Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-13
TunDr1dge.


Fred Nelson of Berlin was visitor il
! town last week.
Mrs. Martha Gilmore has gone to Ayers
Mass, for an indefinite stay.
The young peoples reading club me
with Linnie Cilley last Wednesday even
ing.
Rev. Frank Page has gone to Weathers
field for short visit. He will return Sat
urday.
The cornet band is planning to give {
concert at the town hall sometime thi
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tucker were called t.
Barre last week by the death of Mrs. Tuck
er's mother.
Miss Cora Hackett, who has been at So
Royalton for some time, has returned
here and now has her home at Albert
Whitney's.
DIR. e. E. Dean of Lebanon, N. H., was
called to see Mrs. II. X. Hayward in con
sultation with DR.. f. Welch Saturday
Mrs. Hayward is reported to be better.
The school board and the teachers Of
the public schools met at the town bal
Thursday to plan for town school exam.
nation to be held at the end OF the win
ter term.
At the joint installation OF the officers
of WbitDev post and w. r. q. held at q
A Il. hall Saturday evening the fol owing
officers OF theIpost were installed: Henry
X Hayward, o.: o. II. Goodale, s. v. c.;
a. J. Wills, j. V. C.; +. w Rolte, Adjt.
Elihu fuller, @. M; Royal Sanborn, s.;
John Durkee, Chap; James l.. Farnham,
o. D.; james NJ. Jones, o g.; Warren w.
Parker, 5. M; Albert Whitney, @. NJ. S.
Tuese officers OF the Relief corps were in.
stalled: Mrs. Susan r.. Wills, p Mrs. AL
4 A ns.-r a
T.; Mrs. Ruth =. smith, Cnap. Mrs Car
lie S. Cilley, Sec; Mrs. Flora Jones, Con-;
Miss NJ innie Allen, Asst. Con. Refresh
ments were served after the installation,
after which there was fun and camp
fire. The evening passed ry pleasantly.
Toe annual meeting of the Worlds fair
society was held here Saturday. Treasur-
er Hayward reported all bills paid and a
balance in the treasury OF S2552s. Ii was
voted to hold the next fir Sept. 81, 20 and
29 next. The following officers we're elect
ed: President, Hon. x Darling OF Chol-
sea; vice presidents, n. II. Austin, Tun-
bridge, j. r. Fish, Washington; treasur.
er, Henry X. Hayward, Tunbridge; secre-
tary, Wallace W Swan, North Tunbridge;
general uperintendent, A. p Salter, Tun-
bridge; marshal, Daniel c. Jones, South
RoyaltOn; executive committee, James M.
Whitney, Tunbridge, Luke Parish, Ran
uOiDH, MICS W. hOout f1uhIpus llItNAoAHf
Elgin ID Barnes, Chelsea, q. o. Smith,
Williamstoxn, {. j. Udall, West Hart
ford, A L. Sargent, Brookfield, Ed. A.
Kittredge, Bethel. e. y Dana, Pomfret, F..
ID. Richardson. VershiTe, Clinton Adams
Up. o. address Post Mills, N. S. Conant,
randolph, Daniel Robinson, STAFFORD, j..
l.. Eastman, Washington, w. &. Gilman,
West Fairlee, w. G. Danforth, Barnard, o..
p. Dickery, Corinth, John Waterman,
4 sharon
Q. Flanders, Tunbridge.
Charles Hardy, peaceable and indus.
trious young citizen OF this town, was he
victim last week of what he and the peo-
pie of this town generally believe to have
been an Outrage. IL appears that he, with
his wife and some other young people,
lately attended a dance at Chelsea and
that some disorderly people from another
town we're admitted TO the same hail.
These disorderly PEOPLE appear to have
been "fulln and to have been looking for
trouble. Sometime after the dance they
we're arrested for intoxlcation and other
misdemeanors, were found guilty and
fined. One OF them, who Is said to have
proclaimed that be came to the dance
looking for trouble with Tunbridge peo-
pie, is reported TO have sworn that Chas.
Hardy provoked quarrel with him. His
condition 1T the dance, as shown by the
make him strictly reliable witness and
an Investigation that could have been
easily and cheaplv made would have
shown that Mr.. Hardy was innocent, but
the easy method of investigation was not
adopted and the state and Mr.. Hardy
have bill OF costs TO pay that should
have been saved. Mr.. Hardy was hauled
To Chelsea and was advised to plead guilty
as the easiest way ont OF the troubles
forced upon him but this he refused to do.
He offered TO prove his innocence by witt
nesses then in Chelsea but this was not
allowed. A trial was had the succeeding
day and Mr.. Hardy was shown to have
been innocent, after a large number OF
witnesses had been summoned from dis
lance and costs had been piled up. MIR.
Hardy needs the money this trial cost
him. The trial was needless. James A.
W hitney informed the officer who arrest
81 MIR. Hardy that it was his son Phil who
had the trouble with the disorderly per-
son, while the officer was here. After Mr..
Hardy had been cleared, all formalities
we're waived and Phil vas tried. He was
,hoWn to have defended himself only az
.er be found himself unable to evade
.rouble. He was discharged after being
by the court for his good
conduct. A good lesson has been learned
,ut no one can have great respect for the
aw part of the lesson.