Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-11

James Roberts and son, Harry, of Low
ell, Mass, are stopping at the hotel.
George Morris of Wells River has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Joseph French.
g. L. Hayward and wife started Thurs
cay on carriage drive to Lebanon and
Triton, N. H., to be absent two weeks Wis
iting friends.
Henry Lyon and wife came from Mont
peller Saturday night on a tandem bicycle.
returning Sunday. They were the guests
OF DR.. A. B. Smith.
Burnham Allen, wife and daughter of
Clinton, Mass, and Miss Edith Edison,
daughter OF Prof. A. w. Edison OF worces.
Ter, Mass. are spending the summer at
Almon Bickneli's.
Eugene Densmore was arrested Friday
night BY Constable Noyes, on complaint
OF Mrs. Densmore to States Attorney OAR
ling, for being Intoxicated. He plead
guilty the next morning and was fined
the usual IS and costs. He disclosed that
the liquid came from Boston.
Theladies Of the Methodist society have
| just placed In the Methodist church two
double push doors from the vestibule to
the auditorium room, W hich makes a great
Improvement in the church. The doors
are covered with dark green leather and
mounted with handsome nickel bronze
push plates.
Joseph Abbott's oldest girl, Florence,
ran away from home some two weeks ago
and when next heard from was married to
fellow by the name OF Moore whom she
met few days before while he was here
as witness on q case in court. She was
living In Newbury when heard from. She
is but 10 years old.
During the heavy shower last Friday the
lightning killed COW OF George Young's
| on the East hill and also struck the barn
OF ID. g. Blake, who lives in the edge OF
Washington, but 1t did not happen to set
it on fire although it tore around general
| ly and knocked down two horses. Both
were revived after time.
The family of George F. Reed had pic.
mic last Saturday at the place on West hill
where they used to live. 1t was a family
affair. There we're present Mr.. Reed and
his wife, Elmer Reed and his family, VIII
| Reed and his wife, Calvin Dearborn and
family and Will Goss and family, making
% in all. They had never all been togeth-
er before.
States Attorney Darling furnishes the
following figures showing some OF the
work that has been done during the year
and half he has held Office, relative to
enforcing the prohibitory law in Orange
county. These figures represent the pros
ecutions attended to by him personally
and do not include those instituted by the
various town grand jurors. The total num-
Der Of claimed violations OF the liquor law
investigated by him is 3S ,35 OF which have
been prosecuted. In the remaining three,
the evidence was not strong enough TO
warrant prosecution. The cases prosecuted
are classified as follows: Selling, y; keep
| ing with intent to sell.2; keeping common
nuisance, /; bill in chancery to enJoin
nuisance, i; raids resulting in seizure and
condemnation OF liquor, B; unsuccessful
raids, a; manufacturing, Q; intoxication,
IL. OF the latter number, Two were com
mitted to Jail for making unsatisfactory
disclosures.
WASHINGTON ELECTRIC R. R. MEETING.
There was big railroad meeting at
Washington last Friday to interest the
citizens in extending the electric roao
from Barre city through East Barre 70
Washington.
The meeting was held In Schoolhouse
hall. which was filled to overfiowing many
being present from Chelsea, Orange, Top.
sham and Barre. The Washington and
East Barre bands were in attendance and
rendered good music for the occasion. :.
Hon. Chester Dickey was chairman. IL
was meeting to consider not only eiec-
trio cars but Washington marble, which,
ii is claimed. takes a higher polish and
cuts to finer edge than any other marole
in the world. The speakers were hon.
Warren Nye, East Barre; Kew. y. w.
Cummings and Hon. R. A. Hoar, barre;
F. G. Kennedy, president OF the Montpe-
IIier and Barre Electric Il. r.; Prof: =. II.
Richardson, Phi. D., departments OF cnem-
istry and geology of Dartmouth col,egei
Mr.. Eugene Sullivan and CIV. Lewis DoIn
expert granite men. ,,,, aoa
The meeting was very SUCCESSFUL anu
much enthusiasm was manifest.