The Seniors held their first class meet.
ing Dec 9Th, electing the following OH
GERS: President, Harry 8. Clark; vice
president, lisa E. Lamson; secretary, Flor
ence H. Lamson; treasurer, Harry B. Nc
1ntyre; executive committee, Harry
Clark, Minnie Smith, Bessie Webster.
Ella Bailey and Alfred Wells. The pres.
emit number OF the class Is 16, and It seems
they believe in the old proverb, Equality
not quantity"
South Randolph.
Miss Gertrude Camp is teaching in Roy
alton.
Edith Gould is at her grandiather's this
week.
Maud and Blanche Hall are reported to
be sick. ASH 9Y
Bessie and Mary Grow visited at Q. G.
Paine's last week.
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