Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-07

Miss Eunice Flint visited her home in
Bethel Saturday.
Miss Margaret Carrigan, who resigned
her position as teacher in Oakdale to ac-
cept place as instructor in the Worcester
public schools, is spending weeks vaca-
ton with her parents here.
Monday o. o. Rogers horse, while
hitcbed on Main street, became fractions
and in attempting to walk around the
hitching post badly smashed the shafts
and otherwise injured the wagon attached.
Guy Lamson and Mr.. Hanson, a college
friend whom he entertained last week,
went to Barre Monday for brief stay.
They returned with the other u. v. M.
students to Burlington Tuesday for the
college re-opening.
County Examiner F. e. Pfichard of
Bradford conducted teachers examine
tions in Ecson's hall Friday and Saturday
OF last week. Twenty-Five candidates
presented themselves for the ordeal,
which the examiner pronounced less try
ing than usual.
Randolph has shown its sympathy for
the starving Cubans in apractical manner.
The Cuban tea of some time ago netted
S71.76. The Good Templars' entertain
ment brought in $3.50. Five barrels OF
clothing and two OF provisions have
already been contributed, two each by the
Grange, the Good Templars and by citi-
zens at j. W. Gabrielle's and one by ID. H..
Morse. These have been sent to New
York city over the G. ", which carries 1t
free. Much more will be done yet.
AT the Cuban relief meeting held in
Montpelier last week, notice OF which
appears In another column, there was on
exhibition a Cuban flag whose history
viii be of interest to those people OF this
vicinity who had an acquaintance with
the redoubtable Capt. Pearsons. The flag
consisted OF three blue and two white
stripes with a triangular red union bear
ing a white star in its center. 1t was the
property of Mrs. F. q. Brewster, who
states that 1t was presented to her by her
army until his capture, and who was only
saved from death by the interference OF
the British consul. Newspaper comments
on the historic flag came to the attention
OF Geo. II. Hoyt, whose Investigations
have established the fact that the remark
able emblem was manufactured last sum-
mer by Mrs. Hoyt In accordance with di-
rections OF Capt. Pearsons. 1t also tran
spires that +. q. Brewster was the kodak
fiend whose likenesses of the captain TAX
en- in Beanvile orchard were accepted
by the unsuspecting public as portraits of
the industrious soldier at work on Gu
ban sugar plantation.
About three years ago, at a public
campfire, u s. Grant post was presented
with a memorial volume by g s. Moulton
ia behalf OF the citizens of Randolph.
George II. Hoyt was instructed to procure
and have entered Ia this volume the
name, birthplace, military record, date of
death and place of burial OF every soldier
who enlisted in Ran dolph during the war
OF '61-'65 and OF every member of U. s.
Grant Post. After long, laborious and
painstaking search he has completed his
work. He finds that 22S different men
enlisted in Randolph, some of whom re-
enlisted, bringing the full quota to over 300.
or this number he cannot find trace OF
80. though he has tried diligently. OF the
1856 reported, 35 were killed or died of dis
ease 10 service. There were six deserters
who failed to return after the presidents
amnesty proclamation. OF the net num-
Der remaining, AZ have died since the war,
and 10 others who we're members of the
Post, out did not enlist here. The work
OF transcribing tho $40 manuscripts into
the volume was awarded to Miss Carrie
Sault, over several competitors, and she is
now engaged on 1t. On its completion,
the volume will probably be deposited
with the town records, open to the public.
1t will be most valuable and interesting
work.