Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-27

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Special Pension Examiner Worcester OF
Rutland was in town yesterday.
Mrs ]. E. Bgrttro, who has been Ill for
a long time, is stil quite feeble.
A son was born Friday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Riford, who are stopping with MIS-
viii Pitkin.
Mrs. James Mccall, Mrs Leeds and son,
Frederick. OF New York city arrived yes
terday for the summer.
The C. v. r. 4. will sell tickets between
stations on its line for Memorial DAY lot
fare and one-third. Good going Saturday
and returning Monday.
E.B. Hammitt agent for the Frulthurst
| colony, is reported TO pave been purt Whlie
\ boarding a street car at Chicsgo recenlly'
| The nature Of the accident is not known
Mrs.A. A. Priest, with her little daugh
/ ter has gone to Concord, =. h. 10 WISH |
! her sister and TO consult an eye specialist.
| Mr.. Priest expects to spend sunday ID
/ that city.
DIR. A. b. Gay tested as follows: W. A.
Duuham. Bethel 80; A. p. Paine, IA; + j.
Greene, l; G. l.. Greene, II, the last three
! OF South Randolph. Condemned one OF
Mr.. Dunhams.
The Argus states that the marriage OF r.
L. Bass and Miss Jennie Il. Gooaenough
OF w Brattleboro is announced 70 take
place in June ard the HERALD violates no
confidence in saying that tits So"
The primary and intermediate depart
mems of the NorthfielG Graded school
have been closed for the remainder OF the
school year on account Of the prevalence
Of diphtheria. There have been ana are
a mum Der OF cases and one death has &C.
Cured.
Mortified is mourning because the mail
box at the depot has been removed, the
postofFica authorities alleging that Il has
been made the receptacle for the major
norton OF he mail matter OF the village.
This is hint TO Randolph not to abuse
the privilege Of depot mail boxes.
Quite number Of our ladies nave con-
cluded to turn P dollar 70 their own ac-
count by boarding teachers during the
summer school and others viii doubtless
follow suit. Prot. y. J. Whitehill, who
, has the matter in charge, VIII notify the
! landladies as soon as teachers are as
signed.
Mrs. E. w. swan has potiticned for a
divorce from her husband, T.. ". swan
the painter, alleging non-support and IN
tolerable severity, and the case is set Tor
triRl al the term OF Orange court which
convenes next week. Mrs. van asks
for the custody of the minor children.
! Northfield NeWs.
The Royalton Ministerial association
) met at the Congregational vestry Tuesday
. and discussed "The Higher Criticism; It's
e Aims and Claims" Rev. j. A. Bates, Ran
dolph Center; "Its Effect Upon the lnteg-
rity and Authority Of the Biole," Rev. II.
NJ, Goddard, South Royalton; upon the
Plety and Spirituality OF the Church,
; Rev. {. II. Morse. Brooktieldi Upon
2 Men Outside of the Church" Reys. y. W.
4 Sturtevant, Braintree, and v. NJ. Hardy.
: couple young ladies, perhaps being
personally interested, recently devoted
some time to taking mental census Of
. the "marriageable ladies'" 10 use no
harsher term. in Ran olph village. They
. counted up "a and stopped without hav-
ing fully covered the village. A couple
other young ladies did likewise for the
male portion of the community and could
only cipher out 80. The chances for the
single females seem to be pretty dubious
q As the sports would say, ITS to ] shot
that they don't pair off,"
= Hon. w. B.VialI returned Tuesday from
his two weeks fishing trip 20 Canada as
}, one Of the party entertained by President
+. c. smith at his preserve located on the
10 shore Of Lake Matawaska, about 100 miles
above Ottawa Joining the immense PARA
= set aside by the Canadian government
Fish and all kinds Of game including deer
moose, benrs and wolves, abound in this
y vicinity. Two bear cubs were caught alive
while there. The largest trout taken by
re the company was secured by Frank smith
1. of st. Adams with a small rod anc
weighed S lbs, 8 OF. Mr.. Wall brought
N home documentary evidence Uf his gooC
N luck with the rod in the shape OF many
handsome specimens OF trout, upon which
be RECALLED his friends. He reports thu
7, chest time he ever had" and as he hai
W lived a fairly comfortable life this meant
a good deal.
i A clipping from the Portage wis.
S Democrat reads as follows" rs.Sylveste
Cushman of Lewiston died at her home II
as that town yesterday morning May H)at
le O'Clock. aged So years. sac IS survived pl
a husband and an only son, q. {. CusD
81 man, proprietor OF the Meyer House o
N this city. Mrs. eastman was born II
Tunbridge. Orange Co., VT, April y, 1911
20 and was married to Sylvester Cusbman
~ Randolph, VT, June II, 1913. In the yea
1855, May let, MIR. and Mrs. Cush
man settled in Lewiston, this county, an'
i. have resided there ever since. The tamil,
" is one OF the most respected in the count.
and Mrs. Cushmsn's death Is mourned b!
m a large circle of friends who loved her TO
r her noble characteristics. Ihe tunera
II. services will be held at the family resi-
~ dence tomorrcw at ! p. m, and at tn
~ Methodist church in Briggsville at
~ O'Clock. The remains will be inferred a
- the Briggsville cemetery"
20 Bishop Hall kept his appointment at tn
10 Episcopal churches here Tuesday, preach
~ ing at the Center in the afternoon and a
~ St. Johns in the evening. His theme il
the evening was "rhe Risen Christ Act
us /: Ii. He brought out especially the sig
ne nificance Of the appearance OF the Savio
us to representatives ofthe different qualitiC
Of human nature, az to Mary Magdalen
rs the sorrowful; Peter, the remorsetul
a. Thomas, the doubte the two disciples
MS representing disappointed hope; and al
the disciples, illustrative OF the church
n He explained the difference between Chris
ne before resurrection and afterward; in tn
n former case the spirit was hampered b.
the body; in the latter, the body was sub
q; servient to the spirit, which was why tn
resurrected Christ could appear and dis
~ appear without effort. Christ is nearer t
Cd as today than to the people with whom b
lived on earth, because by his resurrection
ed ne cast of tie hindrance OF the body an
p assumed spiritual form.
e. special village meeting is called 70
next Monday evening for purposes sc
n. forth in the warning published elsewhere
~ We understand that the articles relatin
81 to a diversion of the $500 from concret