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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19
East Bethel.

Mrs. Deering has returned to Brattle-
I ooro.
Miss Annette Lille is visiting friends
here.
Mrs. DIR. Morse visited at Henry Cages
] last week.
Mrs. Gould is in Tunbridge caring for
her father.
Minnie Monkey is at viii Blodgetts in
Randolph Center.
Mrs. Bartlett of Nashua, n. H., is with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Shaw
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding of South Roy
alton were in town Sunday.
Frank Blodgett, wife and daughter Wis
tied at Frank Green's Thursday.
E. NJ. Ware OF Hamilton, Can, was tn e
guest OF ii. X. Wight the past week.
Miss "A. c. Whitney was with Miss Kate
Marcy of Royalton few days last week.
John Hardy and wife OF North Ran.
dolph spent sunday at Myron Washburn's
John Chadwick has finished work for
w Hammond and is at FRANK Monkeys.
d. j. Slack has taken o. 4. BarteIrs
farm and moved ais family from Norwich
Monday.
Miss Jennie Mills and her friend, Miss
Hamilton of Hartford, Conn, are spend
ing a short time in this vicinity.
Mrs. John Folsom and daughter of Bos-
ton and Miss Strickland and MIR. Carly of
Concord, Mass, are at II. w. Fowler's.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Whitney attended
the funeral of their brother-in-law H. S.
Marcy of Belmont, Mass, at Royalton last
Monday.
White River Valley Pomona grange
held its regular meeting at East Reth
Saturday, Aug. 18th. A business session
was held in the forenoon, followed by the
dinner hour. The contents OF the we'll
filled baskets were spread upon tables by
Middle Branch grange in their dining
rooms over the hall. The afternoon
session was public. Not so many as
should availed themselves of the privi-
lege of listening to the fine program
arranged by the lecturer, Mrs. Celia
Hubbard. 1t consisted of songs and reci-
tations by the little folks; address of
welcome by II. G. Bruce of Floral grange;
response by Miss Laura Paine of Middle
Branch grange; paper, ii. p Riford; reci-
tation, Miss Lena Bngbee; select read
ings, Mrs. FL. c. Riford aud Mrs. Flnnie
Waldo. State Lecturer X. b. Galusha of
Jericho addressed the meeting on general
topics and later met with the lecturers of
the different oranges for an hours talk and
exchange of ideas on lecture work, advo-
eating the use of the bulletin and urging
each one to fill out crop reports, answer
all questions and, above all, to see that
each meeting is well reported in local and
grange papers.
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Walter Brink is the new clerk at tn
NNftgnn Hansa

