Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-29


VIII Titus lost two aluabls cows last
week.
Miss Jennie Moore is sick with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Frances W. Bixby visited relatives
in Barre last week
Miss Mary Burbank was home from
Barre over Sunday.
Miss Lillian Cosgrove visited friends in
Randolph last week.
Sidney Mills, now OF Hanover, y. H..
was in town over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. b. Dickinson visited
friends in Randolph last week.
Frank Bixby of SoIsh Royalton has
been in town for several days.
Charles f. Godfrey and wife were al
Montpelier several days last week.
viii A. Densmore starts for Lowell this
week, driving Mrs. Dickey's horse.
George A. Tracy OF Lowell, Mass, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Tracy.
Mrs. David Mills and her daughter,
Ruth, OF Manc hester, \. H., are in town.
Mrs. DIR. A. b. Smith and Miss Lilla
went TO Boston Friday for a few days
stay.
John Brown starts for the South Satur.
day, expecting to spend the winter in
Virginia.
Mrs. Hattie NJ. stoughton OF South
Royalton is visiting her mother, Mrs. /.
w. Cleveland.
The marriage OF Miss Della Hunt ng-
ton OF this place to Willis Sanborn OF
Barre is announced.
The neighbors of Lewis Gray, who is in
poor health, made "bee" Tuesday and
dug his potatoes for him.
E II. Kennedy is doing quite a stroke
of business at the cidermlll, taking in
200 bushels OF apples last week.
Orcutt Bixby, who is repairing his
house, recently found, ON moving the
cornerstone, a coin bearing the date 1904.
w. ii. Luce, who has been sick for nine
weeks, having had pneumonia followed
by typhoid fever, is now improving rap
idly under the care OF DIR. Godfrey.
Mrs. +. p. Bixby is seriously i'll, her
sickness being caused by hemorrhages re-
suiting from liberation of the stomach.
D. Godfrey is attending her. Mrs. Blk
by's daughter, Mrs. Ashley of STAFFORD, is
assisting IN caring for her mother.
We are informed that Ira A. Jesseman,
who is not unknown to lame in this vi
cinity, has, after a somewhat checkeTed
career since leaving here, fetched up in
Grafton County New Hamshire) jail,
where he awaits mis- trial for taking
things not belonging to him.
About 25 OF the friends OF VIII Reed,
whose marriage to Miss Cora Davis was
chronicled in a recent number OF the
HERALD, paid him a visit Friday evening,
presents Refreshments were served,
games INDUCED in and a very pleasant
evening passed by all present.
Dan b. Smith and wife of New York
city, who have been spending several
days at the Orange County Hotel, left
Tuesday for continuance OF their annual
itinerary Vermont has no more loyal
son than Mr.. Smith and none more elo-
quent in sounding her praises. Among
his wide circle OF city friends Mr.. Smith
is known as "The Vermont Enthusiast"
He is an ever welcome visitor to our town.
John Aubin of Wiliamstown, aged 81,
of French nativity and a veteran, was
committed to jail Saturday by Officer
Nichols of Willamstown. Ii seems that
John got into the condition known
in legal parlance as "being found intoxi-
Gated" )" and was requested TO disclose the
source Of his jag. Having more sand than
sense, he declined to tell where he
got il and so he now languishes
in Jail, where the length OF his stay will
depend upon how good his grit is.
1t will interest the local members of the
U. V. U. to know that at the encamp-
ment OF the department of New Hamp'
shire and Vermont, held at Nashua, n.
H., last week the following officers were
chosen: Commander, c. II. Besilevre,
Portsmouth, n. H.; LIST deputy COM
mander, f. +. Peters, Chelsea; I'd deputy
commander, l. II. Lawrence, Laconia, n.
H.. chaplain, Rev. |. W. Adams, Methuen,
Mass. In the evening a campfire was
held with addresses by adjutant general
and quartermaster general OF the national
command.
The suit of Henry B. Lyiord and Albert
G. Bradshaw, tried before Justice Emery
last week Thursday, resulted in Judgment
for the defendant. In this suit, the plain
tiff sought to recover balance claimed to
be due for the work of his minor son,
James NJ. Lyford. The suit of Irwin Bowin
VS.. Albert G.. Bradshaw, which grew out
of numerous horse trades and other
'tdicker' between the parties, was tried
at the same time, having been adjourned
over from the week before. In the last
named case Judgment was rendered for
the plaintiff for 1920 and costs. Darling
& Darling were for the plaintiff in each
SUIT and Hon. n. L. Boyden appeared for
the defendant.
A hearing was had in the grand jury
room Friday before Judge Nichols upon
the question of appointing a guardian
over the children OF Gustus W. Cleveland.
Numerous complaints had been made to
the selectmen by neighbors and Others
interested to the effect that Cleveland was
not fit person to have the custody and
control Of the children, and no course was
left but to have an investigation. The
hearing occupied the larger part of the
day and at the close of the testimony,
Judge Nichols decided the evidence to be
to warrant the appointment OF
a guardian, and so dismissed the petition.
Darling 4 Darling appeared for the petit
tioners, while Cleveland was represented
by j. ID. DenisoD, Esq.