Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-03

While hoeing in his garden Monday, n.
| q. Hart found a small silver Spanish coin
dated 1765. An old house once stood Where
the coin was discovered.
Grand Representative ID. L. Sanders oil
1 Montpelier is to be present at the En-
campment meeting Friday evening, wnen
two Patriarchs will be advanced TO the
Golden Rule degree.
/ Mrs Ellen English cut for Memorial
day eighty trusses OF geranium blossoms
I grown from a single root, and left forty
one remaining on the plant, not includ-
ing an almost countless number OF buds.
Rev. n. ii. Whittlesey of New Haven,
Conn.,, will preach at the White church
next Sunday morning. He is secretary OF
the Ministerial Relief Fund of the Cong 4
churches of the United States. Children IS
day will be observed as usual June IL.
W. c. Davis, who has been sick since last
/ fall, has improved much since the warm
weather began and is able to once more
resume his work. He went TO North
| Thetford last Wednesday TO take charge
of nice house to be built there by the
/ firm OF Mason Co. of Lebanon, n. IL.
/ Next Tuesday, June sth, is set apart by
the Grand Master, /. o. o. F., for special
service in memory OF deceased brothers
| and for decorating their graves. Mem
/ bers OF the local lodges OF Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs are requested to meet at the
! hall at 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon for the
/ purpose named.
In the report of the convention OF the
/ W. c. I. U.the presence OF the Good Tenn
plars and their helpful words OF welcome
was omitted. We would take this OPP
portunity to correct the mistake and 10
+ thank them for their presence and help
and to express our desire that they may
+ DE blessed in their work.
At the regular meeting Of the fire de.
partment Monday evening il was decided
TO join the state tiremen's association and
the company elected +. w. Sauit as dele
gate TO the annual meeting and tourns-
ment to be held at Nergennes June 70 and
"a. Chief Engineer A. E. Bass is life
member Of the association.
The following are in attendance from
Randolph at the State Sunday school con-
Yention at Bellows Falls this week Rev.
T. A. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cush-
man, Mrs. w. B. Wall, Mrs e. =. Flint,
Mrs. j. w. Lynch, Mrs. X. Holbrook,
Mrs. c. X. Lamb, Miss Clara Dubois, Miss
Emma Sanders and f. 7. Huntington.
Yesterday noon, when ii. p. Sanford
went to dinner, he missed Walter Whit
more, whom he had hired to pile some
wood in his shed and also a jug OF
large proportions, which, by appearances,
had been filed with cider FROM a barrel
standing in the shed. Putting two and
two together, Glaze" was not surprised
when Whitmore appeared at his mill early
in the afternoon thoroughly intoxicated
and imbued with the idea that he had a
call TO whip everybody in the neighbor-
hood. Policemen Clark was notified of
his lurid condition and, with the assist
ance OF two aids, succeeded in loading the
embryo pugilist into wagon in which he
was transported to the lookup. Here a
couple more rounds were fought before
Whitmore was finally lodged in a cell.
This morning he was arraigned for intox-
ication aud breach OF the peace in assault
ing the officers. He pleaded guilty to the
drunk and was fined IS and costs amount
ing to Sl0.11. He didn't rememb Der resist
ing the officers and several witnesses were
called to refresh his memory. Justice
Granger fined him 8 and costs, amount.
ing to S13 50 for the latter offence, a total
of $3.50 for his fun. He reposes in the
lookup, while some one is being hunted up
TO pay his tihes.