Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-05-09

Charles Griswold and family have come
from Templeton, Mass, TO assist in the
family OF his father, Frank Griswold, dur
ing Mrs Griswold's illness.
About 1900 evergreen trees and shrubs,
brought from Illinois, are being set out in
the new addition TO the cemetery, III. W.
Mcintyre supervising the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Noble OF West
Brooktield spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs William Pierce. They left Monday
for Lowell, Mass, where they will spend
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Goodwin OF Rutland
have moved their household goods here
and are living in the B. @. Bass house on
School street. They were formerly Ran
dolph residents.
There will be no session of the High
school this afternoon or tomorrow, Prof.
Prichard and Misses SaNton and Ordway
going 10 Hanover, n. H., TO attend the
school for instructors.
Perhaps il will be Of interest to owners
and drivers of horses to know that com
plant for cruelty can be made to the State
Humane society, which Will send an agent
to investigate any case complained Of
Mrs. Burton Thresher and daughter,
Martha, went to Mortified saturday
where they were Joined Sunday by Mr..
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ductor is between Boston and Montreal.
The annual meeting OF the w. c. T. L..
for the election of officers will be held
Friday at the home Of Mrs. Sarah Rogers.
A tea will follow the business meeting,
and all members are urged to be present.
A very large amount Of coal is being
put in early this year. Ten carloads
are on the track here now. The coal
barons have adopted a sliding scale which
slides up Toe. per ton month, until
winter.
Arthur Slack OF Chelsea, a witness at
the West divorce case, ON trial at Burling-
ton, got drunk and was fined at Burling-
ton yesterday. He disclosed on q pint
obtained here and more bought at the
Burlington agency.
The Central Vermont Railway Co. has
purchased land for a gravel pit OF Asa
Snow near the Dyer crossing and a side
track is being laid across land of ID. II.
Dyer to bring it within reach. 1t is pro-
posed to make this the headquarters for a
gravel train which will transport grading
as far south as Windsor. A tele-
graph station will be located at the pit.
Lewis Coulmbe recently bought horse
of George Dunbar OF Chelsea, son of
Henry Dunbar of this place. Coulmbe
traded with Henry Holman, and later
shook hands with himself, for Chase
Smith of STAFFORD came over and claimed
the animal by virtue Of a mortgage he
held on il. Holman paid the claim and
kept the horse. Ii is said that Dunbar
had told Smith that the horse had died ON
the way over here. Dunbar was unable to |
fix the matter up, and last Saturday |
Deputy Sheriff Lamson lodged him in |
Jail The trial is here next Saturday.
A ''struck" jury is to be drawn today at
Chelsea for the trial of the case OF Ex-Gov. |
Roswell Farnham of Bradford VS.. the Bos- |
ton q Maine X. X. Co. for injuries sus- J
tanned by falling from a platform at 1
This special jury is by /
agreement OF both parties to the suit. |
From box containing the names of As 1
ialesmen, p names are drawn. Each side |
can object to any or all of these. Such as
are agreed on by both sides, form all or a /
part OF the trial jury, the remainder, if any,
being furnished from the "a names left |
in the box, to which neither party can OBJ
ect.
Ellen A., wife OF William Sharpe, of /
Mass, died Friday at Somer-
vile of stomach difficulty, OF which she
had been III all winter. Her age was G7
She was the daughter of Allen Sargent,
but was brought up in the family of Hor-
on Sargent, her uncle, here. Mr.. and /
Mrs. Sharpe resided here until 1885. when
hey moved to somerville. Mr.. Sharpe is )