Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-01-27
E. E. BIakely Of Montpelier was in town

e. E. Blaksly of Montpelier was in towr
Friday.
Arthur C. McAllister of Boston has beer
visiting in town this week.
DIR. A. B. Gay went to Windsor and
Ascutneyville Tuesday on a testing trip.
The Informals hold their next meeting
Monday evening at the home of Mrs. j. ID.
Mitchell.
Byron Goodwin intends to leave for the
| Klondike sometime in March. One or
two others are seriously considering the
journey.
Quite a large delegation from the local
lodge went to North Randolph last Satur-
day to attend the meeting of the Victory
Good Templars union.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seymour and
daughter, who have been visiting in town
several weeks, LETT for their home in New
| Haven, Conn.,, on Tuesday.
A new timetable went into effect on the
/ G.. V. II. X. Monday, the only change in
passenger trains being that the express
formerly due at SIT is now scheduled to
arrive eight minutes earlier.
An attachment has been placed on the
harness shop of J. w. Lynch in favor of
w. B. Wall and e. w. Lynch OF Worces-
ter, Mass. The stock invoices at a little
over $500, which is somewhat exceeded by
the Indebtedness. There are some other
creditors. j. q. Coburn is in charge of
the business under the officers direction.
Abel Bowen. aged So, died Saturday of
pneumonia. He was an old resident OF
the town. He was twice married, his last
wife, who was the widow OF Charles
Morse, surviving him; also three chill
dren, AFRO Bowen OF East Bethel, Mrs.
Robert Parker and Mrs. Henry Harsden
/ of Randolph. Deceased also leaves three
/ brothers, Squire, OF Randolph; Zebedee,
/ OF Ripton, and Lorenzo, of Wisconsin,
who is now visiting here. Mr.. Bowen
was a member OF the Christian church.
/ The funeral was held at the home Tues
day noon, Rev. g. w. Morrow officiating.
Charles e. Ware, a native OF this town,
died at Springfield, Mass, last week Tues
day from rheumatism eliminating in
Bright's disease. Mr.. Ware was not re-
membered here in town by the older cit
liens. A look at the town records
showed that he was the son OF Samuel p.
and Louisa (Williams) Ware aud was
born April Is, 1916. He enlisted from this
town In Co. II, 10th VT. Regiment, Aug.
IS, 1854, as a recruit. he was twice
wounded. Mr.. Ware was a member OF
the q. A. X. post at Easthampton, Mass :,
where he worked in the mills for 81 years.
For the past nine years he had been in
{ he employ of Smith q Wesson at Spring
field. He left widow and two children
and Daniel w. Ware.
The installation of officers OF Excelsior
Encampment, l. o. o. F., Friday evening
was largely attended, over 100 being pres
ent, including members OF the subordi.
nate lodge, their wives and the Rebekahs.
The installing officers were Frank Il.
Smith OF Montpelier, district deputy
grand patriarch; e. 5. Smith OF Montpe.
lier, grand high priest; G. II. Wright of
NnrFh fald IN I 2anhara ~ Mnnfnaffor
o. j. Marcott and p. r. Bean OF the local
lodge. The elective officers bave already
been given. The appointive are:-J. NJ.
Atwood, first watch Il. NJ. McCrillis, sec.
ond watch; Ira A. Quimby, third watch;
+. Il. Sawyer, fourth watch; l. G.. Tracy,
first guard to tent; Z. Il. Brewster, second
guard to tent; p. j. Blanchard, inside
guard G. NJ. RUSSELL outside guard. The
installation was followed by short speech
es by visiting brethren and members OF
the local lodge. A banquet was served in
Edson's hall.
The following is from the editorial col
umns of the New York Journal of Eda-
cation. concerning matter OF interest
here :-'In the Journals editorial com
ment upon the New York city exsmina.
tiop no mention was made OF the fact that
Mr.. Edison later passed the civil service
examination with credit to himself. 10
this connection the Journal wishes to re-
iterate the statement that no construction
unfavorab BILE to Mr.. Edison can be placed
upo1 any phase of the examination incl
dent. Not until some days after his cleo
ton as assistant superintendent OF New
York city did he hear any suggestion OF a
civil service examination. He at once
called upon the proper officials to inquire
regarding it, and was told that no exam
instion was required, and he took the
oath OF office and entered upon his duties.
Afterwards it was decided that ruling Of
the corporation counsel made certificate
OF the civil service board advisable.
Thereupon Mr.. Edison called at the Office
OF that board and took the examination,
which was supposed to be "more or less
informal and on general lines" After
taking the examination in part he found
that it was largely technical, such as no
one out OF practice should think OF taxi
ing. His papers bearing upon profession
al work we're exceptionally good, and he
was given an opportunity to continue the
examination at later date, which he did,
and acquitted himself creditab in all de-
partments. The board was 50 sure That
this would be the case that he vas advised
To enter upon his work at once, which