Walter Brink is the new clerk at thu
Wilson House.
Mrs. Wilmot Warner is visiting hel
mother at Colchester.
Miss Anna upper Of Ipswich, Mass, i
visiting her father, Dean b. Topper.
Miss Addie Bradbury has returned from
a weeks visit in eastern. New Hampshire
Fred Brown has moved from the Syl-
vester block 10 the tenement OF w. ID.
HHrtwell on Bridge street.
Rev. w. II. Davis, Mrs. Davis and three
children of Newton, Mass, are the guests
OF his brother, e. a. Davis.
The Sunday school OF the Episcopal
I church had picnic in the Nelson grove
in Royalton Wednesday afternoon.
Owing to the recent active efforts of its
members the NJ. f.. church at Bethel
| Lympus is now entirely free from debt.
Merton Richardson attended the state
muster at Chester last week as mem Der
OF the militia company from Mortified.
Lyman Luce has sold mis- farm on Camp
/ Brook to Il. n. Davis and has bought a
/ farm OF Frank Batchelder near West
! Braintree.
Rev. l.. L. Greene, wife and son, Ran
som, OF Oneonta. n. Y, are visiting his
brothers, Drs. l.. NJ. ana o. ID. Greene, in
this village.
Monday, Adam Eglin, with the assist
anee OF Willis Boutwell,, killed two spot
ted adders near his tarn, oae measuring
% and the other 80 inches.
Clinton W. Boutwell, Of Rutland was in
town over Sunday. Mr.. Boutwell, will be
remem Dered as a student in the dental
office of DR.. Il. NJ. Chase, since which
time he has been studying dentistry in
Boston and is now praeticiDg in Rutland.
Among late arrivals at Echo farm are
Mrs. w. j. Barton, family aud nurse and
Mrs. j. W. Cotton Of Westfield, Mass,
Mrs. Eiford b. Eddy, three children aud
nurse Of New Britain, Conn, Mrs Fred
Lamb and son and Sheldon Smith Of New
YORK.
Edwin Fisher died Tuesday evening al
in 1925 where be lived the first IS years OF
his life, being prominent citizen Of that
town and representing II 10 the legislature
In the early COS. He moved to Bethel
about 1870 and represented Bethel in the
legislature in 1856. Besides a wife, Mr..
Fisher is survived by three sons and two
daughters. He was an active member OF
the Congregational chuch, being dea-
con for many years.
The Randolphs and Bethels played a
very close and exciting game on the home
grounds last Saturday before a iair-sized
crowd. II resulted In a victory for the
home club by score OF II to 10. The bat
ting and fielding of Wallace, the fielding
OF Kellhoier for the home team, and the
Batting aud fielding OF Grove for the Wis
itors were the features.
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The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: 81 regard Dr.. Kings New Discovery
as an Ideal Panacea for coughs, colds and
lung complaints, having used it in nv
family for the last five years, to the exciu :
sion of physicians prescriptions or other
preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Ia, writes
81 have been a minister of the Methodist
Episcopal church for so years or more, and
have never found anything so beneficial or
that gave me such speedy relief as DR.
Kings New Discovery" Try this Ideal
Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles free at
Drew & Leonard's drug store.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

Do not forget the low-rate excursion to
Montreal via the c. V. X. r. Aug. 21st.
Rate only II 90 for the round trip.
The ice cream social at Mrs. Hollands
was we'll attended.
Roy Holland is in Rutland for awhile.
e. W. Whitcomb and wife spent a few
days ia Rutland last week.
c. II. Kidder and wife OF Bethel visited
at Eloridge Whitcomb's last Tuesday.
Miss Mary Leonard from Penacook, n.
H., visited Mrs. II. II. Durkee last week.
Anna Whitcomb was in Randolph few
days last week to attend the summer
school.
Mrs. Charles Bent and two sons from
Hancock visited at +. j. Bent's the first
OF the week.
Messrs. Berthrong and Cook from Bos-
ton have been boarding al j. sawyer's for
few weeks.
Nellie Lamb returned Saturday from
Randolph, where she had been attending
the summer school.
George Mills and family with Rena
Burnham and Zoie Abbott visited rela.
tives in Rutland last week.
Mrs. David Allen of Bethel visited at C.
5. Carroll's and with her mother, Mrs. o.
Walker, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Bertha Smith, who has been
working in Cohnes, n Y, is with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Ira Smith, for
two weeks vacation.
Rolln Abbott and family from Boston
and Mrs. David Simson and daughter
fl ON New Jersey visited at L. W. Whit
combs last Thursday.
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Hancock.

Do not forget the low-rate excursion to
Montreal via the c. V. X, X. August 21st.
Rate only S1.50 for the round trip.
Lyman Rhodes was in Randolph last
Saturday.
Mrs. Bennett and son are visiting at
Mr., BuelPs. }5- H
Mrs. Fred Martin of Pittsfeld was in
town Monday l7
Lena Rhodes returned from the summer
school last Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Pierson returned to Brook
Ign, n. V, last Saturday on account of
her husbands illness.
Mrs. Hattie Parmenter and two chill
dren of Pittsfield are visiting her father,
Thomas Martin, for few days.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

