Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-27

C. e. Briggs is confined to the house
with erysipelas.
Mrs. George Laird OF Royalton came
Tuesday to visit relatives.
WIN. Booth of Newport, N. H., arrived
Tuesday to be present at the marriage OF
his son, Clarence.
F. o. Wells OF Vergennes, c. X. Lavery
of Brandon and e. l.. Tewksbury OF Man
chester, N. H., registered at the Red Lion
Inn Thursday.
VIC. Belknap, editor Of the Bellows
Falls Times, stopped here for a few hours
yesterday on his way from the capital.
Tuesday w. W. Seymour and wife, &C.
comp panied by Emma Seymour and Mrs.
e. T. Sault, visited the capital and Barre,
WV Seymour and wife of Lynn, Mass,
came last Saturday to visit Mr.. Seymour's
mother, w no is in poor health. They re-
turned home yesterday.
There is on exhibition this week in
Mann q Aliens window a fiiDt-lock mus
bet which went through the fire In Royal
ton in 1880 when that town was burned
by the Indians. 1t is the property OF r.
s. Newton. The stock has been renewed.
Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Howard will return
Friday OF next week from their vacation
trip and Sunday, Nov. @, services will be
resumed at the Baptist church. AT the
Braintree Branch the same day there will
be an afternoon service commencing pt 2
O'Clock.
Mrs. l.. A. Noyes and daughter Anna,
went to Chicopee, Mass, yesterday to
spend the winter with Mrs. Chas. Nut
ting. Miss Noyes had in one cage four
tiny wax-bill finches and in another a
handsome goldhnch that attracted much
admiration.
The next union service will be at the
I Gnnn1l oh \. az &
O'Clock. 1t is expected that DIR. Cyrus
Hamlin, the pioneer missionary OF the
American board, " no is thoroughly versed
in the affairs OF the Turkish government
and the sultan, will be the speaker OF the
evening.
The stockholders OF the Dog River VAL
ley Fair association held their annual
meeting in Mortified Tuesday and re-
elected the old board OF directors, OF which
J. B. Wells OF this place is president and
Q. F. Eddy OF Waitsfield, vice president.
The affairs OF the association are in pros.
| porous condition.
The annual election OF the Kings
Daughters was held Wednesday afternoon
at the residence OF Mrs. f. p. Mann. The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Leader, Mrs. Rosabel McIn-
| tyre; assistant, Mrs. Flora Flint; secre-
| tary, Miss Mary A. Moulton; treasurer
and collector, Mrs. h. E. Brooks.
A. A. Priest, master OF the local grange
and secretary OF the state grange, met four
other members OF the executive committee
of the state grange at the Pavilion In
Montpelier yesterday and discussed the
advantages Of Randolph, Bethel and st.
Johnsbury as places for holding the COM
ing annual meeting. Bethel was finally
decided NJ on.
James L. Battles was taken from the
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Mass, lately, where he is serving a four
years sentence for forgery, and was ar
raigned in court on charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. He was
held on four counts and sentenced to six
months on each, or two years in all, max
Ing his term of service six years at the
house of correction.
Among those who went to the capital
Tuesday were Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Huse,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.Eldredge, Mr.. and Mrs
A. M. Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs. James p.
Cleveland, VIM. S. Wood, Mrs. Kate So
per and Miss Florence. A number re-
manned in the evening to assist the Mont
pelierllodge OF Rebekahs in its fifth ami
versary celebration. Mrs.Soper and dauQh-
ter are visiting In Northfield
The attendance at the entertainment
tomorrow evening by the famous Temple
quartet OF Boston promises to be a record
breaker. Reserved seat tickets have sold
above pa since the auction sale. To &C.
commodate those coming from Bethel
and South Royalton the night trains will
stop at both stations. Had the commit
tee IN charge OF the arrangement of the six
entertainments intended to start off with
one which would serve as a recommends
ton for the other five, they could hardly |
have chosen one that would meet with a |
more generous patronage.
Mrs. Julia (Gambell) Tilson died in |
Maiden, Mass, at the home OF her dauoh- |
ter-in-law, Mrs. J. w. Tilson, Oct 10th. |
aged IS yrs. mo. Mrs. Tilson was mar, |
ried to Willard Tilson in 1884 and came to |
Randolph to live. In October, 1898 she |
buried her only child. The year folio " |
ing she went to Maiden to live with her /
daughter in-law, where every attention /
was paid her. She loved her home and Il
her friends and her memory will be cher |
ished by them. She left a daughter-in-
law ana Two Rrandsons, Willard c. and /
George III. Tilson. Her funeral was held Il
Tuesday afternoon Ed Church OF Roch-
ester was arrested for intoxication on COM
plaint OF Prosecuting Officer Sylvester 1
ozark. Owing to the absence OF all local
justices, II was necessary to call upon
Randolph Center for one, and Church was
arraigned before Justice Will Hebari in
the office OF ID. NJ. Wilson. He pied
guilty 70 the charge of intoxication on
the 18th and was fined IS and costs.
amounting to s12 Is. which be paid. He
disclosed on Clarence Kemp, from whom
be said be received alcohol In E.v Steele's
livery stable. Kemp was brought before
Lhe justice, pied guilty to the charge of
furnishing the liquor and paid a fine OF IS. |
with costs amounting to over so. Later
i was learned that the alcohol was Sc
cured from the town agency for medicinal
purposes and Kemp paid another fine and
sosts for obtaining goods under false pre-
.ences. making his share in the drrint