Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-25

join her daughter, Minnie, in Fitchburg
Mass.
A. M. Smith OF Melrose, Mass, was en-
tertalned one day last week at Mr.. s. IL
Brooks.
A very pretty stone arched bridge nov
crosses the gully as you enter the grounds
of Mari-Castle,
Miss Carrie Tewksbury has returned
from a trip to Northampton and Cum
mington, Mass,
Mrs. Marcellus Amsden and her broth
err in law, Samuel Washburn, have gone
to Felchville to visit relatives.
Miss Eliza Hobart OF New York and
Mrs. G. A. Porter of Fairlee are the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hobart.
The Woman's Auxiliary of st. Johns
church will meet with Mrs. j. d. Denison
on Tuesday afternoon, June 30th.
Miss Helen Carr, who had been staying
with her sister, Mrs. Henry w. Tewks-
bury, returned to Goffstown, N. H., Sat-
urday.
The Thompson Foster wedding takes
place at eight o'clock this evening at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. j. Foster.
Miss Eta Chamberlain arrived Monday
from birmingham, Mass, where she has
er in the public schools.
Miss Minnie Smith is thinking OF enter
ing this fall Roanoke college, in Virginia,
where Mrs. Elizabeth (Babbitt) Silver
thorne is the instructor in music.
Miss Lottie Jennie, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Luce, was married
Monday afternoon in Bethel, by the Rev.
Virgil William Blackman, to Mr.. George
Thurston OF Braintree, boss of this sec
ton OF the railroad. The young people
are to make their home for time at least
with the BRIDES parents.
On the glorious Fourth Of July, the Gem
trail Vermont railroad will sell special ex
cursion tickets at greatly reduced rates be-
tween all stations in Vermont and New
York states, north of Windsor and Burling-
ton. Tickets will be good going July 4th
and good returning until July 9th, inclu-
sive, and good only for a continuous pass
age in both directions. No stop-over
privileges allowed.
While the troop Of cavalry was en-
camped here, a number of people curious
to see how real live soldiers live, visited
the camp at noon, and watched the dinner
prepared and eaten. One trooper, who
perhaps earlier in his career had had
more or less intimate acquaintance with
IIiRet DOWls anu uHphlHst w ipcu Ills luOuth
on the back of his hand as he finished his
repast and casually remarked, "The ami
mails will feed again at six o'clock"
Mrs. Harry Cowles, after long and
painful illness, passed away at $3.50 a. m.
Tuesday, the 10th inst The deceased was
member of the Eastern Star lodge at
Newport, member of the Epworth Lea
que and the Methodist Sunday school,
and those three organizations here, to-
gether with other friends, paid tribute by
very elaborate floral pieces. The funeral
was held the afternoon of the nth, and
the remains inferred in Pleasant View
cemetery. -Morrisville Ne,os and Citizen.
Miss Minnie Crane, niece Of Mrs. c.
w. A. Putnam, and a young lady with
many acquaintance in both Randolph
and Brookfeld, has been graduated from
the Omaha High school this year and out
OF class OF $50 ranked second, in the de-
cision of the judges rendered in respect to
the thought and composition OF the grad
uation essays. Hiss Crane, who is only
seventeen years OF age, chose for her sub
ject ssThe Influence Of Greece on Civiliza-
tion,' and her effort was pronounced ex-
cellent. The judges agreed that these
were the finest essays that had been hand
ed in for years.
tn freight train Sunday night near
Montpelier Junction, and drover on the
latter was killed, while the fireman and
one other trainman were fatally injured. |
Mr.. Ed. Hobart of Windsor, son Of F. A.
Hobart, and baggage master on the pas
senger, escaped uninjured though his car
was smashed to pieces and he appeared at
one time to be in danger of being buried |
in the wreck. Several cars of the express |
he oooiIont hut ho mn
sengers and train hands were unhurt. |
The collision was due to the freight's not |
having properly cleared the main line for
the express to pass. Guy Lamson, return
ing from Burlington, was one OF the pas
sengers on the train that night.
The first triennial charge OF Bishop Hall,
delivered before the diocesan convention
just held at Middlebury, was read in st.
Johns church last Sunday morning. 1t is
on the ubject of the "Church's Discipline
Marriage and Divorce" which
he considers to be at present the most inn
portant point of Christian doctrine and
manners. He says:-"In order to see
more clearly the general tendency, and to
realize the necessity of arousing the pub
lie conscience on this subject, we must re-
member the large Roman Catholic element
both French and Irish) in our Vermont
population. Deducting their marriages,
from which (all honor to the Roman Cath
olic church) no divorces are allowed, the
ratio of divorces to marriages among the
remainder OF the people, what we are ac-
,ustomed to boast of as native New Eng
land stock, will be as high as one to every
1912 BY these figures we have as a state
nearly reached what has been considered
the lowest exhibit in the ratio OF mar
,iages to one divorce, and to thoughtful
men it can not but be grave question
what steps can be taken to arrest by legis-
alton this downward tendency. So far
Is the Divine law, the Word Of God, Is
the permission of divorced per-
IONS to remarry rests on single passage
N one of the Gospels (St. Matt. xix. 81,
where, the reading Of the manuscript be-
ng exceedingly uncertain, we can not be
ure that we have the actual teaching of {
,ur Lord. We have Christs plain teach
ng on the subjecJ reported by st. Mark,
1t. Luke and st. Paul. BY the Lords
cited in the First Epistle ,
0 the Corinthians, separation in extreme
asses is recognized, but all remarriage is
orbidden. shall, therefore, advocate in
Lo,,o ctn1 ia hn