There is a time for everything; and the
time to attend TO cold is when it starts.
Don't wait till you have consumption but
prevent it by using One Minute Cough
Cure, the great remedy for coughs, colds,
Group, bronchitis and all throat and lung
troubles. E. E. Evans & Co., Randolph /;
K. p. Stockwell, Bethel; NJ. ]. Sargent &
Son, So. Royalton; A. r. Hood & Son,
Chelsea. uVdf e. vuitfs
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

Don't give them tea coffee. Have you tried
the food drink called Grain o II is delicious
AMI nourishing and takes the place OF coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the health
you distribute through their systems. Grain. is
made Of pure grains and tastes like choice coffee
but costs about Ia as much. All groeers sell
IL. 10 and 2jc.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

81 was run over by a lumber wagon. Did
not expect to live. Was terribly bloated.
My friends bathed me with DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil, and | was cured. We have
great faith in Thomas Electric OIL" Mrs.
VIM. F. Babcock, NorVell, Jackson Co.,
Mich. I'm
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Notice.

The Green Mountain Christian Union
will hold a camp meeting on Bethel camp
ground to commence August 21st and
hold over two Sundays.
ORA BoYCE, Camp Meeting Committee.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

"Last summer one of our grandchildren
was sick with a severe bowel trouble"
says Mrs. L. G. Gregory OF Fredericks-
town, Mo. "Onr DOCTORS remedy failed,
then we tried Cham berlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave
Evans & Co., Randolph, and G. M. Miller,
Bethel
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-19

Are you sufferer from that terrible
plague, Itching Piles Doan's Ointment
will bring you instant relief and perma-
nent relief. Get it from your dealer. I'm
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
THE GILT EDGES WON.
!" Napoleon ? Fagin's Pets Lose
to the Sacramento Aggre-=
+. cation, :. {. ].
The Game Won by Clever Fielding
and Timely Hits Hughes Retires
the Side on Three Balls. =.


Napoleon" Fagin's smile is now but a
fitting shadow. i F.. F.
To see his pets treiled i'll the dust yes
.erday. was sad blow TO the rotund man
aeer, and not hing but victory in to:day's
game will give him Joy. ~, #.,-.. .= j.
The Gilt Edges won by their well placed
hits, clever fielding and the inability of
the Markets to hit Hughes safely. III. 5. !. i
The Sacramento twirler pitched an ex.
cellent game .and*in one inning retired
the. Markets with three pitched balls,
which is something unusual. :: ...
! Krug's work in the box up to the sixth
inning was very good, but. in tnat inning
he became wild and allowed three men IN
succession. TO take their base. ..on called
balls. ~ r.
1berg was then put in the box. and his
curves. held the visitors down to" three
hits. :: - - 4 3.
The game was devoid Of any sensa-
tional plays and the large crowd OF root
ers:were unable to=test their lungs. i.
:. The following score is the cause OF
!. Napoleon's" discontent: California
Markets 6, Gilt Edges IL: =: =. !: :...
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

CAPTAIN. PETRIE'S~ JUMP.
An Englishman vainly Tries to Do a
American Trick.

An Englishman vainly Trieste Do an
American Trick:
OAKLAND, CAL. July: 3l.-Captain
Petrieof the British ship OiivebanE, which
is laid up in the estuary, narrowly es-
capped being killed few days ago, and he
us now being treated in San Francisco
hospital. =, -
: Captain Petrie tried to do trick which
the boys in Oakland have broughtto per-
lection. He attem pied TO: jump off a mar
row-eauge train, while it was in motion,
at point nearest to his vessel. Instead
CT landing on his feet; he landed on his
lace. shoulders and knees, and was very
badly cut up and bruised. 1t is not
thought that any serious in jurles: will
result from 1hs accident, but the ca plain
says he willnever again Try to jun p.: off a
M owing train. !. -.
/ The Exposition CLOSES.
OAKLAND. Call, July 31.-The exposi-
tion closed tonight. To-day was given
over to the school children and there was
a large attendance throughout t ebay.
The exposition directors are not. at all
pleased with the criticisms passed on the
rece MT dancing exhibits, but say that there
shall never be an excuse for: criticism
n xt year. :: ~. r.: -:
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

