Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-22

A hearing was set for Tuesday befor
Judge RoWell of a petition OF Allei
Brown to obtain the custody OF the thre
children Of himself and Mary Bowen, wh,
has brought divorce proceedings agains
/ him, The court decreed that Bower
should pay 10 Mary the arrears due her b.
reason Of a former order and should ad
vance money for the payment OF her wit
nesses and adjourned the hearing to Mch.2
School in Dis. No. 1, fBraintree branch
taught by Anna Battles, closed a ter
weeks term Feb. 3. Number OF pupils, 8
Roxy, Ruby, Leaphy and Allen Battles
( bad no marks during the term; Arthur
I Battles lost bot one day; M6y Whitney
one and one bali days; Clifford Battles
/ two and one. half days. Harley Wheeler
I lost but one day and George Luce two
Z days in the nine weeks registered as
pupils.
Ned Bruce was arraigned before Justice
E. n Rising at the q. A. Il. hall Saturday
evening, charged with stealing a watch
from Edwin Goodwin. Nelson Brown
prosecuted and Orson Woodcock defended.
When the latter conceded the theft, but
claimed justihable circumstances, mas
much as the respondent had y children,
none over years old, the jury's Learts
were moved and brought in an hequittal.
The mock trial afforded lot OF fun.
The Randolph Musical association have
decided to give an entertainment on
grand scale in the near future. Whether
IL shall be light opera, an old folks con-
cert or minstrel show will be determined
this Thursday evening, Feb. p, by a
vote Of the memo ers OF the festival chorus
who are requested TO meet az the Red Lion
Inn parlors al p. m. The people OF Ran
dolph, also, who are DESTROYS OF having
our annual music festivals continued an
other season, are urgently requested to be
present.
Harry Chase was arrested Tuesday on
complaint OF Prosecuting Officer u c.
Clark, charged with intoxication on the
morning OF the Blodgett Ire. The report
was that Chase, who was a fireman, had
secured cider from Blodgett's cellar.
Chase was arraigned before Justice Mich
oils, pleaded not guilty and demanded a
lourned 10 yesterday. The State then
nolle pressed the case because OF INSULT
,ient evidence TO convict.
Does no one want that s54 Quaker Grand
range that the HERALD offers as a premi-
IN Tor securing new subscribers2 II
looks now as II II would go "dead easyu
10 someone. IL is quite possibl to secure
enough subscribers To win this range by
comparatively small effort. II more
nan one contestant enters, the unsue-
,essful ones will be allowed ten per cent
commission on the subs. they take, so
here is no chance to lose anyway. The
-ange can be seen at j. II. Lamson's.
The following is clipped from Harris,
washington letter THE city was RECALLED
last week by the genial presence OF Victor
/. spear Of Randolph and Homer w. Vail
u Pomfret, but both large enough to run
over the ruins OF Orange and Windsor
counties and spread all over the state. |
They were here at the invitation OF the |
rational industrial commission, now in |
session, TO which they undou btediy con-
ributed some valuable information. | |
hink am safe in saying that they did |
lot buy any green goods while in town, |
no dld not have to borrow money to get |
lome."
On Sunday, W. b. Wall received a tele- |
ram stating that Edison ID. Strong of !
jamestown, n. OAK, was seriously III /
With pneumonia. He left Monday for /
ir. Strong's home. Tuesday morning /
anne another telegram conveying the sad |
iews that Mr.. Strong had died the even.
ng before. He was well-known and 4
cry popular former resident of this place, /
Iaving been clerk in stores here and for
time landlord or the Cottage hotel.
bout 70 years ago he went TO jamestown
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