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


Hamden Mcintyre is in Pomfret TIL
| week making extensions to the local tele
phone line there. He intends to canvas
this place soon to see what the prospeC
is for line here.
c. Z. Meader went to st. Johnsbur
Monday where he has a large job of root
/ ing, after which he will go to do job 70
Gov. Grout at Derby. Orson Woodcock
Guy Tobey and James Noonan accompa
MED him as assistants.
/ Dartmouth won the cham pionship il
the New England intercollegiate games a
| Worcester Saturday. Walter WOODWARD
of this place, member of the Dartmouth
team, secured place in the finals in tn
120 yard high hurdles race, but failed t.
win point.
Warren NJ. Davis, who has for the pas
year been in Burlington and in Soutl
Lancaster, Mass, spent last week in towI
among his friends and relatives. Hi
business will keep him in Burlington anC
Rutland through the summer, but he vii
return to South Lancaster in the fall. Hi:
general health has been much improved
during his at sence.
Speaking of neat barber shops, G. w
Hayward has one in which he takes JUS
tiiable pride. He has just finished a
series of improvements by which the in.
terror has been transformed completely
the room has been enlarged, newly
papered and refurnished with waiting
chairs, new barber chairs, etc., and the
whole presents very neat appearance.
County Examiner Prichard was in town
Saturday and the date of the summer
school for teachers was definitely fixed
for the first two weeks in August. The
six schools to be held in Vermont this
summer will all occur at the same time
cd a.
attend each. Among the instructors for
the Randolph school that have already
been engaged are Prof. A. w. Edison OF
Worcester and Prof. l.. p. Nash OF Gard
ner, Mass, both prominent in educational
circles in that state.
John Kimball of Boston, better known
as "Hawkshaw," put in an appearance
last week and was warmly greeted, espe-
cslly by several OF his patient creditors.
the cars at White River Junction he faced
Deputy Sheriff j. f. Lamson, who had
taken passage ON the same train. The
officer gave him his choice of settling q
claim OF so held by w. T.. Lamson or of
returning with him to Randolph. Kim
ball gave him go in money and a gold
watch in settlement OF claim and costs
and continued his journey mournfully.
The witnesses called to testify in the St.
John suit for damages against the b. q
M. X. X. Co. at Plymouth, n. H., last
week returned Friday. The defence had
no trouble in showing that st. Johns
claim was unfounded. The judge, to
whom the attorneys referred the case,
rendered prompt judgment for the COM
pany. st. Johns physical condition is
shocking, as he is totally paralyzed below
his hips. He appeared with Belle Bruce,
former resident OF Randolph, to whom he
.faty ssaaa fs.f rio NFsrf IA
that his own wife and son faced
him in court. John A bbott, Esq, OF Bos-
ton was one of the attorneys for the rail-
road.
Randolph grange continues to increase
IN mem bers hip thirteen candidates haV
ing been instructed in che first and Sec
md degrees Saturday evening. A Memo
-ial day program was given, a most pleas
ng feature of which was taking medley
u patriotic airs played by the Grange
orchestra and arranged by its leader, +.
4. Phillips. A special meeting will be
led Saturday, June 9Th, when the same
candidates will be initiated in the third
md fourth degrees and partake OF BAN
luet prepared in their honor. The com
nttee have requested that cream be
frozen by those who have freezers
md that others furnishing the necessary
y berewithal for making ice cream leave
he same in charge of the banquet COM
nittee at the hall as early as noon OF that |
iav.
Irordon Peck, an old and respected |
itizen, died Sunday noon after a long |
illness, aged 10. The cause of death is as.
ribbed to old age. Mr.. Peck was hRr- |
Tess maker by trade, though he has been |
'ut of business many years. A wife, two |
ons, Hobart and George H., the latter a /
CONDUCTOR on the Central, living at ST. |
| ho nd I've nj
dorse, survive. The funeral was held at /
he home Tuesday at p. m, Rev. Homer |
White officiating. Mr.. Peck was a Mason |
nd the local lodge assisted in the last /
lonors. He Joined Missisquoi Lodge, No.
f. & A. NJ, at East Berkshire in 1850 |
nd Lafayette Chapter, No. 8, in 1851. He |
Tas native of EDosburgh Falls, in which |
lace and st. Adams he spent most OF his
arly life, coming here in 1869. He was
he youngest and last survivor of six chill
rem. Mr.. Peck was especially valuable in
airing for the sick, of which work he has |
one much in Randolph.
The Memorial Sunday services at the
'ongl church were conducted by the |
iethodist society. The choirs of both
hurches furnished music. An anthem
nth solos by A. G. Bailey, Hudson Bal
ervi ces, followed by a short invocation
y Rev. g. w. Morrow; scripture read
ng, Rev. V. NJ. Hardy; song by a male
uartette consisting OF A. c. Bailey, c. f.
Wood, Hudson Bailey and j.. c. Wood
yard; scripture reading, Rev. f. X.
raves; prayer, Rev. T. A. Howard;
ong by choir with solo by Miss Wyman
nd duet by Miss Wyman and A. c. Bal
"; hymn; sermon by Rev. T. X.
raves, who took for his text, l Timothy,
1: u, Slight the good fight OF faith"
Var has been necessity in the progress
I nations and civilization. 1t is only
xcusable when undertaken for
ghteous cause. War is dreadful. Gen.
rant deplored it. "Let us have peace"
as his remark when he assumed the
residency The keynote of Mr.. Graves
idress was a comparison between the
ght OF faith as illustrated by Abraham
lincoln and the fight without faith as
Illustrated by Napoleon Bonapart. He
aid warm tribute to the veterans. The
nging OF America and benediction by
ev. V. NJ. Hardy closed the services,
hich were largely attended by citizens,
well as by the Post, $. OF V. and w. X.
:, who went in body.