Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-09

1eiu Is visiting neI.
Mrs. W. W. Rogers of Hardwick is a
guest at P. e. Beams.
Thomas Ranney and Lissie Chadwick
were married recently.
A daughter was born May 18th to viii
s. Bryant and wife OF the Center.
Arthur Cowdery OF South Royalton has
finished work in W. e. Lamson's store.
Miss Carrie Young and Mrs. Page Of
Gaysville are at N. w. McCollom's this
week.
Chas. Wong OF st. Adams has rented
the Gabrielle tenement lately occupied
by Jim Lee and will open laundry there
Monday.
Voters should read what our Barnard
correspondent-an intelligent observer
aud man OF good judgment-has to say
about the Congressional canvass.
The annual meeting of the general con-
vention OF Congregational ministers and
churches of Vermont, of which Rev. DIR.
Hardy is president, will be held at Nor
risville June IA, Is and 16.
The HERALD has patent for sprinkling
paris green on high trees to kill worms.
Fill hose with paris green solution by
poring In at one end. Then fasten the
hose to the silcock and turn on the pres
sure quickly. The green can be thrown
as desired. S
Friends OF A. @. Bradish of Maiden,
Mass, who recently suffered a paralytic
shock, will be glad to learn that he is re-
covering gradually, his condition now
being very encouraging: He has nearly
regained the use of his right side and his
power of speech Is also returning.
The offer OF Col. Robert j. Kimball OF
Randolph to raise, arm and equip a full
company OF volunteers at his own expense
for the service OF the United States is as
generous and patriotic as IL Is character.
istic OF the man. Col. Kimball's deep and
abiding interest in whatever pertains to
the well being OF his native state finds
manifestations in many ways. His love
for Vermont Is never half. hearted nor
wavering. AS vermont's quota under
both calls OF President Mckinley is
already filed, Governor Grout may not
see his way clear to accept the PROPOSE
tion of Col. Kim ball, but II Is no less to
his lasting credit that he has given in this
manner renewed evidences OF his patriot
ism, generosity, and pride In the name
and fame OF the Green Mountain state.
-tSt. Albans Messenger.
Thomas R. NeH, aged 80, died Saturday
after sickness OF some months and
feebleness OF two or three years. An au-
topsy determined the cause OF death to be
Orig nus ulsthse. lne iuutIhi Was neiu ~
the home in Bethel Gilead Tuesday noon,
Rev. g. o. Howe officiating. Burial was
at the cemetery here with Masonic
honors, the local lodge having charge.
MIR. Neff was born in Braintree and spent
his whole lifetime in this vicinity. resid-
ing the last 25 years at Gilead. He mar
ried Melissa Bowen IS years ago, who
survives him, with three children, Mrs.
c. H. May OF Charlemont, Mass, Allison
aH -
Neff OF Meriden, Conn. His surviving
brother and sisters are Ebenezer Neff, Mrs.
Charles Burridge and Mrs. Allen Spooner,
all OF Bralntree. Mr.. Neff was an honest,
hard. working man, who had many
friends.
The Republican caucus to be held Satur-
day promises to be lively one. There
are some opponents OF Grout In town-it
Is more correct TO class them that way
than as supporters OF Read, whom they DO
not know or care about. Probably not
half a dozen people In town would know
Read II he should walk along the street.
There are more than that, however, who
have petty grievances against Grout. In
his long service he has found 1t lmpossi-
BILE to please everybody and these dis
gruntled ones are always on hand for re-
venge. "What has Grout done 7" Is their
constant query. One old veteran answered
III tnfo way w tA, 4 ~ tCiA lVu W mt nt
has done for me. / had a pension claim
on file that had hung fire a long time.t 1
wrote to Gen. Grout asking him to look
IL up. He did SO and replied that II
would be taken up the next day. Shortly
afterward he wrote me again that the
claim had been allowed. ! heard from
him three days before did from the. de-
partment. This Is what Grout has done
for me and shall vote for him as | know
he is all right in other ways and / don't
know anything about this Judge Read"
The case Of Randolph VS.. Roxbury that
has attracted more or less attention in |
town, and that was the first case for trial |
In Orange county court the present term, |
has been settled. This was suit brought |
against the town OF Roxbury for the sup
port OF Elijah Darling. Mr.. Darling was
one of the old residents OF Randolph and |
had lived nearly his whole life in town. |
The last OF bis having a home here was |
really in 1885. He had lived then many |
years with L. L. Wheeler. Mr.. Wheeler |
died in the spring of 1885 and In the fall |
of that year Mr.. Darling moved his effects |
to Roxbury to live with niece OF his, and |
had lived there the greater part of the |,
time till 1890, when he went away and |
staid among relatives until the fall OF 1891. !
lie then came back to Randolph and |
lived with DR.. Nutting almost three years
when he called on the town OF Randolph |
for aid. As the law now is, the town |
where person last resided for three full |
years continuously. supporting himself,
is chargeable with his support The |
claim OF Randolph was that Mr.. Darling
had resided for the three full years at the /
time he called for help in the town OF /
Roxbury, and Roxbury claimed that
while ostensibly Mr.. Darling's home was
In Roxbury for more than three years, yet 1
Il was not continuous, but that the living
here was interrupted, and there was
'ome doubt on both sides just what would
come out OF the trial, probably more
ioubt than Is usual in such cases. The
proper town officers thought best to COM
promise the matter, which they did, each
own bearing one-half OF past support
ind Roxbury paying $3.50 each year here
lfter for Mr.. Darling's future support as
ong as he remaina a charge on Randolph
Pomona Grange Meeting.
The quarterly session of the Central
Pomona grange was held with