Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-04

Miss Della Grant, whose father died
Saturday at his bome in Tunbridge, was
here Monday for a few hours on business.
Mrs. Ernest Burridge, with her little
daughter. arrived yesterday from Somer-
vile. Mass and is visiting her parents, c.
W. Hay sard and wife.
Fern Rebekah lodge conferred its de-
gree on two candidates at its spe isi meet
ing Saturday evening. There were a doZ
en- visitors from the Bethel lodge. Re-
frfshments of fruit punch, ca . e and nuts
were served
Clarence Mann enters next Tuesday up.
on a years work for the Globe Publish
ing company OF Philadelphia. His terri.
tory is this state and his work includes
the establishing Of agencies and q general
oversight OF the agents work.
Mrs. Charles Mann came from Under
bill last week TO remain for a short time
at the home OF her father, j. A. Fowler.
Mr.. Mann is working for the present In
Clsrkson's dry goods store in Burlington,
which was recently damaged by ire.
About fifteen members OF Arcadia lodge
attended the Victory Good Templars'
gave the initiatory drill at the afternoon
session. In the evening an EXCELLENT adj
dress was delivered by Mr.. Howard Child
ley.
Mr.. Howard Cbidley is to spend at least
a part of the summer In the interests OF
the Anti-Saloon league under Rev. Mr..
Morrow's direction Mr.. Chidley will
address the meeting at East Braintree
next Sunday night and Mr.. Morrow, the
state superintendent, speaks the same
night at B~rookheld.
Mrs. Hattie Mcbride, accompanied by
Misses Grace Lamson. Louise Hastings
and Mary LamsoB, Is visiting Der sister,
Mrs. Brown, at White River Junction and
attending the musical festival. Others In
attendance are Mrs. ID. +. Cooling and
Miss Bassett. and Misses Hsufier and
Snarhawk, who are among the soloists for
Thursdays matinee.
Quite a little excitement was created on
Central street Sunday afternoon by the
small dog OF VIM. II. Kenney, which
chased wildly back and forth on the street
and appeared to have gone mad. Things
were made lively for pedestrians until the
animal was cOrnered and finally quieted
down, When II was learned hat 1t had
been stung bv a bee and was not accus-
toned to enduring IN silence.
About 50 Odd Fellows, inelu ling Re-
bekahs, turned out sunday morning to
hear the sermon at the White church
preached by Rev. v. NJ. Hardy in observ-
ance OF the s0th anniversary OF the
founding OF the order IN Americs. He
took for his text. "And thy neighbor as
myself" HIS fort was to point out the
connection between the spirit and teach
ing OF the Savior and such benevolent as
sociations as Odd Fellowship.
One OF the best. known and most liberal
citizens OF Vermont Is Col. Robert kim.
ball OF Randolph. He has given to the
graded school district In Randolph a
scholarship In ~perpetuity In the Universe.
ty OF Vermont and State Agricultural col.
lege In his letter 10 The prudential com
mittee OF the district, under date of April
%, he states that be always regretted
not having taken a college course n
hopes to atone for II, in a measure, by
having a student from his academic aims
mater In the university az the state for
years to come.-[Bellows Falls Times.
At the annual meeting OF the parish OF
81. Johns church the following were
elected vestrvmen: j. D. Denison, J. f
Parsons, J. b Putnam, j. w Gabrielle, l..
p. Thayer, j. W. Hale. J. +. Hobart, F. A.
Griswold, W. r. Martin and NJ. l. Scott
At the subsequent meeting OF the vestry
]. ID. Denison was appointed senior war
den and the vestry elected ]. f. Parsons,
junior warden; j. b. Putnam, secretary;
] W Gabrielle, treasurer; L.. p. Thaver
and J. F. Persons, delegates to convention,
and j B. Putnam and j. ID. Denison, sub.
s~titutes. Tue convention meets In Rut-
land on the third Wednesday OF June.
The fishing season opened Monday. At
5 o'clock in the morning, over 20 expect.
ant fishermen stood on the shores OF the
Sanford mill pond or in the four boats
that had been drafted into service. The
crowd was so thick that Joe Brown, the
became Disguised and withdrew
early. There we're about enough fish
caught to go round once, cNunting sew.
eral big suckers, which made their ap
in the pond for the first time.
Ryder caught the largest trout,
weighed a pound and a quarter.
Many fishermen went elsewhere, but the
reports were all tue same-water too high
too cold. Capt. Eldredge managed to
secure IS lbs. in Granville.
The HERALD has received a letter from
w. Bailey, one OF the state fish
commissioners, in which he saws that
hereafter the Roxbury fish hatchery will
he open to visitors only on SATURDAY.. He
saws that the large number of visitors,
many Of them from Randolph, made the
services of az extra man necessary, and
the reduced appropriation made by
be last legislature this expense can No
be borne. In August last wear 1856
guests registered. The commissioners re-
yret that the step Is necessary, as they en-
Ioy having callers at the hatchery, and
he public will not attribute the respon-
sihility to them, but to the legislature
y hich practically forbade the public from
Inspecting what II has paid for.
How many OF our readers know that the
OF John q. Saxe's plaintive little
"Jerry, the Miller" which is Ia
nilisr to all school pupils, was the father /:
Jerry Goodhart OF this place His :
,ame was also jerry, and be worked for /:
father in his gristmill at Highgate /:
many years ago. He is fully described In /:
he poem as being a hearty and jovial :
nan, popular with everybody. Like bis
Ion, he was small OF stature, put as SAKE /:
avs, !:
W hat in size he CHANGED to lack, :
Jerry made up in being strong. :
We seen a sack upon bis back .
As thick as the miller and quite as long. :
In fact, be was such a physical marvel :
hat when be died bis relatives feared that
lis bo1y would be snaiched and IL was /.
,uried behind a barn belonging to the :
-randtatber of Peter, Ed and Frank Sault, :
yha then lived at Highgate, where it laid .
or several weeks. These facts come to .
Is from Mrs. Peter Tredo, who knew .
Jerry, the Miller" we'll. .