Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-26

At a meeting of the official board Of the
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers association
/ held here for the purpose OF making ar
rangements for the annual meeting, Bur-
| lington was decided upon as the place for
convention and for exhibiting maple
products. The time of the meeting
will be February 9th and 9th. A. j. Croft
OF Enosburg Falls, president, and Alpha
Messer of Rochester, secretary, met with
/ V. l. Spear OF this place, treasurer OF the
association, Thursday. The program viii
be announced soon.
j.. b. Adams celebrated Christmas by a
large and rather costly bonfire. He didn't
mean to- He left home for a few hours
visit, and in his absence, in some way the
fire from one Of the heating stoves commu-
nicated with outside fuel and only the OPP
perfume arrival Of neighbors, who used
buckets extensively, ayerted the entire
loss Of the house. Some OF the furniture
was burned and the interior OF several
rooms badly scorched and smoked. Ad-
ulster r. b. Denny of the Union Mutual
Co. is here today to settle the loss
A pretty home wedding took place at 4
D. m. Tuesday, Dec oath, at the home of
Josiah Smith at Brookfeld. 1t was that of
Lillian Maud Swan of Randolph and
Henry Lee Butterfield OF Oxford, Mass,
formerly OF Roxbury. Miss Mae Briggs OF
AHfHnNlllt HEltQ as nTluthtlhlu anu Aihhut
Roys of Mortified as best man. Rev. Mr..
Abercrombie performed the ceremony Din
ner was served Immediately AFTER Mr.. and
Mrs. Butterfield will make brief visits in
Montpelier and Hyde Park, Mass, after
which they will Immediately begin house,
keeping in Oxford, Mass.
Monday morning Josiah Carpenter died
at the home of his daughter, Flora, in the
Thayer brook neighborhood, aged nearly
n years. He had been in poor health
since the death of his wife about three
years ago, suffering much from kidney
trouble. His death resulted from pneu
monia. The funeral was held at the house
at two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev, f..
G.. Rainey officiating g. A. Carpenter Of
Lebanon, n. H., brother of the deceased,
was among those present Mr.. Carpenter
left four children, Albert and Flora, OF
this place, Minnie, of Covington, KY, and
Abraham, of Norwich, Conn.
Queer things are sometimes done under
Vermont's prohibitory law. Otis Riford
and Henry Manning OF Braintree quar-
relied over their business affairs and Riford
dispossessed Manning OF occupancy of
Riford's farm that he was then tenanting
On complaint of Riford Manning was
arrested for intoxication Tuesday and his
case heard before Justice Fowler. States
Attorney Conant of Bradford made a
speCldl tIlp over W pfoseCult' j. ~ Zen
ison defended. Riford and Lyman Luce
testified that on Dec 1ith Manning, being
at that time at his own home, treated
them to cider. They swore that he drank
two glasses and became intoxicated. As
to themselves, they would admit taking
only a swallow Manning confessed
judgment and took an appeal to county
court, where, it is said, a very vigorous
defence will be made. ]. NJ Atwood went
bail for him in abe sum OF $50. A charge
was then filed against Manning for fur
nishing cider, but in this case Justice
Fowler declined to find against him. 1t
may seem to some pretty small business
for the states attorney TO take up such
cases. but it should be remembered that he
is held to strict accountability and even
his salary depends on enforcing the exact
letter of the law-the prohibitory law, of
course.