: Until a few months ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright and TWO very pretty children lived
happily In San Fran cisco. On an unlucky
occasion Wright decided to be benafactor
to Jack Muligan. who was out of work
and.eomp pletely broke He ookr,Mulii-
gan to his home and acted toward him
very generously, and he now mourns the
wreck Of his domestic happiness as. the re-
suit. =" .~
~ Not long afterward his wife and fhe two
children were missing when he returned
home from his days work, and after
search of several days he succeeded in To-
eating them in this city, where his wife
was living with Mulligan. He asked her
to return nome, but she declined, so he
invoked the aid of the Children's Society
Ito protect his little ones. They were
taken FROM their unwholesome surround
ings and a meeting was arranged between
husband and wife in Colonel Dlmpfefs
Office. The wife was ODD urate and said
she preferred to live with Mulligan, but
vowed she would get back her children.
=. II don't think l ever saw a more dis
tressing case. - said Colonel Dimpfel to-
day. Wright is a good hearted, hard
working, conscientious man, and such a
husband as any woman should be: proud
or: He is completely heart-broken over
this matter and has promised to- forg We
everything if she will go home. They
have two lovely children, and their home
was a model one. In, this office.he has
been on his knees half. a dozen times be-
fore that woman, imploring her to shake
off the fascination Of Mulligan, but she
will not relent. There is nothing for. her
to look forward to IN a lie with MuliigaD,
and yet she persistently states that she
will live with him in preference 10 Wright.
| have placed the children in good home,
where the father will support them, but
Mrs. Wright will never know where they
are, as she will certainly cause trouble
should she find them.
Wright is in town looking for Multi
gan, ano 1 have been trying to cohvince
him not to stop on this side of the bay,
for he has persuaded himself that it is
but right that he should revenge himself
on Mulllgan, and this feeling is strength
ened by his conviction that if Mulligan
were out Of the way she would be willing
to go home. fear the consequences
should Wright and Mulligan meet"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

have violated their agreements with grow
era and that some lawsuits are assured.
The first full car of pl ums, peaches and
nears from: San Lorenzo was shipped
Thursday and :another load was sent off
to-day. !
The Merritt Fruit Company of San Jose
has puschas d l50tons of zapricots, whicn
it is drying on the III eek ranch, near III ay-
wards. The cannery at Haywards is now
running. in full, blast. They have been
working almost every night. this week an
til midnight. There are bout sixty tents
around the cannery to accom- modate M
ployes.
: Hop picking at The Pleasanton hopfeId
will commence aboutthe 2Qih:of August.
Already: there are many applications for
work, but the crop is SO large that there
viii be employing nj for quite an army for
comm rroats >.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

1hem the infant wrapped in big: checked
Snawl. They went directly to the church,
ehler!ng more hnrrledly than is custom
ary not Stopping to observe the sacred
custom OF fdipping their hands in the holy
water and crossing themselves. Soon
they made their exit, the younger carry.
ing the shawl wrapped In very small
ounale. They turned toward the bay and
ln:their efforts to escape detection fairly
ran fcr hall a dozen blocks or more.
/ airy. Gregory, one of the. convent stu
E 9 elitse noticed how peculiarly: the two
women acted. and spoke Of tie n latter tc
Sister Augusta: Entering the building
they were attracted TO the child by ITS pis'
iiul sobs. The: little: one was::picked w
tenderly and takeH to The cQnEent. from
where. the; police and the authorities of d
topndllng home were notified. :.
Mrs. john Cam: consented to foster the
little one. until some trace of its par:
entage could be secared. :.
A.-vigilalt search was Immediately
n ade for the two WON en-. in question, bu1
up to late hour tonight no elew to The
| fat tier ard mother was discoyefej. :,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

