Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-20
THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1896.

Mrs. Dana Allen has been adjudged in
sane and was taken to the Waterbury asy
lum last week by DR.. Goss. The case is
very sad one.
A grand Republican rally will be hell
here next week Tuesday, Aug. 9th, in tn
afternoon. The speakers will be Hon
William w. Stickney OF Ludlow and Hon
L. M. Read OF Bellows Falls. A.. j. Max
ham, the celebrated campaign singer, il
expected to be present, and other goo(
music will be In attendance. Come an(
hear sound doctrine.
The Orange County Veterans associa-
tion will hold reunion at Newbury
Sept 4th. Everybody Is invited to at,
tend this gathering and general good
| time Is expected. Senator Horace W.
Bailey is interested in the arrangement OF
the program, and this is enough to guar
sntee that It will be q good one. The
drive to New bury is delightful one, and
we can think OF no better way In which
to take days. outing than by attending
this interesting gathering.
Columbia Lodge, No. II, Junior Order
tuted at G.. A. r. hall last week Tuesday
by Fred w. Alexander OF Providence, r. /.
Sixteen members from the Royalton lodge
were present and exemplifjed the work.
The following officers were chosen: Junior
past counselor, H. O. Bixby; counselor,
George q. Hatch; junior vice counselor,
v. A. Corwin; recording secretary, o. D..
Tracy; assistant secretary, e. l.. Harwood; !;
chaplain, Orcutt Bixby; financial secre-
tary, A. Fl. Morey; treasurer, F. L. Beck
with; warden, Frank T. Beckwith.
The program for the Orange County
Bar centennial, ,sAug. 26th, was made to
appear quite brief through an error in
last weeks HERALD. The exercises are to
be held in the town hall at p. M, and
will consist OF addresses by Hon. Roswell
Farnham OF Bradford, Hon. Matthew Hale
OF Albany, N. y, and Hon. Hiram A.
come will be delivered by Hon. j. K. Dar-
ling Of Chelsea and will be responded to
by Col. John H. Watson of Bradford.
John B. Pickett, Esq, OF Bradford will
act as chairman Of tho day. The lliterary
exercises will be interpreted with musical
selections by Gilson's orchestra OF Bethel,
the Misses Blakely of New York city and
Miss Bessie Bell Collier OF Boston, and
with readings by Miss Edith Bruce Jones
Of Bradford. Allarge number OF people
from outside the town and county have
been invited and for those it has been
necessary to reserve seats. The public Is
very cordially invited to attend these ex-
arcises, and the committee hope to be able
10 attend. A banquet will be served,
1nder the direction OF first. class caterer,
It the Orange County Hotel at p. m.
3ilson's orchestra will furnish music for
he banquet.
The Republican caucus last Saturday
brought out more voters than any other
luch gathering In recent years. f. F.
Moxley was chosen chairman, but as he
declined to serve, George L. Stow was
elected. The organization was completed
)y the choice OF j. Nj. Comstock a. eecre-
ary. John B. Bacon introduced q reso-
ution which cut off all nominating
peeches, and which further provided that
my person who should declare his inten-
ion to vote the Republican ticket at
he September election should have
light to vote in this caucus. After some
lebate this resolution was adopted, and
he caucus proceeded to ballot for candi-
late for town representative. Six ballots
we're had, the total vote ranging from 1888
N the first to 160 on the last. The result
4 each ballot was as follows: First, G. s.
Imery, "a; G. P. Dickinson, s.; g. w.
GOODWIN, 80; scattering, 5; second, Emery,
4; Dickinson, 81; Goodwin, 81; third,
Imery, 7S; Dickinson, As; Goodwin, SO;
'oufth, Emery, 70; Dickinson, Al; Good
rim, go; fifth, Emery "a; Dickinson, SO;
'oodwiE, So; sixth, Emery, n; Goodwin,
3; Dickinson, 30. Between the fourth
nd fifth ballots, the Goodwin men moved
D adjourn, which motion was voted down
a division Of the house. The motion
,as renewed at the end Of the sixth ballot
nd was carried by vote OF "a to 50, the
dickinson and Goodwin inen generally
oting for, and the Emery men against
be motion. Therefore the candidates
i'll have to tight it out In Freemen's g
leeting The following justice ticket .
as nominated G. 8. Emery, NJ. o. Gates,
VILLAIN Robbins, H. L. Bixby, G. L. .
tow, Calvin Goodwin, W. 8. Hatch.