Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-20

Miss Clara Burke OF Sharon spent Sun
day in town.
Mrs. John Prince of Burlington is visit
ing her son, g. j. Prince.
Miss Lula Chamberlin of Montpelie
was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Laura j. Holden, who spent tn
winter in Rutland, has returned.
Miss Ada White visited her sister, Mis-
Amy Osgood, in Roxbury Sunday.
Il. P. Libbey went to Boston Monds,
night, expecting to do mason work.
Regular communication of Whitney
Chapter, X. A. NJ, May Gath at 1880 p. m
Miss Lillian Bush of Montpelier has
been the guest Of Miss Sue Goodrich Thu
week.
T.. A. Thomas accompanied his mother
to her home in Georgia Monday returning
the same day.
Sherman and Horace Moulton were al
home from Hanover Monday, returning
the same evening.
James S. Williamson OF Gaysville has
secured an original pension through j. Il,
! Eldredge's agency.
The three year-old daughter OF c. W.
Hayward is suffering severely from in
| flammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. II. f. Coe of Boston has been on a
short visit to her father, Mr.. William
Holmes, at Bellview Cottage.
Wallace ID. Rathburn and Bernice May,
both OF Randolph, were united in mar
riage May 18th by Rev. V. M. Hardy.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall will hold service at
Grace church at the Center Tuesday, the
25th, at 80 and at st. Johns church here
at 7.S0.
Robert Mitchell, Pearl Lamson and
Joseph Raymond visited Leon ID. Latham
recently. Mr.. Latham is teaching in
Barnard.
Mrs. c. S. Pettigrew of Lynn, Mass,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
F. WedgewoodJ several weeks, returned
home Monday.
c. NJ. Colburn OF Montpelier, supervis-
Insurance Co. for Vermont, visited n. w.
McCollom Monday.
A daughter was born Tuesday OF last
week to Charles F. Griswold and wife Of
East Templeton, Mass, being a grand
daughter OF Frank Griswold and wife.
S. NJ. Flint shipped 200 hogs, 100 calves
and A oxen Monday. ii. V. Fletcher
brought in mir hogs that weighed 1904
lbs. Prices:-hogs, 3 1-4c.; calves, 8 lie.
Lewis Jerd has moved to Berlin Pond,
where he has leased the Lake View House
OF G. G.. Poor for the season. He will run
the place for the accommodation OF excur-
sion parties and will also take summer
boarders.
Freight Agent Charles c. Briggs reports
that on Monday he made out 81 way bills,
which is the largest number written in
a single day during the eighteen years
that he has been the local agent. Many
OF the shipments were OF screens.
The Grand Lodge OF Vermont,I o. o. f.,
is at Montpelier this week. o. j. Mar
colt is representative OF the local en-
campment, j. B. Eldredge of the subordi-
nate lodge, and Mrs. j. B. Eldredge and
Mrs. A. j. Huse OF the Rebekahs.
County Examiner Prichard will be here
to make arrangements for the
summer school for teachers. Quite a
have applied for the chance to
take teachers to board and as that was
about the only doubtful factor the school
seems assured.
Mrs. c. V. Powers OF Chelsea stopped at
o. y. Copeland's during the w. G. t. U.
as did also Mr.. and Mrs. G.
II. Richmond of Mortified at l.. b. John
sons, Mrs. l.. f. Kezer OF Rochester at A.
B. Fish's andi Miss Ella Bixby of New
bury at M. A. Tewksbury's.
A good joke is told on a certain couple
who were married recently. The guests
had assembled for the wedding when it
was found that the marriage license had
been forgotten. The groom drove seven
miles after it. The party good naturedly
waited until his return, which was about
O'Clock in the evening, and witnessed the
lying OF the knot.
The case OF Peter Sault VS.. George w.
Drew and trustees, David T. Dyer and
Geo. j. Prince. was called before Justice
James Hutchinson at Denison's office |
Thursday. Neither the defendant nor
rustees appeared and judgment was
rendered in favor OF the plaintiff for the
um OF $50 and costs. The claim was for |
work done by Henry Sault, the minor son |
II Peter.
ID. II. Morse, Peter Sault, Elmer Bean, |
Dr.. Q. l.. Stewart, Seth Flint, f. A. Shat
uck, Dana Spooner and little daughter /
md William B. Wall are in Plymouth, N. |
L., this week, called as witnesses in the /
ase OF Frank st. John VS.. the Boston &
Maine Railroad company. st. John was
or many years resident OF Randolph.
Three or four years ago he went to Massa
,husetts and while at work as trainman |
or the b. & NJ. was injured in the act of
oupiing cars. The injury, which chiefly
ffected his back, was said to have been
uite serious. He returned to Randolph
asst year and for several weeks was cared
or by the town, being under treatment a
art OF the time at Burlington hospital.
lie claims that the injury resulted from
he cars being provided with defective
oupling apparatus and that he was forced
o perform the work after be had pro.
ested on account OF the danger involved
.ttorney Barker, representing the rail.
Dad company, has been in town several
ines lately looking up evidence and I'M
er his advice these witnesses were sum-
ioned, the testimony tending to show
hat st. John had described the ac-
ident that befell him in different man.
er to them than is alleged in the action
'hich he has brought against the company
Or heavy damages; also to show his gen.
raj unreliability.