orally we'll tang hit, 10 otherwise ethe action would
not have been taken. Last. year the subject
came up for the first time i'll the examinalion
of schools, anil because it waslhe first time
the standard was by no means stringently ap-
Piled To have done otherwise would have
been manifestly unfair. This year some
what styicter: reckoning was had, with the
result that out:of. thirty-seven schools reported
as more or less deficient in English no less
tran thirty are found 10 be deficient. in This
subject OF ompesition. Of course it is not 10
be: understood thatih all these cases this was
the only deficiency. But the figures show
Clearly where.; in general. the in cidence as
really. come. and:ft has not come without due
warning.
Educators Meet.
.:BERKEL LEYt: CAL, July 31.-The teach
eTs OF The Berkeley public schools assem-
bled yesterday afternoon to: meet F. E.
Perham, the new Superintendent He
was Welcomes te.the School Departmen ent
bv President Pr. Boone OF the Board of
Education :In response be made few
remarks pertinent TO- the government OF
tie. schools. He said that hereafter no
pupil Will receive special privlleges unless
he presents pnysician's certificate de-
cIari1ig. his physical disability, and that
reports.to parents will be sent only five
times annually instead OF IN onthly. as
heretofore.
:...* New botanical Building.
8 BERKELEY, CAL, July 3l.-The con-
tract.for the:neW botanical build ng at the
Sta tie: University for the use of DR.. Will
liam A. SelcheIF and his corps of instruct
ors WIS let yesterday to Anderson & Greig
fo4 .$322i. CONSTRUCTION will begin AT once
.B B.ds rang ing All the way from $l7, $50 to
$20:890 were received for the. proposed new
STUDENTS building The matter was taken
under advisemeni...
-! Keller to Leave.
.BERKELEY;..;cAL. July 81. Charles A.
Keeler, the Berkeley poet. who has been
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
DESERTED Tn 4 CHURCH.
Two Women Leave a Poorly
Clad Infant in st. Joseph's,
West, Berkeley.
Weak and Wan, With Death Impend-
ing, 1t Is Baptized by Father
Phillips.

BERKELEY, CAL, July 31-Thinly
clad in poorly made garments BABY boy
not more than two weeks old was de-
serted in ST. Joseph's Church, West
Berkeley this afternoon, by two unknown
women-one an elderly and the other a
young woman, presumably mother and
daughter. When found the infant was
Iying on the floor OF the church, sobbing
bitterly, but in low tones, all the symp-
toms showing that its little life was
slowly ebbing away. The sisters of the
convent took the child in hand, and turned
1t over to the care OF Mrs. John Cain of
Addison street, not until, however, it had
been baptized by Father Phillips, who
feared that il might not live.
At about 1:30 two women stepped off
the West Berkeley streetcar carrying with
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
JENs GETS A FORTUNE.

An Uncle. in Germany Leaves La
3. :. borer: an Estate. +: =.
OAKLAND, CAL, July 81.--Jens Bior.
holm, who. has been working in a Hay
wards lumber-yard Tor some years will
leave shortly TO-. enjoy snug fortune at
Schleswig, Germs any.
A.few days ago Mr.: Bjorhoim received
a letter from his old home, telling him :of
the death of his uncle, Jacob BjorhoIm,
who was one Of the richest men in his
section. The uncle: was worth over two
million marks, or nalf a million dollars,
ana although there are half dozen heirs
Jens Biorholnlis informs d that his share
will be enough TO make him eomforta Bile
tor the rest: of his days. 49,:
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
:: COUNTY, FRUIT. CROPS.
Drying and Canning Are Keeping Many
~: People at Work. :: =

OAKLAND: CAL. July 81.-fhe apricot
season, which .has@sbeen very iarse,i near
ing the.close.. From San .LeaAdro nearly
100 tons a day have been shipped for some
weeka. .Eastern>shipm pme mis- have fallen off
somewhat during the past few days owing
TO the; cool weather, during: which the
fruit has rot ripened quickly. !"
The CO. operative dryer at Niles is hand
limg from twenty to- forty Ave: tons daily.
It:lss ai of splendid quality, and a good
market is ant tcipated. Frurt drying has
already com menced at Grow Canyon, and
the company. has Contracted for large
quantity Of aprioots, dried ptunes: and
Japanese plunIs at good pr;ces.
1t IS reported that a number OF canners
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
An Old Organization That Did Good
Work to Be Revived.

