Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-15
Judge Nichols is in Chelsea today.

Carl Sault goes to Lynn, Mass, tonight
to clerk in a clothing store.
GUY Tobey is in Burlington, called there
by the serious illness OF his grandmother.
Mrs Austin Adams OF Royalton has been
a guest o! her brother, L. j. Adams, TINS
IA. Fowler was in Wells River Mon
day. He returned Tuesday and has since
been quite i'll.
Frank Morse arrived Monday from Wa
terbury, having been discharged from the
asylum much improved.
Charles, son of Harris Holman, left for
Boston Monday. He intends TO spend the
summer with his father.
George and Lewis Dumas are each
carrying bandaged hands, due to acci-
dents in handling trunks.
Moses Spaulding and wife and Frank
SAWYER are in Montpelier today as Wit
nesses in the Ellis Steele adultery case.
Mrs. Fred Dunn, Mrs. A. J. Huse and
Mrs. Ernest Tracy were in Montpelier
yesterday to study Rebekah degree work.
There will be Sunday evening preach
ing service at the Christian church for the
next two months, beginning Sunday even
ing next.
Regular communication OF Whitney
chapter, No. 5, r. A. NJ, Monday evening,
April 18th, at 1880 sharp. Let all COM
panions be present at this hour.
Mrs. c. w. Orcutt OF Roxburv is visit
ing her parents, MIR. and Mrs. }. B. Wells,
while MIR. circuit is in attendance as juror
on the county court at Montpelier.
Sixteen OF the young people OF the
grange enjoyed pleasant party at Grange
hall last evening. Sugar on snow with
doughnuts and pickles were served.
Mr.. A. p. whitmore sold while here
the county rights Of Windsor, Orange
and Washington counties for the sale OF
Whites rockiug-a arm swing gate to VIII
p. Flint and Eugene H. Greene.
The dam at II. P. Sanford & Co.'s mill
sprung a big leak last week at the bottom
near one end. As soon as the water goes
down it will be repaired. The mill is still
running, thinks to the plentiful supply
OF water.
The Arqus reporter comments on a
Typographical error in last weeks HERALD,
regardless OF the fact that he lives in
very fragile glass house. Thele are other
evidences that the scribe reads our local
news carefully each week.
Mrs Mary C. Packard of Stoekbridge
has received a widows pension and
Thomas Carrigan an additional pension,
making In all $50 month, and +. h.
Ford OF RoXbury has also received an in
crease, through j. Il. Eldredge's agency.
The marriage OF Miss Name T.. Dooley
and George X. Putnam OF Montpelier,
son OF e. w. A. Putnam of this place, is
announced TO occur at Mortified next
Tuesday. Both are in the employ OF the
National Life Insurance company at
Montpelier.
The roads are in fairly good condition
as a whole. The town has 355 rods of
stone road which gives a splendid account
of itself this spring. The patch at the
foot OF the Slack hill is especially note
worthy. Instead OF the former mud hole
it has been in good trim for bicycle riding
ever since snow left.
DR.. Russlow accompanied Smith
Blanchard OF West Brook field to Bur
lington yesterday, where Mr.. Blanchard
expected to undergo an operation to re
lieve him from the effects OF the accident
noted elsewhere. 1t was not deemed best
to have the operation performed, however
and Mr.. Blanchard returned home.
Lucius Webb aud wife OF Randolph
were visitors in town Sunday. That day
was the twenty fifth anniversary OF the
marriage OF the worthy couple, who came
to enjoy il with Robert Silver and wife
and the family OF f. A. Jones Mrs.
Webb is a sister OF MIS-. Silver and Mrs
Jones, and was formerly popular North
field young lady Northfield Netrs.
Next Sunday is Easter. The risen Christ
will be commemorated by special services
at all the churches In the morning there
will be an Easter sermon and communion
service at st. Johns; an Easter sermon
and special music at the Christian church;
a sermon TO the children and special mu-
sic at the Baptist church; and a service of
scripture and song at the Congregational
church. The Methodists will give an
Easter concert in the evening. rI
Business is very good at Chadwick
Bros foundry this spring. Orders for
about $50 plows have been received thus
far. Some improvements have been made
to the well known Green Mountain pillow
which make it more marketable and the
prospect of increased business in the flu
ture is good. A "shift" has been added,
and the plows are considerably better fin
ished than formerly, due largely to the
improved facilities which the new pro-
prietors are in possession OF. About 100,-
900 shingles will be turned out also and
job work is being done.
Eight hands are employed at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Tilson were mar.
ried fifty years ago yesterday and the
golden anniversary was celebrated by an
party made up of friends and
at the home on Hebard hill.
Poems were read by Rev. V. NJ. Hardy,
Mrs. Susa Bass and one written by Rev.
Jonathan Tilson by Miss Florence Lam
son. Friends were present during the
afternoon and evening. Among the
presents were check for go, quarter
eagle in gold, two oak rockers, clock,
lamp and several pieces of linen and sill
verware. Mr.. and Mrs. Tilson retain
much of the vigor of youth and are re-
well preserved couple. They
have two sons and two daughters living.
Judge Rowell is involved in another
interesting situation brought about by
the operation of the liquor law. One
Henry Emmons, proprietor OF the So
called SOLDIERS Home" at Montpelier.
was brought into court at that place Mon
day, charged with keeping a nuisance. Ii
was raided April LIST. No LIQUOR was
found but Emmons was found in charge
of the store. The state showed that Nor
man 0. Mcleod was the owner of the
store and called Deputy Collector OF In
ternal Revenue Weeks to show that he,
had a United States license for
the sale OF intoxicating LIQUORS, the pos
session of which, under our statute, is
primd fdcie evidence of guilt. Acting
under instructions received from Collector
Page at Portsmouth, n. H., MIR. Weeks
refused to testify as to whether Mcleod
bad taken out a government license for
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