Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-28
East Randolph.


Curtis Fl. Kibbee will resume his usual
route with the meat cart June 4th and
9Th, going to East Brookfield, North and
East Randolph, Thursday, and to North
Brookield ana through "West street"
Friday.
s. r. Waldo is planting IS acres OF corn
this year.
A coat Of paint is being put on the
creamery.
Sadie Goodrich recently came, home for
short visit.
Harley Holden is expected home from
Hartford this week.
Mrs, George F. Lackey is receiving a
visit from her father.
Luella Osgood recently died at Barre.
The funeral was held here last Thursday.
News was received here early last week
OF the death at Hackensack, N. j., of Prof.
F. G. Bennett, native of this town who
was well and favorably known to many
of our citizens. Mr.. Bennett was educated
in the district schools and Orange County
| Grammar school in this Town and when
% years OF age went to New Jersey and en-
gagged in teaching. This proved to be his
life work, and for the past forty years and
up to the day OF his death he had followed
his chosen profession almost without in
terruption.
The energy, ability and integrity which
characterize so many New Englanders
who go forth to other parts OF the coun-
try, rapidly advanced him to the front
rank among the teachers in his adopted
state. He loved his work and always
kept we'll up with the advanced methods.
II may be truly said that he gretU with the
profession which he adorned end did SO
much to advance. Aside from his school
work be had been honored with many pc
sitions OF trust and was prominent in sew
eral fraternal societies. He often visited
Randolph during his summer vacations
and only a few days previous to his death
had spoken Of the pleasure he anticipated
in his visit here this summer. He leaves
wife, three sons and daughter. The
eldest son, Charles, Is West Point grad
uate and an officer In the army. Prof.
Bennett was brother OF Mr.. Asa Bennett
OF North Randolph and also OF Mrs. VIM.
F. Gillett, Mrs. d. M. Durkee and Mrs.
Arthur Luck OF East Rand Jlph. These
and other friends will greatly miss his &C.
casjonal visits here. His death, from apo
plexy, occurred May 18th, and the funeral
the following Friday. Both Masons and
Odd Fellows took part In the obsequies.
The burial was at Valleau cemetery, Para
mus. The following from the Hackensack
Daily Record shows so netting OF the es-
TEEN in which Prof. Bennett was held
among his townspeople:-
"a gloom has been cast over today's fes-
tivities by the sudden death of one of
Hackensack's best known and most deep
ly honored citizens. Professor Frederick
G. Bennett died yesterday afternoon wniie
on the way from his home on Clinton
Place to his garden some distance away.
He had spent the day, a. usual, conduct.
ing the school at Paramount OF which he
is principal, had returned home and was
going out to his garden to do some plant
ing there. He was stricken with apo
plexy and must have expired instantane-
ously. He was found In the lane leading
to his garden by little colored boy, who
brought the news to the saddened home.
Professor Frederick g. Bennett was
born in East Randolph, VT, in 1888. He
came to Bergen county when % years OF
age and has been one Of the most promi.
nent figures in aer educational affairs. He
began his work In this county at Leonia,
where he taught for IS years. His next
school was at Englewood, where he re-
NAMED 9 years. From Englewood he
went to the Ridgefield school, from there
TO Fairview, and from Fairview to Fair
mont, where he remained until the time
Of his death.
He was the oldest teacher in the county |
For 20 years he has been member OF the
county board OF examiners for teachers
certificates. He was an excellent instruct
Or. His especial forte was mathematics,
though he was very efficient as teacher OF
history and geography.
When Superintendent Terhune prepared
his spring the attractive Arbor Day Pro.
gram for use in fourteen OF the counties
II New Jersey, Professor Bennett con-
'ibuted to tie book a catechism on trees,