ALAMEDA, CAL, July 31.-A meeting
was held last evening at which mum Der
of ofrepresentative citizens were present, at
which various plans for improving the
city were discussed. Prominent among
these was the proposition to reopen the
county road across Bay Farm island and
downthe bay shore toward San Jose
In order TO have some organized plan of
action 1T was finally decided to call a
meeting of the old Alameda Improvement
Association, which did such good work
years ago III brineing Alameda up to its
present stage of proyement. Thomas
A. Smith. was The president OF that asso-
citation, and he has accordingly called a
meeting, to be held on Thursday evening,
August 5, al the new Clty Hall
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
.HAYWARDs. HIGH SCHOOL.

Vice Prime pal :Shute and President
.:.7: u crooks Explain" g.. -
II a YWARDS,. .CAu.,: July 31.--In the
recently published reports OF schools. ac-
credited and discredited at THE State Uni.
.versity,a wrong impression has been c. e.
ated regarding the Union High School
No. 3 3fof:this town. Vice. Prin ncrpal Hattle
sJJ. Shute wishes to make pu biicithe foi-
lowing statement: = : IS s. .:.@
..:..= E: T.: HAYwARps Cal, July 3It 1897
:. HaywaIds high. .School. known as.-Union
High School No. 3,::Alameda County, is ae-
@credi ted in every subject taughtin the Sch oil,
/ Including English: La: and 1b.. English Ia is
not taught. " -: =: :.
The authority fol" this statement is The Of
fet9l report from the Recorder*of the Univers.
-ity OF California, received by us last June. i
J; E.: Crooks; president of the board OF
+ trustees of the: High School,, makes the
following statement:
. The university has fixed two grades OF at
tainment In English, Known @as 81 Englfsh''
and ia English,'' The former is compulso nv
upon all who enter and every school must
furnish ADEQUATE instruction in it. But
't14 English" as optional and SCHOOLS may pro-
vide for or not, as they please, 1t is long
and heavy course. not required for the college
of letters, and the .Haywards High. School,
withits three years of study and small teach
ing force, does llotoffer 1t. The school is ac-
credited in 81 English" the only English it
provides, and it Is unjust TO :elass it among
schools that have attempted this subject and
failed. 49,.
No matter what misleading reports may ap.
pear in auy newspaper Haywards: High
school stands fully accredited by the Academic
Council OF the University in "Engish.' This
certificate is dated Juna IL. 1897, received
here after thec close OF the school, and is in the
possession of DR.. Gamble.
. This school has. outstripped every high
school IN San Francisco, oakland. Berkeley
and Alameda. IN what it took in hand to do,
getting accredited in the English which ii
teaches and in which they were found wanting:
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Nrs. Wright Will Not Re-
E turn to Her Husband. ).
and Children. :
7. Prefers a Vagrant. Life to. the
Honor and Dignity Of. a
!. :. Good. Home, ... !.
Colonel Dimpfel Fears. a Tragedy
.... =. ]. Wright and His Betrayer.
-:::. +: Meet. =. :
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRGSc1sco ckr1;.
Cos hrna Il N, q i. I,,..s u

William Wright, a hsrd. working: and
worthy man OF San Francisco, has actually
knelt before his wife in Colonel Disnrfel's
office six times during the past three
weeks and implored her to-return to her
home and children. All his efforts have
been wasted, and the co'onel states that
he has never seen a NJ ore pronounced case
of depravity in woman.