Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-10

tOSI ana the WOmaHS Keller corps IL tns
g. A. r. hall.
AT the adjourned business meeting Of
the Cong'l church last week Wednesday
night, these officers were elected to serve
during the next year: deacon, W. F. How.
ard; deaconess, Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury
standing committee, r. w. Tewksbury
OF. Marcott, NV. McCollom.W w. A. Jones
clerk, d. c. Woodward ;receiver OF offerings
ETA. Thomas; treasurer, E. w. Tewksbury
wardens, A. 9. Holman, T. ]. Adams, Ell
Williams; auditor, B. T. Lombard; Sun
day school superintendent, L. c. Fowler;
assistant superintendent, 3. i. Lombard
The Tewksbury sawmill and land con
nected Herewith, located north or the
railroad in the village OF West Randolph,
has been sold by Hons VIM. III. Dubois,
N. HAYES and G. II. Marcott. The bust
ness will be conducted by Mr. Hayes and
o. j. Marcott, both OF whom are practical
mill men, and under their management 1t
is expected that the sawmill will flourish
and add not little to the business life OF
the place. They are already receiving
logs and will no doubt make a success OF
their undertaking.
The campfire to be held by U. S. Grant
Post in Dubois & Gays hall on Friday
evening OF this week none ought to miss.
There will be formal presentation Of the
beautiful and costly Memorial Volume
it's acceptance by the Post, and an address
by Commander Branch, who is one Of the
most forcible and eloquent speakers that
appeared before Vermont audiences the
past year. This announcement alone
should draw crowded house. In addi-
ton to the above, Miss Ethelynd Gould,
who is winning an euyiable reputation as
an elocutionist, will favor the audience
with two or three Rotations, and an ex-
cellent quartette will round out the even
ing's entertainment.
The new tramp law is evidently intend
ed to discourage the weary Willies in
Vermont, who desire to evade the curse
and eat their bread in the sweat OF some
body else's brow. II transient person
roves from place to place, begging, living
without labor or visible means Of support,
he is to be deemed tramp and punished
by imprisonment in the house OF correc-
tion for the term of six months so says
the new law; and il our wise legislators
had only included that genteel tramp, the
book agent, in the sentence, no fault
could possibly be found with so good
statute. The travelling gentry must also
refrain from procuring food, clothing or
other property by threats or by force, lest
they find themselves regular boarders from
one to five years in the state establishment
at Windsor, where sufficient exercise is
provided for the inmates to prevent their
missing their customary strolls.
Last week Wednesday, Mrs. F. A. Car
penter, who was spending the day at the
home of her father in-law. w. w. Car
penter, met with serious accident. The
cellarway in that house is provided with
trap door, and some OF the family going
moi lIxr laft 10 frar
door open, expecting to return in mo-
ment. Before the moment had passed
however, Mrs. Carpenter came out OF the
sitting room, and not noticing the open
door, walked into the cellarway. She fell
several feet and struck with her whole
weight on the left wrist, breaking both
bones. AS soon as the fractured member
had been set, the young woman, accompanr
led by her mother-in-law, courageously
started for home and rode over the noun
tain to Warren that night. She suffered
a great deal for day or two, but Satur-
day was so much better that Mrs. w. W.
Carpenter was able to leave her and re-
turn to West Randolph.
Last Thursday afternoon, the elevator in
Abbott's mill, which had been out OF or
der lur day or two, caught on its passage
from one floor to another, and as Mr.. Or.
rim Chamberlain, who was using it, bent
down to investigate matters, the trap fell
and struck him fearful blow on the back
OF the head. Had he not been crouched
over, the blow would doubtless have
proved fatal one, and as it was, he mar
rowly escaped falling from the elevator
into the pit. Mr.. Chamberlain was at
once taken to his home and it was at
first feared that be might have sustained
some injury to the spine as he suffered
from pain in the small Of his back and
found great difficulty in standing. Later,
his many friends were relieved to hear that
he had received no permanent injury and
would in time be as well as ever u,5everal
OF the employees in the mill knew that the
elevator was out Of order, but Mr.. Cham
berlain did not; and since the accident, 1t
has, OF course, been fixed.
The Brooklyn Society of Vermonters, OF
which Col. II. J. Kimball is president,
will hold its fifth annual reunion and BAN
quet on Thursday evening, the nth, at
Pouch's mansion, Clinton avenue. A re-
ception to Governor Woodbury., Lieuten-
ant Governor Mansur, Senator Proctor
and other distinguished Vermonters is to
be given in the parlors at s O'Clock, AID
the banquet will be served an hour later
In the dining room. At the postprandial
exercises, short speeches will be made by
honored guests, including Mayor Scieren
OF Brooklyn, st. Clair McKelway, LII. d.,
also OF Brooklyn, and the representatives
Of Vermont societies in other cities.
Among those who have accepted an inyi-
tation to be present are Governor Wood
bury and his staff, Lieutenant Governor
Mansur, Senator Proctor, Governor Levi
p. Morton OF New York, Hon. George M.
Foss OF the Chicago Society OF Vermont
ers, DR.. Joseph G. Greene OF the Buffalo
Society and Col. Albert Clarke of the Bos-
ton Society.
During the first week in February, the |
dry goods store of e. A. Thomas will be |
closed, while that part OF the Dubois
block occupied by the store is being re.
paired and enlarged to meet the require |
ments of the constantly increasing pusi-
ness. A stairway will be built, leading
from the first floor to the two rooms above,
which are to receive the large stock OF |
,loaks, suits and lace curtains; and by
his arrangement the space will be made
nearly half as large again. The rooms on
both the upper and lower floors will be
reshly painted and refitted, and after
,hese improvements, it is safe to predict.
;he store will be more than ever the Mecca
II eager shoppers. The first Of the two
'ooms on the second floor to be taken by
Mr.. Thomas, is now the office OF j. d.
)enison, Esq, and Hon. j. p. Cleveland,
r., while the second room, just back OF it,
vas last occupied as shoe shop by Il. =.
Van Orman and has been vacant for some
ime. Mr.. Cleveland has rented the office
)rs. Bailey and Angel, while Mr.. Denison
moves his office this week to his home on
randolph avenue.
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